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Black Hills Energy Blog

  • National Drive Electric Week runs September 14-22, and is the perfect time to consider cruising around in an electric vehicle. Electric vehicles aren’t new. According to the Department of Energy, the first small-scale electric cars were introduced in 1828. But in recent years, as infrastructure…
  • Thank you, air conditioner. You’ve been my rock this summer, always there when I needed you. You were up before dawn, keeping my home a nice 71 degrees so my family could sleep through the night. You worked to cool down the house before we got home from the pool. So it makes it a bit awkward to…
  • I don’t usually pay much attention to my air conditioner. I switch it on in the summer when I need it, and I forget about during fall, winter and spring. But it turns out, I’m doing it wrong. After a long, hot summer spent keeping me comfortable, my air conditioner deserves a little extra…
  • Let’s be honest: when it comes to cooling my home, I care much more about comfort than I do about cost. If it’s blazing hot outside, I’ll crank my air conditioner way down without thinking twice. It isn’t until my electric bill arrives that I realize the effects of turning my living room in to an…

Positive Energy

  • The Castle Rock, Colorado Chamber of Commerce recently held its annual banquet and awards dinner, and Black Hills Energy took home the award for Best Table Decorations! Black Hills Energy Ambassador Angela Perusse and Business Development Account Manager Trish Riber put together an amazing display…
  • Our employees in Arkansas were happy to join forces with the 2023 Great American Cleanup to help keep Arkansas clean, green and beautiful! The stretch of highway targeted for the cleanup happens to be the team’s Adopt-a-Highway project, which is the street where the local office is located -…
  • Black Hills Energy employees from across Wyoming travelled to Cheyenne, Wyoming, to spend a day at the State Capitol recently. Governmental Affairs Manager David Bush kicked off the morning with a briefing of legislative issues pertaining to energy and an overview of the session in general.…
  • In addition to routine contractor trainings, Arkansas damage prevention coordinators rolled out its education trailer for three large outreach events in National Safe Digging Month. By setting up an 811 training with Nabholz Construction Corp., which recently topped $1.1 billion in revenue and is…

Black Hills Energy News

  • DENVER, CO – April 4, 2023 – With warmer temps arriving this month, homeowners and contractors alike may be anxious to break ground on their outdoor projects. Regardless of the scope of the project, it’s important to prioritize safety when it comes to projects that require digging. Across the…
  • WICHITA, Kan. – April 4, 2023 – With warmer temps here, homeowners and contractors alike may be anxious to break ground on their outdoor projects. Regardless of the scope of the project, it’s important to prioritize safety when it comes to projects that require digging. Across the country, April…
  • LINCOLN, Nebraska – April 3, 2023 – With warmer temps arriving this month, homeowners and contractors alike may be anxious to break ground on their outdoor projects. Regardless of the scope of the project, it’s important to prioritize safety when it comes to projects that require digging.  Across…
  • FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas – March 31, 2023 – With the arrival of spring, homeowners and contractors are breaking ground on outdoor projects. Regardless of the project scope, it is important to prioritize safety when it comes to projects that require digging.  As April is National Safe Digging Month,…