News Releases

MINNEAPOLIS (October 3, 2024)—Several regional energy companies are moving ahead with a new high-voltage transmission line that will increase the capability of the transmission system to reliably meet customer demand and deliver energy within the ...

MINNEAPOLIS (May 17, 2024) - Xcel Energy, Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency, Great River Energy, Missouri River Energy Services, and Otter Tail Power Company will upgrade nearly 100 miles of transmission line in Minnesota and eastern South ...

MINNEAPOLIS (April 26, 2024) - Xcel Energy is advising customers who are eager to start their spring planting or landscaping to always call 8-1-1 to have underground utility lines marked free of charge before starting any digging projects.April is ...

MINNEAPOLIS (February 1, 2024) - Xcel Energy today proposed a new clean energy plan for the Upper Midwest that advances the company's ambitious carbon reductions while ensuring customers continue to have the reliable, safe and affordable electric ...

FARGO, N.D./SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (January 18, 2024) - Xcel Energy's customers in North and South Dakota will soon see the benefits of an improved, high-tech electric grid as the company begins installing smart electric meters at their homes and ...

MINNEAPOLIS (Jan. 9, 2024) — With temperatures forecasted to drop well below freezing in the coming days, Xcel Energy is offering tips to help customers save energy and stay safe through the colder weather.Xcel Energy plans ahead to ensure it can ...

MINNEAPOLIS (November 30, 2023) — Xcel Energy announced today that Chris Clark, current president of Xcel Energy - Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, will retire March 1, 2024. Ryan Long, Xcel Energy's interim general counsel, will succeed ...

MINNEAPOLIS (October 19, 2023) - Xcel Energy is issuing one of Minnesota's largest-ever calls for clean energy projects, accelerating the addition of carbon-free energy for the company's Upper Midwest customers while helping to replace a coal-fired ...

MINNEAPOLIS (October 13, 2023) - The U.S. Department of Energy has selected the Heartland Hydrogen Hub, including multiple clean hydrogen projects from Xcel Energy, for award negotiations to receive up to $925 million. The award will serve as a ...

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 ...