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Generation & Production

A little history about our generation

Since we were incorporated on Aug. 24, 1941, our growth has been steady and continuous. Our sales of electricity have increased by more than 12 times, and our number of electric customers has more than doubled. And despite this growth, the average cost per kilowatt hour to our customers has decreased nearly 33 percent.

Our generation facilities — some of which we own completely, others of which we share ownership — produced hundreds of megawatts of power for our customers. Any excess power we produce we generally sell on the open market.

Facility Name Fuel Type Location Percent of Ownership Owned Capacity (MW) Year Installed
Cheyenne Prairie
Generating Station
Gas Cheyenne, WY 42 40

2014

Cheyenne Prairie CT Gas Cheyenne, WY 100 37 2014
Busch Ranch Wind Huerfano County, CO 50 14.5 2012
Pueblo Airport Generating Station Gas Pueblo, CO 100 200 2011
Wygen III Coal Gillette, WY 52 57.2 2010
Wygen II Coal Gillette, WY 100 95 2008
Wygen I Coal Gillette, WY 76.5 68.9 2003
Lange CT Gas Rapid City, SD 100 40 2002
AIP Diesel Oil Pueblo, CO 100 10 2001
Neil Simpson CT Gas Gillette, WY 100 40 2000
Neil Simpson II Coal Gillette, WY 100 90 1995
Ben French CTs #1-4 Gas/Oil Rapid City, SD 100 80 1977-79
Wyodak Coal Gillette, WY 20 72.4 1978
Ben French Diesel #1-5 Oil Rapid City, SD 100 10 1965
Diesel #1-5 Oil Pueblo, CO 100 10 1964
Diesel #1-5 Oil Rocky Ford, CO 100 10 1964

 

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7001 Mount Rushmore Road Rapid City, SD 57702

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Every day, we want to be “improving life with energy.” We produce, market and deliver the vital electricity, coal, oil and natural gas that our customers need. Through our efforts, products and services, we also share our personal energy to strengthen our communities and support growth and development.

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