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Black Hills Power, Inc. in South Dakota: 14.37 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar
Roughly 74,842 South Dakota accounts belong to Black Hills Power, Inc., classed by EIA as investor owned; the residential count is 60,951. Its home price sits 11.8% over the South Dakota average and ranks 4th of 4 among larger utilities.
Black Hills Power, Inc.: 767 kWh a month costs roughly $110 in energy at 14.37 ¢/kWh, +11.8% on the South Dakota average of 12.86 ¢.
Its home price sits 11.8% over the South Dakota average and ranks 4th of 4 among larger utilities.
Black Hills Power, Inc. on price: 11.8% over South Dakota
Home price against South Dakota
+11.8%4th place of 4, cheapest first
Home price is where Black Hills Power, Inc. departs furthest from the South Dakota pattern: 14.37 ¢ against a state average of 12.86 ¢, 4th place of 4 among South Dakota utilities with 20,000+ homes. The cheapest of those is Southeastern Electric Coop Inc at 12.41 ¢ (-1.97 ¢ from here), the most expensive Black Hills Power, Inc. at 14.37 ¢ (+0.00 ¢).
A home using 767 kWh a month pays about $110 in energy here; at the South Dakota average the same use would cost $99, a difference of +$12 a month.
How it compares
Black Hills Power, Inc.
Black Hills Power, Inc., 2024
Home
Business
Bill
SAIDI
Black Hills Power, Inc.
14.37 ¢/kWh
13.18 ¢/kWh
$110at 767 kWh
57 minSAIDI
South Dakota average against this company, which is 4 of 4 on priceLowest in this table
No 2025 early-release row for Black Hills Power, Inc.; 2024 stays the latest year.
Black Hills Power, Inc. 2024 against South Dakota 2025
+1.05 ¢14.37 ¢ for Black Hills Power, Inc. in 2024, 13.32 ¢ for South Dakota in 2025
Black Hills Power, Inc. has no 2025 early-release row; for its 60,951 home accounts the latest year is 2024, at 14.37 ¢/kWh and 57 SAIDI minutes.
Carbon context
Black Hills Power, Inc. serves 60,951 homes in South Dakota. At 767 kWh a month that is about 116 kg of CO₂, or 1,394 kg a year, at the South Dakota plant rate, state generation and not this utility: South Dakota generation mix.
Black Hills Power, Inc. charts
Residential price since 2015: 14.37 ¢ in 2024
13.99 ¢ in 2015, 14.37 ¢ in 2024 (+2.7%); South Dakota 11.08 to 12.86 ¢.
Black Hills Power, Inc. residential price 2015-2024, 2015 to 2024: 10 rows
Black Hills Power, Inc. billed homes 13.99 ¢/kWh in 2015 and 14.37 ¢ in 2024, +2.7% in all, and lagged the South Dakota average (+16.1%) by 13.3 points. Black Hills Power, Inc.'s sharpest move came in 2021, +13.3%. The high is 15.15 ¢ (2021) and the low 13.15 ¢ (2019). 2024: +5.2% here, +4.4% for the South Dakota average. SAIDI at Black Hills Power, Inc. (major events excluded) fell from 80 minutes in 2015 to 57 in 2024, -28%; best year 2023 at 43. Black Hills Power, Inc. filed SAIDI under the national median in 10 of 10 years; its 2024 figure was 57 minutes, -42 from that year's median. 2019: 159 minutes with major events, 72 without, the widest gap of any year. Black Hills Power, Inc. has 3 cheaper and 0 higher-priced South Dakota peers among 4 with 20,000+ homes. Next cheaper, Sioux Valley SW Elec Coop, bills 12.94 ¢ (-1.44).
A 11.8% premium to South Dakota, partly matched by a 57-minute outage figure that beats the national median.
Home accounts at Black Hills Power, Inc. went from 54,809 in 2015 to 60,951 in 2024, +11.2%. Business customers paid 0.92 times the home price in 2024 (13.18 against 14.37 ¢); the ratio was 0.90 in 2015. SAIFI went from 0.94 in 2015 to 0.86 in 2024, between 0.62 and 1.33.
Outages and home price of Black Hills Power, Inc. (EIA utility 19545), 2013 to 2024
Yearly SAIDI at Black Hills Power, Inc.: 63 minutes in 2013, 57 in 2024, little changed (−9%). The low came in 2023 at 43, the high in 2014 at 84; 12 years were filed. The South Dakota median in 2024 was 64 minutes, so Black Hills Power, Inc. ran below it.
Home rates at Black Hills Power, Inc. went from 11.26 ¢ in 2013 to 14.37 ¢ in 2024 (+27.6%), which is 15.56 ¢ to 14.75 ¢ in 2025 dollars (−5.2%). Over 12,000 kWh a year the real price meant $1,868 in 2013 and $1,770 in 2024. Of 21 South Dakota utilities with 1,000+ home accounts in 2024, Black Hills Power, Inc. stood 18th cheapest (31st of 41 in 2013).
Black Hills Power, Inc. outage minutes a customer, 2013 to 2024: 57 in 2024
Black Hills Power, Inc. at 57 min in 2024 and the South Dakota median at 64.
Black Hills Power, Inc. home price since 2013: −5.2% after inflation
Black Hills Power, Inc.: 14.75 ¢ in 2025 dollars (solid) and 14.37 ¢ as billed (dashed) in 2024.
Black Hills Power, Inc., EIA utility 19545, year by year among South Dakota utilities
Black Hills Power, Inc. 2013-2024: 12 rows
Year, Black Hills Power, Inc.
¢ billed
¢ in 2025 $
Price place, Black Hills Power, Inc.
SAIDI min
SAIFI
SAIDI place, Black Hills Power, Inc.
South Dakota median SAIDI
2013
11.26
15.56
31 of 41
63
0.89
4 of 9
63
2014
11.90
16.19
36 of 43
84
1.01
6 of 11
84
2015
13.99
19.00
42 of 42
80
0.94
4 of 12
91
2016
13.89
18.63
42 of 42
78
0.95
5 of 12
84
2017
13.86
18.20
40 of 43
70
1.07
3 of 13
90
2018
13.81
17.71
42 of 43
64
0.83
5 of 13
68
2019
13.15
16.56
36 of 43
72
1.33
8 of 14
70
2020
13.37
16.64
17 of 20
58
0.71
5 of 10
64
2021
15.15
18.00
21 of 21
53
0.62
4 of 11
58
2022
13.92
15.31
19 of 21
65
0.80
4 of 11
80
2023
13.67
14.44
18 of 21
43
0.72
4 of 11
54
2024
14.37
14.75
18 of 21
57
0.86
6 of 13
64
Black Hills Power, Inc., EIA utility 19545: EIA-861, CPI-U.
Black Hills Power, Inc. files with EIA as an investor-owned utility. In South Dakota, investor-owned utilities serve 64% of residential customers at an average 13.4 cents per kWh. Black Hills Power, Inc. itself averaged 14.4 cents, 1.0 cents above its type in South Dakota.
In 2024 the average Black Hills Power, Inc. customer was without power 57 minutes without major events and 57 with them. That is 4th fewest of 9 South Dakota utilities with 10,000+ customers. The median South Dakota utility reported 64 minutes. Smart (AMI) meters: 100% of its 60,951 residential meters.
How big is Black Hills Power, Inc. in South Dakota, by customer accounts?
74,842 accounts in 2024: residential 60,951, commercial 13,885, industrial 6.
How many cents per kWh does Black Hills Power, Inc. charge homes?
In 2024 homes paid 14.37 cents; against the South Dakota average that is +11.8%.
What are the SAIDI and SAIFI of Black Hills Power, Inc.?
SAIDI 57.4 min and SAIFI 0.86 a year, major events excluded; ratio to the national median 0.58, CAIDI 66 min.
How many net-metered systems connect to Black Hills Power, Inc.?
248 installations with 2.1 MW, of which residential installations number 222.
What would a typical Black Hills Power, Inc. home pay each month?
767 kWh at 14.37 cents comes to about $110, energy only.
Is Black Hills Power, Inc. cheaper than other South Dakota utilities?
Rank 4 of 4 in South Dakota on price, +11.8% against the state average; 3 charge less than 14.37 ¢.
What share of Black Hills Power, Inc. sales do homes buy?
Homes take 36.6% of 1,532,560 MWh, commercial accounts 50.9%, industrial and other 12.5%; the 13,885 commercial accounts use 56,161 kWh each, 6.1 times a home.
At Black Hills Power, Inc., are smart meters in homes, with a TOU option?
60,951 of 60,951 home meters are AMI, 100.0%. Black Hills Power, Inc. reports no home time-of-use rate; 5 of 9 South Dakota filers do.
Has Black Hills Power, Inc. moved up the South Dakota price list since 2015?
2nd cheapest of 2 in 2015, 4th of 4 in 2024; its price rose 2.7% while South Dakota rose 16.1%.
How does Black Hills Power, Inc. compare with 2 similar utilities?
Place 1 of 3 on home price at 14.37 ¢ (Black Hills group); median 16.96 ¢, cheapest member 14.37 ¢.
Has Black Hills Power, Inc. filed 2025 data with EIA?
Not yet: 14.37 cents and 57 SAIDI minutes (2024) remain the newest Black Hills Power, Inc. record.
Utilities with a similar home price
Home prices nearest to Black Hills Power, Inc. at 14.37 ¢/kWh in 2024, among companies with a page here, any state.
EIA-861 form instructions for Black Hills Power, Inc. in South Dakota: 14.37 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar, how a customer is counted
EIA state profiles for Black Hills Power, Inc. in South Dakota: 14.37 ¢ home rates in 2024, SAIDI and solar, the state price average
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Black Hills Power, Inc.: 767 kWh a month costs roughly $110 in energy at 14.37 ¢/kWh, +11.8% on the South Dakota average of 12.86 ¢.
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author = "Electric Consumer",
title = {Black Hills Power, Inc. price vs South Dakota: 14.37 ¢/kWh in 2024, SAIDI 57 min},
year = {2026},
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