Mining / Pipelines / Oil / Gas / Energy

The Public Utilities Commission voted to approve a revised rate schedule for Otter Tail Power energy customers starting Sept. 1.

After weeks of testimony and rebuttal witnesses, the main case for Navigator CO2’s application is complete. With only a few weeks until PUC makes its final decision, all interested parties anxiously await the results.

The final day of PUC hearings on Navigator’s application was full of rebuttal testimony. Landowner council says Navigator’s main witness does not have the required expertise to provide adequate answers.

South Dakota has no way to tax lithium extracted from the Black Hills. That’s the subject of a new paper from a nonpartisan group that works for the state legislature.

The PUC’s hearing for Navigator CO2’s proposed carbon pipeline continues. As Navigator CO2’s pipeline application hearing winds down, the company’s key witness attempts to address landowner concern.

Navigator CO2 Ventures completed its main case in its application to the PUC. The attorney representing landowners challenged the commission with motions to dismiss Navigator’s pipeline application.

PUC commissioners are reviewing Navigator’s safety models as they consider the company’s application to build a CO2 pipeline.

The energy industry is at a crossroads. With limited fossil fuel reserves, now is the time to address a lack of infrastructure when it comes to the next generation of energy production.

Taking the stand for the first time, landowners voiced concerns over safety and a drop in property value in the latest PUC meeting.

A previously confidential emergency response plan for Navigator CO2’s carbon pipeline application is now public knowledge.