News Releases

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (Aug. 27, 2018) - Xcel Energy is launching an industry leading pilot program that will make owning an electric vehicle (EV) an easier choice for customers in Minnesota. The pilot program is part of the company's long-term clean ...

Minneapolis, Minnesota (Aug. 21, 2018)—Lynn Casey has been elected to Xcel Energy's board of directors, effective immediately. An executive with extensive experience in brand strategy and investor, corporate, and media relations, Casey is nationally ...

Minneapolis, Minnesota (Aug. 13, 2018) - Xcel Energy will soon distribute nearly $130 million to all Minnesota electricity customers as a result of the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. All Xcel Energy electricity customers in the state will receive a ...

ROSWELL, New Mexico (Aug. 9, 2018) - The lower cost of natural gas Xcel Energy uses to produce electricity at area generating plants has led to an almost 9 percent decrease in New Mexico residential bills since this time a year ago."Fuel costs have ...

Fargo, North Dakota—August 9, 2018—Xcel Energy celebrated the construction of its newest 150 megawatt wind facility in central North Dakota today. The event featured local landowners, company representatives, U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, and other ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin (Aug. 8, 2018)- Xcel Energy has exceeded Wisconsin's renewable energy requirement for 12 consecutive years, making the company the number one renewable energy provider in the state.According to the 2017 Renewable Portfolio ...

AMARILLO, Texas (July 30, 2018) - A July heat wave that baked Texas and New Mexico provided a good test for Xcel Energy's investments in generating capabilities and an improved high-voltage transmission network as demand on the company's regional ...

CARLSBAD, New Mexico (July 26, 2018) - Xcel Energy has energized the first segment of a vitally important new high-voltage transmission link between Texas and New Mexico that will deliver a more reliable, abundant and economical electricity supply to ...

CARLSBAD, New Mexico (July 26, 2018) - Xcel Energy has energized the first segment of a vitally important new high-voltage transmission link between Texas and New Mexico that will deliver a more reliable, abundant and economical electricity supply to ...

PORTALES, N.M. (July 19, 2018) - Xcel Energy has completed a five-year, $29 million project to build a new high-voltage power loop around the city of Portales that will deliver a greater amount of electricity to city substations and boost the overall ...