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,

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.

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.”

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.