Sen. Cramer: Department of Energy Awards Nearly $49 Million for Project Tundra Construction

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BISMARCK, N.D. - The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management announced the award of nearly $49 million to DCC East Project LLC in Grand Forks to construct a large-scale geologic carbon storage facility in support of Project Tundra. The project will add full-time equivalent jobs to the already existing 360 jobs at Minnkota's Milton R. Young Station and the adjacent coal mine.

"Project Tundra really is the embodiment of North Dakota's energy dominance and, more importantly, innovation, and the state's commitment to lignite coal always being available, low-cost, reliable, abundant and a chosen, clean form of generating electricity," said U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee. "This award recognizes that leadership in responsible energy development and it gets this important project one step closer to completion."

This project, funded by the fully-paid-for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will support the Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) Initiative. Established in 2016, the CarbonSAFE Initiative aims to address gaps in carbon capture and storage deployment.