Utility / owner / operatorRegional contextInvestor-owned utilityHow EIA classifies an organization, such as a public utility, cooperative or investor-owned company.Definition ↗

Black Hills Power, Inc. d/b/a

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Operates 0 plants; owns no reported shares; sells retail electricity.

Retail seller

2024 inventory

Operated nameplate capacity, operating generatorsFull nameplate MW of operating generators at plants this organization runs, including shares held by other owners.Definition ↗
Not reported
Source & method

Sum of operating generator nameplate MW at plants where this organization is the reported operator

2024 inventory · reported · derived · missing · final

0 of 0 plants included.

Reported operating capacity; partial plant/unit coverage is marked

out_eia__yearly_utilities.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545

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Owned nameplate capacity, operating generatorsOperating generator nameplate MW multiplied by this organization’s ownership share, once per generator. This can include plants another organization operates.Definition ↗
Not applicable
Source & method

Sum over operating generators of nameplate MW x this organization's ownership fraction (reported schedule or EIA-860 schedule-4 default)

2024 inventory · reported · derived · not_applicable · final

0 of 0 plants included.

out_eia__yearly_utilities.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545

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Disclosed supply · Washington fuel mixA supplier’s reported sources of electricity sold to Washington customers, grouped by fuel.Definition ↗

Not a Washington retail supplier in the Fuel Mix Disclosure extracts (CY2014–CY2024 loaded), or not linked by the reviewed claimant crosswalk

Carbon allowances · no-cost allocationAn emissions allowance Washington assigns to an eligible utility without charge. It is not measured emissions.Definition ↗

Not a CETA-obligated electric utility in Ecology's allowance schedule (or not linked by the reviewed crosswalk); only Washington retail utilities subject to the Clean Energy Transformation Act receive no-cost allowances. Checked wa-ecology-cca-allowances 2026-09-18

Money · FERC Form 1The annual financial report large investor-owned utilities file with the federal energy regulator.Definition ↗

FERC Form 1: not a respondent (public power, cooperative, federal or non-utility); checked PUDL v2026.9.0 respondent list 2026-09-18

Retail electricity sold

Full serviceA utility that sells electricity to customers. Full-service sales include both electricity and delivery.Definition ↗

Average revenue per kWhRevenue divided by electricity sold. This average is not a tariff or a household bill.Definition ↗ is realized revenue ÷ sales, not a tariff.

MT · commercial

Retail sales
344MWh
2024
Source & method

EIA-861 electricity sold to ultimate customers for the stated utility, state, customer class and service type; calendar year

2024 calendar year · reported · direct · valid · final

1 of 1 native rows included.

core_eia861__yearly_sales.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545; state=MT; customer_class=commercial; business_model=retail; service_type=bundled

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Retail customers
24count
2024
Source & method

EIA-861 customer count for the stated utility, state, class and service type; year-end

2024 calendar year · reported · direct · valid · final

1 of 1 native rows included.

core_eia861__yearly_sales.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545; state=MT; customer_class=commercial; business_model=retail; service_type=bundled

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Average revenue per kWh sold
9.56cents/kWh
2024
Source & method

revenue_usd / (sales_mwh x 10) over bundled (full-service) rows only; a realized average, not a tariff or marginal rate

2024 calendar year · reported · derived · valid · final

1 of 1 native rows with both revenue and sales included.

core_eia861__yearly_sales.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545; state=MT; customer_class=commercial; business_model=retail; service_type=bundled

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MT · industrial

Retail sales
159,470MWh
2024
Source & method

EIA-861 electricity sold to ultimate customers for the stated utility, state, customer class and service type; calendar year

2024 calendar year · reported · direct · valid · final

1 of 1 native rows included.

core_eia861__yearly_sales.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545; state=MT; customer_class=industrial; business_model=retail; service_type=bundled

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Retail customers
7count
2024
Source & method

EIA-861 customer count for the stated utility, state, class and service type; year-end

2024 calendar year · reported · direct · valid · final

1 of 1 native rows included.

core_eia861__yearly_sales.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545; state=MT; customer_class=industrial; business_model=retail; service_type=bundled

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Average revenue per kWh sold
6.39cents/kWh
2024
Source & method

revenue_usd / (sales_mwh x 10) over bundled (full-service) rows only; a realized average, not a tariff or marginal rate

2024 calendar year · reported · derived · valid · final

1 of 1 native rows with both revenue and sales included.

core_eia861__yearly_sales.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545; state=MT; customer_class=industrial; business_model=retail; service_type=bundled

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MT · residential

Retail sales
125MWh
2024
Source & method

EIA-861 electricity sold to ultimate customers for the stated utility, state, customer class and service type; calendar year

2024 calendar year · reported · direct · valid · final

1 of 1 native rows included.

core_eia861__yearly_sales.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545; state=MT; customer_class=residential; business_model=retail; service_type=bundled

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Retail customers
12count
2024
Source & method

EIA-861 customer count for the stated utility, state, class and service type; year-end

2024 calendar year · reported · direct · valid · final

1 of 1 native rows included.

core_eia861__yearly_sales.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545; state=MT; customer_class=residential; business_model=retail; service_type=bundled

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Average revenue per kWh sold
6.96cents/kWh
2024
Source & method

revenue_usd / (sales_mwh x 10) over bundled (full-service) rows only; a realized average, not a tariff or marginal rate

2024 calendar year · reported · derived · valid · final

1 of 1 native rows with both revenue and sales included.

core_eia861__yearly_sales.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545; state=MT; customer_class=residential; business_model=retail; service_type=bundled

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MT · transportation

Retail sales
0MWh
2024
Source & method

EIA-861 electricity sold to ultimate customers for the stated utility, state, customer class and service type; calendar year

2024 calendar year · reported · direct · valid · final

1 of 1 native rows included.

core_eia861__yearly_sales.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545; state=MT; customer_class=transportation; business_model=retail; service_type=bundled

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Retail customers
0count
2024
Source & method

EIA-861 customer count for the stated utility, state, class and service type; year-end

2024 calendar year · reported · direct · valid · final

1 of 1 native rows included.

core_eia861__yearly_sales.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545; state=MT; customer_class=transportation; business_model=retail; service_type=bundled

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Average revenue per kWh sold
Not applicable
2024
Source & method

revenue_usd / (sales_mwh x 10) over bundled (full-service) rows only; a realized average, not a tariff or marginal rate

2024 calendar year · reported · derived · not_applicable · final

1 of 1 native rows with both revenue and sales included.

core_eia861__yearly_sales.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; utility_id_eia=19545; state=MT; customer_class=transportation; business_model=retail; service_type=bundled

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Sold to retail customers in the stated state (utility x state grain); bundled full-service rows only in the summaries; energy-only and delivery-only rows are listed but never added to bundled sales. Realized average revenue per kWh is not a tariff.

Power interruptions reported

2024 · as filed on EIA-861

SAIDISystem Average Interruption Duration Index: the minutes of sustained interruption the average customer had over the year, customer-minutes interrupted divided by customers served. Each utility calculates and reports its own figure on EIA-861 Schedule 3, under the method it declares. A system average says nothing about one address.Definition ↗, SAIFISystem Average Interruption Frequency Index: how many sustained interruptions the average customer had over the year, customers interrupted divided by customers served, as the utility reports it on EIA-861 Schedule 3.Definition ↗ and CAIDICustomer Average Interruption Duration Index: minutes per sustained interruption, SAIDI divided by SAIFI on the same basis. EIA-861 asks utilities for SAIDI and SAIFI only; EIA publishes CAIDI with the data and the atlas shows it as published, never recomputed.Definition ↗ count sustained interruptions. Figures with and without major event daysDays a utility sets apart from normal operation: EIA describes them as events such as snowstorms, floods or heatwaves, or periods of outages that differ greatly from the utility's own five-year history. EIA-861 asks for the indices both with and without them. Part B respondents determine them under IEEE 1366; Part C respondents define a major event themselves. The two series answer different questions and are never blended.Definition ↗ are different measures; compare like with like.

MT · IEEE 1366EIA-861 Schedule 3 has two parts. Part B is for utilities that calculate SAIDI and SAIFI and determine major event days under IEEE 1366-2003 or IEEE 1366-2012; Part C is for any other method, where the utility also states how it defines a momentary interruption and whether inactive accounts count as customers. Figures from the two parts are not comparable and the atlas never pools them; utilities under Part C do not share one method either.Definition ↗

IndexMajor event days includedMajor event days excludedIncluded, loss of supply removed
SAIDIminutes/customer/year59.459.459.4
SAIFIinterruptions/customer/year1.21.21.2
CAIDIminutes/interruption49.549.549.5
  • Customers the indices are based on
    43 customers
  • Highest voltage counted as distribution
    35 kV
  • How it was measuredDetermined under IEEE 1366-2003 or IEEE 1366-2012; the form does not record which edition
    Outages recorded automatically: yes
  • Others reporting the same way · major event days included6 utilities in MT under IEEE 1366. Each counts once whatever its size; this is context, not a ranking.
    SAIDI median 296.9 (16.5–1,606.3) minutes/customer/yearSAIFI median 1.62 interruptions/customer/year
  • Others reporting the same way · major event days excluded6 utilities in MT under IEEE 1366. Each counts once whatever its size; this is context, not a ranking.
    SAIDI median 147.6 (7.7–505.9) minutes/customer/yearSAIFI median 1.3 interruptions/customer/year
Every year filed
As filed each year. SAIDI in minutes per customer per year; SAIFI in interruptions per customer per year. Blank cells were not reported.
YearStateStandardSAIDI withSAIDI withoutSAIFI withSAIFI withoutCustomers
2024MTIEEE 136659.459.41.21.243
2023MTIEEE 1366142.9142.91.41.430
2022MTIEEE 1366216.8216.81.6771.67741
2021MTIEEE 1366319.562.61.2580.25840
2020MTIEEE 136613.48.30.10.03344
2019MTIEEE 1366436.8436.83341
2018MTIEEE 13665845842.5762.57642
2017MTIEEE 13661,023.1128.84.4410.62534
2016MTIEEE 1366223.321.43.1181.0334
2015MTIEEE 1366137.693.31.5940.75833

Reported by the utility on EIA-861 Schedule 3 under the method it declares. IEEE 1366 and other-method figures are not comparable, and values with and without major event days answer different questions. A system average says nothing about one address. CAIDI is published by EIA as SAIDI divided by SAIFI; it is not a line on the form. A value the utility left blank stays blank. Source and licence· Frozen facts for this utility ↗

Customer programmes

EIA-861 Schedule 6, as filed

Programme results as each utility filed them, by customer class and report year, each in its own unit. Classes are never added into a total, years are never added into a period, and savings are never divided by sales. The one ratio shown, enrolled demand-response customers against the utility's own EIA-861 customer count for the same state, class and year, carries both counts.

Energy efficiency EIA-861 Schedule 6 Part A

A long-form filer with no Schedule 6 row: either no programme, or a separate administrator reports it.

Demand response EIA-861 Schedule 6 Part B

A long-form filer with no Schedule 6 row: either no programme, or a separate administrator reports it.

Population: organizations of this release with EIA-861 rows in the core states. A short-form respondent has no figures to file; a long-form respondent without a row may have no programmes or may have a nonutility administrator reporting for it. Years without a row are listed against the table's span, not against the years this utility filed the form.

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PUDL v2026.9.0, out_eia__yearly_generators

Catalyst Cooperative, PUDL v2026.9.0, derived from U.S. EIA Forms 860/923

Data transformed by PUDL from U.S. EIA forms; selected fields republished; EIA data is public with dated acknowledgment (https://www.eia.gov/about/copyrights_reuse.php)

PUDL v2026.9.0, out_eia860__yearly_ownership

Catalyst Cooperative, PUDL v2026.9.0, derived from U.S. EIA Forms 860/923

Data transformed by PUDL from U.S. EIA forms; selected fields republished; EIA data is public with dated acknowledgment (https://www.eia.gov/about/copyrights_reuse.php)

PUDL v2026.9.0, core_eia861__yearly_reliability

Catalyst Cooperative, PUDL v2026.9.0, derived from U.S. EIA Form 861

Data transformed by PUDL from U.S. EIA forms; selected fields republished; EIA data is public with dated acknowledgment (https://www.eia.gov/about/copyrights_reuse.php)

PUDL v2026.9.0, out_eia__yearly_utilities

Catalyst Cooperative, PUDL v2026.9.0, derived from U.S. EIA Forms 860/923

Data transformed by PUDL from U.S. EIA forms; selected fields republished; EIA data is public with dated acknowledgment (https://www.eia.gov/about/copyrights_reuse.php)

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