Water
| Provider: | City of Sturgis |
| Source: | Madison & Minnelusa aquifers |
| % of Population Served: | 100% |
| Capacity: | 35 mgd |
| Peak Demand: | 900,000 gal/day |
| Chemical Breakdown: | Chlorine & Fluoride |
Sewer
| Provider: | City of Sturgis |
| Type of Service: | Lagoons |
| Capacity: | 1.00 mgd |
| Peak Demand: | 0.70 mgd |
Solid Waste
| All Providers: | Transported to Belle Fourche, SD landfill |
| Classification: | Type 2B |
| Life Expectancy: | 25 years |
| Future Plans: | Expansion planned in 7 years |
Electric
| Provider: | Black Hills Energy |
| Serves: | Sturgis, Piedmont, Black Hawk, Summerset, Tilford |
| Deregulation: | No |
| Average Cost in cents per kWh | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | Medium | Large | |
| Industrial Low LoadFactor – 28% | 14.47 | 13.72 | 13.39 |
| Industrial High LoadFactor – 92% | 9.78 | 9.53 | 9.42 |
| Commercial Low LoadFactor – 41% | 13.45 | 12.36 | 11.81 |
| Commercial High LoadFactor – 50% | 12.91 | 11.53 | 11.07 |
Electric
| Provider: | Butte Electric Cooperative | |
| Serves: | Sturgis | |
| Small Commercial | ||
| Service Charge: | $50.00/month | |
| 750 KWH: | $0.1520 per KWH/mo. | |
| Excess KWH: | $0.1155 per KWH/mo. | |
| Metered Heat: | $0.063 per KWH/mo. | |
| Large Commercial-3 phase | ||
| Demand Charge: | $18.00 per KW/mo | |
| KWH/100 per KW: | $0.085 per KWH/mo. | |
| Excess KWH: | $0.81 per KWH/mo. | |
| Metered Heat Credit: | $0.019 per KWH/mo. | |
| Mo./Minimum: | $2.40 per KVA Cap. |
Natural Gas
| Provider: | Montana Dakota Utilities |
| Average Industrial Cost*: | $3.156/dk |
| Interruptible Transportation Rates*: | Large $ .199 dk |
| Small $ .348/dk | |
| Interruptible Sales Rate*: | Large $ 3.156/dk |
| Small $ 3.304/dk |
Firm or non-interruptible service is available for loads of 2.5 mmbtu/hr or less. More depending on natural gas load factor. *Based on cost of gas from February 2017 to January 2018.
Definition: Large = More than 40,000 dk/yr
Small = Less than 40,000 dk/yr
For more information: http://www.montana-dakota.com/rates-and-services/rates-and-tariffs
Telecommunications
| # Service Providers: | 6 |
| Switch Technology: | Digital |
| Monitoring: | Yes/Remote |
| Fiber Service: | Yes |
| ISDN: | Yes |
| DSL: | Yes |
| ADSL: | Yes |
| Dual Feed: | Yes |
| Providers: | Vast Broadband (605) 721-2000 |
| Midcontinent Communications | |
| Century Link 855-861-2800 | |
| AT&T | |
| Verizon | |
| DSL.com 866-945-3694 | |
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