Carbon Capture and Storage in Michigan

The document outlines the three-stage process of CCS—capture, transport, and storage—and argues that these technologies are essential for decarbonizing Michigan's hard-to-abate industrial facilities. It highlights Michigan's significant geologic storage capacity, estimated at over 45 billion metric tons of CO2, and the role of the 45Q tax credit in incentivizing projects. The text notes that Michigan already has operational commercial CCS, such as the Core Energy, LLC project, and identifies 126 eligible power and industrial facilities for tax credits.

• Michigan possesses deep geologic formations with an estimated storage capacity exceeding 45 billion metric tons of CO2, which is more than 300 years of the state's annual CO2 emissions based on 2021 EPA data.
• The deployment of CCS in Michigan could support significant employment, with Rhodium Group estimating between 1,340 and 1,990 ongoing jobs for operating retrofits and 330 annual transportation infrastructure jobs over a 15-year period.
• The 45Q tax credit serves as a primary economic driver, offering $85 per ton for geologic storage and $60 per ton for utilization for 12 years; there are 126 power and industrial facilities in Michigan eligible for this credit if construction begins before 2033.
• Michigan has existing commercial CCS experience, including a project by Core Energy, LLC operating since 2013 in the Northern Pinnacle Reef trend that has stored over 1.5 million tons of CO2, and four additional commercial projects announced since 2018.

APA

Clean Air Task Force (n.d.). Carbon Capture and Storage in Michigan. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12170211/Carbon-Capture-and-Storage-in-Michigan.pdf

Chicago

Clean Air Task Force. Carbon Capture and Storage in Michigan. n.d. https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12170211/Carbon-Capture-and-Storage-in-Michigan.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{cleanairtaskforcendcarbon, author = {{Clean Air Task Force}}, title = {{Carbon Capture and Storage in Michigan}}, institution = {Clean Air Task Force}, url = {https://cdn.catf.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/12170211/Carbon-Capture-and-Storage-in-Michigan.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }