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PUC flags nearly 80% proposed jump in Black Hills distribution capital spending and projected bill impacts
Summary
At the Oct. 29 meeting the hearing commissioner highlighted Black Hills' distribution system plan, which proposes an almost 80% increase in average annual distribution capital spending versus 2020-2023 levels and warned the companymodeling shows material bill and rate impacts for local customers.
During deliberations on Black Hills' distribution system plan, the hearing commissioner raised concerns about a proposed near-80% increase in average annual distribution capital spending and warned that the change could materially affect customer bills and rates. The record presented in the DSP shows the company proposing to increase average annual distribution capital spending from roughly $27.4 million (2020-2023 average) to about $48 million per year in 2026-2028.
In the base-case model summarized in the recommended decision, the…
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