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Customers get higher bills while Black Hills Energy discovers data center gold

States Newsroom · November 12, 2026

While Rapid City residents debate whether data centers belong in their backyard, a homegrown corporation is quietly anchoring some of the largest tech developments in the country — just across the state line. Back home, its South Dakota electricity customers face substantial rate increases. Meanwhile, Black Hills…

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Customers get higher bills while Black Hills Energy discovers data center gold

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