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South Dakota Interim Rate Filing - March 1, 2010
South Dakota Rate Filing - September 29, 2009
Wyoming Rate Filing - October 19, 2009

South Dakota Rate Filing

Black Hills Power filed an electric utility rate case with the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission on Sept. 30. Black Hills Power is seeking to recover the costs associated with our Wygen III power plant, other infrastructure improvements and increases in operating costs incurred during the last four years.

If approved as requested, a typical residential customer using an average of 600 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of power each month will see an increase of $17.99 per month, or about 59¢ per day, but the actual change in each customer’s monthly utility bill will vary based on their electric service rates and electricity use.

The increase experienced by commercial and industrial customers will vary depending on the rate class, load factor and amount and nature of use.

The proposed 26.6 percent increase in revenue that Black Hills Power requests in the filing requires approval by the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. The SD PUC will hold a public hearing to discuss the proposed filing in early 2010. The SD PUC is expected to make a decision on the final rates in the first quarter of 2010. The company anticipates new rates will be effective April 1, 2010.

Q&A
Rate Request Detail
History of Reliability Continues – October customer bill insert
Wygen III Power Plant Overview
Press Release: Black Hills Power Requests Electric Rate Increase in South Dakota to be effective in 2010

For more detailed information, you can view Black Hills Power’s complete rate request at the South Dakota Public Utility Commission’s Web site http://puc.sd.gov/Dockets/Electric/2009/default.aspx.

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