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Mar 31, 2023
Black Hills Q1 2023 Earnings Report
Black Hills Corp. reported first quarter results, benefiting from new rates and rider recovery, the sale of Northern Iowa Windpower assets, customer growth, wholesale energy sales, and favorable weather.
Key Takeaways
Black Hills Corp. announced solid operational and financial results for Q1 2023, with earnings of $1.73 per share. The company benefited from new rates and rider recovery, gain on the sale of Northern Iowa Windpower assets, customer growth, wholesale energy sales and favorable weather. The company reaffirmed its 2023 earnings guidance.
Issued request for proposals for 100 megawatts of utility-owned renewable resources for South Dakota Electric
Received approval for Colorado Clean Energy Plan and expect ownership of 200 megawatts of renewable resources
Strengthened balance sheet, liquidity and credit metrics
Sold Iowa wind assets for net proceeds of $18.4 million and gain of $0.09 per share
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CapyFin.com Forward Guidance
Black Hills reaffirms its guidance for 2023 earnings per share available for common stock to be in the range of $3.65 to $3.85 based on certain assumptions.
Positive Outlook
- Normal weather conditions within our utility service territories including temperatures, precipitation levels and wind conditions
- Normal operations and weather conditions for planned construction, maintenance and/or capital investment projects
- Constructive and timely outcomes of utility regulatory dockets
- No significant unplanned outages at any of our generating facilities
- Production tax credits of approximately $20 million associated with wind generation assets
Challenges Ahead
- Equity issuance of $140 million to $160 million through the at-the-market equity offering program
- Interest expense of $180 million to $185 million, including debt refinancing activity
- Total operating expense of $600 million to $610 million, excluding fuel, purchased power, cost of natural gas sold, depreciation, depletion and amortization
- The accuracy of our assumptions on which our earnings guidance is based
- Our ability to obtain adequate cost recovery for our utility operations through regulatory proceedings and favorable rulings on periodic applications to recover costs
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