Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the underwriters on SEC-registered offerings by Xcel Energy Inc. of (i) $350 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.75% Senior Notes, Series due March 21, 2028 and (ii) $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.60% Senior Notes, Series due April 15, 2035.

Xcel Energy 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 1.6 million customers in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota and natural gas utility service to approximately 0.6 million customers in Minnesota and North Dakota; (ii) Northern States Power Company, a Wisconsin corporation, which provides electric utility service to approximately 0.3 million customers and natural gas utility service to approximately 0.1 million customers in Wisconsin and Michigan; (iii) Public Service Company of Colorado, a Colorado corporation, which provides electric utility service to approximately 1.6 million customers and natural gas utility service to approximately 1.5 million customers in Colorado; and (iv) Southwestern Public Service Company, a New Mexico corporation, which provides electric utility service to approximately 0.4 million customers in Texas and New Mexico.

The Hunton team included Peter K. O'Brien, Brendan P. Harney, Reuben H. Pearlman, Jingyi "Alice" Yao, and Gabrielle Kraushaar. Robert McNamara, William Freeman, Caitlin Scipioni and Katherine Gallagher provided tax advice.