News Releases

MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 22, 2023) - Xcel Energy announced today that it has received a grant of up to $70 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The award will partially fund two long duration energy storage systems in Minnesota and ...

MINNEAPOLIS (September 21, 2023) — Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission approved Xcel Energy's expansion of the Sherco Solar project, which will soon become one of the biggest solar projects in the country. The project is a key element of ...

From left to right: Nicholas Martin, Director of Strategic Outreach & Advocacy at Xcel Energy, Kelly Drummer, Executive Director of MIGIZI and Bob Blake, CEO of Solar Bear and Executive Director of Native Sun Community Power Development pose in front ...

MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 1, 2023) - With temperatures expected to approach 100 degrees this weekend and into next week in Minnesota, Xcel Energy is encouraging customers to consider ways to save energy and keep their bills low. Home cooling can account for ...

MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 30, 2023) - Xcel Energy invites customers to join employees and their friends and families on September 8 and 9 for its 13th annual Day of Service, an opportunity to give back to their communities.Day of Service was created as a ...

MINNEAPOLIS (August 29, 2023) - A first-of-its-kind coalition is launching in Minnesota to scale sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) with the urgency commercial aviation needs to reach net zero by 2050. Through the GREATER MSP Partnership, Bank of ...

MINNEAPOLIS (August 24, 2023) — Today, Xcel Energy received the necessary approval from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to extend operations of the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant through 2040, a major step toward continuing to provide ...

MINNEAPOLIS (August 18, 2023) - With hot weather set to return this weekend and into next week across the Upper Midwest, Xcel Energy is encouraging customers to consider ways to save energy and keep their bills low. Home cooling can account for about ...

MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 16, 2023) - Xcel Energy is proposing to upgrade nearly 100 miles of transmission line in Minnesota and eastern South Dakota, allowing the company to deliver more low-cost renewable energy to electric customers throughout the Upper ...

MINNEAPOLIS (Aug. 9, 2023) - Xcel Energy is issuing one of northwest Wisconsin's largest-ever calls for clean energy projects, which will add significant carbon-free energy for the company's Upper Midwest customers while replacing a coal-fired plant ...