Black Hills Corp. Reaffirms 2025 Earnings Guidance and Reports 2025 Second-Quarter Results

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RAPID CITY, S.C., July 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) today announced financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2025. Operating income, net income available for common stock and earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, were: Earnings of $0.38 per share compared to $0.33 per share for the second quarter of 2024 benefited from new rates and rider recovery, and milder weather in the prior year, which were partially offset by higher operating expenses, financing and depreciation costs. “We delivered strong earnings and achieved key milestones for our regulatory and growth initiatives,” said Linn Evans, president and CEO of Black Hills Corp. “We are maintaining our solid financial credit metrics and executing on our $1 billion capital plan for this year to serve our customers and support our long-term growth strategy. I'm pleased with the relentless focus of our team in advancing our strategy and remaining on track to achieve our 2025 earnings guidance that represents 5% year-over-year growth at the midpoint. “We are successfully executing on our plan to deliver in the upper half of our long-term 4% to 6% growth target as we complete and advance our pipeline of key regulatory and growth initiatives. Our $350-million Ready Wyoming electric transmission project is on track for completion by year-end 2025, and during the second half of 2026 our $280-million Lange II generation project in South Dakota is planned to be in service. Meta's new data center site is under construction in Wyoming, which will contribute to our forecast of more than 10% of our EPS from data centers by 2028. Additionally, upside potential from data centers, blockchain demand and other organic growth in our service territories will drive transmission and generation investment opportunities further supporting our long-term growth trajectory,” concluded Evans. SECOND-QUARTER 2025 HIGHLIGHTS AND RECENT UPDATES Electric Utilities Gas Utilities Corporate and Other 2025 EARNINGS GUIDANCE REAFFIRMED Black Hills reaffirms its guidance for 2025 earnings per share available for common stock to be in the range of $4.00 to $4.20, based on the following assumptions issued on Feb. 5, 2025: Three Months Ended June 30, 2025, Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 Six Months Ended June 30, 2025, Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2024 OPERATING STATISTICS Electric Utilities _______________ _______________    _______________ OPERATING STATISTICS (continued) Gas Utilities _______________ _______________ CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST Black Hills will host a live conference call and webcast at 11 a.m. EDT on Thursday, July 31, 2025, to discuss the company's financial results. To participate by phone and ask a question during the live broadcast, participants can access the event directly at Black Hills Corp. Conference Q&A . Please allow at least five minutes to register. Upon registration, dial-in information will be provided, including a personal identification number. To access a listen-only webcast and view presentation slides, please register at Black Hills Corp. Webcast . At the conclusion of the call, a replay of the broadcast will be available at this link and at Black Hills’ investor relations website for up to one year. ABOUT BLACK HILLS CORP. Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH) is a customer-focused, growth-oriented utility company with a tradition of improving life with energy and a vision to be the energy partner of choice. Based in Rapid City, South Dakota, the company serves 1.35 million natural gas and electric utility customers in eight states: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. More information is available at www.blackhillscorp.com , www.blackhillscorp.com/corporateresponsibility  and www.blackhillsenergy.com . CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release includes “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We make these forward-looking statements in reliance on the safe harbor protections provided under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that we expect, believe or anticipate will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. This includes, without limitations, our 2025 earnings guidance and long-term growth target. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions which we believe are reasonable based on current expectations and projections about future events and industry conditions and trends affecting our business. However, whether actual results and developments will conform to our expectations and predictions is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that, among other things, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation, the risk factors described in Item 1A of Part I of our 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports that we file with the SEC from time to time, and the following: New factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements emerge from time-to-time, and it is not possible for us to predict all such factors, or the extent to which any such factor or combination of factors may cause actual results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statement. We assume no obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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