secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK:        0000072903
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-09-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000072903-23-000131
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 8.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

NSP-Wisconsin rate case: PSCW Staff recommends electric decrease, lower ROE
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- PSCW Staff recommends $3M electric rate decrease (vs $40M request) and $5M gas increase (vs $9M request).
- Staff recommends ROE of 9.7% (requested 10.25%), equity ratio 52.5%.
- 2023 GAAP and ongoing EPS guidance reaffirmed at $3.30-$3.40.
- PSCW decision expected late Q4 2023 with new rates effective Jan 2024.
- Depreciation life extensions (Monticello, wind) reduced request by $12M; earnings neutral.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290323000131/0000072903-23-000131-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290323000131/xel-20230901.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072903-23-000131

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