• Black Hills posted first-quarter net income available for common stock of $131 million, down 2.46%, while diluted EPS fell to $1.73.
• Revenue slipped 3.04% to $780.7 million; operating income edged down to $201.9 million.
• Adjusted EPS declined to $1.79 after excluding $0.05 per share of merger-related costs; results included $0.18 per share of weather impacts from mild winter temperatures.
• Wyoming Electric set a new all-time peak load of 393 MW, up 4%, while the company executed an agreement to reserve generation equipment for a prospective 1.8 GW data center project backed by $201 million of refundable contributions in aid of construction.
• Adjusted EPS guidance was reaffirmed at $4.25 to $4.45, while the all-stock merger with NorthWestern Energy remains targeted to close in the second half of 2026 following shareholder approval and completion of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period.

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