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Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees: | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees | Commitments, Contingencies and Guarantees There have been no significant changes to commitments, contingencies and guarantees from those previously disclosed in Note 3 of our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2021 Annual Report on Form 10-K except for those described below. Power Sales Agreement On May 3, 2022, South Dakota Electric entered into an agreement with MDU to provide MDU capacity and energy up to a maximum of 50 MW in excess of Wygen III ownership. This agreement, which has similar terms and conditions as South Dakota Electric’s existing agreement with MDU expiring on December 31, 2023, is effective on January 1, 2024 and will expire on December 31, 2028. GT Resources, LLC v. Black Hills Corporation, Case No. 2020CV30751 (U.S. District Court for the City and County of Denver, Colorado) On April 13, 2022, a jury awarded $41 million for claims made by GT Resources, LLC (“GTR”) against BHC and two of its subsidiaries (Black Hills Exploration and Production, Inc. and Black Hills Gas Resources, Inc.), which ceased oil and natural gas operations in 2018 as part of BHC’s decision to exit the exploration and production business. The claims involved a dispute over a 2.3 million-acre concession award in Costa Rica which was acquired by a BHC subsidiary in 2003. GTR retained rights to receive a royalty interest on any hydrocarbon production from the concession upon the occurrence of contingent events. GTR contended that BHC and its subsidiaries failed to adequately pursue the opportunity and failed to transfer the concession to GTR. We believe we have meritorious defenses to the verdict and intend to appeal the verdict. At this time, we believe that the liability related to this matter, if any, is not reasonably estimable. Power Purchase Agreement On February 19, 2021, Colorado Electric entered into an agreement with TC Colorado Solar, LLC (TC Solar) to purchase up to 200 MW of renewable energy upon construction of a new solar facility, to be owned by TC Solar. This agreement relates to a new solar facility to be constructed and would expire 15 years after construction completion. On January 31, 2022, TC Solar provided notice of its intent to terminate the PPA. We disputed TC Solar's right to termination and, pursuant to the agreement, entered resolution negotiations to amend certain contract terms with TC Solar, which are ongoing. Transmission Service Agreements On January 1, 2022, Colorado Electric entered into a firm point-to-point transmission service agreement that provides Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc. with a maximum of 58 MW of transmission capacity. This agreement expires December 31, 2024. On January 1, 2022, South Dakota Electric entered into a firm point-to-point transmission service agreement that provides MEAN with a maximum of 20 MW of transmission capacity. This agreement expires December 31, 2023.

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