South Dakota Xcel customers will pay higher electric rates after utilities commission settlement

By: Meghan O'Brien

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 375

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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PIERRE — A panel of South Dakota regulators approved an electric rate increase Friday for Xcel Energy customers and allowed eight entities to intervene in a pending Black Hills Energy rate case.

Xcel initially sought an increase last June that would have raised the average bill for its residential customers by 19%, equating to about $21 per month. That would have raised $43.6 million in additional annual revenue. The company has about 107,000 customers …

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