. . . EXHIBIT 21.01 -- SUBSIDIARIES OF XCEL ENERGY INC. STATE OF SUBSIDIARY (A) INCORPORATION PURPOSE - ---------------------------------------------------- ------------- ------- Northern States Power Co. (a Minnesota corporation) Minnesota Electric and gas utility Northern States Power Co. (a Wisconsin corporation) Wisconsin Electric and gas utility Public Service Co. of Colorado Colorado Electric and gas utility Southwestern Public Service Co. New Mexico Electric utility Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Co. (b) Wyoming Electric and gas utility WestGas InterState Inc. Colorado Natural gas transmission Xcel Energy Wholesale Group Inc. Minnesota Holding company providing wholesale energy Utility Engineering Corp. Texas Engineering, design and construction Xcel Energy Markets Holdings Inc. Minnesota Holding company providing energy marketing e prime inc Colorado Natural gas marketing and trading Xcel Energy International Inc. Delaware Holding company with international holdings Xcel Energy Ventures Inc. Minnesota Holding company to develop new businesses Eloigne Co. Minnesota Owns and operates affordable housing units Xcel Energy Retail Holdings Inc. Minnesota Holding company providing retail services Planergy International Inc. Texas Energy management, consulting, and demand-side management services Xcel Energy Communications Group Inc. Minnesota Holding company providing telecommunications Seren Innovations, Inc. Minnesota Communications and data services Xcel Energy WYCO Inc. Minnesota Holding company holding investment in WYCO Xcel Energy O&M Services Inc. Minnesota Holding company Xcel Energy Services Inc. Minnesota Holding company Xcel Energy Foundation Minnesota Charitable foundation - ------------------- (a) Certain insignificant subsidiaries are omitted. (b) In January 2004 Xcel Energy entered into an agreement to sell Cheyenne.