Exhibit 24(a)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned directors and/or officers of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appointROBERT C. FRENZELandSCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to one or more FormS-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form) relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company, which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the issuance and sale of such securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2018.
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/s/ Ben Fowke |
| Ben Fowke |
| Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appointBEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZELandSCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to one or more FormS-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form) relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company, which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the issuance and sale of such securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2018.
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/s/ Richard K. Davis |
| Richard K. Davis |
| Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appointBEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZELandSCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to one or more FormS-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form) relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company, which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the issuance and sale of such securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2018.
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/s/ Richard T. O’Brien |
| Richard T. O’Brien |
| Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appointBEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZELandSCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to one or more FormS-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form) relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company, which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the issuance and sale of such securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2018.
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/s/ David K. Owens |
| David K. Owens |
| Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appointBEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZELandSCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to one or more FormS-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form) relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company, which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the issuance and sale of such securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2018.
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/s/ Christopher J. Policinski |
| Christopher J. Policinski |
| Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appointBEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZELandSCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to one or more FormS-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form) relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company, which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the issuance and sale of such securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2018.
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/s/ James Prokopanko |
| James Prokopanko |
| Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appointBEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZELandSCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to one or more FormS-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form) relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company, which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the issuance and sale of such securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2018.
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/s/ A. Patricia Sampson |
| A. Patricia Sampson |
| Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appointBEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZELandSCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to one or more FormS-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form) relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company, which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the issuance and sale of such securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2018.
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/s/ James J. Sheppard |
| James J. Sheppard |
| Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appointBEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZELandSCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to one or more FormS-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form) relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company, which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the issuance and sale of such securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2018.
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/s/ David A. Westerlund |
| David A. Westerlund |
| Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appointBEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZELandSCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to one or more FormS-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form) relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company, which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the issuance and sale of such securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2018.
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/s/ Kim Williams |
Kim Williams |
Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appointBEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZELandSCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to one or more FormS-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form) relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company, which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the issuance and sale of such securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2018.
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/s/ Timothy V. Wolf |
| Timothy V. Wolf |
| Director |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appointBEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZELandSCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawfulattorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to one or more FormS-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form) relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company, which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the issuance and sale of such securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2018.
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/s/ Daniel Yohannes |
| Daniel Yohannes |
| Director |
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