GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
The following terms and abbreviations appear in the text of this report and have the definitions described below:
Acquisition Facility
Our $1.0 billion single-draw, senior unsecured facility from which a $383 million draw was used to provide part of the funding for our Aquila Transaction
AFUDC
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
Annexation Agreement
Agreement with the City of Pueblo, Colorado under which the City of Pueblo annexed the property on which Colorado Electric and Black Hills Colorado IPP are constructing their generation facilities
AOCI
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Aquila
Aquila, Inc.
Aquila Transaction
Our July 14, 2008 acquisition of five utilities from Aquila
ARO
Asset Retirement Obligations
Basin Electric
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Bbl
Barrel
Bcf
Billion cubic feet
Bcfe
Billion cubic feet equivalent
BHC
Black Hills Corporation; the Company
The Pension Plan of Black Hills Corporation
BHCCP
Black Hills Corporation Credit Policy
BHCRPP
Black Hills Corporation Risk Policies and Procedures
BHEP
Black Hills Exploration and Production, Inc., a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Hills Non-regulated Holdings
Black Hills Colorado IPP
Black Hills Colorado IPP, LLC a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Hills Electric Generation
Black Hills Corporation Plan
Black Hills
Corporation Retirement Savings Plan
Black Hills Energy
The name used to conduct the business of Black Hills Utility Holdings, Inc., and its subsidiaries
Black Hills Electric Generation
Black Hills Electric Generation, LLC, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Hills Non-regulated Holdings
Black Hills Non-regulated Holdings
Black Hills Non-regulated Holdings, LLC, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Hills Corporation
Black Hills Power
Black Hills Power, Inc., a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Hills Corporation
Black Hills Utility Holdings
Black Hills Utility Holdings, Inc., a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Hills Corporation
Black Hills Wyoming
Black Hills Wyoming, LLC, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Hills Electric Generation
Btu
British thermal unit
CAMR
Clean Air Mercury Rule
CFTC
United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CG&A
Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc., an independent consulting and engineering firm
Cheyenne Light
Cheyenne Light, Fuel and
Power Company, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Hills Corporation
Cheyenne Light Pension Plan
The Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company Pension Plan
Cheyenne Light Plan
Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company Retirement Savings Plan
City of Gillette
The City of Gillette, Wyoming, affiliate of the JPB. The JPB financed the purchase of 23% of Wygen III power plant for the City of Gillette
CO2
Carbon Dioxide
Colorado Electric
Black Hills Colorado Electric Utility Company, LP, (doing business as Black Hills Energy), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Hills Utility Holdings
Colorado Gas
Black Hills Colorado Gas Utility Company, LP, (doing business as Black Hills Energy), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Hills Utility Holdings
CPUC
Colorado Public Utilities Commission
CT
Combustion turbine
De-designated interest rate swaps
The $250 million notional amount interest rate swaps that were originally designated as cash flow hedges under the accounting for derivatives and hedges but subsequently de-designated in December 2008
Dodd-Frank
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
DOE
United States Department of Energy
Dth
Dekatherms
EBITDA
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
EDF
EDF Trading North America, LLC
Enserco
Enserco Energy Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Black Hills Non-regulated Holdings
Enserco Credit Facility
The $250 million committed stand alone credit facility that supports Enserco's marketing and trading operations, which currently expires May 7, 2012
EPA
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
Equity forward shares
Public offering of 4,000,000 shares of Black Hills Corporation common stock connected with an Equity Forward Agreement
ERISA
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
EWG
Exempt Wholesale Generator
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FERC
United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Fitch
Fitch Ratings
Forward Agreement
Equity Forward Agreement with J. P. Morgan connected to a public offering of 4,000,000 million shares of Black Hills Corporation common stock
Forward Agreements
Equity Forward Agreement with J. P. Morgan connected to a public offering of 4,413,519 million shares of Black Hills Corporation common stock, including the over-allotment shares
FTC
Federal Trade Commission
GAAP
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
GCA
Gas Cost Adjustment
GHG
Greenhouse gases
GIS
Geographic information system
Global Settlement
Settlement with the utilities commission where the dollar figure is agreed upon, but the specific adjustments used by each party to arrive at the figure are not specified in public rate orders
GSRS
Gas System Reliability Surcharge
Happy Jack
Happy Jack Wind Farm, LLC, owned by Duke Energy Generation Services
Hastings
Hastings Fund Management Ltd
ICE
Intercontinental Exchange
IGCC
Integrated
Gasification Combined Cycle
IIF
IIF BH Investment LLC, a subsidiary of an investment entity advised by JPMorgan Asset Management