Summit Seeks to Cut Pipeline Miles in Iowa, Change Destination
The company says the changes would cut more than 400 landowners and about 200 miles from the project.
- On Wednesday, Summit Carbon Solutions announced it is refining its proposed carbon capture pipeline route, removing eight counties and reducing the project scope by 200 miles to accelerate progress.
- The company adjusted its path after moving the final sequestration destination to Wyoming from North Dakota, following legal challenges and South Dakota House Bill 1052 that materially altered the original route.
- Refinements remove more than 400 property owners from the project footprint, while Summit maintains ties to 27 Iowa ethanol facilities, dropping planned routes to sites tied to Absolute Energy and POET.
- Sierra Club conservation associate Jess Mazour said the alterations signal trouble, stating, "These significant changes show that Summit is struggling to make their project happen."
- Summit CEO Joe Griffin asserted the company is building "for the long haul," emphasizing that strong infrastructure is critical to agriculture, rural communities, and America's energy future.
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Neighbors in Shelby and Montgomery Counties see revised pipeline route as a win
Summit Carbon Solutions is revising its carbon dioxide pipeline plan, removing the route from Shelby County and parts of Montgomery County two southwest Iowa communities where the project had faced significant resistance from landowners.The company submitted the updated proposal to the Iowa Utilities Commission.Neighbors who had opposed the original route view the change as a victory, though Summit Carbon Solutions is still proposing an extensiv…
Summit carbon pipeline rerouted to storage site in Wyoming; North Dakota future unclear
BISMARCK — Summit Carbon Solutions, the Iowa company that had targeted North Dakota as the destination of its carbon dioxide pipeline, announced Wednesday, May 13, that an updated route will instead travel to a storage site in Wyoming. Summit’s announcement indicated its pipeline would run through Iowa and Nebraska to Wyoming, with no mention of North Dakota and South Dakota. A spokesperson said North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota “remain i…
Summit removing counties from proposed Iowa pipeline route
Summit Carbon Solutions said it was reducing proposed pipeline mileage in Crawford, Dickinson, Sioux and Floyd and removing proposed routes in Adams, Fremont, Mitchell, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby and Worth.
Summit Carbon Solutions Turns CO2 Pipeline West Through Nebraska to Wyoming Oil Fields
Summit Carbon Solutions isn’t just rerouting its proposed carbon dioxide pipeline; it’s derouting, cutting 200 miles of its project in Iowa: Summit Carbon Solutions announced today that it is refining portions of its proposed Iowa project footprint to focus on the strongest and most efficient path forward, helping accelerate progress toward construction and delivery of long-term economic opportunities for agriculture and rural communities. The …
Summit proposes change to pipeline in 12 Iowa counties
DES MOINES, Iowa — Summit Carbon Solutions filed a new proposal with the Iowa Utilities Commission on Wednesday to reduce its pipeline route, making changes to 12 counties in Iowa. A press release from Summit states the new proposal reduces the project by roughly 200 miles, removing more than 400 landowners. In 2021, Summit filed [...]
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