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

By: Jeff Beach

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 577

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago


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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 now plans to have Reliant Carbon Capture & Storage …

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