Ames' Summit Carbon Solutions filed a motion in South Dakota to pause its pipeline permit application and extend a permit decision "indefinitely"

Summit Carbon Solutions has asked the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission to suspend the current schedule for its application on a carbon dioxide pipeline in the state.

PIERRE, S.D. ( South Dakota Searchlight) – Summit Carbon Solutions wants the schedule of proceedings for its South Dakota permit application “paused for review and adjustment” after the state’s Legislature and governor approved a ban on the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines.

Summit Carbon Solutions wants to suspend its carbon capture pipeline permit application in South Dakota. The company filed a motion Wednesday morning asking the Public Utilities Commission for an indefinite delay,

A Summit spokesperson insists the surveys of the proposed pipeline route are “critical to demonstrating the feasibility of construction and operation along the proposed route.”

South Dakota landowners scored a victory after a bill to block Summit from using eminent domain to acquire land passed the House and Senate.

The company behind an $8.9 billion carbon-capture pipeline proposed for five Midwestern states says it wants to indefinitely delay its plans after South Dakota passed a law limiting its ability to acquire land for the project.

Summit Carbon Solutions Requests More Time For CO2 Pipeline Application In South Dakota

Summit Carbon Solutions requested a scheduling change after a new state law blocked it from using eminent domain.