About BHP

Black Hills Power has been delivering energy since 1883.  It was formed through the consolidation of several smaller electric suppliers in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.  Black Hills Power is an investor-owned utility and is part of the Black Hills Corporation family.  The utility serves 68,000 customers in 20 communities located in Western South Dakota, Northern Wyoming, and Southeastern Montana.

In 2010, our customers used approximately 1.7 million kilowatt hours at an average price of approximately $0.086 per kWh. Cost containment efforts and customer load growth have provided our customers with stable residential electricity costs and our commercial electricity costs that are declining in real terms, and have remained stable for the last 11 years.

BHP is dedicated to environmentally sound energy generation. All BHP plants are fueled by low-sulphur Wyoming coal, mined by Wyodak Resource Development Corp., a subsidiary of Black Hills Corporation, near Gillette, Wyoming. An on-going process of reclamation at the mine restores the land to its original condition.

Successful efforts have been made over the years to modify older power plants to meet stricter environmental standards, and new plants, such as Wygen III, have been constructed with state-of-the-art equipment.

BHP's District Offices are always available to answer and assist our customers or guests in the communities they serve. With qualified employees to handle any challenge in the energy field, we offer a variety of services and incentives to the customers we serve.

BHP also offers professionals in heating and cooling technology, along with other services in the energy resource area. Our Energy Services Group can answer or assist you in competitive electric rates, cost comparisons, power quality, energy audits, heat loss/gain analysis, and energy management techniques.

To visit with one of BHP's energy services professionals, contact our Energy Services Group.

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