News Releases

MINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 1, 2023) - Xcel Energy aims to save Minnesota customers over $1.4 billion in costs over the next 10 years and accelerate the transition to clean energy through provisions in the federal Inflation Reduction Act. Savings on projects in ...

MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 23, 2023) - Xcel Energy has formally applied to extend its operating license at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant through the year 2050, supporting the transition to clean energy generation through nuclear power's unique ...

MINNEAPOLIS (Dec. 12, 2022) — With various forms of severe weather predicted to hit the Upper Midwest this week, Xcel Energy is staging employees who will work to get the lights back on if customers lose power during the snow, freezing rain and wind ...

MINNEAPOLIS (Dec. 8, 2022) - Decking the halls and decorating your home this holiday season doesn't have to break the bank. Xcel Energy is sharing safety tips and breaking down the energy costs of different lights and holiday decorations. Depending on ...

Minneapolis (Dec. 7, 2022) — Xcel Energy's 2022 United Way Giving Campaign raised over $5 million to support nonprofits and community organizations.Employees, contractors and retirees donated more than $2.65 million during the five-week campaign to ...

MINNEAPOLIS (11/10/2022) - Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant's Unit 1 resumed operations November 9 after employees and contractors finished up planned refueling and maintenance projects on the plant. After operating continuously for the past ...

MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 15, 2022) — Xcel Energy will move forward to build Minnesota's largest-ever solar project at the Sherco plant site in Becker, as it transitions away from using coal at the site in the coming years. Today, the Minnesota Public ...

MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 24, 2022) - The Xcel Energy Foundation announced it has awarded $2,173,000 to 206 nonprofits in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. The money will be used to help provide funding for critical programs in their communities with ...

Minneapolis (August 3, 2022) — To help move the clean energy transition forward, Xcel Energy announced it is seeking proposals to add significant carbon-free energy for its customers in the Upper Midwest through new renewable energy projects and ...

MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 3, 2022) — Xcel Energy crews are working to assess damage and safely restore power to customers as quickly as possible after a line of storms swept across Minnesota and Wisconsin overnight creating widespread damage to trees, poles ...