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As dry weather patterns persist, Xcel Energy is gearing up for increased wildfire risk this week across our Texas and New Mexico service areas.

Xcel Energy has successfully restored power to nearly all 68,000 customers affected by the historic windstorm on Friday, March 14.

Xcel Energy crews have restored power for more than 90% of customers affected by a major windstorm yesterday in Texas and New Mexico.

Xcel Energy crews are working to assess and repair damage and safely restore power after yesterday’s major windstorm in New Mexico and Texas.

As the strongest winds from Friday’s storm in New Mexico and Texas begin to subside, crews are now patrolling lines and repairing damage as they work to get the lights back on for customers.

Intense winds have caused significant damage to power poles and lines in Texas and New Mexico, with about 60,000 Xcel Energy customers without power as of 2 p.m.

Xcel Energy is preparing to temporarily shut power off to approximately 17,000 customers in our Texas and New Mexico service area tomorrow morning to reduce wildfire risk.

Xcel Energy is preparing for critical wildfire risks later this week across our Texas and New Mexico service areas, notifying customers in specific areas that power will likely be turned off for public safety.

Xcel Energy is watching and preparing for severe weather forecasted across our service area in Texas and New Mexico, including high wind speeds and low relative humidity.

MINNEAPOLIS (March 5, 2025) — Xcel Energy crews are working to assess damage and safely restore power to customers as quickly as possible after a winter storm swept across Minnesota last night and into this morning. Electric outages are currently ...