We generate reliable, affordable electricity from an increasingly cleaner mix of energy sources. Across our eight-state service area, 50% of the power we provided in 2023 came from carbon-free sources: The rest was generated by fossil fuels, including coal and natural gas.

Sep 21, 2024 · Xcel Energy wants to build wind turbines, solar panels and batteries on a scale never seen in Minnesota so it can eliminate coal and reach a state target for carbon-free energy by 2040.

Xcel Energy primarily provides energy from wind, natural gas, and coal. It has increased its share of carbon-free energy generation over time. Primarily by adding wind capacity. It has also lowered its greenhouse gas emissions by reducing coal consumption in favor of natural gas.

Sep 23, 2024 · Xcel Energy’s latest long-range plan for meeting electricity demand in Minnesota includes six new natural gas peaker plants that critics warn could be obsolete before customers are done paying for them.

DENVER (Oct. 16, 2024) – Today, Xcel Energy-Colorado proposed next steps to identify new power generation to replace its retiring coal units and meet customers’ energy needs for the coming years – while supporting the company’s workforce and communities it serves.

Jan 28, 2025 · We anticipate the need for one or more Gas Plant Equipment Operator(s) at our Wescott Plant in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. The starting rate of pay for this position is $52.65. This position will be posted for 10 working days from January 28, 2025 to …

AMARILLO, Texas (Nov. 10, 2020) – Xcel Energy plans to convert its coal-fueled Harrington Generating Station northeast of Amarillo to a natural gas fuel system by Jan. 1, 2025, a practical and lower cost option for helping the area attain higher federal clean air standards.

Feb 3, 2025 · Xcel Energy said the company’s coal-fired Harrington Generating Station in Amarillo, Texas should fully complete its transition to burning natural gas in May. Harrington, whose three units...

Jan 21, 2022 · Xcel Energy’s proposal to potentially build two new natural gas peaking plants has become a key point of contention in the utility’s long-term resource plan currently before Minnesota utility regulators.

AMARILLO, Texas (July 26, 2023) – Xcel Energy will invest approximately $770 million in existing Texas-New Mexico power generating facilities by extending the life of two older natural gas-fueled units, constructing solar generating systems and adding battery storage as it seeks to meet growing electricity needs and retire power plant ...