Amid a severe winter storm in Amarillo, Xcel Energy is working tirelessly to ensure power remains uninterrupted.Chester Brown from Xcel stated, "At the current

According to the Xcel Energy Power Outage Map, about 800 customers are experiencing a power outage in southeast Borger Friday evening.

Xcel Energy is asking customers to save energy this weekend as frigid temperatures put pressure on the power grid. Tips include lowering thermostats and using appliances during off-peak hours.

The Boulder City Council voted unanimously to send a scathing letter to Xcel Energy during its Thursday meeting, criticizing the utility on multiple fronts.

Many people who responded to a state survey regarding Xcel's Public Safety Power Shutoffs last month expressed dissatisfaction with Xcel's approach on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, believing the utility overreacted.

In the eyes of the Boulder City Council, Xcel Energy has “eroded the trust” of Boulder customers. That comes from a draft of a scathing letter from the City Council to Xcel Energy. The letter admonishes the utility for missing emissions milestones and for the handling of and communication during the December public safety power shutoffs.

Not far behind a request for higher electric rates, Xcel Energy is asking regulators to approve natural gas rates that would boost the average residential bill by $7.59 a month.

Five Upper Midwest energy companies on Jan. 15 applied to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for a Certificate of Need to add a second transmission line along Interstate 94 from North Dakota to central

All new infrastructure for the line would be within the right-of-way of an existing 345-kV line that faces thermal and voltage issues, the five utilities said.