Positive Energy

Twenty years ago, Virginia and Shana arrived at Wyodak Mine as young employees looking for opportunity. Neither imagined they would spend two decades helping shape the mine's culture, mentoring new employees and leading teams responsible for safely producing the coal that helps power communities…

Across Nebraska this summer, fishing poles and tackle boxes have brought families together at lakes and ponds across the state. From McCook to Ravenna, Alliance to Sutton, community fishing tournaments have become much more than catching fish. They’re helping create traditions, introduce young…

Powered by people: meet RhettIn Colorado, our team members, like journeyman lineman Rhett, are hard at work improving and maintaining the electric system serving homes, businesses, schools, farms and communities across the region. His work highlights an important reality: reliability doesn't happen…

When a fire breaks out, most people focus on the emergency at hand. Everything that happens before the fire — the preparation, training and equipment maintenance — that makes an effective response possible, often goes overlooked.Across our service territory, volunteer and combination fire…

What started as an unexpected wildlife encounter in a Rapid City backyard ended with a young red-tailed hawk safely reunited with its family, thanks to the collaborative effort of a local family, the Black Hills Raptor Center and Black Hills Energy.Late one afternoon, Ashley and her family…

Sometimes, making a difference starts with something as simple as getting together to play.That was the spirit behind the Salvation Army’s Play It Forward event in Rapid City, where families gathered for an afternoon of games, food and fun while helping raise money to support local residents facing…

Each spring across southern Colorado, the return of ospreys is a welcome sight. These large birds migrate back to the region to raise their young. Because their diet is made up primarily of fish, they often settle near lakes, rivers and reservoirs. They’re adaptable birds, which is part of what…

Power outages and emergency situations can happen with little warning. Weather, wildlife and other factors can interrupt service even when systems are well maintained. We work hard to be ready to respond, and we want to help you do the same.Readiness starts long before there’s an outage. It…