Xcel Energy Inc. is an American investor-owned electric and natural gas utility holding company headquartered in Minneapolis, formed in 2000 through the merger of Northern States Power Company and New Century Energies, which took the new Xcel Energy name for the combined company. It provides electricity and natural gas service across eight states in the upper Midwest and West, including Minnesota, Colorado, Michigan and Texas, and has been an early utility-industry adopter of large-scale wind power.
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Company TypeAmerican regulated electric utility and natural gas delivery company 2 Founded Year HeadquartersMinneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. 2 Company Type
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A major electric or gas utility company; classified in the atlas utilities-industry.
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Xcel Energy Inc. is a U.S. regulated electric utility and natural gas delivery company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving approximately 3.9 million electricity customers and 2.2 million natural gas customers across parts of eight states as of mid-2025.
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Xcel Energy Inc. is a U.S. regulated electric utility and natural gas delivery company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving approximately 3.9 million electricity customers and 2.2 million natural gas customers across parts of eight states as of mid-2025.
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June 17, 1909 in Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S. (as Washington County Light & Power Company)
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