UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) Nov. 14, 2008
Xcel Energy Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota |
| 001-3034 |
| 41-0448030 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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414 Nicollet Mall |
| 55401 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 612-330-5500
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On Nov. 14, 2008, Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), a Colorado Corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Xcel Energy Inc., filed with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) a request for a Colorado retail electric general rate increase.
The rate filing requests an overall increase in annual revenues of approximately $174.7 million, or an increase of 7.4 percent. The rate filing is based on a 2009 calendar year budget and includes a requested rate of return on equity of 11.00 percent, an electric net rate base of approximately $4.15 billion allocated to the Colorado electric retail jurisdiction, and an equity ratio of 58.08 percent. PSCo expects new rates to be effective in the third quarter of 2009.
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Xcel Energy Inc. | |
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| By | /s/ Benjamin G.S. Fowke III |
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| Benjamin G.S. Fowke III |
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| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Nov. 17, 2008
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