Item 6. EXHIBITS


*			Indicates incorporation by reference
+			Executive Compensation Arrangements and benefit Plans Covering Executive Officers and Directors


Exhibit Number	Description	Report or Registration Statement	Exhibit Reference
3.01*	Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Xcel Energy Inc., dated May 17, 2012	Xcel Energy Inc. Form 8-K dated May 16, 2012	3.01
3.02*	Bylaws of Xcel Energy Inc., as Amended and Restated on August 23, 2023	Xcel Energy Inc Form 8-K dated August 23, 2023	3.02
4.01*	Supplemental Trust Indenture dated as of April 1, 2025 between Northern States Power Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor Trustee, creating $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.05% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due May 15, 2035 and $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.65% First Mortgage Bonds, Series due May 15, 2055.	NSP-Minnesota Form 8-K dated May 5, 2025	4.01
4.02*	Supplemental Indenture No. 12 dated as of April 15, 2025 between Southwestern Public Service Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as Trustee, creating 5.30% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 12 due 2035.	SPS Form 8-K dated May 2, 2025	4.02
10.01+	Eleventh Amendment to the Xcel Energy Senior Executive Severance and Change in Control Policy
10.02+	Twelfth Amendment to the Xcel Energy Senior Executive Severance and Change in Control Policy
10.03*	Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2025, among Xcel Energy Inc., as Borrower, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank PLC, as Syndication Agents, Citibank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agents and the several lenders party thereto.	Xcel Energy Inc. Form 8-K dated May 6, 2025	99.01
10.04*	Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2025, among Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, as Borrower, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank PLC, as Syndication Agents, Citibank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agents and the several lenders party thereto.	Xcel Energy Inc. Form 8-K dated May 6, 2025	99.02
10.05*	Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2025, among Public Service Company of Colorado, as Borrower, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank PLC, as Syndication Agents, Citibank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agents and the several lenders party thereto.	Xcel Energy Inc. Form 8-K dated May 6, 2025	99.03
10.06*	Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2025, among Southwestern Public Service Company, as Borrower, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank PLC, as Syndication Agents, Citibank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agents and the several lenders party thereto.	Xcel Energy Inc. Form 8-K dated May 6, 2025	99.04
10.07*	Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2025, among Northern States Power Company, a Wisconsin corporation, as Borrower, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and Barclays Bank PLC, as Syndication Agents, Citibank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Documentation Agents and the several lenders party thereto.	Xcel Energy Inc. Form 8-K dated May 6, 2025	99.05
31.01	Principal Executive Officer’s certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.02	Principal Financial Officer’s certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.01	Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS	Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH	Inline XBRL Schema
101.CAL	Inline XBRL Calculation
101.DEF	Inline XBRL Definition
101.LAB	Inline XBRL Label
101.PRE	Inline XBRL Presentation
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


		XCEL ENERGY INC.

July 31, 2025	By:	/s/ MELISSA L. OSTROM
		Melissa L. Ostrom
		Senior Vice President, Controller
		(Principal Accounting Officer)


	By:	/s/ BRIAN J. VAN ABEL
		Brian J. Van Abel
		Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
		(Principal Financial Officer)

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