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Carbon pipeline wouldn’t capture all ethanol plant emissions

By Andy Balaskovitz

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CARBON CAPTURE: A proposed multi-state carbon pipeline would capture emissions from ethanol plants’ corn fermentation process, but wouldn’t address about 7 million annual metric tons emitted by industrial machinery at the plants. (South Dakota Searchlight)

GRID:

  • High prices in grid operator PJM’s most recent capacity auction are a signal to build new generation but also may spur new demand response and batteries that help reduce demand, experts say. (Utility Dive)
  • A southern Minnesota county opposes Xcel Energy’s proposed route for a new transmission line that would travel through agricultural land. (West Central Tribune, subscription)

NUCLEAR:

  • North Dakota lawmakers say the state should invest more into studying the potential for nuclear power to meet the state’s growing energy demand. (North Dakota Monitor)
  • A Michigan electric cooperative would receive hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants to buy power from a shuttered nuclear plant if it reopens. (Interlochen Public Radio)

PIPELINES:

  • Environmental groups say a revised water permit for Enbridge’s planned Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac will now more adequately consider the interests of multiple tribes in the region. (Michigan Advance)
  • North Dakota regulators will hold a public work session today on Summit Carbon Solution’s revised permit request for its proposed carbon pipeline. (North Dakota Monitor)

CLIMATE: A new study finds very little research on the ways that funding from oil and gas companies influences climate research, and whether it may be creating bias or conflicts of interest. (Inside Climate News)

UTILITIES:

  • Michigan regulators increase automatic customer bill credits from $38 to $40 per day during extended outages to encourage utilities to improve reliability. (Bridge)
  • Ratepayer and clean energy advocates across the country rally to highlight the link between climate change and rising electric bills. (Inside Climate News)

SOLAR:

  • Construction starts on a 128 MW solar project in central Illinois that marks the developer’s first of two projects in the region. (Solar Power World)
  • The U.S. solar industry installed 9.4 GW of capacity during what analysts called a ​“great second quarter” this year on the strength of utility-scale projects and federal policy support. (Solar Power World)

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