# BLACK HILLS ENERGY — Lincoln County, CO

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 08073 / OPID 15359  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

26.075358 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Lincoln County, CO; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

BLACK HILLS ENERGY (PHMSA OPID 15359) reported 26.075358 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Lincoln County, CO (county FIPS 08073) 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: `74c1f6e8cce993fb4371dd0a12c0915584e5316ee216bd720b980c379f7c4c8b`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T15:46:32.921Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-8baab2dab3bcf7d245f17e8e`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "08073",
  "stateFips": "08",
  "state": "CO",
  "county": "Lincoln County",
  "region": "Lincoln County, CO",
  "operator": {
    "id": "15359",
    "name": "BLACK HILLS ENERGY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 26.07535795,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 1039,
    "rowSha256": "ac2c9ed3aec3e79e9780b18870f8bf6f256dbda5d3bf9d64398c082b770bde87"
  },
  "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"
}
```