# Black Hills Corp: physical AI company

Canonical ID: `3ddbfb83-07b5-408a-b372-a83f0ff47e9a`

## Key facts

- **Google Cheyenne contract (company-stated, Oct 2026):** Definitive agreements, effective Sep 30 2026 through 2048, to supply about 2.7 GW including reserves to [Google](/companies/google.md)'s planned [Cheyenne](/locations/cheyenne-wyoming.md), [Wyoming](/locations/wyoming.md) data center.
- **Service timeline (company-stated, Oct 2026):** Service is expected to begin in late 2027 and ramp to peak capacity by 2030.
- **Supply mix (company-stated, Oct 2026):** Up to 590 MW on Black Hills' grid; about 2.1 GW from third-party generation via a private microgrid under its Large Power Contract Service tariff.
- **Gas investment (company-stated, Oct 2026):** Plans $1.8B in 2027-2029 for 564 MW of gas generation at Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station via a non-regulated affiliate; 26 MW from market purchases.
- **Cost terms (reported, Oct 2026):** [Google](/companies/google.md) bears the associated costs, and the agreements include $399M in refundable advances, per Investing.com.

- **Slug:** black-hills-corp
- **Status:** public

## Models

_No models registered._

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Black Hills Corp?

[South Dakota](/locations/south-dakota.md)-based electric and gas utility (NYSE: BKH) serving data center load in [Wyoming](/locations/wyoming.md), including [Google](/companies/google.md)'s planned [Cheyenne](/locations/cheyenne-wyoming.md) data center.

### What does Black Hills Corp make?

Black Hills Corp has no robot models recorded on the DEPLOY registry.

### Is Black Hills Corp publicly traded?

Yes. Black Hills Corp is publicly traded on public markets, per the DEPLOY registry.

### How can I invest in Black Hills Corp?

Black Hills Corp is publicly traded (public markets), so its shares can be bought through any broker.

### Who owns Black Hills Corp?

Black Hills Corp is publicly held by its shareholders.

### Is Black Hills Corp a top robotics company?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, funding, hiring, media, safety, and IP signals, Black Hills Corp ranks in roughly the top 21% of companies tracked by the registry.


## Sources (3)

1. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/10/06/3376007/0/en/black-hills-corp-executes-definitive-agreements-to-serve-google-s-planned-data-center-in-cheyenne-wyoming.html · 2026-10-06
2. https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/black-hills-stock-surges-5-on-18b-google-data-center-deal-4935314 · 2026-10-06
3. https://x.com/TheLastMegawatt/status/2107571513226588301 · 2026-10-06

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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