Black Hills Corp.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
PO Box 1400, Rapid City, SD 57709-1400, United States
(605)721-1700, (605)721-2599 fax, http://www.blackhillscorp.com

Primary SIC: Electric Services, Primary NAICS: Electric Power Distribution
Description: Black Hills Corporation, a South Dakota corporation, is a diversified energy company headquartered in Rapid City, South Dakota. The predecessor company, Black Hills Power and Light Company, was incorporated and began providing electric utility service in 1941. The utilities group is comprised of electric utilities and gas utilities segments, and the non-regulated energy group is comprised of oil and gas, power generation, coal mining and energy marketing segments. The electric utilities segment generates, transmits and distributes electricity to approximately 202,100 customers in South Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and Montana; and includes the operations of Cheyenne Light. The gas utilities segment serves approximately 524,000 natural gas utility customers in Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas. The oil and gas segment engages in the exploration, development and production of crude oil and natural gas, primarily in the Rocky Mountain region. The coal mining segment produces coal near Gillette, Wyoming; and the energy marketing segment markets natural gas, crude oil and related services, primarily in the Western and Mid-continent regions of the Unites States and Canada. The power generation segment produces electric power from the company's generating plants and sells the electric capacity and energy primarily under long-term contracts. More

Utilities: Electric services. Mining: Bituminous coal, oil and gas exploration.