EX-24.01 7 xcelex2401q42018.htm EXHIBIT 24.01
Exhibit 24.01
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ BEN FOWKE
| Ben Fowke
| Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ LYNN CASEY
| Lynn Casey
| Director

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ RICHARD K. DAVIS
| Richard K. Davis
| Director

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ RICHARD T. O'BRIEN
| Richard T. O’Brien
| Director

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ DAVID K. OWENS
| David K. Owens
| Director

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ CHRISTOPHER J POLICINSKI
| Christopher J. Policinski
| Director

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ JAMES PROKOPANKO
| James Prokopanko
| Director

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ A. PATRICIA SAMPSON
| A. Patricia Sampson
| Director

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ JAMES J. SHEPPARD
| James J. Sheppard
| Director

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ DAVID A. WESTERLUND
| David A. Westerlund
| Director

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ KIM WILLIAMS
| Kim Williams
| Director

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ TIMOTHY V. WOLF
| Timothy V. Wolf
| Director

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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, ROBERT C. FRENZEL and SCOTT WILENSKY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2019.

| /s/ DANIEL YOHANNES
| Daniel Yohannes
| Director

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