# BLACK HILLS ENERGY — Cuming County, NE

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 31039 / OPID 15359  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

24.170411 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Cuming County, NE; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

BLACK HILLS ENERGY (PHMSA OPID 15359) reported 24.170411 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Cuming County, NE (county FIPS 31039) 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: `c5b7861245f699519e25ce2c621609725642d19a5825579c3e2f2932be8312d9`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-26T00:40:23.701Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-71a316544cc41176ce8d6e3d`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "31039",
  "stateFips": "31",
  "state": "NE",
  "county": "Cuming County",
  "region": "Cuming County, NE",
  "operator": {
    "id": "15359",
    "name": "BLACK HILLS ENERGY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 24.17041098,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 7257,
    "rowSha256": "8128c5406230536e64b6bfaf01c9f8ca1f021af51e2aea97eca1bd2ee7313d0b"
  },
  "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"
}
```