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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒			ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 or

☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

001-3034
(Commission File Number)

Xcel Energy Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota

41-0448030

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

414 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis

Minnesota

55401

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

612			330-5500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ☐ Yes ☒ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 

☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation

S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. ☒ Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒ Yes

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

As of June 30, 2020, the aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was $32,825,311,125.

As of Feb. 11, 2021, there were 537,648,833 shares of common stock outstanding, $2.50 par value.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I
Item 1 —			Business			3
			Definitions of Abbreviations			3
			Where to Find More Information			4
			Forward-Looking Statements			4
			Overview			5
			Electric Operations			10
			Natural Gas Operations			13
			General			14
			Public Utility Regulation			14
			Environmental			14
			Capital Spending and Financing			15
			Information about our Executive Officers			16
Item 1A —			Risk Factors			16
Item 1B —			Unresolved Staff Comments			22
Item 2 —			Properties			22
Item 3 —			Legal Proceedings			23
Item 4 —			Mine Safety Disclosures			24
PART II
Item 5 —			Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities			24
Item 6 —			Selected Financial Data			24
Item 7 —			Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			24
Item 7A —			Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			43
Item 8 —			Financial Statements and Supplementary Data			43
Item 9 —			Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure			80
Item 9A —			Controls and Procedures			80
Item 9B —			Other Information			80
PART III
Item 10 —			Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance			80
Item 11 —			Executive Compensation			80
Item 12 —			Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters			80
Item 13 —			Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence			80
Item 14 —			Principal Accountant Fees and Services			80
PART IV
Item 15 —			Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules			81
Item 16 —			Form 10-K Summary			86
Signatures						87