{
  "id": 12472947,
  "title": "Black Hills stock surges 5% on $1.8B Google data center deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/black-hills-stock-surges-5-on-1-8b-google-data-center-deal",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T21:29:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/black-hills-stock-surges-5-on-18b-google-data-center-deal-4935314"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Black Hills Corporation's stock surged 5% in after-hours trading following the announcement of a definitive agreement to serve a planned Google data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The utility company will invest $1.8 billion in new natural gas generation between 2027 and 2029 to support the project, providing up to 590 megawatts of grid-connected energy service and managing 2.1 gigawatts of third-party contracted resources through a private microgrid. The project is expected to generate approximately $2.4 billion of unlevered free cash flow through 2048, with Black Hills expecting to begin earning a return on its generation investment when construction starts in 2027.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}