XEL

Xcel Energy Inc

A utility that delivers electricity and natural gas to homes and businesses across parts of the Midwest and West, and also invests in wind, solar, and grid upgrades. It was born in 2000 when Northern States Power, founded in Minneapolis in 1909, merged with New Century Energies. The name "Xcel" plays on "excellence," and its roots trace to an engineer who snapped up small regional power companies a century ago.