News Releases

Minneapolis (August 1, 2022) — Today Xcel Energy released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for new electric generation assets to serve customers in its Upper Midwest service area. This request allows a range of project types and sizes that interconnect ...

MINNEAPOLIS (July 21, 2022) — Xcel Energy, a leader in renewable energy for more than a decade, has begun developing the Minnesota Energy Connection, a new power line in Minnesota that will connect renewable energy to the existing grid at the Sherco ...

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (July 14, 2022) - With a heat wave expected to roll through South Dakota for the next several days, Xcel Energy is encouraging customers to consider ways to save energy and keep their bills low.There are a number of steps ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(June 22, 2022) Xcel Energy Inc. today announced that Megan Burkhart has been elected to the company's board of directors effective immediately. Burkhart is an accomplished executive with decades of experience in human resources (HR), ...

MINNEAPOLIS (June 15, 2022) — Xcel Energy released its 17th annual Sustainability Report today, highlighting the company's commitment to delivering reliable, affordable natural gas and electricity service, while protecting the environment and building ...

MINNEAPOLIS (June 6, 2022) - Xcel Energy is taking the next steps in its journey toward electric transportation by becoming the first energy company in the nation to add all-electric bucket trucks to its fleet. Xcel Energy crews will use these new, ...

Minneapolis (May 26, 2022) - Xcel Energy was inducted into the Climate Leadership Hall of Fame, Thursday, for its outstanding environmental progress, having earned two Climate Leadership Awards in the past decade for industry-leading carbon reduction ...

AMARILLO, Texas (May 24, 2022) - As the region approaches its peak storm season, Xcel Energy is reminding Texas and New Mexico customers how to prepare for possible electricity outages. "We've continued efforts to upgrade the regional power grid by ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin (May 23, 2022) - Xcel Energy is planning to conduct a six-foot drawdown of the St. Croix Falls Flowage on the St. Croix River beginning Thursday, May 26. The drawdown is necessary to replace the flashboards at our St. Croix Falls ...

AMARILLO, Texas (May 16, 2022) - Adrian Rodriguez, senior vice president of Regulatory and Strategyat Puget Sound Energy in Washington and former interim CEO and general counsel at El Paso ElectricCo., is returning to his home state of Texas to assume ...