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Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company d/b/a Black Hills Energy: what it publishes for small generators (qualifying facilities) under PURPA, field by field, with the source for each. Checked on October 4, 2026.
When this may change: Tariff: the Company will file to update the Energy Purchase Rate no later than July 1 in each even-numbered year. In Docket 20003-274-ET-26 CLFP asked to keep the current rate and extend the avoided cost filing deadline to June 1, 2027.
Rates, eligibility and contract terms change: confirm them with the utility or the state utility commission before relying on them.
| Schedule | Standard Rate for Purchasing Power from Qualifying Small Power Production or Cogeneration Facilities Greater Than 25 kW (Wyo. P.S.C. Tariff No. 14, Original Sheet Nos. 42-44)Source: blackhillsenergy.com: clfp_electric.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||
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| Docket or order | Rate continued as approved in WPSC Docket No. 20003-239-ET-24; application to keep the same rate pending in Docket No. 20003-274-ET-26 (filed June 25, 2026) Unverified. We could not fully confirm this from a primary document; see the note. Check the source before using it. Note: Tariff sheets 42-44 print no docket number; the docket references come from the WPSC public notice dated July 14, 2026. The 2024 order itself was not retrieved. Source: drive.google.com: uc?export=download&id=1iPKmTr7810re0CpuqE8rV87D… · also: blackhillsenergy.com: clfp_electric.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||
| Effective date | 2023-03-01 Note: Sheets 42-44 (Original, issued December 13, 2022) are still in the tariff posted July 2026; per WPSC notice the $0.01922 rate was carried forward in Docket 20003-239-ET-24 and CLFP asked in June 2026 to keep it. Source: blackhillsenergy.com: clfp_electric.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||
| Next update | Tariff: the Company will file to update the Energy Purchase Rate no later than July 1 in each even-numbered year. In Docket 20003-274-ET-26 CLFP asked to keep the current rate and extend the avoided cost filing deadline to June 1, 2027.Source: blackhillsenergy.com: clfp_electric.pdf · also: drive.google.com: uc?export=download&id=1iPKmTr7810re0CpuqE8rV87D… · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||
| Size cap | Published rate for QFs greater than 25 kW up to 1 MW; QFs 1 MW and greater require a negotiated Power Purchase Agreement. Net-metering customers' unused year-end kWh credits are also bought at this rate.Source: blackhillsenergy.com: clfp_electric.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||
| Resource types | All PURPA qualifying small power production and cogeneration facilities; payment is independent of facility type or energy source.Source: blackhillsenergy.com: clfp_electric.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||
| Energy rate structure | Single flat Energy Purchase Rate for all generation measured at a production meter (no time-of-use or seasonal split); $50/month production meter charge; consumption billed separately under the applicable retail schedule (not net metered).Source: blackhillsenergy.com: clfp_electric.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||
| Energy rates (sample cells) |
Copied as printed: a few labelled cells, not the full rate matrix. The whole schedule is linked below. Note: Tariff sheet prints "$0.01922" without a unit; the WPSC notice for Docket 20003-274-ET-26 states $0.01922 per kilowatt-hour (kWh). Source: blackhillsenergy.com: clfp_electric.pdf · also: drive.google.com: uc?export=download&id=1iPKmTr7810re0CpuqE8rV87D… · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||
| Capacity payment | None separate: the tariff pays only the per-kWh Energy Purchase Rate.Source: blackhillsenergy.com: clfp_electric.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||
| Contract terms | Not stated in the source. Unverified. We could not fully confirm this from a primary document; see the note. Check the source before using it. Note: Tariff prints no contract term; it requires an application, interconnection study ($100 plus $1/kW, max $1,000) and executed Interconnection Agreement. QFs 1 MW and greater negotiate a Power Purchase Agreement. Source: blackhillsenergy.com: clfp_electric.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||
| Price fixity | Not fixed: the rate applies until superseded, and bills are prorated when the rate changes. Power purchase agreements under 1 MW signed before the tariff took effect are exempt.Source: blackhillsenergy.com: clfp_electric.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 | ||||||
| Schedule link | https://www.blackhillsenergy.com/sites/blackhillsenergy.com/files/clfp_electric.pdf Note: The tariff book is one PDF; the QF schedule is at Original Sheet Nos. 42-44 (summary on Sheet No. 8). Source: blackhillsenergy.com: clfp_electric.pdf · checked 2026-10-04 |
Values are copied as printed in the source. Where a value draws on more than one document, every source is listed, primary first.
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