BLACK HILLS CORP /SD/

# Black Hills Corporation

This electric and natural gas utility operates regulated utility businesses across multiple states in the central and western United States. The company's core operations consist of electricity generation, transmission, and distribution alongside natural gas distribution and transmission services. Black Hills owns approximately 1,386 megawatts of generation capacity and operates 9,478 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines serving customers in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Its natural gas operations extend across a larger geographic footprint, serving approximately 1.14 million customers in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming through 44,840 miles of distribution mains and service lines, plus 4,581 miles of intrastate transmission pipelines and seven storage facilities.

The company generates electricity through wind, natural gas, and coal-fired plants, and operates a coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming that supports fuel supply. Beyond core utility operations, Black Hills provides non-regulated services including Service Guard, a home appliance repair plan sold to residential utility customers; Tech Services for construction and maintenance of gas and electrical infrastructure; and HomeServe, additional home repair offerings for gas customers.

The company operates with approximately 2,795 full-time employees and maintains headquarters in Rapid City, South Dakota, where it was incorporated in 1941. Black Hills is traded on the New York Stock Exchange.