Exhibit 23.2
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated March 10, 2005 relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Black Hills Corporation (which report on the consolidated financial statements expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, and Emerging Issues Task Force Issue 02-3, Accounting for Contracts Involving Energy Trading and Risk Management Activities, effective January 1, 2003; Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46 (Revised), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, effective December 31, 2003; and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, effective January 1, 2002) and managements report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Black Hills Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2004.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 8, 2005