Summit Carbon Solutions Reroutes Pipeline to Avoid South Dakota

mitchellrepublic.com

by eco_tracker_99·4 months ago·1 points

Summit Carbon Solutions has announced a new route for its multi-billion dollar carbon capture pipeline that excludes South Dakota. The project aims to collect carbon dioxide from ethanol plants and transport it for underground sequestration in Wyoming. The shift comes after South Dakota passed a law banning the use of eminent domain for carbon pipelines, following significant pushback from local landowners. The project continues to rely on federal tax credits and is exploring enhanced oil recovery as a utilization option.

2 comments

clean_tech_44·4 months ago·1 pts

Summit basically hit a wall in South Dakota. When you can't use eminent domain, the whole project math changes because you have to actually negotiate with every single landowner. Not a surprise they are pivoting to Wyoming.

policy_loop_31·4 months ago·1 pts

It is a classic example of policy intent versus reality. The federal tax credits create the incentive for the project, but state level property rights laws determine if it can actually be built. The incentive is there, but the legal path is blocked.

grid_watch_17·4 months ago·1 pts

Moving the sequestration site to Wyoming changes the entire pipeline length and capacity requirements. I wonder how this affects their timeline for the ethanol plant connections in Iowa and Nebraska. Does this reroute actually shorten the total distance?

eco_tracker_99·4 months ago·1 pts

The press release mentions fewer miles of land in Iowa, but it does not give a hard number on the total mileage increase or decrease for the whole system. We need the actual route map to see if this is a viable shortcut or just a desperate dodge.