# BLACK HILLS ENERGY — Phelps County, NE

**Citation:** NPMS FIPS 31137 / OPID 15359  
**Type / status:** inspection / current  
**Agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration  
**Effective:** Not stated  
**Published:** 2026-07-16

26.596409 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Phelps County, NE; public NPMS snapshot 2026-07-16.

## Document text

BLACK HILLS ENERGY (PHMSA OPID 15359) reported 26.596409 active Natural Gas pipeline miles in Phelps County, NE (county FIPS 31137) 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: `3ad1c9f3813b6b9cf8a3cec0a2c7c3054398b95b48a75dd38875ffee167ccd30`
- Retrieved: 2026-08-20T04:38:11.081Z
- Exported: 2026-08-24T20:32:10.650Z
- Document slug: `npms-mileage-c8a7416d7c5f6403e051a53b`

### Source metadata

```json
{
  "materialSubtype": "pipeline_mileage",
  "dataAsOf": "2026-07-16",
  "dateBasis": "data_as_of_not_publication_date",
  "fips": "31137",
  "stateFips": "31",
  "state": "NE",
  "county": "Phelps County",
  "region": "Phelps County, NE",
  "operator": {
    "id": "15359",
    "name": "BLACK HILLS ENERGY"
  },
  "commodity": "Natural Gas",
  "mileage": 26.59640908,
  "plantCount": null,
  "snapshotScope": "active_assets_only",
  "personalContactDataExcluded": true,
  "restrictedGisExcluded": true,
  "provenance": {
    "workbook": "pipeline_mileage",
    "sheet": "Summary - Cnty, Oper, Commodity",
    "rowNumber": 7415,
    "rowSha256": "c194a5a6eeb1cc3580b0203b5b066282e61d480a61775902bc8759d7573327c5"
  },
  "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"
}
```