Our commitment to sustainability

At Black Hills Energy, our mission of improving life with energy means we must be ready to make tomorrow even better than today.

That is why we are committed to creating an energy future that builds upon our responsibility to provide the safe, reliable and cost-effective energy that improves our customers’ lives. By investing in the success of our employees, continually innovating, thoughtfully utilizing resources and keeping people at the core of our decision-making, we are dedicated to the sustainability of our company, communities and planet.

Emission reduction targets

We have continued to achieve progress toward our goal to reduce electric utility emission intensity 40% by 2030 and 70% by 2040, already reducing emissions 38% since 2005.

We have committed to achieving net zero emissions for our natural gas distribution system by 2035. We've made significant progress, reducing reported emissions 11% since 2022.