# BLACK HILLS ENERGY — Kit Carson County, CO

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 08063 / OPID 15359  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

50.039794 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Kit Carson County, CO; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

BLACK HILLS ENERGY (PHMSA OPID 15359) reported 50.039794 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Kit Carson County, CO (county FIPS 08063) 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: `689f106681a3457c198de2c7d4348a94a61dab806b2f3d9e8f28328aa009bfd4`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-25T16:42:32.037Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-c7f2dc394d338701eb1d8a9b`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "08063",
  "stateFips": "08",
  "state": "CO",
  "county": "Kit Carson County",
  "region": "Kit Carson County, CO",
  "operator": {
    "id": "15359",
    "name": "BLACK HILLS ENERGY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 50.03979353,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 1005,
    "rowSha256": "34399603741d7c3d52f75d67210e3aa311cf89ebfcf39199a3dfc102034f69c4"
  },
  "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"
}
```