Table of Contents
Table of Contents 3
List of Tables 7
List of Figures 7
Xcel Energy Inc, Power, Deals By Year, 2011 to YTD 2017 9
Xcel Energy Inc, Power Deals By Type, 2011 to YTD 2017 10
Xcel Energy Inc, Power, Deals By Region, 2011 to YTD 2017 11
Xcel Energy Inc, Power, Deals By Sector, 2011 to YTD 2017 12
Xcel Energy Inc, Power, Deals Summary, 2011 to YTD 2017 13
Xcel Energy Inc, Power, Deal Details 16
Asset Purchase 16
Xcel Energy Plans to Invest USD1.09 Billion in Rush Creek Wind Power Plant in Colorado State, US 16
Xcel Energy and City of St. Paul to Invest USD0.6 Million in CHS Field Rooftop Solar Power Plant in Saint Paul, US 17
Xcel Energy To Invest US$10 Million In Three Solar Power Parks In US 18
Xcel Energy To Acquire Border Winds Project In North Dakota, US From RES America Developments 19
Xcel Energy To Acquire Pleasant Valley Wind Farm In Minnesota, US From Renewable Energy Systems Americas 20
Xcel Energy to Acquire Courtenay Wind Farm In North Dakota, US From Geronimo Wind Energy And Enel Green Power 21
Xcel Energy To Build US$400 Million Wind Power Project In Colorado, US 22
Xcel Energy To Invest US$400 Million In Merricourt Wind Power Project In North Dakota, US 23
Xcel Energy Plans To Invest US$600 Million For The Reconstruction Of Black Dog Power Plant In Minnesota, US 24
Equity Offering 25
Xcel Energy Files Prospectus For Public Offering Of Shares For US$400 million (MM) 25
Debt Offering 26
Northern States Power Raises USD350 Million in Public Offering of 3.6% Bonds Due 2046 26
Xcel Energy Raises USD400 Million in Public Offering of 2.4% Notes Due 2021 27
Xcel Energy Raises USD350 Million in Public Offering of 3.3% Notes Due 2025 28
Northern States Power Raises USD300 Million in Public Offering of 2.2% Bonds Due 2020 29
Northern States Power Raises USD300 Million in Public Offering of 4% Bonds Due 2045 31
Northern States Power Raises USD100 Million in Public Offering of 3.3% Bonds Due 2024 33
Xcel Energy Raises USD250 Million in Public Offering of 1.2% Senior Notes Due 2017 34
Xcel Energy Raises USD250 Million in Public Offering of 3.3% Senior Notes Due 2025 35
Northern Statse Power Raises USD100 Million in Public Offering of 3.3% Bonds Due 2024 36
Northern States Power Raises USD300 Million in Public Offering of 4.125% Bonds Due 2044 37
Public Service Company of Colorado Completes Public Offering Of 4.3% Bonds Due 2044 For US$300 Million 38
Southwestern Public Service Completes Public Offering Of 4.5% Bonds Due 2041 For US$100 Million 39
Northern States Power Completes Public Offering Of 2.6% Bonds Due 2023 For US$400 Million 40
Xcel Energy Completes Public Offering Of 0.75% Notes Due 2016 For US$450 Million 41
Public Service Company of Colorado Completes Public Offering Of 2.5% Bonds Due 2023 For US$250 Million 42
Public Service Company of Colorado Completes Public Offering Of 3.95% Bonds Due 2043 For US$250 Million 43
Northern States Power Completes Public Offering Of 3.7% Bonds Due 2042 For US$100 Million 44
Public Service Company of Colorado Completes Public Offering Of 2.25% Bonds Due 2022 For US$300 Million 45
Public Service Company of Colorado Completes Public Offering Of 3.6% Bonds Due 2042 For US$500 Million 47
Northern States Power Completes Public Offering Of 3.4% Bonds Due 2042 For US$500 Million 49
Northern States Power Completes Public Offering Of 2.15% Bonds Due 2022 For US$300 Million 50
Southwestern Public Service Completes Completes Public Offering Of 4.5% First Mortgage Bonds Due 2041 For US$100 Million 51
Xcel Energy Completes Public Offering Of 4.8% Senior Notes Due 2041 For US$250 Million 52
Southwestern Public Service Completes Public Offering Of 4.5% First Mortgage Bonds Due 2041 For US$200 Million 53
Public Service Company of Colorado Completes Public Offering Of 4.75% Bonds Due 2041 For US$250 Million 55
Asset Transactions 56
Southwestern Public Service Company To Sell Hobbs-Midland Transmission Line To Sharyland Distribution & Transmission Services 56
Southwestern Public Service Company To Sell Grassland-Borden Transmission Line To Sharyland Distribution & Transmission Services 57
Xcel Energy Inc – Key Competitors 58
Xcel Energy Inc – Key Employees 59
Xcel Energy Inc – Locations And Subsidiaries 61
Head Office 61
Other Locations & Subsidiaries 61
Recent Developments 63
Nov 15, 2017: Xcel Now Using Drones To Inspect Transmission Lines 63
Oct 27, 2017: Xcel Energy Executive Vice President, Group President – Utilities, and Chief Administrative Officer Marvin McDaniel Jr. to Retire 64
Oct 26, 2017: Top four trends from the third quarter 65
Oct 24, 2017: Xcel Energy selects local construction companies for Upper Midwest wind expansion 66
Oct 17, 2017: Toshiba Awarded Generator Stator Rewind at Wilmarth Power Plant 67
Oct 05, 2017: Xcel proposes to build Foxtail Wind Farm in two phases between 2018, 2019 68
Oct 04, 2017: Xcel Energy community solar garden program is the largest in the country 69
Oct 02, 2017: Xcel Energy delivers proposal for big boost in renewable energy with Colorado Energy Plan 70
Sep 27, 2017: Xcel Energy announces plans for new South Dakota wind farm 71
Sep 26, 2017: Xcel seeks approval for wind farms in Texas, New Mexico 72
Sep 14, 2017: Xcel Energy Proposes New Transmission Line In Northern Wisconsin 73
Aug 31, 2017: Otter Tail, Xcel Energy officials celebrate completion of important transmission line 74
Aug 29, 2017: Xcel Energy, other groups submit clean energy proposal to CPUC 75
Aug 22, 2017: Xcel Energy Board Elects New Board Member 77
Aug 18, 2017: Xcel Energy says that upcoming solar eclipse will have no impact on its operations 78
Jul 31, 2017: Building Controls Startup 75F First to Capitalize on HVAC Efficiency Program Funded by Xcel Energy 79
Jul 27, 2017: Xcel Energy Second Quarter 2017 Earnings Report 80
Jul 21, 2017: NREL Announces Partnership with Panasonic and Xcel Energy 81
Jul 11, 2017: TransCanada Joins Energy Impact Partners Global Utility Coalition 82
Jul 11, 2017: Xcel Energy proposes a pilot program in St. Paul’s Railroad Island community, US 83
Jul 07, 2017: Minnesota Commission Gives Green Light for Xcel Energy’s Largest Upper Midwest Wind Expansion 84
Jun 27, 2017: Enel begins operations of its largest solar plant in North America 85
Jun 23, 2017: Xcel Energy plans to develop wind farms in US 86
Jun 21, 2017: PUC approves Xcel advanced grid settlement, decoupling 87
May 30, 2017: Xcel Energy cuts carbon emissions 30% 88
May 24, 2017: Xcel Energy CEO: Wind energy saves customers billions while maintaining the grid’s reliability 89
May 24, 2017: Xcel Energy finishes $5.6m power grid improvement project in Hobbs, US 91
May 08, 2017: Xcel Energy Seeks Approval To Raise Electricity, Natural Gas Rates 92
May 05, 2017: Xcel Energy’s two solar power projects in US state Wisconsin will become operational by fall 2017 93
May 03, 2017: Xcel Energy to shut 55MW Benson biomass power project in US 94
Apr 27, 2017: Xcel Energy First Quarter 2017 Earnings Report 95
Apr 26, 2017: Benson Power could be closing by summer of 2018 97
Apr 20, 2017: Xcel Energy’s Nuclear Plants Create $1 Billion in Annual Benefits 98
Apr 18, 2017: Younicos commissions C&I battery system at Panasonic’s operations hub in Denver, Colorado 99
Apr 18, 2017: Younicos commissions solar-plus-storage microgrid at Panasonic’s Denver operations hub 100
Apr 10, 2017: Xcel Energy’s Valmont power plant in US uses last load of coal 101
Mar 21, 2017: Xcel Energy Announces the Nation’s Largest Multi-State Investment in Wind Energy 102
Mar 16, 2017: Xcel Energy Launches Its Largest-Ever Upper Midwest Wind Investment 104
Mar 16, 2017: Allete, Xcel Energy sign 100MW power purchase agreement in US 106
Mar 14, 2017: Xcel Energy: Plymouth-Area Power Grid Upgrades 107
Mar 08, 2017: Mortenson to Build Largest Single-Phase Wind Project in North America 108
Mar 03, 2017: Franklin Energy Expands Work with Xcel Energy Colorado 109
Feb 28, 2017: Governor Dayton Signs Bipartisan Bill to Support Jobs, Cleaner Energy in Greater Minnesota 110
Feb 22, 2017: Xcel Energy Board Elects New Member 111
Feb 21, 2017: Xcel Energy: Solar gardens growing in Minnesota 112
Feb 16, 2017: US State Minnesota Legislature approves Xcel Energy’s Becker power plant 113
Feb 15, 2017: Xcel Energy and FAA Launch First-of-Its-Kind Safety Partnership 114
Feb 13, 2017: Xcel Energy to test battery storage technology in Stapleton 115
Feb 02, 2017: Xcel Energy Q4 net income increases 117
Jan 18, 2017: One of Minnesota’s largest solar facilities now delivering clean energy to customers in Upper Midwest 120
Jan 16, 2017: New renewable energy option approved for Xcel Energy Minnesota customers 121
Jan 10, 2017: La Crosse County’s waste-to-energy plant contract extends upto 2040 122
Dec 24, 2016: Xcel Energy starts North Star solar power project in Minnesota 123
Dec 16, 2016: MISO Integrates Minnesota Solar Farm into Energy Markets 124
Nov 30, 2016: Xcel Energy’s 200 MW Courtenay Wind Farm now online, producing low-cost, clean energy 125
Nov 17, 2016: Colorado Energy Office, Energy Outreach Colorado and GRID Alternatives Colorado Collaborate to Create Milestone Low-Income Solar Access 126
Nov 16, 2016: Dakota Power Community Wind Partners with Fortune 500 Company to Answer Xcel Energy’s Request for Proposal 127
Nov 09, 2016: PUC approves settlement resolving three major Xcel Energy cases 128
Nov 02, 2016: St. Olaf celebrates carbon-free electrical power 129
Oct 31, 2016: Younicos, Xcel Energy and Panasonic team up to build solar-plus-storage system 130
Oct 27, 2016: Xcel Energy Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Report 131
Oct 25, 2016: Xcel Energy announces plans for four new wind farms 140
Oct 19, 2016: Community Energy completes North Star Solar project in Chisago County, Minnesota 141
Oct 19, 2016: University of Minnesota buys community solar subscription 142
Oct 13, 2016: Public Utilities Commission unanimously approves xcels 15 year energy plan 143
Oct 06, 2016: Xcel Energy, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Roswell and Chaves County Solar Energy Centers 145
Oct 04, 2016: GRID Alternatives Supports Xcel Energy Settlement Agreement To Expand Low-Income Access To Solar Energy 146
Sep 30, 2016: PUC approves settlement on Xcel Energy wind project 147
Sep 28, 2016: Avista Corp. Joins Energy Impact Partners Utility Coalition 148
Sep 26, 2016: Xcel Energy Uses Vaisala’s Due Diligence Services to Finance Colorado’s Largest Wind Energy Project 149
Sep 26, 2016: More than 150 miles of new transmission line added to the electric grid 150
Sep 22, 2016: Xcel Energy takes significant step to increase wind energy by more than 60 percent in the next four years 151
Sep 21, 2016: State of Minnesota and Xcel Energy Announce Partnership Bringing Clean, Renewable Energy to State Capitol Complex 152
Sep 06, 2016: Xcel Energy begins switch to more efficient LED streetlights in Minnesota 153
Sep 06, 2016: Parties reach settlement on Rush Creek Wind Project 154
Aug 15, 2016: SEIA is Part of Large Settlement to Resolve Energy Issues in Colorado 155
Aug 04, 2016: Xcel Energy submits proposal for $562m grid management system project 156
Aug 03, 2016: Xcel Energy Second Quarter 2016 Earnings Report 157
Jul 21, 2016: MN regulators adopt first of its kind value of solar rate 158
Jul 19, 2016: Heitkamp: New Xcel Wind Farm Underscores Need for Continued Certainty for Wind-Power Workers 159
Jul 19, 2016: Minnesota Refinery Plans Major Combined Heat And Power Project 160
Jul 12, 2016: Construction begins on 100MW solar project in Minnesota 161
Jun 29, 2016: Vestas secures 53 MW order in the United States 162
Jun 29, 2016: PUC approves solar gardens settlement following rehearing 163
Jun 07, 2016: Ameren Joins Energy Impact Partners Utility Coalition 164
May 24, 2016: Xcel Energy Delivering Clean Energy to Communities 165
May 13, 2016: Xcel Energy submits application to construct 600MW wind farm project in Colorado 166
May 11, 2016: Work underway to improve Fargo-area electric service 167
May 09, 2016: Xcel Energy First Quarter 2016 Earnings Report 168
Apr 15, 2016: Xcel Energy Names Robert Frenzel Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 170
Apr 13, 2016: Xcel Energy unveils proposal to develop 600MW wind farm in Colorado 171
Apr 04, 2016: Andersen Corporation Announces Commitment to Community Solar 172
Mar 16, 2016: PUC rejects proposed community solar gardens settlement 173
Mar 09, 2016: PSC Approves Agreement with Xcel Energy Resolving Multi-State Energy Policies 174
Mar 03, 2016: Xcel Energy boosts eastern Panhandle power grid 176
Feb 29, 2016: Xcel Energy files 2017 Colorado Renewable Energy Plan; proposal addresses state’s energy future, customer choice 177
Feb 05, 2016: Xcel Energy Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Teresa S. Madden to Retire 179
Jan 28, 2016: Xcel Energy 2015 Year End Earnings Report 180
Jan 25, 2016: Xcel Energy launches new plan for Colorado’s energy future 181
Appendix 182
Methodology 182
About GlobalData 182
Contact Us 182
Disclaimer 182
Xcel Energy Inc, Power, Key Facts, 2016 2
Xcel Energy Inc, Power, Deals Summary, 2011 to YTD 2017 2
Xcel Energy Inc, Power, Deals By Year, 2011 to YTD 2017 9
Xcel Energy Inc, Power Deals By Type, 2011 to YTD 2017 10
Xcel Energy Inc, Power, Deals By Region, 2011 to YTD 2017 11
Xcel Energy Inc, Deals By Sector, 2011 to YTD 2017 12
Xcel Energy Inc, Power, Deals Summary, 2011 to YTD 2017 13
Xcel Energy Plans to Invest USD1.09 Billion in Rush Creek Wind Power Plant in Colorado State, US 16
Xcel Energy and City of St. Paul to Invest USD0.6 Million in CHS Field Rooftop Solar Power Plant in Saint Paul, US 17
Xcel Energy To Invest US$10 Million In Three Solar Power Parks In US 18
Xcel Energy To Acquire Border Winds Project In North Dakota, US From RES America Developments 19
Xcel Energy To Acquire Pleasant Valley Wind Farm In Minnesota, US From Renewable Energy Systems Americas 20
Xcel Energy to Acquire Courtenay Wind Farm In North Dakota, US From Geronimo Wind Energy And Enel Green Power 21
Xcel Energy To Build US$400 Million Wind Power Project In Colorado, US 22
Xcel Energy To Invest US$400 Million In Merricourt Wind Power Project In North Dakota, US 23
Xcel Energy Plans To Invest US$600 Million For The Reconstruction Of Black Dog Power Plant In Minnesota, US 24
Xcel Energy Files Prospectus For Public Offering Of Shares For US$400 million (MM) 25
Northern States Power Raises USD350 Million in Public Offering of 3.6% Bonds Due 2046 26
Xcel Energy Raises USD400 Million in Public Offering of 2.4% Notes Due 2021 27
Xcel Energy Raises USD350 Million in Public Offering of 3.3% Notes Due 2025 28
Northern States Power Raises USD300 Million in Public Offering of 2.2% Bonds Due 2020 29
Northern States Power Raises USD300 Million in Public Offering of 4% Bonds Due 2045 31
Northern States Power Raises USD100 Million in Public Offering of 3.3% Bonds Due 2024 33
Xcel Energy Raises USD250 Million in Public Offering of 1.2% Senior Notes Due 2017 34
Xcel Energy Raises USD250 Million in Public Offering of 3.3% Senior Notes Due 2025 35
Northern Statse Power Raises USD100 Million in Public Offering of 3.3% Bonds Due 2024 36
Northern States Power Raises USD300 Million in Public Offering of 4.125% Bonds Due 2044 37
Public Service Company of Colorado Completes Public Offering Of 4.3% Bonds Due 2044 For US$300 Million 38
Southwestern Public Service Completes Public Offering Of 4.5% Bonds Due 2041 For US$100 Million 39
Northern States Power Completes Public Offering Of 2.6% Bonds Due 2023 For US$400 Million 40
Xcel Energy Completes Public Offering Of 0.75% Notes Due 2016 For US$450 Million 41
Public Service Company of Colorado Completes Public Offering Of 2.5% Bonds Due 2023 For US$250 Million 42
Public Service Company of Colorado Completes Public Offering Of 3.95% Bonds Due 2043 For US$250 Million 43
Northern States Power Completes Public Offering Of 3.7% Bonds Due 2042 For US$100 Million 44
Public Service Company of Colorado Completes Public Offering Of 2.25% Bonds Due 2022 For US$300 Million 45
Public Service Company of Colorado Completes Public Offering Of 3.6% Bonds Due 2042 For US$500 Million 47
Northern States Power Completes Public Offering Of 3.4% Bonds Due 2042 For US$500 Million 49
Northern States Power Completes Public Offering Of 2.15% Bonds Due 2022 For US$300 Million 50
Southwestern Public Service Completes Completes Public Offering Of 4.5% First Mortgage Bonds Due 2041 For US$100 Million 51
Xcel Energy Completes Public Offering Of 4.8% Senior Notes Due 2041 For US$250 Million 52
Southwestern Public Service Completes Public Offering Of 4.5% First Mortgage Bonds Due 2041 For US$200 Million 53
Public Service Company of Colorado Completes Public Offering Of 4.75% Bonds Due 2041 For US$250 Million 55
Southwestern Public Service Company To Sell Hobbs-Midland Transmission Line To Sharyland Distribution & Transmission Services 56
Southwestern Public Service Company To Sell Grassland-Borden Transmission Line To Sharyland Distribution & Transmission Services 57
Xcel Energy Inc, Key Competitors 58
Xcel Energy Inc, Key Employees 59
Xcel Energy Inc, Subsidiaries 61
