#Xcel Energy

The 345 kV line would reduce system congestion and assist regional energy providers in reducing carbon emissions.

The transmission line will link around 2000 MW of low-cost wind and solar resources in southwest Minnesota to the grid.

An electrical transformer on an Xcel Energy pole near downtown Littleton exploded and briefly caught fire, startling neighbors in the area and causing a power outage.

The utility is providing new details on its 175-mile-long transmission line designed to link Minnesota customers with renewable energy sources.

Grid North Partners says utility grid congestion has become a problem, particularly in the western part of the state, and it is working on 19 projects to fix the issue.

Xcel Energy and other Minnesota power companies have filed plans to move forward with a new power line.

Xcel Energy has proposed upgrades to the transmission lines in Minnesota and Eastern South Dakota in order to reduce grid congestion.

Xcel Energy has completed the $7.6 M Amarillo substation and power line upgrades.

Xcel Energy and Ambri will jointly test Ambri’s Liquid Metal 300 kWh battery system at SolarTAC in Aurora, Colorado.

Xcel Energy plans to build three new solar generating facilities in Texas-New Mexico.

USA, Texas, Dumas: Xcel Energy has completed the construction of the new Demon Substation near Dumas as a system upgrade to improve power reliability.

USA: Colorado utility regulators approved a plan on Wednesday to build a massive $1.7 B transmission loop around the Eastern Plains.

USA, Minnesota, Minneapolis: On 20 April, Xcel Energy filed with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission an application for a site permit.

Xcel Energy Inc.’s Xcel Energy-Colorado and its partners are proposing a $1.7 B plan to upgrade Colorado’s high-voltage transmission system.

USA, Texas, Amarillo: Xcel Energy built Hunsley Substation to improve the reliability of the distribution network and build in capacity for future growth.

Xcel Energy is working to complete system upgrades across Amarillo in time for peak summer demand, including completion of their new Western Street Substation.

Xcel Energy completed a 3-year-long effort to build a 386 km superhighway for high-voltage electricity transmission between W Texas and SE New Mexico.

USA, Texas, Amarillo: Xcel Energy is set to build a new substation adding capacity for new businesses and residential growth in west Amarillo.

eSmart Systems, Xcel Energy and EDM Int. announce strategic initiative to deploy AI-based Collaborative Intelligence for 5,300 km of Xcel’s transmission lines.

US: The City of Boulder offered to purchase certain portions of Xcel Energy electric infrastructure for $93.96 million in a letter to the Minneapolis-based utility.

US: US utility Xcel Energy has tasked engineering services provider Mortenson with building its 500 MW Cheyenne Ridge wind park in Colorado.

US, New Mexico, Roswell: Xcel Energy has completed a multi-year $24 M project to boost the reliability and capacity of the city’s power grid.

Xcel Energy has invested $2.8 million in a backup power solution for communities in Texas that speeds restoration times on Xcel’s main electric feeder line.

USA, Colorado: The utility company Xcel Energy is working on a $30 million project at Greeley, Colorado, upgrading the substations and distribution system with an aim to almost triple the area’s transmission capacity.

USA, Minnesota: Xcel Energy, a Minneapolis-based utility company, has embarked on a project to replace a turbine and step-up transformer at Prairie Island nuclear plant as part of the utility’s $68 million upgrades to extend the life of the 1970s-era power plant.