# BLACK HILLS ENERGY — Lancaster County, NE

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 31109 / OPID 15359  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

23.375498 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Lancaster County, NE; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

BLACK HILLS ENERGY (PHMSA OPID 15359) reported 23.375498 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Lancaster County, NE (county FIPS 31109) in the public NPMS summary snapshot dated 2026-07-16. The snapshot includes active assets only and excludes permanently abandoned assets. Exact pipeline locations and restricted NPMS GIS data are not included.

## Provenance

- Official: Yes
- Source: <https://www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov/Documents/NPMS_Active_Pipe_County_Mileage.xlsx>
- Source ID: `npms-public-summaries`
- SHA-256: `971b4a56d5b0d246b1e217a978dca7b14179296cd7044ca9551f65db61355841`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-27T03:33:58.571Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-3341cdd9949914245862aee7`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "31109",
  "stateFips": "31",
  "state": "NE",
  "county": "Lancaster County",
  "region": "Lancaster County, NE",
  "operator": {
    "id": "15359",
    "name": "BLACK HILLS ENERGY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 23.37549811,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 7367,
    "rowSha256": "fd2a774d1d39cca5f81661b07a1af61caf094ab42ae3425e40d4e739baff1c61"
  },
  "citedSections": [
    "191.29"
  ],
  "caveat": "Public aggregate snapshot only. It is not a complete representation of exact pipeline locations, may be updated, and is not an agency finding about facility condition.",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "operatorName": "BLACK HILLS ENERGY"
}
```