Secure Energy Future

February 24th, 2:01 pm

Legislation advanced from committee Friday would allow utilities to recover another expense category from ratepayers: the construction of carbon capture equipment on coal facilities

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Secure Energy Future

February 21st, 10:09 am

Senator David Osmek writes in the Star Tribune to defend recent attacks on carbon capture:

"Radical environmentalists criticize carbon sequestration — a process that captures 80% of the carbon dioxide emitted by a conventional coal plant. Carbon sequestration is a technology that, when fully developed, could provide an important contribution to low-cost, reliable energy generation with greatly reduced climate impacts..."

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Secure Energy Future

February 18th, 1:32 pm

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Secure Energy Future

February 12th, 10:37 am

"In North Dakota, Minnkota Power now plans to retrofit one of its coal units with a similar technology, aiming to capture 3 million tons of carbon dioxide per year and store it more than a mile underground. Minnkota’s chief executive, Robert McLennan, said the utility is thinking about a future in which stricter climate rules could otherwise force its coal plant to shut down.

But success is far from assured. The $1 billion project isn’t viable without the federal tax credit, Mr. McLennan said, and lining up partners will take time. “Starting construction by the end of 2023 is going to be a challenge,” he said. “The sooner the I.R.S. can provide clarity, the better.”

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