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Community

We do more than power homes and businesses.

We fuel the vibrant lives within them. Through our commitment to charitable giving, employee volunteerism and community outreach, we strive to make a lasting positive impact on the places we call home. When our communities grow, we grow.

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Giving pillars

Guided by our giving pillars, we strive to build thriving communities, support environmental sustainability and cultivate future leaders. By addressing essential needs and promoting well-being, we work to create safer, healthier and happier communities. Our dedication to sustainability is creating a greener planet for future generations. To lead those generations, we empower youth through education and mentorship, paving the way for tomorrow’s leaders. Join us in making a positive impact today.

 

Thriving communities 

We're building a stronger community together. By providing essential support for critical needs, food security, affordable housing, childcare and energy assistance we can help make the communities we serve safer, healthier and happier. We support the efforts of our neighbors, safety and emergency services, veterans and first responders.

 

Conservation 

We are protecting our planet for future generations. We are committed to sustainability and good stewardship of our planet. Through tree planting, energy efficiency programs, weatherization and supporting our natural environment, we are helping our customers use less energy. With community gardens, neighborhood clean-ups, wildlife protection, pollinator and biodiversity programs, we are making tomorrow better than today.

 

Future leaders

We're empowering our youth for a brighter tomorrow. We are setting them up for success by supporting childhood education, STEAM and mentoring programs and organizations leading diversity, equity and inclusion in our communities. By creating clear paths to careers in energy, we're helping to develop the leaders the industry need.

 

 

Our Foundation

The Black Hills Corp. Foundation’s mission supports and enhances the communities across the eight states we call home. 

Since 2001, we’ve advanced civic, cultural, sustainable and charitable purposes across our service territories, granting over $8.3 million to more than 500 organizations within our service area.

Looking ahead, we remain committed to supporting organizations in our communities, guided by our giving pillars: thriving communities, conservation and future leaders.

Positive Energy

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By applying to become a Black Hills Energy Ambassador, our company employees have an opportunity to develop leadership skills by representing our company in their communities. Each ambassador is also given $500 to donate to a local non-profit organization. For our Ambassador Kathy, a tax analyst…
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Iowa’s annual Farm Progress Show is the nation’s largest outdoor farm show, hosting hundreds of agriculture exhibitors and thousands of attendees who come to learn more about new technology, equipment, and farm management practices. Black Hills Energy was there for the 2022 show in Boone, Iowa.…
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Our gas crew in Castle Rock, Colorado, recently joined with local police and other utility providers in the annual Touch-A-Truck event, which gives kids a taste of working with city infrastructure and services. In the process they introduced local youth to what it means to work in the natural gas…
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Our Harrison, Arkansas, division recently donated an Ingersoll-Rand 185 air compressor to the North Arkansas Rusty Wheels Old Engine Club. The air compressor will be used to start a 3-cylinder Fairbanks motor engine, which will be used to operate a 1913 Geiser sawmill. The compressor can also be…