Xcel Energy News

Attorneys for the city of Boulder on Friday filed a petition with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission related to the possible creation of a local electric utility.

Xcel Energy is proposing two natural gas-fired power plants in southeastern North Dakota to help meet electricity needs during times of peak demand in the upper Midwest in coming years.

Power utility Xcel Energy Inc., which provides natural gas to parts of the eastern metro area, is starting a four-year, $69 million replacement of post-World War II gas pipelines.

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Xcel Energy Inc. is a US-based energy utility. It carries out the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity; and distribution of natural gas besides offering related energy services.

Once the home of Powers Department Store, and then mostly surface parking, the block will become the home of luxury apartments and a corporate campus.

Xcel Energy says a technical issue forced crews to postpone planned powerline work on Interstate 29 near the Tea exit.

Xcel Energy Inc. announced that it closed an offering of $450.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 0.75% senior unsecured notes due May 9, 2016 .

The Minneapolis -based electric and gas utility on Thursday issued $450 million in three-year bonds with an interest rate of just 0.75 percent, the lowest on record for the company's borrowings, according to Bloomberg data.

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Xcel Energy is working with the National Center for Atmospheric Research for sophisticated renewable energy forecasting.

Xcel Energy hopes it can save its customers money with the help of more extensive weather forecasting from the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder.

The state House passed a bill Tuesday to require investor-owned utilities to get 4 percent of their power from solar by 2025.

The Rating Outlook is Stable. The new notes will rank pari passu with XEL's existing senior unsecured obligations.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research , building on a pioneering wind energy forecasting system that saved millions of dollars for Xcel Energy customers in eight states, has entered into a new agreement with the utility for even more sophisticated weather forecasts.

A still-smoldering fire at the Koda Energy biomass burner was under investigation Friday and should be out by Saturday.

The firm currently has a "hold" rating on the stock. Shares of Xcel Energy traded down 0.51% during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $31.19. Xcel Energy has a 52 week low of $25.84 and a 52 week high of $31.13. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $29.64. The company has a market cap of $15.230 billion and a P/E ratio of 16.95. Xcel ... (more)

Xcel Energy recently reported its first quarter earnings and discussed the following topics in its earnings conference call.

The Colorado Court of Appeals has dismissed lawsuits against three companies tied to the deaths of five workers at a Colorado power plant in 2007.

Rate hikes in five of the eight states the utility serves, and colder winter temperatures helped boost earnings in the most recent quarter.