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Black Hills Corp. Gas Utility Receives Approval for New Rates in Nebraska
RAPID CITY, S.D., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced that its natural gas utility subsidiary in Nebraska received approval from the Nebraska Public Service Commission of a unanimous settlement agreement for new rates. The new rates will provide recovery of over $453 million of system investments since the utility’s last general rate filing in 2020 and operational costs required to deliver safe, reliable natural gas service for over 304,000 Nebraska cu
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