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Electric co-op adds partner to renew pursuit of carbon capture at North Dakota coal plant

  • Jeff Beach

Minnkota Power Cooperative is hoping to revive its stalled carbon capture project by adding a business partner and the possibility of using CO2 to produce more oil in North Dakota.  Grand Forks-based Minnkota has for years been seeking to capture carbon at its coal-fired power plant near Center for what it calls Project Tundra. Minnkota […]

Louisiana

Cleco plans 756-MW gas plant alongside Rapides data center

  • By Nolan Mckendry | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Cleco plans to build a new natural gas power plant as part of a broader deal to supply electricity to Applied Digital’s massive data center in Rapides Parish, according to testimony filed with state regulators.

Ohio

Legislation would force review of utility company projections

  • By David Beasley | The Center Square contributor

(The Center Square) – A pair of Ohio state senators want to tighten scrutiny of utility company electric-usage projections, hoping to avoid expensive new power plants that may not be needed.