Excel Energy News

With thousands of acres of dead trees, killed by the Rocky Mountain pine beetle, littering Colorado's high country, Xcel Energy Inc.

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.

Xcel Energy announced today an expanded agreement with the National Center for Atmospheric Research for sophisticated renewable energy forecasting.

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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.

Minneapolis-based space150 will provide brand strategy, user-experience, content strategy, creative design and engineering for Xcel's website, as well as its mobile and media platforms.

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 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.

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)

The Colorado Court of Appeals has dismissed lawsuits against Minneapolis-based Graco and two other companies in the deaths of five workers at a power plant in 2007.

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

A record-shattering May snowstorm swept across the north-central U.S. on Thursday, causing travel headaches, canceling schools, and knocking out power to tens of thousands of winter-weary residents.

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

Xcel Energy issued an update on its FY13 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.85-1.95 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.90, Analyst Ratings.Net reports.

Wanna get down in the weeds on whether the price of electricity will sink or soar in Boulder if the city secedes from Xcel Energy Inc.'s territory? Boulder has created a new page on its city website to offer a "clearer explanation" of the modeling process that underpins the staff's recent conclusion that a new, city-owned utility could use more ... (more)

The utilities sector has been under pressure to meet new environmental regulations.