<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000950170-24-075416.txt : 20240620
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20240620121825
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950170-24-075416
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	11-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20231231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240620
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240620

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BLACK HILLS CORP /SD/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001130464
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		IRS NUMBER:				460458824
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			SD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		11-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31303
		FILM NUMBER:		241054990

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7001 MT RUSHMORE RD
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1400
		CITY:			RAPID CITY
		STATE:			SD
		ZIP:			57709
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6057212343

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		7001 MT RUSHMORE RD
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 1400
		CITY:			RAPID
		STATE:			SD
		ZIP:			57709

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BLACK HILLS HOLDING CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20001222
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">To the Plan Participants and Plan Administrator of</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Opinion on the Financial Statements</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the &#x201c;Plan&#x201d;) as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the &#x201c;financial statements&#x201d;). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2023 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan&#x2019;s financial statements. The supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan&#x2019;s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedules reconcile to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedules. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedules, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedules, including their form and content, are presented in compliance with the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, such schedules are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.</font></p>
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    <td style="text-indent:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:10pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Participant-directed investments</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">605,865,266</font></p></td>
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    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="text-indent:10pt;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:10pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Receivables:</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="text-indent:15pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:15pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Employer contribution</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">168,972</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">221,494</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:15pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:15pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Notes receivable from participants</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">10,600,979</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:middle;text-align:left;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:center;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Net assets available for benefits</font></p></td>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;" id="statement_of_changes_in_net_assets"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">BLACK HILLS CORPORATION 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;" id="notes_to_financial_statements"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">BLACK HILLS CORPORATION 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">As of December 31, 2023 and 2022 and for the Year Ended December 31, 2023</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;" id="note_1_description_of_the_plan"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">(1)	DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">The following description of the Black Hills Corporation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the &#x201c;Plan&#x201d;) is provided for general information purposes only. Participants should refer to the plan document for a more complete description of the Plan&#x2019;s information.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">General</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; The Plan is a defined-contribution plan for eligible employees of Black Hills Corporation and subsidiary companies (the &#x201c;Company&#x201d; or &#x201c;Plan Sponsor&#x201d;). The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) and is designed to comply with the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Plan Administration </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#x2014;</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Charles Schwab Trust Bank (Charles Schwab) serves as custodian and record keeper. The Plan is administered by the Black Hills Corporation Benefits Committee (the &#x201c;Committee&#x201d;). Charles Schwab is the trustee of the Plan.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Participants are vested immediately in their contributions, plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Company&#x2019;s contribution portion of their accounts is based on years of service at a rate of 20% per year. A participant is 100% vested after five years of service. Participants also become fully vested in Company contributions if their employment with the Company is terminated due to retirement at or after attainment of age 65, total and permanent disability, or death.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Contributions</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; Contributions to the Plan include (i) salary reduction contributions authorized by participants, (ii) matching contributions made by the Company, (iii) non-elective contributions made by the Company; and (iv) participant rollovers from another plan.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Company Matching Contributions</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; The Company makes a standard matching contribution which is equal to 100% of each eligible participant&#x2019;s pre-tax, Roth and after-tax deferral contributions up to 6% of the participant&#x2019;s compensation as provided under the Plan. All matching contributions are invested as directed by the participant. Company Matching Contributions of $17,224,350 were made to eligible participants in 2023.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Company Retirement Contributions</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; The Company Retirement Contributions are non-elective contributions made to eligible participants equal to a certain percent of their eligible compensation based upon their age and years of service at a certain date. All Company Retirement Contributions are invested as directed by the participant. Company Retirement Contributions of $12,742,196 were made to eligible participants in 2023.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Rollover Contributions</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or defined-contribution plans.  Contributions are subject to certain IRC limitations. The Plan received $4,209,297 in rollover contributions from other qualified plans in 2023.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Participant Accounts</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; Individual accounts are maintained for each Plan participant. As applicable, each participant&#x2019;s account is credited with (i) the participant&#x2019;s contribution and related matching, and (ii) Plan earnings. Participant accounts are also charged an allocation of Plan losses and administrative expenses. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances, as defined in the Plan document. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant&#x2019;s vested account.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Investments</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; Participants may direct the investment of their contributions, the Company contributions and/or their account balances into various investment options offered by the Plan and may change investments and transfer amounts between funds daily. The Plan offers 21 investment options, including a common collective trust stable value fund, Vanguard mutual funds, common stock of the Company, and a self-directed brokerage account feature, Schwab Personal Choice Retirement Account (PCRA). With respect to common stock of the Company, participants may direct up to 20% of their account balance in Black Hills Corporation common stock. With respect to the PCRA, participants may direct up to 100% of their account balance in permitted investments of the PCRA (which excludes the Plan&#x2019;s investment offerings).</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Notes Receivable from Participants</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; Participants may borrow a minimum of $1,000 from their accounts and up to a maximum of the lesser of $50,000, reduced by the highest outstanding loan balance during the one-year period ending the day before the request for a new loan, or one-half of the vested account balance. Loans are secured by an assignment of a participant&#x2019;s vested interest in the Plan, and bear interest at 1% over the prime interest rate on the date of the loan. Principal and interest are paid ratably through payroll deductions. Loans must be repaid within 5 years; however, terms may exceed 5 years for the purchase of a primary residence and must be repaid within 15 years. Participants may not have more than one loan outstanding at any time. Loans are prohibited for terminated employees.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">As of December 31, 2023, participant loans have maturities through August 29, 2038 at interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 9.50%.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Payment of Benefits</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; On termination of service with the Company (including termination of service due to death, disability, or retirement), a participant (or the participant&#x2019;s beneficiary in the case of death) may generally elect to receive either a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participant&#x2019;s vested interest in his or her account, or installment payments.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Participants are also eligible to make hardship withdrawals from their deferred contributions in the event of certain financial hardships.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Forfeited Accounts</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; When certain terminations of participation in the Plan occur, the non-vested portion of the participant&#x2019;s account as defined by the Plan, represents a forfeiture. The Plan document permits the use of forfeitures to either reduce future employer contributions or plan administrative expenses for the plan year. However, if a participant is reemployed and fulfills certain requirements, as defined in the plan document, the account will be reinstated. During 2023, Company contributions were reduced by $780,785 from forfeited non-vested accounts. The balance of the forfeiture account on December 31, 2023 and 2022 was $299,194 and $28,703, respectively.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;" id="note_2_summary_of_accounting_policies"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">(2)	SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Basis of Accounting</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Investment Valuation and Income Recognition</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; The Plan&#x2019;s investments are stated at fair value or net asset value (&#34;NAV&#34;). Fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. NAV is determined by the financial institution sponsoring such funds by dividing the net assets by its units outstanding at the valuation date. See Note 3 for discussion on fair value measurements.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.  Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation (depreciation) includes the Plan&#x2019;s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Notes Receivable from Participants</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent participant loans are recorded as distributions based on the terms of the Plan document.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Administrative Expenses</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; Plan administrative expenses of approximately $340,671 in 2023 were paid by the Company. Plan administrative expenses of approximately $97,643 in 2023 were paid by plan participants and are reflected in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Excess Contributions Payable</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; The Plan is required to return contributions received during the Plan year in excess of the IRC limits. As of December 31, 2023, the Plan did not have any excess contributions payable.</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p>
  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Roth 401(k) Option</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; Roth 401(k) employee contributions are made on an after-tax basis. The Company match applies to the Roth 401(k) contributions.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Use of Estimates</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires Plan management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and changes therein and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Risks and Uncertainties</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> &#x2014; The Plan provides various investment options to its participants. Investment securities, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate risk, credit risk, and overall market volatility. Market risks include global events which could impact  the value of investment securities, such as a pandemic or international conflict. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such change could materially affect the value of the participants&#x2019; account balances and the amounts reported in the financial statements.</font></p>
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  <p style="text-indent:-7.143%;padding-left:6.667%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;" id="note_3_fair_value_measurements"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">(3</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">)	</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">ASC 820, </font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;font-style:italic;min-width:fit-content;">Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">, provides a framework for measuring fair value. That framework provides a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methodologies used to measure fair value, as follows:</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Additional information about plan assets, including methods and assumptions used to estimate the fair value of these assets, is as follows:</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Mutual funds</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> are categorized as Level 1 and are valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Common stock</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> is valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which the securities are traded. Common stock is categorized as Level 1. See Note 7 for further discussion of Black Hills Corporation common stock.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Self-directed brokerage accounts</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> consist of common stocks, mutual fund, and short-term investments that are valued on the basis of readily determinable market prices and are categorized as Level 1. These accounts also consist of bonds, which are valued by evaluated pricing from observable market prices, and are categorized as Level 2.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration:underline;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Common collective trust funds</font><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;"> are funds based upon the redemption price of units held by the Plan, which is based on the current net asset value (NAV) of the common collective trust fund&#x2019;s underlying assets. The NAV, as provided by the custodian, is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value. Unit values are determined by the financial institution sponsoring such funds by dividing the net assets by its units outstanding at the valuation dates. See Note 6 for further disclosure.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">The following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy a summary of the Plan&#x2019;s investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2023 and 2022:</font></p>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Mutual funds</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">-</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">640,286,907</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Black Hills Corporation common stock</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">-</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">-</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">15,331,403</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Self-directed brokerage accounts - PCRA</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Common collective trust fund</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">-</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Black Hills Corporation common stock</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">-</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">19,793,957</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Self-directed brokerage accounts - PCRA</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">17,234,893</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">6,759,957</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">-</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">-</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Common collective trust fund</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">-</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">-</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">30,804,289</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Total investments</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">$</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">$</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">$</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">-</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">$</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">575,060,977</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2.25pt double #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:2.25pt double #000000;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">$</font></p></td>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Participants may direct either the withdrawal or transfer of all or a portion of their investment at contract value. Contract value represents contributions made to the Fund, plus earnings, less participant withdrawals and administrative expenses. Certain events may limit the ability of the Plan to transact at contract value with the stable value fund (for example, partial or complete termination of the Plan or its merger with another plan, plant closings, layoffs, bankruptcy, mergers, early retirement incentives, certain transfers of assets from the stable value fund) and may also limit the ability of the stable value fund to transact at contract value with the participants. Plan management believes that the occurrence of events that would cause the Fund to transact at less than contract value is not probable.</font></p>
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  <p style="text-indent:-7.143%;padding-left:6.667%;font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;" id="note_7_exempt_party_in_interest"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:bold;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">(7)	RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND EXEMPT PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">The Plan invests in a fund offered by Charles Schwab and Black Hills Corporation common stock. These transactions qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions.</font></p>
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  <p style="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-size:9pt;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">At December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Plan held 284,178 and 281,404 shares, respectively, of common stock of Black Hills Corporation, the sponsoring employer, with a cost basis of $15,109,830 and $14,846,749 respectively. The market value of these shares totaled $15,331,403 and $19,793,957 at December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Plan recorded dividend income from this investment of $704,588.</font></p>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">51,931,617</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Fund</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">57,134,760</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">61,774,442</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Fund</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">55,908,091</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
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    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">41,923,927</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Fund</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">27,574,466</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Fund</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">12,302,960</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Vanguard Target Retirement 2065 Fund</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">1,390,549</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Vanguard Target Retirement 2070 Fund</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">17,781</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Vanguard Target Retirement Income Fund</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">7,320,695</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">24,548,525</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Vanguard Total International Stock Index</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">34,778,699</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Total mutual funds</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">640,286,907</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Common stock - Black Hills Corporation*</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">15,331,403</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Self-directed brokerage accounts - PCRA</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">32,187,374</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">Participant loans* (interest rates ranging from 4.25% - 9.50%; Maturity dates extending through August 29, 2038)</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:pre-wrap;vertical-align:bottom;text-align:center;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:right;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">10,432,007</font></p></td>
    <td style="white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:bottom;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:9pt;background-color:#cff0fc;word-break:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;">
    <td style="text-indent:5pt;vertical-align:middle;"><p style="margin-left:5pt;text-indent:0;font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="color:#000000;white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#xfeff;</font></p></td>
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    <td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #ffffff03;"><p style="font-size:9pt;margin-top:0;font-family:Times New Roman;margin-bottom:0;text-align:left;"><font style="white-space:pre-wrap;font-family:Arial;min-width:fit-content;">&#160;</font></p></td>
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   <tr style="height:12pt;background-color:#ffffff;word-break:break-word;">
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