Commitments and Contingencies:

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

There have been no significant changes to commitments and contingencies from those previously disclosed in Note 19 of our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2019 Annual Report on Form 10-K except for those described below.

Future Purchase Agreement - Black Hills Wyoming and Wyoming Electric

Black Hills Wyoming has a PPA with Wyoming Electric expiring on December 31, 2022, which provides 60 MW of unit-contingent capacity and energy from Black Hills Wyoming’s Wygen I facility. On August 2, 2019, Black Hills Wyoming and Wyoming Electric jointly filed a request with FERC for approval of a new 60 MW PPA. On February 21, 2020, the FERC set this filing for hearing. However, the hearing has been placed in abeyance pending a FERC monitored settlement process. Settlement negotiations are ongoing among all parties. Any settlement would require FERC approval. To the extent the parties are unable to reach agreement, the next step in FERC’s process would be to set the matter for hearing. See Note 5 for additional information.