The Minnesota Department of Commerce has published the final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the proposed Otter Tail to Wilkin Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Project. The public is invited to provide input on the adequacy of the final EIS and the project itself through an in-person public meeting August 20, 2024, and a remote access meeting August 21, 2024. The public is also invited to submit written comments through September 11, 2024.  

Notice of Public and Evidentiary Hearings and Final Environmental Impact Statement Availability 

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) will use the public’s comments to determine the adequacy of the final EIS. The PUC will also use public comments, along with the final EIS, when making its decision on a routing permit for the pipeline project.  

Otter Tail to Wilkin Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Project 

Summit Carbon Solutions (Summit) has filed a pipeline routing permit application with the PUC to construct approximately 28.1 miles of 4-inch diameter carbon steel pipeline and associated facilities to transport captured carbon dioxide from the Green Plains Ethanol Plant near the city of Fergus Falls in Otter Tail County, Minnesota to the Minnesota—North Dakota border in Wilkin County, Minnesota. The proposed pipeline would connect to a proposed pipeline network in North Dakota known as the Midwest Carbon Express Project. Summit has stated it would transport the carbon dioxide to permitted Class VI injection wells for sequestration in underground saline formations. 

Review the Final Environmental Impact Statement 

Online:  CLICK HERE to view the final EIS, notice of public hearings and other information regarding the project. The link will take you to Commerce’s Energy Environmental Review and Analysis web page for this pipeline project.  

In person:  

• Breckenridge Public Library, 205 North Seventh St., Breckenridge, MN 
• Fergus Falls Public Library, 205 East Hampden Ave., Fergus Falls, MN 

Public Hearings  

Tuesday, August 20 at 6 p.m. in person  
Location:  Bigwood Event Center, 925 Western Ave., Fergus Falls, MN

Wednesday, August 21 at 6 p.m.
Remote Access: View public notice for details

How to Submit Comments 

Comments regarding the final EIS and the project itself will be accepted through September 11, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. Comments can be submitted by mail, email, or online.   

Submit comments to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission:  

• Online:  https://mn.gov/puc/consumers/public-comments  
• Email:    consumer.puc@state.mn.us  
• U.S. Mail: 

Additional Information 

For additional information on the project and to view maps of proposed routes:  

• Minnesota Department of Commerce: mn.gov/commerce/energyfacilities, select Pipelines, and then select Otter Tail to Wilkin Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Project.  This will take you to Commerce’s Energy Environmental Review & Analysis web page for this pipeline project. For direct link CLICK HERE. 
• Public Utilities Commission: mn.gov/puc. Select eDockets, enter the year (22) and the docket number (422), and select Search.