North Dakota gas pipeline subsidy potential set to grow to $500M
North Dakota lawmakers are poised to double down on natural gas, backing a pipeline project with up to $500 million in state guarantees over the next decade. The goal: move excess gas from the Bakken oilfields to markets in the east — and support booming demand from AI data centers. Supporters call it a smart bet on the future; skeptics warn it’s a big gamble with taxpayer exposure. Either way, it’s a major shift in how the state’s energy ambitions are being underwritten. Joey Harris with Bismarck Tribune has the full story.
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A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the industrial commission and the agencies under its control; to provide for a transfer; to provide an exemption; and to provide for a report.
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