Wholesale Transmission Service

In compliance with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Orders No. 888 and 889, Black Hills Power, Inc. filed it’s original Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Open-Access Transmission Tariff in 1994.

Black Hills Power, Basin Electric Power Cooperative, and Powder River Energy Corporation submitted for filing with the FERC a Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff (JOATT) which provides transmission service over their combine 230 kV and limited 69 kV transmission facilities within the Common Use Area of Southwestern South Dakota and Northeastern Wyoming.

The JOATT also provides for the transmission service associated with the 200 MW AC/DC/AC converter tie facility located at Rapid City, South Dakota. This facility is jointly owned by Black Hills Power and Basin Electric Power Cooperative.

The Western Area Power Administration – Rocky Mountain Region (Loveland Office) provides the Tariff OASIS Management for the Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff. The Common Use System OASIS information is located on the WACM OASIS home node at www.oatioasis.com. It is listed as “Common-Use-System (BEPC BHP PREC) BHBE”.

Black Hills Power is the Tariff Administrator for the Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff and handles all requests for long term Network and Point-to-Point transmission service and WACM handles all requests for non-firm and short-term Point-to-Point transmission service under the Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff.

A copy of the Joint Open Access Transmission Tariff is available for down-loading. Download PDF Now.

Please contact Michael Fredrich at 605-721-2273 for more information.

Black Hills Power Company is ready to make firm and non-firm sales of its low cost resources. To discuss a purchase of electricity for your wholesale needs, please contact: Tom Ohlmacher, President and COO - Nonregulated Energy Group at (303) 568-5987.










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