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SPS updates $158M Texas rate case; Xcel reaffirms 2023 EPS guidance $3.30-$3.40
XCEL ENERGY INC
- Rate increase request of $158M based on 10.65% ROE, 54.6% equity, $3.6B retail rate base; 14% bill impact.
- Opposing parties propose lower revenue changes: Staff $102M, AXM $66M, OPUC $130M, TIEC $89M.
- Procedural schedule: rebuttal testimony Aug 25, hearings Sep 12-21, PUCT decision expected Q1 2024.
- Xcel Energy reaffirms 2023 GAAP/ongoing EPS guidance $3.30-$3.40 subject to constructive regulatory outcomes.
- SPS seeks accelerated Tolk coal plant depreciation (2034→2028); OPUC proposes unchanged 2034 life, AXM extends to 2045.