Industry Goal: Ensure That Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Are Driven From the Top.

EEI-Recommended Action:

Share Your Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Roadmap: Create a diversity council or leader within the organization who is responsible for advancing the DEI agenda and who will work closely with the CEO, the C-suite, and the board of directors in driving action to cultivate inclusive culture and talent and to provide updates on progress.

What Black Hills Energy is doing:

Our safety culture extends beyond our buildings and into our communities. In 2020, we conducted nearly 520 public safety trainings to first responders and excavators. We work each day to help our customers and communities learn how to stay safe around overhead and underground electric and natural gas lines.

Public safety training

Despite the challenges of COVID, we hosted emergency response and public awareness trainings for almost 520 first responders and excavators serving our communities.

Our safety training is delivered through an online learning management system which track completion status and completion dates. We review classes to make sure they are in accordance with our procedures and practices. Training occurs throughout the year, with frequency driven by required regulation and assessed need. All online safety training is available in several languages.

All safety training is provided at no cost to our employees and may be completed during working hours. We evaluate the effectiveness of our training using several methods, including:

Our environmental commitment

Throughout our history, we have been strong environmental stewards. We’ve pioneered new power plant technology, set the bar for emissions levels and built infrastructure ahead of current standards. We do more than talk, and as we look to the future, we know sharing our intentions for improving the climate will help us achieve them.

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The program is designed to promote the construction of energy efficient single family and multifamily homes by providing incentives to new home builders for the installation of high-efficiency heating and water heating equipment and thermal envelope measures.

The program consists of two paths from which builders can choose:

For more information about the requirements, download the printable application from the list below.

Get rid of your old, inefficient refrigerator, stand-alone freezer, or window air conditioner and earn some cash.