Iowa Regulators Cut Dakotas From Summit CO2 Pipeline Approval

Carbon Herald just published Iowa Regulators Strip Dakotas From Summit Pipeline Order.

The Iowa Utilities Commission (IUC) has issued two new regulatory orders that strip out critical interstate language from… The post Iowa Regulators Strip Dakotas From Summit Pipeline Order appeared first on Carbon Herald.

Why it matters (Context): Summit Carbon Solutions’ multi-state CO2 pipeline is one of the largest carbon-transport buildouts in the US, and its permitting fights across Iowa and the Dakotas have become a bellwether for how hard it is to move captured CO2 across state lines. When a state commission narrows or reworks the interstate portions of an approval, it reshapes the routing math for every project that depends on shared trunk infrastructure. If you follow CO2 transport and storage policy, the regulatory detail here is worth reading in full at the source.

Our take: Worth a click if you track CO2 pipeline permitting.

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