Hunton Andrews Kurth Advises on Xcel Energy Inc.’s $500 Million Senior Notes Offering

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP acted as counsel to the underwriters on Xcel Energy Inc.’s SEC-registered offering of $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.00% Senior Notes, Series due June 15, 2028.

Xcel Energy, Inc. is a public utility holding company with four utility subsidiaries: (i) Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, which provides electric utility service to approximately 1.5 million customers in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota and natural gas utility service to approximately 0.5 million customers in Minnesota and North Dakota; (ii) Northern States Power Company, a Wisconsin corporation, which provides electric utility service to approximately 259,000 customers and natural gas utility service to approximately 114,000 customers in northwestern Wisconsin and the western portion of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan; (iii) Public Service Company of Colorado, a Colorado corporation, which provides electric utility service to approximately 1.5 million customers and natural gas utility service to approximately 1.4 million customers in Colorado; and (iv) Southwestern Public Service Company, a New Mexico corporation, which provides electric utility service to approximately 390,000 retail customers in Texas and New Mexico.

The Hunton Andrews Kurth team included Peter O’Brien, Christina Kwon, Brendan P. Harney and Soyung Kang. Cary Tolley and Kimberly Nolte provided tax advice.