<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000072903-23-000089.txt : 20230616
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000072903-23-000089
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	11-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20221231
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230616
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230616

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			XCEL ENERGY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000072903
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				410448030
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		11-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03034
		FILM NUMBER:		231020725

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		414 NICOLLET MALL
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55401
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6123305500

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		414 NICOLLET MALL
		CITY:			MINNEAPOLIS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55401

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NORTHERN STATES POWER CO /MN/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_1"></div><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:6pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:14pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:18pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM 11-K</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.038%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:93.762%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#253;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">For the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2022 or</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.038%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:93.762%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">o</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">For the transition period from &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; &#160; to</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Commission file number&#58; &#160;1-3034</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below&#58; </font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">New Century Energies, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Employees&#8217; Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">and</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">New Century Energies, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Employee Investment Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">B. &#160;Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office&#58;</font></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">XCEL ENERGY INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">414 NICOLLET MALL</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55401</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(612) 330-5500</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:6pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">TABLE OF CONTENTS</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:95.150%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.650%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">New Century Energies, Inc. Employees&#8217; Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees (BU Savings Plan)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_7" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_7" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">3</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_10" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of Dec. 31, 2022 and 2021</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_10" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">4</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_13" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_13" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">5</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">New Century Energies, Inc. Employee Investment Plan For Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees (EIP Savings Plan)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_16" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_16" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">6</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_19" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of Dec. 31, 2022 and 2021</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_19" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">7</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_22" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_22" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">8</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_25" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">Notes to Financial Statements as of Dec. 31, 2022 and 2021 and for the Year Ended Dec. 31, 2022</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_25" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">9</a></font></div></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Supplemental Schedules&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_55" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4(i) &#8211; Schedule of Assets (Held at Year End) &#8211; BU Savings Plan</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_55" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">17</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_58" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4(i) &#8211; Schedule of Assets (Held at Year End) &#8211; EIP Savings Plan</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_58" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">18</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_67" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">Signatures</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_67" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">19</a></font></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibits</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"><a href="xcel12312022nceessopeipex2.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:none">23.1&#58; Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Note&#58; &#160;All other schedules required by Section 2520.103-10 of the Department of Labor&#8217;s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 have been omitted because they are not applicable.</font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">2</font></div></div></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_7"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">To the Plan Administrator and Plan Participants of </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">New Century Energies, Inc. Employees&#8217; Savings and</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Stock Ownership Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Opinion on the Financial Statements </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of New Century Energies, Inc. Employees&#8217; Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees (the &#34;Plan&#34;) as of  December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes to the financial statements. In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2022,in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Basis for Opinion </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Report on Supplemental Schedules </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The supplemental schedule listed in the Table of Contents as of or for the year ended December 31, 2022, has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan&#8217;s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconcile to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, are presented in compliance with the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, such schedule is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#47;s&#47; DELOITTE &#38; TOUCHE LLP</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Minneapolis, Minnesota</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">June 16, 2023 </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:8pt;text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We have served as the auditor of the Plan since 2002. </font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3</font></div></div></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_10"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EMPLOYEES&#8217; SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN FOR</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES AND FORMER NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:73.344%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.122%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.124%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec.&#160;31, 2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec.&#160;31, 2021</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Assets</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments at fair value (participant-directed)&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">General investments</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">412,965,490&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">505,653,668&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investment in Master Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">62,646,742&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">66,506,437&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 12.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">475,612,232&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">572,160,105&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Receivables&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Xcel Energy contributions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,714,365&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,175,777&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participant contributions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">561,492&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">563,605&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Notes receivable from participants</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,968,076&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,909,396&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total receivables</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">18,243,933&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">17,648,778&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets available for benefits</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">493,856,165&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">589,808,883&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:4.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:4.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">4</font></div></div></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_13"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EMPLOYEES&#8217; SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN FOR</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES AND FORMER NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS </font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:84.594%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.651%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Year Ended Dec. 31</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2022</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Contributions&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Xcel Energy</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,714,404&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Employee</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">22,687,103&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Rollover</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">625,092&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total contributions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">34,026,599&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investment income (loss)&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Plan interest in income from Master Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,354,292&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest and dividends</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">9,988,862&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net change in fair value of&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest in mutual funds, self-directed brokerage accounts and collective trusts</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(84,935,054)</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investment loss</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(70,591,900)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest on notes receivable from participants</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">323,559&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Benefits paid to participants</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(59,166,301)</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Administrative expenses</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(491,110)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Change in net assets before plan transfers</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(95,899,153)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Transfer of plan assets</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(53,565)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net decrease in net assets available for benefits</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(95,952,718)</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">589,808,883&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets available for benefits at end of year</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">493,856,165&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:4.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:4.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">5</font></div></div></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_16"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">To the Plan Administrator and Plan Participants of </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">New Century Energies, Inc. Employee Investment Plan </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">for Bargaining Unit Employees and </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Opinion on the Financial Statements </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We have audited the financial statements of New Century Energies, Inc. Employee Investment Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;), an employee benefit plan subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which comprise the statements of net assets available for benefits as of December 31, 2022, and 2021, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes to the financial statements.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2022, and 2021, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2022, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Basis for Opinion </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAS). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor&#8217;s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the Plan and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audits. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Report on Supplemental Schedule </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The supplemental schedule listed in the Table of Contents as of or for the year ended December 31, 2022, has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan&#8217;s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan&#8217;s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental schedule reconcile to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, are presented in compliance with the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, such schedule is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the financial statements as a whole.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#47;s&#47; DELOITTE &#38; TOUCHE LLP</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Minneapolis, Minnesota</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">June 16, 2023 </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">We have served as the auditor of the Plan since 2002.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">6</font></div></div></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_19"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT PLAN FOR BARGAINING</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNIT EMPLOYEES AND FORMER NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS</font></div><div><table 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Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments at fair value (participant-directed)&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">General investments</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">104,161,117&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">126,657,350&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investment in Master Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">35,567,632&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">35,639,265&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 12.25pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investments</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">139,728,749&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">162,296,615&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Receivables&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Xcel Energy contributions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,150,415&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,101,826&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Participant contributions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">228,168&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">217,118&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Notes receivable from participants</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,097,907&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,746,655&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total receivables</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,476,490&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,065,599&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#dbdbdb;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets available for benefits</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">146,205,239&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">168,362,214&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:4.5pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:4.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">7</font></div></div></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_22"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT PLAN FOR BARGAINING</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNIT EMPLOYEES AND FORMER NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS </font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:84.455%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.494%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.651%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Year Ended Dec. 31</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2022</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Contributions&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Xcel Energy</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,150,415&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Employee</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,132,501&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Rollover</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">109,065&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total contributions</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,391,981&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:middle"></td></tr><tr 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Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Plan interest in income from Master Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,104,027&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest and dividends</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,586,246&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net change in fair value of&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 13.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest in mutual funds, self-directed brokerage accounts, and collective trusts</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(22,067,324)</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 19pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total investment loss</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(18,377,051)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest on notes receivable from participants</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">188,812&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Benefits paid to participants</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(9,464,871)</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Administrative expenses</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(191,520)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Change in net assets before plan transfers</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(19,452,649)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Transfer of plan assets</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(2,704,326)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net decrease in net assets available for benefits</font></td><td colspan="3" 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style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">168,362,214&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets available for benefits at end of year</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">146,205,239&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:4.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:4.5pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">8</font></div></div></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_25"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC. EMPLOYEES&#8217; SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN FOR</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES AND FORMER NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES</font></div><div style="text-align:center;text-indent:2.25pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">and</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT PLAN FOR BARGAINING UNIT</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EMPLOYEES AND FORMER NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF DEC. 31, 2022 AND 2021 AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DEC. 31, 2022 </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">&#160;</font></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_28"></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">1.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;DESCRIPTION OF PLANS</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following includes a brief description of the New Century Energies, Inc. Employees&#8217; Savings and Stock Ownership Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees (BU Savings Plan) and the New Century Energies, Inc. Employee Investment Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees (EIP Savings Plan), collectively the &#8220;Plans.&#8221; Participants should refer to their respective Plan Document or Summary Plan Description for more complete information.&#160;The notes to the financial statements generally apply to the Plans and specific disclosures are presented to address matters for individual plans, where applicable.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">General</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">&#8211; </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plans are defined contribution benefit plans which provide eligible employees of Plan sponsor, Xcel Energy Inc., and its participating subsidiaries (Xcel Energy) the opportunity to contribute to a qualified retirement savings plan. Each Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), as amended.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">For the BU Savings Plan and the EIP Savings Plan, Xcel Energy contributes the employer matching contribution in cash. Participant deferrals and employer matching contributions are invested into one or more investment funds as elected by the participants.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Plan and Trust Management &#8211;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> The Plan administrator is Xcel Energy, who has authority to control and manage the operation and administration of the Plans. Plan assets are held by a trustee under a trust agreement as adopted by Xcel Energy. The Plans&#8217; assets invested in Xcel Energy Inc. common stock are held in the Xcel Energy Stock Fund within the Master Trust (see Note 4). The Xcel Energy Stock Fund also holds an immaterial amount of cash equivalents for operational purposes. Individual participant accounts are valued daily based on the current market value of each asset type.&#160;The Vanguard Group is the record keeper and Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (VFTC) serves as trustee for the Plans.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Transfer of Plan Assets</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211;  Assets are transferred amongst plans when an eligible participant moves from one benefit plan to another within Xcel Energy.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Eligibility </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">BU Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">All regular, full-time employees of Xcel Energy whose collective bargaining agreement allows for participation in the Plan on the first day of the month following date of hire, while a regular, part-time employee (one who works less than 40 hours per week) must complete one year and 1,000 hours of service to become eligible.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EIP Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">All regular, full-time employees of Xcel Energy whose collective bargaining agreement allows for participation in the Plan as soon as it is administratively feasible following their date of hire.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:112%">Employee and Employer Contributions</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:112%"> &#8211; Each plan allows participants to contribute a portion of their compensation as pre-tax, pre-tax rollovers from other qualified retirement plans and allows for a discretionary employer matching contribution (see Note 3). The BU Savings Plan and the EIP Savings Plan also allow participant after-tax contributions.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Vesting</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; Employee contributions, matching contributions made by Xcel Energy and earnings in each Plan are immediately vested.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Distributions </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">BU Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Benefits may be distributed after termination of employment, disability, or death (payable to designated beneficiary) in the form of a single lump sum, rollover to an IRA or another employer&#8217;s qualified plan. &#160;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EIP Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Benefits may be distributed after termination of employment, disability, or death (payable to designated beneficiary) in the form of installments, a single lump sum or a rollover to an IRA or another employer&#8217;s qualified plan. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">9</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">For each of the Plans, if the total amount of the participant&#8217;s vested account balance exceeds $1,000 at a distributable event, the participant may defer distribution until age 72, unless the participant consents in writing to commence distributions at an earlier date. If the total amount is less than $1,000, the Plan Administrator will schedule a payment date and the amount will be distributed as soon as it is administratively possible. All vested account balances remaining in the Plans after the participant decides to terminate employment with Xcel Energy for any reason will be invested in the funds of the participant&#8217;s choice.&#160;The participant will continue to receive their share of investment earnings and dividend distributions until the account is completely distributed.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Participant Accounts</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; Both Plans maintain individual accounts for each participant. Each participant&#8217;s account is credited with the participant&#8217;s contributions, Company matching contributions, and Plan earnings as applicable. Participant accounts are also charged with withdrawals, an allocation of Plan losses as applicable, and administrative expenses not paid by Xcel Energy. Allocations are based on participant earnings or account balances. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant&#8217;s vested account. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Forfeited Amounts</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; For the plan year ended Dec. 31, 2022, there were no forfeitures.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Plan Termination</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; While Xcel Energy expects to continue the Plans, it reserves the right at its sole and absolute discretion to amend, modify, change or terminate the Plans for whatever reason it deems appropriate, subject to collective bargaining obligations. If Xcel Energy were to terminate the Plans, assets would be distributed in accordance with ERISA guidelines.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Administrative Expenses &#8211;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Xcel Energy pays certain administrative expenses of the Plans. Certain investment advisory, trustee and recordkeeping fees are paid by the Plans or by the participant, as applicable. The Self-Directed Brokerage Option annual account maintenance fee and plan recordkeeping fees are paid by the participant.&#160;Loan set-up fees are paid by Xcel Energy under the BU Savings Plan. Loan set-up fees and annual maintenance fees are paid by the participant under the EIP Savings Plan.  </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Xcel Energy Inc. Common Stock Dividends </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">BU Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dividends paid on shares held in Xcel Energy Inc. common stock within the Master Trust are paid quarterly to Plan participants in cash as a taxable distribution.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EIP Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Dividends paid on shares held in Xcel Energy Inc. common stock within the Master Trust are automatically reinvested in Xcel Energy Inc. common stock unless the participant elects to receive them as a taxable cash distribution.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_31"></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">2.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Basis of Accounting</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; The accompanying financial statements of the Plans have been prepared under the accrual method of accounting in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP).</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Use of Estimates</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and changes therein and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of additions and deductions during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Risks and Uncertainties</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; The Plans provide for investment in a variety of investment funds. Investments, in general, are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, credit and overall market volatility risk.&#160;Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments, it is reasonably possible that changes in investment values will occur in the near term and such changes could materially affect participants&#8217; account balances and amounts reported in the financial statements. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Fair Value Measurements</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; The Plans present money market funds and mutual funds (registered investment companies), the Xcel Energy Stock Fund held within the Master Trust, collective trusts, and self-directed brokerage accounts investments at fair value in its financial statements.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The fair values of money market funds are based on quoted net asset value (NAV), calculated as $1 per share, and are included in the Fair Value hierarchy as Level 1 investments (see note 6). The fair values of mutual funds and Xcel Energy Inc. common stock are based on quoted market prices.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">10</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The self-directed brokerage option allows participants to self-direct investments in a wider variety of mutual funds, equity securities, and debt securities. &#160;Within self-directed brokerage accounts, the fair value of mutual funds and equity securities are based on quoted market prices, while the fair values of debt securities are based on market interest rate curves and recent trades of similarly rated securities.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Collective trusts include investments in retirement target date trusts, which have been assigned as Level 2 investments, and are valued at the underlying investments&#8217; NAV at the close of the day multiplied by the number of shares in the fund.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Notes Receivable from Participants </font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8211;</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest.&#160;Delinquent participant loans are recorded as deemed distributions based on Plan document terms.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Investments</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; The Plans&#8217; net asset investments include money market funds, various mutual funds, collective trusts, a portion of the Master Trust, and self-directed brokerage accounts. Each participant elects the percentage of his or her account balance to be invested in each investment option. Investment income (loss) includes interest and dividends.&#160;Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments and unrealized gains or losses in the fair value of investments are shown as net appreciation (depreciation) in the fair value of investments. Total investment income (loss) is allocated to each fund based on the number of units in each fund. Security transactions are recognized on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed).</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Income Recognition</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; The difference between fair value and cost of investments, including realized and unrealized gains and losses, is reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits.&#160;Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Payment of Benefits</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; Benefit payments are recorded when paid.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_34"></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">3.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;PLAN FUNDING</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Employee Contributions</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">BU Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Participants may elect to contribute up to 20% of their annual compensation in pre-tax contributions and up to 8% in after-tax contributions. The combination of pre-tax contributions up to $20,500 in 2022, and after-tax contributions cannot exceed 20% of their annual compensation. Participants who are age 50 or older during the Plan year may make additional pre-tax (catch-up) contributions up to $6,500 in 2022. The Plan is required to make corrective distributions when IRS limits are exceeded due to excess deferrals, excess contributions and excess annual additions, which are returned to participants during the subsequent Plan year.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EIP Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Participants may elect to make either regular 401(k) pre-tax deferrals, Roth 401(k) after-tax deferrals or a combination of both not to exceed 30% of their base pay or $20,500 in 2022.&#160;Participants who are age 50 or older during the Plan year, may make additional catch-up contributions (pre-tax and&#47;or Roth 401(k) after-tax) up to $6,500 in 2022.&#160;The Plan is required to make corrective distributions when IRS limits are exceeded due to excess deferrals, excess contributions and excess annual additions, which are returned to participants during the subsequent Plan year. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The EIP Savings Plan has an automatic enrollment program for newly hired&#47;rehired full-time employees in regular status.&#160;Eligible employees who do not make an affirmative election or do not waive Plan participation within 30 days from date of hire&#47;rehire are automatically enrolled at an initial percentage of base pa</font><font style="background-color:#ffffff;color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">y</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> (4% pre-tax in 2022 and 2021), contribution rates are automatically increased each year by 1% (capped at 10%), and their accounts are automatically invested in an age-appropriate target-date fund.&#160;Employees who are automatically enrolled can opt out of the default options and make their own independent choices at any time.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Employer Contributions</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">BU Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Xcel Energy provides a matching contribution equal to 100% of the first 3%, and 50% of the next 4% of a participant&#8217;s pre-tax contributions during the Plan year. All Plan participants are eligible for the matching contribution, regardless of their employment status at year-end.&#160;Employer contributions may be made at any time during the Plan year or after its close, but not later than 60 days after the close of the Plan year. 2022 employer contributions were paid in February 2023. The contribution is based on each participant&#8217;s annual contribution and eligible compensation as defined in the Plan Document.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">11</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EIP Savings Plan</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Xcel Energy provides a matching contribution equal to 50% of the first 8% of base pay contributed by the employee on a pre-tax and&#47;or Roth 401(k) after-tax basis during the Plan year.&#160;All employees participating in the Plan are eligible for a matching contribution, regardless of their employment status at year-end.&#160;Matching contributions are allocated after the close of the Plan year, typically during the first quarter. 2022 employer contributions were paid in February 2023. The contribution is based on each employee&#8217;s annual contribution and eligible compensation as defined in the Plan Document.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Investment of Employee and Employer Contributions</font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> &#8211; Participants may invest their contributions among various investment funds offered by the Plans. Any dividends and interest earned on their investments will be reinvested in each of those same investments automatically.&#160;For the 2022 Plan year, Xcel Energy matching contributions made to the BU Savings Plan and the EIP Savings Plan were paid in cash and invested in accordance with the participant&#8217;s investment election.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_37"></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">4.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;INTEREST IN MASTER TRUST</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Master Trust is an investment vehicle consisting of Xcel Energy Inc. common stock and a small amount of cash to ensure daily liquidity. The Master Trust pools the stock investment from all four Xcel Energy Inc. sponsored 401(k) plans to reduce administrative and investment expenses. The value of each Plan&#8217;s interest in the Master Trust is based on the beginning of the year value of the interest in the Master Trust, plus actual contributions, transfers and allocated investment income or loss, less actual distributions and allocated administrative expenses. Investment income or loss and administrative expenses related to the Master Trust are allocated to the individual plans based upon the daily valuation of the balances invested by each plan. </font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The net change in value from participation in the Master Trust is reported as one line item in the accompanying Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits and each Plan&#8217;s interest in the Master Trust is reported as a single line item in the accompanying Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A summary of the Plans&#8217; interest in Master Trust as of Dec. 31, 2022 and 2021 are summarized below&#58; </font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:68.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.205%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.485%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="12" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec.&#160;31, 2022</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BU Savings Plan</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">EIP Savings Plan</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest in Master Trust (in approximate shares)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">887,379&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">503,809&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest in Master Trust (in percentage)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16.2&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial 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1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec. 31, 2021</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BU Savings Plan</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">EIP Savings Plan</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest in Master Trust (in approximate shares)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">975,776&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">522,896&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest in Master Trust (in percentage)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16.6&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8.9&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">%</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A summary of the Plans&#8217; interest in income from the Master Trust for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022 is below&#58;</font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:68.622%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.483%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.485%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="12" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">For the year ended Dec. 31, 2022</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BU Savings Plan</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">EIP Savings Plan</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest in Income from the Master Trust (in percentage)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16.7&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8.1&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">%</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plans have an undivided interest in each security in the Master Trust.</font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">12</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A summary of the net assets of the Master Trust and the Plans&#8217; interest in Master Trust as of Dec. 31, 2022 and 2021 are summarized below&#58;</font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:53.205%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.494%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.483%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.494%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.483%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.486%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec.&#160;31, 2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Master Trust Balances</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BU Savings Plan Interest in Master Trust Balances</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">EIP Savings Plan Interest in Master Trust Balances</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments at fair value&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Xcel Energy Stock Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">383,083,743&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">62,214,145&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">35,322,025&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Securities settlements receivable, payable and other</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,663,719&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">432,597&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">245,607&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total net assets</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">385,747,462&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">62,646,742&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">35,567,632&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr></table></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.861%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:53.281%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.495%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.503%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.356%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.503%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.356%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.506%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec. 31, 2021</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Master Trust Balances</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BU Savings Plan Interest in Master Trust Balances</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">EIP Savings Plan Interest in Master Trust Balances</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Investments at fair value&#58;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Xcel Energy Stock Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">397,750,970&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">66,060,019&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">35,400,040&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 13pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Securities settlements receivable, payable and other</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,687,905&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">446,418&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">239,225&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total net assets</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">400,438,875&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">66,506,437&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">35,639,265&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Master Trust and Plans&#8217; interest in Master Trust income for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022 are as follows&#58;</font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:53.205%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.494%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.483%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.494%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.483%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.486%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="15" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec.&#160;31, 2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Master Trust Balances</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BU Savings Plan Interest in Master Trust Balances</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">EIP Savings Plan Interest in Master Trust Balances</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total interest, dividend and other income</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,867,120&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,767,190&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">977,300&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Realized and unrealized gain in Xcel Energy Stock Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">15,177,524&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,587,102&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,126,727&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total net gain</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">26,044,644&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,354,292&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,104,027&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_40"></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">5.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;FEDERAL INCOME TAX STATUS</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The IRS has determined and informed Xcel Energy by letters dated March 24, 2017 and March 13, 2017, respectively, that the BU Savings Plan and the EIP Savings Plan meet the requirements of Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) of 1986, as amended. Xcel Energy believes that the Plans are currently designed and are being operated in compliance with applicable requirements of the IRC and that the Plans continue to be tax-exempt. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plans&#8217; financial statements.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_43"></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">6.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The accounting guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures provides a single definition of fair value and requires certain disclosures about assets and liabilities measured at fair value. A hierarchical framework for disclosing the observability of the inputs utilized in measuring assets and liabilities at fair value was established by this guidance. The three levels in the hierarchy are as follows&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Level 1 &#8211; Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets as of the reporting date. The types of assets included in Level 1 are highly liquid and actively traded instruments with quoted prices, such as listed mutual funds and money market funds.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Level 2 &#8211; Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, but are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. The types of assets included in Level 2 are typically either comparable to actively traded securities or contracts, or priced with models using highly observable inputs, as is the case with preferred stock. The collective trusts are not actively traded on an exchange.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Level 3 &#8211; Significant inputs to pricing have little or no observability as of the reporting date.&#160;The types of assets included in Level 3 are those with inputs requiring significant management judgment or estimation.</font></div><div style="padding-left:18pt;text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">13</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following tables present, for each of these hierarchy levels, the Plans&#8217; assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis&#58;</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.344%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.983%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.983%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.983%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.987%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">BU Savings Plan</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="21" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec.&#160;31, 2022</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level 1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level 2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level 3</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Total</font></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Mutual Funds</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">172,722,975&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">172,722,975&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Money Market Funds</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">26,206,346&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">26,206,346&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">EIP Savings Plan</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="21" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec.&#160;31, 2022</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Level 1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" 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style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial 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style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial 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1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial 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style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">35,567,632&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">80,136,520&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 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style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.983%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.983%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.987%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="21" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec.&#160;31, 2021</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" 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style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Xcel Energy Stock Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">35,639,265&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">35,639,265&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 7.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">91,325,930&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">70,970,685&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">162,296,615&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">14</font></div></div></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_46"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">7.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;NOTES RECEIVABLE FROM PARTICIPANTS</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plans allow participants to borrow against funds held in their account in any amount greater than $1,000 but less than 50% of the participant&#8217;s vested account balance.&#160;In no event can a participant borrow more than $50,000 less the participant&#8217;s highest outstanding loan balance during the preceding 12 months.&#160;Only one outstanding loan is permitted at any time and may not exceed a period of 5 years for a general-purpose loan or 15 years for a principal residence loan.&#160;The loan shall bear a rate of interest equal to the prime rate in effect on the first business day of the month the loan request is approved plus 1%, and stays in effect until the loan is repaid. Repayment of the loan plus interest is made through automatic payroll deductions and is credited to each participant&#8217;s account as paid. If a participant retires or terminates employment for any reason, the outstanding loan balance must be repaid within 90 days from the date of termination, unless the participant elects to continue making monthly installment payments established by the Plan Administrator.</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">A summary of the Plans&#8217; notes receivable as of Dec. 31, 2022 and 2021 is below&#58;</font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">BU Savings Plan</font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:68.622%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.483%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.485%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec.&#160;31, 2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec. 31, 2021</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest rates on outstanding loans</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4.25% - 8.0%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4.25% - 6.5%</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Maturity range</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2023 - 2037</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2022 - 2036</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EIP Savings Plan</font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:68.622%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.483%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:13.485%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec.&#160;31, 2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Dec. 31, 2021</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Interest rates on outstanding loans</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4.25% - 8.25%</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4.25% - 8.25%</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Maturity range</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2023 - 2036</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2022 - 2036</font></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_49"></div><div style="margin-bottom:5pt;text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">8.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;EXEMPT PARTY-IN-INTEREST TRANSACTIONS</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plans&#8217; investments include shares of Xcel Energy Inc. common stock.&#160;For the BU Savings Plan, on the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, the value of interest in Master Trust included dividends declared and payable to the Plan of $432,597 at Dec. 31, 2022, and $446,418 at Dec. 31, 2021.&#160;For the EIP Savings Plan, on the Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, the value of interest in Master Trust included dividends declared and payable to the Plan of $245,607 at Dec. 31, 2022, and $239,225 at Dec. 31, 2021.</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Plans also invest in shares of mutual funds and collective trusts managed by an affiliate of VFTC.&#160;VFTC acts as trustee for all Plan investments. Transactions in such investments qualify as party-in-interest transactions that are exempt from the prohibited transaction rules. The BU Savings Plan incurred fees for investment management and recordkeeping services of $491,110 for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022.&#160;The EIP Savings Plan incurred fees for investment management and recordkeeping services of $191,520 for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_52"></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">9.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;RECONCILIATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO FORM 5500</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The following is a reconciliation of Net Assets Available for Benefits and Net Decrease in Net Assets Available for Benefits per the financial statements to net assets and net income per the Form 5500 as of Dec. 31, 2022 and 2021, and for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022, as applicable&#58;</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">BU Savings Plan&#58;</font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:73.622%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.983%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.985%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2021</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets available for benefit per the financial statements</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">493,856,165&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">589,808,883&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Deemed distributions of participant loans</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(114,875)</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(84,562)</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets available for benefit per the Form 5500</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">493,741,290&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">589,724,321&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:73.761%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.484%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Decrease in net assets available for benefit per the financial statements</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(95,952,718)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Deemed distributions activity</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(30,313)</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net income per the 5500</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(95,929,466)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">15</font></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">EIP Savings Plan&#58;</font><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:73.622%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.983%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.985%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2021</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets available for benefit per the financial statements</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">146,205,239&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">168,362,214&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Deemed distributions of participant loans</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(8,634)</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(8,634)</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net assets available for benefit per the Form 5500</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">146,196,605&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">168,353,580&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:73.761%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.484%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Decrease in net assets available for benefit per the financial statements</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(22,156,975)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Deemed distributions activity</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#8212;&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Net income per the 5500</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(19,452,649)</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-bottom:3pt double #000000;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">16</font></div></div></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_55"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:89.455%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.345%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC. EMPLOYEES&#8217; SAVINGS AND STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN FOR BARGAINING UNIT &#160;EMPLOYEES AND FORMER NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Schedule 1</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Schedule of Assets (Held at Year End)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">As of Dec. 31, 2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">New Century Energies, Inc. Employee&#8217;s Saving and Stock Ownership Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former                   Non-Bargaining Unit Employees, EIN 41-0448030, Plan 005</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Attachment to Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4(i)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:2.094%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:44.733%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.344%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.566%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.494%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.404%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Description</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Investment Type</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Cost</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Current Value</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Admiral Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">69,363,200&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">60,958,570&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Developed Market Index Institutional Plus Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">33,869,941&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Federal Money Market</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Federal Money Market</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">26,206,346&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Institutional Total Bond Market Index Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">24,364,835&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">28,361,733&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">18,268,722&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">14,022,595&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">BlackRock Total Return Bond Fund&#59; Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">12,603,733&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">12,091,123&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11,427,426&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11,577,521&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11,519,960&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11,498,588&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement Income Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">11,701,431&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Small Cap Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">12,683,222&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,189,694&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Value Index Fund Institutional Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,401,985&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities Fund Institutional Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,615,468&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,172,158&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Self-Directed Brokerage Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,660,109&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,138,550&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2065 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,262,581&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2070 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5,999&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td><td colspan="3" style="display:none"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Notes Receivable from Participants, net of deemed distributions of $114,875 &#8212; Interest rates between 4.25%-8.0% with maturities ranging from 2023 through 2037</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">6,853,201&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Total Investments</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">419,818,691&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr style="height:12pt"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:3pt double #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Party in Interest</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Historical cost is not required for participant-directed funds.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">17</font></div></div></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_58"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:89.455%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.345%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC. EMPLOYEE INVESTMENT PLAN FOR BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES AND FORMER NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Schedule 1</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Schedule of Assets (Held at Year End)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">As of Dec. 31, 2022</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">New Century Energies, Inc. Employee Investment Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees and Former Non-Bargaining Unit Employees, EIN 41-0448030, Plan 006</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Attachment to Form 5500, Schedule H, Part IV, Line 4(i)</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:2.438%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:44.872%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.355%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:23.344%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.494%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.566%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.494%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:16.682%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="9" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Description</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Investment Type</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Cost</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Current Value</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">16,718,526&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Developed Market Index Institutional Plus Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">10,394,882&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,535,486&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Admiral Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">8,213,655&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Institutional Total Bond Market Index Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">7,075,033&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,653,921&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,217,764&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2030 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,164,513&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2040 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,162,896&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Small Cap Index Fund Institutional Plus Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,148,062&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">BlackRock Total Return Bond Fund&#59; Class M</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4,140,096&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Federal Money Market</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Money Market Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,806,585&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2055 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,737,729&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Institutional Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,704,994&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2035 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">3,088,531&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Value Index Fund Institutional Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,931,283&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2025 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,379,440&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2060 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,120,272&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Self-Directed Brokerage Fund</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2,092,191&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,673,222&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Target Retirement Income Trust Plus</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Common&#47;Collective Trust</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="2" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">1,125,483&#160;</font></td><td style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Vanguard Inflation Protected Securities Fund Institutional Shares</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:middle"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Registered Investment Company</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial 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1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Party in Interest</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">**</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Historical cost is not required for participant-directed funds.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#e0e0e0;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="height:54pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">18</font></div></div></div><div id="ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_67"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="#ia422dbbca8dc46a988b7dceee66a9ad8_4" style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Table of Contents</a></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">XCEL ENERGY INC.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Xcel Energy Inc. has duly caused this annual report on Form 11-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on June 16, 2023 .</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC. EMPLOYEES&#8217; SAVINGS AND</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN FOR BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">AND FORMER NON-BARGAINING UNIT EMPLOYEES</font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:justify"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Narrow',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">NEW CENTURY ENERGIES, INC. 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