UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM U5A
NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION
Filed Under Section 5(A) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
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BLACK HILLS CORPORATION
625 Ninth Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
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The undersigned holding company hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission that it registers under and pursuant to the provisions of Section 5(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 and furnishes the following information as to the registrant and subsidiary companies thereof:
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Exact Name of Registrant: |
Black Hills Corporation
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2. |
Address and Principal Business Office: |
625 Ninth Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
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3. |
Name and Address of Officer to Whom Notices and Communications Should be Addressed: |
David R. Emery
President and Chief Executive Officer
Black Hills Corporation
625 Ninth Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
with copies to:
Steven J. Helmers
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Black Hills Corporation
625 Ninth Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
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4. |
Required Information Regarding the Registrant and Each Subsidiary Company Thereof (Indented to Reflect Parent-Subsidiary Relationships): |
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Name of Company |
Organization |
State of Organization |
Type of Business |
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Black Hills Corporation |
C |
SD |
Holding Company |
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Black Hills Power, Inc. |
C |
SD |
Electric Utility |
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Black Hills Energy, Inc. |
C |
SD |
Intermediate Holding Company |
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Black Hills Exploration and Production, Inc. |
C |
WY |
Intermediate Holding Company |
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Black Hills Gas Holdings Corp. |
C |
CO |
Intermediate Holding Company |
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Black Hills Cabresto Pipeline, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Energy-Related Company |
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Black Hills Gas Resources, Inc. |
C |
CO |
Energy-Related Company |
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Black Hills Generation, Inc. |
C |
DE |
Intermediate Holding Company |
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Harbor Cogeneration Company, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Exempt Wholesale Generator |
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Black Hills Ontario, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Qualifying Facility |
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Black Hills Colorado, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Exempt Wholesale Generator |
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Black Hills Valmont Colorado, Inc. |
C |
DE |
Financing Subsidiary |
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Black Hills Fountain Valley II, LLC |
LLC |
CO |
Intermediate Subsidiary |
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Black Hills Fountain Valley, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Real Estate Holding Subsidiary |
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E-Next A Equipment Leasing Company, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Financing Subsidiary |
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Fountain Valley Power, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Exempt Wholesale Generator |
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Black Hills Pepperell Power Associates, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Exempt Wholesale Generator |
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Black Hills Southwest, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Intermediate Subsidiary |
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Black Hills Nevada, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Intermediate Subsidiary |
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Black Hills Nevada Real Estate Holdings, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Real Estate Holding Subsidiary |
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Desert Arc I, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Intermediate Holding Company |
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Desert Arc II, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Intermediate Holding Company |
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Las Vegas Cogeneration Limited Partnership |
LP |
NV |
Qualifying Facility |
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Sunco, Ltd., a Limited Liability Company |
LLC |
NV |
QF Thermal Host |
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Las Vegas Cogeneration II, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Exempt Wholesale Generator |
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Las Vegas Cogeneration Energy Financing Company, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Financing Subsidiary |
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Black Hills Nevada Operations, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
EWG and QF Operating Subsidiary |
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Black Hills Ivanpah, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
EWG Development Subsidiary |
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Black Hills Ivanpah GP, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
EWG Development Subsidiary |
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EIF Investors, Inc. |
C |
DE |
Energy Investment Subsidiary |
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Black Hills Idaho Operations, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
QF Operating Subsidiary |
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West Cascade Energy, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
EWG Development Subsidiary |
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Adirondack Hydro Development Corporation |
C |
DE |
Inactive |
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Acquisition Partners, LP |
LP |
NY |
Inactive |
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NHP, LP |
LP |
NY |
Inactive |
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Black Hills Independent Power Fund, Inc. |
C |
TX |
Inactive |
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Wyodak Resources Development Corp. |
C |
DE |
Energy-Related Company |
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Black Hills Wyoming, Inc. |
C |
WY |
Exempt Wholesale Generator |
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Daksoft, Inc. |
C |
SD |
Information Technology Support |
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Enserco Energy Inc. |
C |
SD |
Energy-Related Company |
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Varifuel, LLC |
LLC |
SD |
Inactive |
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Black Hills Energy Resources, Inc. |
C |
SD |
Energy-Related Company |
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Black Hills Energy Pipeline, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Energy-Related Company |
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Black Hills Millennium Pipeline, Inc. |
C |
SD |
Energy-Related Company |
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Millennium Pipeline Company, LP |
LP |
TX |
Energy-Related Company |
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Black Hills Energy Terminal, LLC |
LLC |
SD |
Energy-Related Company |
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Black Hills Millennium Terminal, Inc. |
C |
SD |
Energy-Related Company |
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Millennium Terminal Company, LP |
LP |
TX |
Energy-Related Company |
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Black Hills Kilgore Energy Pipeline, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Energy-Related Company |
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Black Hills Kilgore Pipeline, Inc. |
C |
DE |
Energy-Related Company |
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Black Hills Kilgore Pipeline Company, LP |
LP |
TX |
Energy-Related Company |
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Black Hills Operating Company, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Energy-Related Company |
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Black Hills Fiber Systems, Inc. |
C |
SD |
Exempt Telecommunications Co. |
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Black Hills FiberCom, LLC |
LLC |
SD |
Exempt Telecommunications Co. |
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BHFC Publishing, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Exempt Telecommunications Co. |
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Black Hills Publishing Montana, LLC |
LLC |
DE |
Exempt Telecommunications Co. |
C = Corporation
LLC = Limited Liability Company
LP = Limited Partnership
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned company has duly caused this Application to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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BLACK HILLS CORPORATION |
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/S/ |
David R. Emery |
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Date: December 29, 2004 |
By: |
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Name: |
David R. Emery |
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Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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VERIFICATION
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA |
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COUNTY OF PENNINGTON |
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The undersigned being duly sworn deposes and says that he has duly executed the attached notification of registration dated December 29, 2004, for and on behalf of Black Hills Corporation; that he is the President and Chief Executive Officer of such company; and that all action by stockholders, directors and other bodies necessary to authorize deponent to execute and file such instrument has been taken. Deponent further says that he is familiar with such instrument and the contents thereof, and that the facts therein set forth are true to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief.
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BLACK HILLS CORPORATION |
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/S/ |
David R. Emery |
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Date: December 29, 2004 |
By: |
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Name: |
David R. Emery |
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Title: |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA |
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COUNTY OF PENNINGTON |
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Sworn to before me this 29th day of December, 2004.
/S/ Jayne Riske
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Jayne Riske, CLAS, Notary Public
My commission expires on August 17, 2007