PUBLIC NOTICE — Joint Application (Application) of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co.
Pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act and the Wyoming Public Service Commission’s (Commission) Rules and Regulations, notice is hereby given of the Joint Application (Application) of Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co. d/b/a Black Hills Energy (CLFP), and Black Hills Power, Inc. d/b/a Black Hills Energy (BHP) for Commission review and approval of their 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP), as more fully described below:
• CLFP and BHP are public utilities subject to the Commission’s jurisdiction. Wyo. Stat. §§ 37-1-101(a)(vi)(C) and 37-2-112.
2. On November 7, 2025, CLFP and BHP jointly filed an Application, pursuant to Wyoming Statute §§ 37-3-401 et seq., requesting Commission review and approval of its 2025 WMP. A WMP outlines actions the electric utility will take to minimize the risk of wildfire and to respond to wildfire events. WMPs must include areas that may be subject to a heightened wildfire risk, a description of the standards for inspecting infrastructure and performing vegetation management, procedures for deenergizing power lines to mitigate potential wildfires, and procedures to restore service after a wildfire.
3. The Companies provided a list of agencies from which comments were solicited, the feedback received, and any actions taken by CLFP and BHP in response to those comments along with their Application. No rate review or review of prudently incurred costs have been requested in this docket.
4. This is not a complete description of CLFP and BHP’s Application. You may review the Companies’ 2025 WMP at the Commission or online at: https://psc.wyo.gov/public-resources/wildfire-mitigation.
5. Anyone desiring to file a statement, intervention petition, protest or request for a public hearing in this matter must do so, in writing, on or before December 10, 2025. Petitions shall set forth the grounds of the proposed intervention or request for hearing as well as the position and the interest of the petitioner in this proceeding. The Commission encourages public participation and comments will be received throughout the entirety of this proceeding. The opportunity to present verbal comments will be available to anyone appearing, either in person or remotely, during future public proceedings related to this matter. Submitting written comments to the Commission by the deadline set forth above may allow for resolution of issues and/or concerns identified therein. Please mention Docket Nos. 20002-146-EA-25 and/or 20003-262-EA-25 in all correspondence with the Commission.
6. If you wish to participate in this matter and you require reasonable accommodation for a disability, please contact the Commission at (307) 777-7427, or write to the Commission at 2515 Warren Avenue, Suite 300, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, to make necessary arrangements. Communications impaired persons may also contact the Commission by accessing Wyoming Relay at 711.
Dated: November 10, 2025.
(Publish November 13 and 20, 2025)