BLACK HILLS ENERGY MERGER ADVANCES TO NEBRASKA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION

KEARNEY - Black Hills Corp., Lincoln’s natural gas provider, announced that it advances its merger with a Montana-based company to the Nebraska Public Service Commission for consideration.

The utility company announced the merger with NorthWestern Energy in August. The two companies submitted a joint application seeking regulatory approval for a merger Monday. If approved, the merge is expected to go into effect 12 to 15 months after it first announced in August.

Federal and state regulators, including the Nebraska Public Service Commission, will have to approve the merger. The commission will set a schedule for approval in the coming weeks and will hold a final vote on the application sometime in the first half of 2026, said Jason McFarley, a spokesperson for the commission.

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