UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM U-6B-2

 

Certificate of Notification

(Rule 52)

 

BLACK HILLS CORPORATION

625 Ninth Street

P.O. Box 1400

Rapid City, SD 57701

 

Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935

 

This certificate is notice that the above-named company has issued, renewed or guaranteed the security or securities described herein which issue, renewal or guaranty was exempted from the provisions of section 6(a) of the Act and was neither the subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1, nor included within the exemption provided by Rule 48.

 

1.

Type of security or securities (“draft,” “promissory note”).

 

Borrowings made as part of the intercompany financing program.

 

2.

Issue, renewal or guaranty.

 

Issuance of cash advances through the intercompany borrowing structure.

 

3.

Principal amount of each security.

 

See Schedule 1.

 

4.

Rates of interest per annum of each security.

 

See Schedule 1

 

5.

Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security.

 

Borrowings are made on a daily basis between the reporting period of July 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005, and reported at the end of the quarter.

 

6.

If renewal of security, give date of original issue.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

7.

Date of maturity of each security (in the case of demand notes, indicate “on demand”).

 

On demand.

 

8.

Name of the person to whom each security was issued, renewed or guaranteed.

 

See Schedule 1.

 

9.

Collateral given with each security, if any.

 

None.

 

10.

Consideration received for each security.

 

See Schedule 1.

11.

Application of proceeds of each security.

General corporate purposes.

12.

Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below whether the issue, renewal or guaranty of each security was exempt from the provision of Section 6(a) because of:

 

(a)

the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section 6(b).

 

 

(b)

the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of Section 6(b).

 

 

(c)

the provisions contained in any rule of the Commission other than

Rule 48. [ x ]

(If reporting for more than one security, insert the identifying symbol after applicable statement.)

13.

If the security or securities were exempt from the provisions of section 6(a) by virtue of the first sentence of section 6(b), give the figures which indicate that the security or securities aggregate (together with all other than outstanding notes and drafts of a maturity of nine months or less, exclusive of days of grace, as to which such company is primarily or secondarily liable) not more than 5 per centum of the principal amount and par value** of the other securities of such company then outstanding. (Demand notes, regardless of how long they may have been outstanding, shall be considered as maturing in not more than nine months for purposes of the exemption from Section 6(a) of the Act granted by the first sentence of Section 6(b).

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

14.

If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of section 6(a) because of the fourth sentence of section 6(b), name the security outstanding on January 1, 1935, pursuant to the terms of which the security or securities herein described have been issued.

 

Not applicable.

15.

If the securities are exempt from the provisions of section 6(a) because of any rule of the Commission other than Rule 48 designate the rule under which exemption is claimed.

Rule 52.

 

 

 

BLACK HILLS CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark T. Thies                                

 

Name:

Mark T. Thies

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:

November ­­28­­­­, 2005

 

 

 

 

Form U-6B-2

SCHEDULE 1

 

Issuing Company

Borrowing Company

Beginning Balance 7/1/05

Borrowings (Repayments)

Transfer to

Non-Utility

Money Pool

Non-Utility Money Pool Borrowings (Advances)

Non-Utility Money Pool

Balance

9/30/2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Hills Wyoming, Inc.

Black Hills Generation, Inc.

$400,303,688

$(216,470,638)

$183,833,050

$77,796,886

$261,629,936


Black Hills Generation, Inc.


Las Vegas Cogeneration II, LLC


54,298,189


(1,310,503)


52,987,686


(1,565,322)


51,422,364


Black Hills Generation, Inc.


Sunco, Ltd., LLC


2,830,826


81,403


2,912,229


139,126


3,051,355


Black Hills Generation, Inc.


Fountain Valley Power, LLC


127,680,523


(12,620,040)


115,060,483


(3,744,877)


111,315,606


Harbor Cogeneration Company, LLC


Black Hills Generation, Inc.


24,159,166


4,310,718


28,469,884


(58,095,200)


(29,625,316)


Black Hills Idaho Operations, LLC

 

Black Hills Generation, Inc.

 

497,038

 

73,247

 

570,285

 

(1,176,894)

 

(606,608)


EIF Investors, Inc.


Black Hills Generation, Inc.


735,614


461,572


1,197,185


(1,237,475)


(40,289)


Black Hills Colorado, LLC


Black Hills Generation, Inc.


386,511


(50,214)


336,297


(1,078,178)


(741,881)


Black Hills Ontario, LLC


Black Hills Generation, Inc.


1,823,964


(56,097)


1,767,867


(3,974,166)


(2,206,299)


LV Cogeneration LP


Black Hills Generation, Inc.


4,432,119


471,464


4,903,583


(10,606,636)


(5,703,053)


Black Hills Nevada Operations


Black Hills Generation, Inc.


333, 362


19,187


352,549


(692,251)


(339,702)


BH Nevada Real Estate Holdings, LLC


Black Hills Generation, Inc.


569,722


22,700


592,422


(1,229,746)


(637,324)


BH Nevada, LLC


Black Hills Generation, Inc.


533


3


536


(1,077)


(541)


Black Hills Corporation


Daksoft, Inc.


1,167,077


20,372


1,187,449


(161,136)


1,026,313


Black Hills Corporation


Black Hills Wyoming, Inc.


166,753,743


(95,278,348)


71,475,395


(309,496,347)


(238,020,953)


Wyodak Resources Development Corp.


Black Hills Exploration and Production, Inc.

 

30,691,577

 

1,015,503

 

31,707,080

 

(31,707,080)

 

-


Black Hills Energy, Inc.


Black Hills Exploration and Production, Inc.


16,580,881


3,267,528


19,848,409


53,097,426


72,945,835


Black Hills Corporation


Black Hills Exploration and Production, Inc.


26,515,224


(109,695)


26,405,529


(26,405,529)


-


Non-Utility Money Pool


Enserco Energy Inc.


-


-


-


45,932,074


45,932,074


Wyodak Resources Development Corp


Non-Utility Money Pool


-


-


-


(30,444,019)


(30,444,019)


Black Hills Energy, Inc.


Non-Utility Money Pool


-


-


-


(19,305,458)


(19,305,458)

 

 

 

Issuing Company

Borrowing Company

Beginning Balance 7/1/05

Borrowings (Repayments)

Transfer to

Utility

Money Pool

Utility

Money Pool Borrowings (Advances)

Utility

Money Pool

Balance

9/30/2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Hills Corporation

Black Hills Power, Inc.

$10,682,575

$(1,600,000)

$9,082,575

$1,319,162

$10,401,737


Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power


Utility Money Pool

-

-

-

238,887

238,887

 

Note: The rates on these borrowings were either LIBOR + 1.25 or LIBOR + 3.25. Money pool borrowings are made at Libor + 0.70. From 7/1/05 to 9/30/05, the month-end LIBOR ranged from 3.52% to 3.86%.