BLACK HILLS ENERGY RECEIVES DONATION FOR ENERGY ASSISTANCE
Donation presented in memory of Black Hills Energy employee

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External Affairs Manager Marv Oppedal: 641-792-1548

SPENCER, Iowa, March 12, 2009 – Black Hills Energy received a donation of $516 from the After Five Kiwanis Club of Spencer that will go toward Black Hills Cares, the Company’s energy assistance program that helps people experiencing financial difficulties pay their energy-related expenses.

After Five Kiwanis, a non-profit organization aimed at improving the lives of local youth, made the contribution to Black Hills Cares in memory of Jim Anderson, former external affairs manager of western Iowa for Black Hills Energy.

Doug Wittrock, construction coordinator in Spencer, accepted the donation on behalf of the Black Hills Cares program. “Jim believed in giving back to the community and was an active participant in company-wide volunteer programs, community clubs and organizations such as After Five Kiwanis,” said Wittrock. “He was an avid voice for Black Hills Cares, and we are pleased to accept this donation in his honor.”

Contributions made to the Black Hills Cares program are matched dollar-for-dollar by Black Hills Energy. Customers interested in making donations to Black Hills Cares can indicate on their monthly natural gas bill the amount they want to contribute. In Iowa, Black Hills Cares funds are distributed by Iowa Community Action Partnership.

Black Hills Energy provides natural gas service to more than 4,200 customers in Spencer and has served the community since 1939. Black Hills Energy, a division of Black Hills Corp. (NYSE: BKH), serves 148,000 natural gas customers in 130 Iowa communities. Black Hills Corp. — a diversified energy company with a tradition of exemplary service and a vision to be the energy partner of choice — is based in Rapid City, S.D., with corporate offices in Golden, Colo., and Omaha, Neb. The company serves 750,000 utility customers in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The company’s non-regulated businesses generate wholesale electricity, produce natural gas, oil and coal, and market energy. More information is available at www.blackhillscorp.com.

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