News Releases

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - (June 17, 2019) - Beginning today, an Xcel Energy transmission patrol crew will begin flying a helicopter alongside lines in Wisconsin and Minnesota to perform inspections to ensure the electric system remains reliable through ...

AMARILLO, Texas (April 16, 2019) - Xcel Energy is paying Texas customers $50 for old refrigerators and freezers as part of a Texas energy efficiency program that helps customers save money and frees up power resources to meet future growth."If you own ...

LA CROSSE, Wisconsin (April 11, 2019) - Xcel Energy crews have made good progress working in difficult conditions to restore power to customers who were impacted by snow, rain, ice and high winds that moved through Wisconsin today. Approximately 1,000 ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin (April 10, 2019) - While the weather in Wisconsin and Michigan has been anything but spring-like, the possibility of thunderstorms and tornadoes will soon be here. But first, parts of the Upper Midwest will be hit with a variety ...

Minneapolis (March 28, 2019) - Xcel Energy has been selected among the nation's top corporations for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) equality by earning a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) 2019 Corporate ...

AMARILLO, Texas (March 27, 2019) - The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded Xcel Energy's 790 Buchanan building in downtown Amarillo a LEED Silver status for meeting high efficiency and sustainability standards. "For years we have encouraged our ...

Minneapolis (March 18, 2019) - After historic snowfall in February, followed by a quick warm-up and heavy rains this month, the risk of flooding in the Upper Midwest continues to grow, including the risk of soggy basements and flooded streets. Xcel ...

DENVER, Colorado (March 22, 2019) - Xcel Energy—Colorado crews will be making repairs to a steam line located at the intersection of Broadway and East 17th Avenue in Denver. Due to the nature of the work, lane closures are in place on Broadway and on ...

LA CROSSE, WISCONSIN (March 20, 2019) - Construction of the second Solar*Connect Community project is complete and Xcel Energy's second community solar garden is now generating clean, renewable energy for its subscribers. The garden, part of ...

TREGO, Wisconsin (March 18, 2019) - On Monday, April 1, residents below Xcel Energy's Trego Hydroelectric Project, about eight miles north of Spooner, will hear a distinctive siren and voice message. At approximately 11 a.m., Xcel Energy, in ...