Xcel Energy, Inc. is a public utility company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving customers in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin. Primary services are electricity and natural gas. Operating companies include Northern States Power Company, Public Service Company of Colorado, and Southwestern Public Service Co. One example: Sherburne County, Becker, Minnesota Plant Fuel Source: Low-sulfur Western coal from mines in Montana and Wyoming. The plant burns 30,000 tons of coal every day and more than nine million tons a year. A rotary... car dumper, which literally turns a rail coal car upside down, unloads one car every three minutes and an entire train in just over six hours. According to the Annual Wind Industry Report for year-end 2008 published by the American Wind Energy Association , Xcel Energy is the largest investor-owned wind power provider. In 2010, 3432 MW of wind-produced power was operational and serving Xcel Energy's load..
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| NYSE symbol: | XEL |
| Founded: | 1909 |
| Headquarters: | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Annual revenue: | $11,203,160,000 |
| Net income: | $645,550,000 |
| Operating income: | $1,390,790,000 |
| Market cap: | $9,500,000,000 |
| Employees: | 10,917 |
| Industries: | Electric and Other Services Combined |