South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC)

A legislative committee submits a bill requesting hydrogen pipelines be placed under Public Utility Commission oversight.

The state Public Utilities Commission is encouraging South Dakotans to keep their gas meters clear of ice and snow this winter season.

The Public Utilities Commission has voted to deny Summit Carbon Solutions an application before formal proceedings. This comes a week after the commission denied a similar project by Navigator CO2.

South Dakota PUC staff have requested that Summit Carbon Solution’s application be denied ahead of their hearing date.

The PUC unanimously voted to reject Navigator CO2 Venture’s application to build a carbon capture pipeline in South Dakota. The project faced opposition throughout from some landowners and lawmakers over safety and use of eminent domain.

Navigator CO2 is asking the PUC to overrule local county pipeline ordinances. That’s from the latest round of hearings on Navigator’s proposed carbon capture and sequestration pipeline.

The Public Utilities Commission voted to approve a revised rate schedule for Otter Tail Power energy customers starting Sept. 1.

After weeks of testimony and rebuttal witnesses, the main case for Navigator CO2’s application is complete. With only a few weeks until PUC makes its final decision, all interested parties anxiously await the results.

The final day of PUC hearings on Navigator’s application was full of rebuttal testimony. Landowner council says Navigator’s main witness does not have the required expertise to provide adequate answers.

The PUC’s hearing for Navigator CO2’s proposed carbon pipeline continues. As Navigator CO2’s pipeline application hearing winds down, the company’s key witness attempts to address landowner concern.