UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM U-6B-2

 

Certificate of Notification

(Rule 52)

 

BLACK HILLS CORPORATION

625 Ninth Street

P.O. Box 1400

Rapid City, SD 57701

 

Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935

 

This certificate is notice that the above-named company has issued, renewed or guaranteed the security or securities described herein which issue, renewal or guaranty was exempted from the provisions of section 6(a) of the Act and was neither the subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1, nor included within the exemption provided by Rule 48.

 

1.

Type of security or securities (“draft,” “promissory note”).

 

Borrowings made as part of the intercompany financing program.

 

2.

Issue, renewal or guaranty.

 

Issuance of cash advances through the intercompany borrowing structure.

 

3.

Principal amount of each security.

 

See Schedule 1.

 

4.

Rates of interest per annum of each security.

 

See Schedule 1

 

5.

Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security.

 

Borrowings are made on a daily basis between the reporting period of April 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005, and reported at the end of the quarter.

 

6.

If renewal of security, give date of original issue.

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

7.

Date of maturity of each security (in the case of demand notes, indicate “on demand”).

 

On demand.

 

8.

Name of the person to whom each security was issued, renewed or guaranteed.

 

See Schedule 1.

 

9.

Collateral given with each security, if any.

 

None.

 

10.

Consideration received for each security.

 

See Schedule 1.

11.

Application of proceeds of each security.

General corporate purposes.

12.

Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below whether the issue, renewal or guaranty of each security was exempt from the provision of Section 6(a) because of:

(a)

the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section 6(b).

 

(b)

the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of Section 6(b).

 

(c)

the provisions contained in any rule of the Commission other than

Rule 48. [ x ]

(If reporting for more than one security, insert the identifying symbol after applicable statement.)

13.

If the security or securities were exempt from the provisions of section 6(a) by virtue of the first sentence of section 6(b), give the figures which indicate that the security or securities aggregate (together with all other than outstanding notes and drafts of a maturity of nine months or less, exclusive of days of grace, as to which such company is primarily or secondarily liable) not more than 5 per centum of the principal amount and par value** of the other securities of such company then outstanding. (Demand notes, regardless of how long they may have been outstanding, shall be considered as maturing in not more than nine months for purposes of the exemption from Section 6(a) of the Act granted by the first sentence of Section 6(b).

 

Not applicable.

 

 

 

 

14.

If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of section 6(a) because of the fourth sentence of section 6(b), name the security outstanding on January 1, 1935, pursuant to the terms of which the security or securities herein described have been issued.

 

Not applicable.

15.

If the securities are exempt from the provisions of section 6(a) because of any rule of the Commission other than Rule 48 designate the rule under which exemption is claimed.

Rule 52.

 

 

BLACK HILLS CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Mark T. Thies

 

 

Name:

Mark T. Thies

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

 

Date:     August 26, 2005

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 1

 

 

Issuing

Company

Borrowing

Company

Beginning

Balance

4/1/05

Borrowings

(Repayments)

Ending

Balance

6/30/05

Rate

Wyodak Resources

Development Corp.

Black Hills Exploration and

Production, Inc.

28,577,661

2,113,916

30,691,577

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Wyoming

Inc.

Black Hills Generation,

Inc.

118,801,928

81,501,760

200,303,688

LIBOR + 3.25

Black Hills Corporation

Black Hills Fiber Systems,

Inc.

3,949,803

(3,949,803)

01

 

BHFC Publishing,

LLC

Black Hills Fiber Systems,

Inc.

889,409

(889,409)

2

 

Black Hills Fiber Systems,

Inc.

Black Hills FiberCom,

LLC

173,295,553

(173,295,553)

2

 

Black Hills Fiber Systems,

Inc.

Black Hills Publishing

Montana, LLC

380,244

(380,244)

2

 

Black Hills Generation,

Inc.

Las Vegas Cogeneration II,

LLC

55,076,704

(778,516)

54,298,188

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Generation,

Inc.

Sunco, Ltd.

LLC

2,627,547

203,278

2,830,825

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Generation,

Inc.

Black Hills Pepperell

Power Associates, LLC

196,662

(196,662)

-

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Generation,

Inc.

EIF Investors, Inc.

1,369,879

(1,369,879)

-

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Generation,

Inc.

Fountain Valley Power,

LLC

45,000,000

82,680,523

127,680,523

LIBOR + 1.25

Harbor Cogeneration

Company, LLC

Black Hills Generation, Inc.

 

20,500,033

3,659,133

24,159,166

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Idaho

Operation, LLC

Black Hills Generation, Inc.

455,951

41,087

497,038

LIBOR + 1.25

EIF Investors, Inc.

Black Hills Generation, Inc.

-

735,614

735,614

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Colorado,

LLC

Black Hills Generation, Inc.

148,998

237,513

386,511

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Ontario,

LLC

Black Hills Generation, Inc.

1,989,259

(165,295)

1,823,964

LIBOR + 1.25

Las Vegas Cogeneration

Limited Partnership

Black Hills Generation, Inc.

3,588,167

843,952

4,432,119

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Nevada

Operations

Black Hills Generation, Inc.

232,027

101,335

333,362

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Nevada Real Estate Holdings, LLC

Black Hills Generation, Inc.

502,576

67,145

569,721

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Nevada,

LLC

Black Hills Generation, Inc.

525

8

533

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Energy,

Inc.

Black Hills Exploration and

Production, Inc.

18,546,111

(1,965,230)

16,580,881

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Corporation

Black Hills Exploration and

Production, Inc.

25,412,744

1,102,480

26,515,224

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Corporation

Black Hills Power, Inc.

15,303,496

(4,620,921)

10,682,575

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Corporation

Daksoft, Inc.

1,074,264

92,813

1,167,077

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Corporation

Black Hills Wyoming, Inc.

-

56,929,348

56,929,348

LIBOR + 1.25

Black Hills Corporation

Black Hills Wyoming, Inc.

88,688,471

21,135,925

109,824,396

LIBOR + 1.25

 

Note: From 4/1/05 to 6/30/05, the month-end LIBOR ranged from 3.09% to 3.34%

 

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1Entity was sold effective June 30, 2005 and all amounts due repaid

2Entity was sold effective June 30, 2005