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From weatherizing your home to creating an emergency plan — there's plenty you can do around your home and business to be ready for the change in seasons. We're here to help you stay safe, be prepared and save energy.
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The ghosts, goblins and ghouls will be prowling this month, looking for a little light-hearted mischief. Unfortunately, so will the cyber criminals, whose mischief is far more frightful.
Online or cyber criminals take tricks to the extreme this and every month. Don’t let a scammer…
Ahhhh, spring cleaning. The perfect way to shake off the winter blues and get your home ready for a beautiful spring. Plus, spring cleaning can also make your home more energy efficient, allowing your appliances to work more effectively.
But when you’re busy washing windows, changing your furnace…
When severe weather strikes, it pays to have an emergency kit ready and waiting. That way, a weather emergency is … well, less of an emergency.
Even better, a kit doesn’t have to be super complicated. Most of the items you already have around the house. So, let’s get started.
Begin with some…
A lot of us have spent the past few weeks in our yards planting flowers, trimming trees and wondering what to do when that cute baby bunny is big enough to raid the garden.
After a long winter, prepping the yard for summer can feel more like play than work. All of our focus is outside, which is…
For many of us, the best holiday memories revolve around food.
The sweet aroma of gingerbread cookies in the oven, the savory scent of a roasting turkey — those smells can transport us back in time. It might be a childhood memory of baking with Grandma on a snowy winter day or more recent memories…
Halloween marks the unofficial start to the holiday season – a time when our homes are filled with loved ones, and the warmth of our living rooms brings people together as the temperatures outside dip.
Now is a good time to make sure your furnace is ready to keep your home comfy and cozy in the…
There are two things we love. And when we say love, we mean talk about constantly, doodle their names in our notebooks with hearts around them, and get butterflies in our stomachs just thinking about them.
Summer and safety, of course.
This year we’re more thankful than ever for summer. When we’…
Home is more than the place you live.
It’s that warm feeling when you smell banana bread baking in the oven. It’s snuggling up for just one more bedtime book after the nightly bath routine. It’s the peace of knowing that no matter what, there’s someone there to help.
In a…
We’ve all needed to create a new normal this year, and that means our habits and New Year’s resolutions may look a little different as we eagerly welcome 2021. Habits can be tricky things. Sometimes they’re easy to establish and stick to. Other times, it seems like no matter how hard you try, they…
Positive Energy
Our natural gas utility workers do more than provide energy—they’re often the quiet heroes in our communities. Jonathan Boudreaux, a dedicated employee at Black Hills Energy, exemplifies this spirit of service and preparedness.Just before Thanksgiving last year, Jonathan was running late to the…
Natural gas is a safe and reliable energy source, but the number one threat to our systems is accidental line strikes. Safety is our top priority, and an important part of that is our ongoing effort to promote safe digging practices.Recently three of our team members from southwestern Colorado went…
We are thrilled to announce our partnership with Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities on a groundbreaking Utility Energy Service Contract (UESC) project. This first-of-its-kind initiative aims to provide energy-saving solutions through Energy Conservation Measures (ECMs) to federal government agencies…
Jan Meis and Suzie Kingery like to take walks together outside the Black Hills Energy office in Council Bluffs. Most days, these walks are uneventful, but on Monday, Oct. 7, they were surprised to see a Cooper’s hawk in the road. Several vehicles passed by before they had the opportunity to help.…