Story by Jody Heemstra
(PIERRE, SD) — Summit Carbon Solutions is on the agenda for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission when they meet this week (April 10, 2025), but this time the company is asking state regulators to “suspend current scheduling order and extend current deadline indefinitely.”
Three different motions related to the case were filed last month.
- March 12, 2025, Summit filed a Motion to Suspend Current Scheduling Order and Extend Current Deadline Indefinitely.
- March 27, 2025, Attorney Brian Jorde filed a Motion to Deny Application on behalf of certain Intervenors in the case.
- March 31, 2025, Intervenor Spink County filed Spink County Commission’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees.
In each instance, the PUC issued a Notice of Hearing, putting the three requests on the agenda for their Thursday (April 10, 2025) meeting in Room 413 of the South Dakota State Capitol Building in Pierre. The meeting begins at 1:30pm CT, with the Summit Carbon Solutions-related items scheduled to be heard at 2:30pm CT, or at the conclusion of the other agenda items, whichever is later.
In November 2024 (Nov. 19, 2024), Summit Carbon Solutions submitted an application to the PUC for a Permit to Construct the Midwest Carbon Express pipeline. This project is approximately 2,500 miles of pipelines for the transportation of CO2 from ethanol plants across five states to underground injection wells in North Dakota. The South Dakota portion of the pipeline, is approximately 698 miles, crossing 23 counties.