The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND), along with several partners—North Dakota Industrial Commission’s Lignite Research Council, Basin Electric Power Cooperative (BEPC), ALLETE Clean Energy, BNI Energy, North American Coal, Minnkota Power Cooperative (Minnkota), Schlumberger Carbon Services, Computer Modelling Group, Ltd., and Prairie Public Broadcasting—will determine the feasibility of developing a commercial-scale CO₂ geologic storage complex in the Broom Creek Formation in central North Dakota. The project is part of the Storage Complex Feasibility phase of the Carbon Storage Assurance Facility Enterprise (CarbonSAFE) Initiative which aims to perform initial characterization of carbon capture and storage (CCS) complexes with potential for 50 million tonnes or more of industrial-sourced CO₂, and to establish feasibility of the complexes for commercial storage. Two geologic storage complexes will be evaluated. These complexes are located adjacent to separate coal-fired facilities in North Dakota: The BEPC-owned Dakota Gasification Company and the Minnkota-owned Milton R. Young Station. These locations, one with readily available CO₂, are bolstered by an existing CO₂ pipeline and progressive North Dakota pore space ownership and long-term liability laws. Two new geologic characterization wells will be permitted and drilled. Acquisition and analysis of an existing 3-D seismic survey, along with collection of new 2-D seismic data, will be used to construct geologic models. The models will serve as the foundation for simulations in order to locate the most favorable future CO₂ injection well sites. A public outreach plan will be refined and implemented, and an assessment conducted of the regulatory and permitting requirements. A detailed development plan will be completed.