The excerpts do not explicitly identify specific "areas of growth" in the traditional sense (e.g., market expansion, customer base growth, infrastructure expansion) within the docket. Instead, the primary focus of the docket is the approval of a new electric service agreement with deviations for the Big Stone South Energy Storage Project, LLC (BSSEP), and the associated updates to the tariff schedules to reflect this new agreement.
Key considerations related to this growth (i.e., the execution of a new service agreement and tariff changes) include:
- The new electric service agreement with deviations represents a contractual and operational change, adding BSSEP as a unique customer under non-standard rates and conditions
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- Confidentiality is a significant consideration, as key details—such as proprietary business information, sensitive customer and pricing information, and rate formulas—are protected as trade secrets under South Dakota law and are not disclosed publicly
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- The impact of this filing is limited to BSSEP, with no broader immediate revenue change or effect on other customers indicated in the filing
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- The effective date for the new agreement and tariff changes is August 1, 2025
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- The reason for the change is explicitly the execution of a new agreement rather than an overall growth strategy or program
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In summary, the main area of "growth" in this docket is the contractual addition of the Big Stone South Energy Storage Project, LLC, as a customer under a new, non-standard electric service agreement, with key considerations being confidentiality of terms, limited customer impact, and regulatory approval process.