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accession: "0000072903-23-000136"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "XEL"
cik: "0000072903"
company_name: "XCEL ENERGY INC"
filed_at: "2023-09-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-10T15:33:54.772631+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Xcel Energy subsidiary files $10.8B Colorado Resource Plan with CPUC; aims to exit coal by 2030

## Summary
- PSCo filed Preferred Plan with CPUC on Sept 18, 2023, seeking approval for $7.9B generation and $2.9B transmission investments.
- Plan targets exit from coal by end of 2030, doubling wind/solar from 2022 levels, and >80% GHG reduction vs 2005.
- Average annual customer rate impact of ~2.3% under the Preferred Plan, inclusive of generation and transmission costs.
- Preferred Plan includes 7,192 MW total resources: 3,406 MW wind, 1,969 MW solar, 1,170 MW storage, 628 MW natural gas, 19 MW biomass.
- CPUC decision expected in Q4 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072903-23-000136
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: XEL
- cik: 0000072903
- company_name: XCEL ENERGY INC
- filed_at: 2023-09-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290323000136/0000072903-23-000136-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72903/000007290323000136/xel-20230918.htm

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