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2021
CORE Electric Cooperative sues Xcel over Comanche 3 contract
CORE Electric Cooperative announced that it was taking legal action against Public Service Company of Colorado, a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, alleging that Xcel breached contractual obligations related to operating and maintaining the Comanche 3 coal plant.
2021
Xcel Energy appoints Bob Frenzel as president and CEO
Xcel Energy announced that Bob Frenzel was appointed president and CEO. Ben Fowke will remain with the company as executive chairman of the board.
2020
Xcel Energy fined over wind farm lighting deadline
Xcel Energy was fined $10,000 for missing a deadline to install a new lighting system at its Foxtail Wind farm.
2020
Xcel Energy agrees to pay $12,000 over Fargo gas-leak explosion
Xcel Energy agreed to pay $12,000 after the North Dakota Public Service Commission cited it for two violations related to a gas-leak explosion at a Fargo nursing home. The commission said vent placement and corrosion protection were deficient. Xcel acknowledged the issue and said it fixed it.
2020
North Dakota commission fines Xcel Energy after gas leak and explosion
The North Dakota Public Service Commission imposed two fines totaling $12,000 against Xcel Energy in connection with a natural gas leak, explosion and fire at Riverview Place in Fargo in January 2019. The commission chair said the larger fine concerned the absence of a required release vent and the smaller fine concerned pipes that did not meet anti-rust coating requirements.
2020
Xcel Energy named host utility for ELECTRIC POWER conference
POWER announced Xcel Energy as the host utility for the 22nd annual ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition, scheduled for April 14–17, 2020, in Denver.
2019
Xcel Energy sponsored MCEA gala
The article reports that Xcel Energy sponsored the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy’s Legally Green Gala.