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19 hrs ago | Denver Post

Xcel removes exec perks from rate request

A night in the luxury Prince de Galles Hotel in Paris. Dinner at Frasca in Boulder.

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Related Topix: Energy

Mon Nov 23, 2009

KMOT-TV Minot

Energy Insider: Check Meters

With the push of a few buttons, Tawnja Boyce can make food in minutes. And thanks to this energy check meter she can find out just how much electricity her microwave uses.

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Related Topix: Energy, Libraries, Minot, ND

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Finance and Commerce

G.I. Jobs cites Xcel Energy among 100 most - military-friendly' employers

For the second year, G.I. Jobs Magazine has named Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy Inc.

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Related Topix: Energy, Life, Veteran Affairs

Sat Nov 21, 2009

WIVT

Attorney General Cuomo announces agreement with AES to disclose climate change risks to investors

News from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo: ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH AES TO DISCLOSE CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS TO INVESTORS News from Attorney General Andrew Cuomo ATTORNEY GENERAL CUOMO ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH AES TO DISCLOSE CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS TO INVESTORS Latest agreement in Cuomoa s disclosure initiative requires AES to fully ...

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Related Topix: Global Warming, New York Metro, Oil & Gas, Dynegy, Energy, Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporate / Securities Law, Law

Star Tribune

Xcel execs fly high in leased jets, at ratepayers' expense

Xcel Energy Inc. has taken heat for charging Minnesota ratepayers for lavish entertainment expenses, but it also operates costly airplanes that ferry around top brass and other employees almost daily, primarily between Denver and St.

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Related Topix: Energy, Minnesota, Minnesota Government, St. Paul, MN, Minneapolis, MN, 9

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Denver Post

Air panel urged to deny pollution permit for Xcel coal plant

Attendees at the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission hearing Thursday night weren't allowed to applaud, so they silently waved their hands in support of comments made against a permit for Xcel.

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Related Topix: Energy, Denver Metro, Rocky Mountain National Park, US National Parks

Customer Interaction Solutions

Geospatial Holdings' Subsidiary Enters Into Three Year Contract with...

Geospatial Holdings, Inc. announced today that the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Utility Services and Consulting Corp.

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Related Topix: Energy

KAAL-TV Austin

INVESTIGATION: Your Rates Go Up as Xcel Jets Soar

A 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS investigation gives new meaning to the term "flying solo." Xcel Energy employees fly on private jets, that some days, are nearly empty and you pay millions for it.

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Related Topix: Energy, US Politics, US News, Representative Keith Ellison, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Duluth, MN

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Denver Business Journal

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement targets 12 Colorado companies in nationwide audit

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is auditing 12 Colorado companies that work in critical infrastructure and whom authorities believe may have hired illegal immigrants.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Colorado, Energy, Criminal Defense Law, Law

MinnPost.com

Xcel flying high on your dime, Hecker in contempt

Those dang nosy private citizens and their Internets. There'll be plenty of chatter about the story Jennifer Bjorhus and Suzanne Ziegler put together for the Strib this morning.

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Related Topix: Energy, Lakeville, MN, Beaver Creek, MN, Economics News, Bankruptcy, Webster, MN

Wed Nov 18, 2009

The Denver Business Journal

Xcel reduces electric rate hike request

Xcel Energy Inc. on Wednesday told state regulators it was willing to reduce its requested increase in electricity prices for Colorado consumers by $44.2 million, to $136 million a year, starting January 2010.

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Related Topix: Energy, Colorado, Denver Metro

WXOW-TV La Crosse

Going Nuclear: Wisconsin's moratorium

"Right here's the nuclear power plant from the river," Mark Clements says. Mark runs a boat across the Mississippi River many times a day.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Genoa, WI, West Salem, WI, Alternative Energy, Biomass, Energy

TwinCities.com

Regional Report / Medtronic sued for patent infringement on heart valves

Edwards Lifesciences LLC is suing Medtronic Inc., the Fridley-based maker of heart-rhythm devices, for allegedly infringing on a new U.S. patent for easily installed artificial heart valves.

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Related Topix: Medtronic, Medicine, Medical Equipment, Healthcare Industry, Biotech, Edwards Lifesciences, Fridley, MN, Associated BancCorp, Banking, Financial Services, Energy, Home, Mortgage

Tue Nov 17, 2009

ClipSyndicate

Kelly Says Xcel to Boost Spending for Renewable Energy: Video

Nov. 17 -- Richard Kelly, chief executive officer of Xcel Energy Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Lindsey Arent about the company's plan to add $1 billion a year in spending for renewable energy.

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Related Topix: Energy, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Business News, Video

TwinCities.com

Regional Report / NRC points to renewal of Prairie Island nuclear license

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday that a preliminary report shows no environmental impact that would stop a 20-year renewal of the operating license for the Prairie Island nuclear power plant in Red Wing, Minn.

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Related Topix: Nuclear Energy, Minneapolis Metro, Energy, Agriculture, Science, Weather

Mon Nov 16, 2009

9NEWS

Parker rotten egg smell only part of maintenance work

Parker area residents and businesses will smell natural gas starting Thursday morning as Xcel Energy crews start maintenance work on a natural gas line.

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Related Topix: Energy

Sat Nov 14, 2009

TwinCities.com

Regional Report / Xcel seeks natural gas rate increases from state

Xcel Energy Inc. has asked Minnesota regulators for permission to raise natural gas rates by $19.7 million in two stages next year and in 2011 to cover increased operating and pension costs.

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Related Topix: Energy, Minnesota, Pension, Personal Finance, Minneapolis, MN, St. Paul, MN, Home, Mortgage

Post-Bulletin

PUC approves Prairie Island nuclear plant expansion

Xcel Energy won a decisive victory on Thursday when the state's Public Utilities Commission approved the company's plans to boost the amount of energy produced at the Prairie Island Nuclear Power Generating Plant in Red Wing.

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Related Topix: Energy, Nuclear Energy

Finance and Commerce

Minneapolis Fire Department, Xcel Energy stage smokestack rescue drill

Fire Department members, Xcel Energy and demolition crews get ready to lower a 165-pound mannequin after transferring it from a platform on the outside of Xcel Energy's River Plant smokestack.

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Related Topix: Energy, Minneapolis, MN

Fri Nov 13, 2009

VentureBeat

Microsoft Hohm launches for Xcel Energy customers

Microsoft Hohm , the software giant's new home energy management system, is now available for the 3.4 million households served by utility Xcel Energy .

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Related Topix: Energy, Denver Metro, Boulder, CO, Boulder Metro, Emerging Technology

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