Good Neighbors Come In Many Types

As Campbell Hawkins, vp of Colorado Utilities for Black Hills Energy, explains, “Being a good neighbor means showing up in the communities where our employees live and work – not just delivering safe, reliable energy, but investing in the people and organizations that make these places thrive.”

“Improving Life with Energy isn’t a slogan – it’s a budget line, a volunteer schedule and a promise we make to every community we serve,” he added.

What It Looks Like in Colorado

While the report spans eight states, Colorado communities noticed important native funding throughout 2025.

Among the highlights:

• $148.5 million in complete direct financial affect, together with worker compensation, charitable giving, taxes, and group funding.
• $997,000 in charitable giving supporting nonprofits, chambers of commerce, financial improvement organizations, scholarships, and group initiatives.
• $167,000 was raised by means of the Black Hills Cares vitality help program to assist households dealing with monetary hardship pay their vitality payments.
• More than 1,400 worker volunteer hours have been donated to native organizations throughout Colorado.
• $52,000 invested in financial improvement efforts that assist strengthen native enterprise communities.
• $22,000 contributed by means of worker giving campaigns, together with worker pledges and matching help from the Black Hills Corp. Foundation.
• More than 1,000 first responders and excavators have been skilled in emergency response procedures and protected digging practices by means of 811 “Call Before You Dig” schooling efforts.

The firm serves prospects throughout a broad portion of western Colorado, together with Orchard City, Delta, the Roaring Fork Valley from Glenwood Springs to Aspen, and the Eagle Valley – from Gypsum to Avon, in addition to Pagosa Springs, Bayfield, Telluride, and Ouray. Montrose, nonetheless, is the most important Western Slope group inside that service space.