News Releases

AMARILLO, Texas (July 9, 2019) - The Xcel Energy Foundation is providing $167,700 in grant funding to 31 Texas nonprofits working to boost education and economic sustainability."Our company's success is directly impacted by how successful our ...

AMARILLO, Texas (June 28, 2019) - Xcel Energy customers in Texas will receive a one-time, $16 million refund in October related to several months of lower costs for natural gas used to fuel area power plants - savings that are expected to continue ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (June 17, 2019) - Wilson, Texas, doesn't boast of strip malls or industrial parks, and complaints about traffic are rare. Even so, towns such as Wilson are still vital to the economic success of Texas.Recognizing this, Xcel Energy has ...

AMARILLO, Texas (June 10, 2019) - Lower costs for the natural gas Xcel Energy purchases to fuel area power plants, along with a greater reliance on clean wind energy, is leading Xcel Energy to reduce residential customer bills by 5 percent this ...

AMARILLO, Texas (June 6, 2019) - Continued residential and commercial development in far southwest Amarillo has prompted an upgrade to a key electrical substation that was completed this week, just ahead of anticipated high summer electricity ...

HOBBS, N.M. (May 31, 2019) - Xcel Energy has completed a vital transmission connection across the New Mexico-Texas line that is boosting power delivery capabilities in an area of strong economic growth.Work is now complete on the Yoakum-to-Hobbs ...

AMARILLO, Texas (May 8, 2019) - The growth of West Texas A&M University's engineering programs has coincided with a surging demand for new engineers at Xcel Energy who are supporting a multibillion-dollar initiative to transform the region's power ...

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 ...

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 ...

AMARILLO, Texas (Feb. 20, 2019) - Xcel Energy, through a cooperative arrangement with a neighboring utility, has invested $2.8 million in a backup power solution for four rural communities in the northeastern Texas Panhandle that speeds restoration ...