Black Hills : Energy donating 141 home appliances to non-profits
December 19, 2016 at 03:54 pm EST
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Cheyenne, Wyo., - Dec. 19, 2016 -Black Hills Energy is making the holidays happier by donating 141 major home appliances valued at $201,000 to non-profits in 18 communities across Wyoming. Employees will deliver the gifts during December.
'This event demonstrates our mission of 'Improving Life With Energy' by taking time to give back to the communities we serve,' said Shirley Welte, vice president of Black Hills Energy's Wyoming electric and natural gas utilities. 'As the year draws to a close, we thought this would be a nice way for our employees to reach out and engage with the communities we serve and the places our employees and their families call home.'
The donated appliances are part of an inventory reduction resulting from the company's decision to discontinue sales of hearth products, kitchen and laundry appliances. 'Competition in those areas is such that we cannot provide the level of value we want for our customers,' Welte said. 'We will continue to offer sales and service of furnaces and water heaters and our repair Program, the Customer Appliance Protection Plan, in communities where we always have. Those remain a good value.'
Wyoming communities where non-profits will receive appliances:
Northeast Wyoming: Gillette, Moorcroft, Newcastle, Upton and Wright
Central Wyoming: Bar Nunn, Casper, Douglas, Glenrock, Lander and Riverton
Southern Wyoming: Cheyenne, Hanna, Laramie, Medicine Bow, Rawlins, Saratoga and Torrington
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Black Hills Corporation is a customer-focused, growth-oriented utility company. The Company serves 1.33 million natural gas and electric utility customers in eight states: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. The Company has two segments. The Electric Utilities segment generates, transmits and distributes electricity to approximately 222,000 electric utility customers in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota and Wyoming. Its Electric Utilities own 1,394 megawatts of generation and 9,106 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines. Its Gas Utilities segment serves approximately 1,116,000 natural gas utility customers in Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska and Wyoming. Its Gas Utilities own and operate approximately 4663 miles of intrastate gas transmission pipelines and 42,514 miles of gas distribution mains and service lines, seven natural gas storage sites, more than 50,000 horsepower of compression and 516 miles of gathering lines.
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