Xcel Energy News

David Eves will become the head of Xcel Energy Inc. 's Colorado division on Jan.

Wind energy may benefit from a pilot program that would charge utility customers more for using electricity during the peak hours of 2-8 p.m. Proposed by Xcel Energy to be used in Boulder, Colo., the program - if adopted on a wider scale - would reduce the need for so-called "peaking" power stations, reports the Daily Camera .

Welding torches and grinding wheels are still spinning sparks among the welter of pipes and machinery at Xcel Energy's Comanche 3 power plant as crews work to get the unit online by year's end.

Xcel Energy's pilot pricing plan: Xcel customers who participate in the pilot pricing program could choose from three options: Time of use: Under this plan, customers are always charged more for electricity used at peak times, between 2 and 8 p.m., and less for using electricity at other times.

Woodstock-based Juhl Wind Inc. this week announced it had signed a 20-year, 19.8-megawatt power purchase agreement between Danielson Wind Farms LLC and Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy Inc.

The cancellation of the proposed Big Stone II coal-fired power plant brings back memories of the cancellations of the proposed power plants at Durand, Wis.

Nov. 5--Wednesday's announcement that Lubbock Power & Light will acquire Xcel Energy's in-city customers brings life to the city's downtown redevelopment hopes.

Lubbock Power & Light will eliminate a rival with an $87 million purchase of the competitor's electric distribution system.

Lubbock Power & Light will eliminate a rival with an $87 million purchase of the competitor's electric distribution system.

John Sacco, president and owner of the Mankato metal fabricator AmeriStar, has reduced lighting costs at his factory by about $4,000 a year.

Roaring through Fort Collins with an enthusiasm not seen in months, the Poudre River got a shot of extra water late last week and through the weekend, thanks in part to Xcel Energy's need to store water for its power plant in Morgan County.

Xcel Energy Inc. on Monday said the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has unanimously approved the regional utility giant's plans to create what it bills as the largest biomass-fueled power plant in the Midwest.

Comanche 3 coal-fired power plant Xcel Energy's proposed $177.4 million electric-rate increase is drawing challenges from business and public-interest groups over issues such as paying for the utility's $1.3 billion coal-powered plant.

The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has unanimously approved Xcel Energya s application to install biomass gasification technology at its Bay Front Power Plant in Ashland, Wis.

On Oct. 28, Xcel Energy submitted its 2010 "Renewable Energy Standard Compliance Plan" to the Colorado Public Utility Commission.

Xcel Energy, Minnesota's largest utility, saw its third-quarter profit dip by 0.9 percent this year primarily due to lower sales of electricity due to cooler summer weather.

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Third-quarter profit dipped 0.9 percent at Xcel Energy Inc. as the company saw lower electricity sales resulting from cooler weather as well as higher costs.

Xcel Energy recently filed its plan for meeting Colorado's Renewable Energy Standard of producing 20 percent of energy from renewable resources by 2020.

American Electric Power Co. on Thursday said Thursday third-quarter profit rose on higher rates charged its utility customers, even as the power generator and transmission giant absorbed the impact of a slower economy and seasonably cool summer temperatures.