Energy Efficiency Potential in Black Hills Power Service Territory

Black Hills Power submitted a request for a nearly 30% increase in residential electric rates in South Dakota, to recover costs associated with its Wygen 3 coal-fired power plant in Wyoming. Synapse testified before the South Dakota Public Service Commission that Black Hills Power had failed to adequately address the ability of more cost-effective resources, such as energy efficiency and combined heat and power, to provide the energy and capacity that was forecast to be needed in the future.