EX-24.01 6 xcelex2401q42023.htm EX-24.01
Exhibit 24.01
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ ROBERT C. FRENZEL
| Robert C. Frenzel
| Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ MEGAN BURKHART
| Megan Burkhart
| Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ LYNN CASEY
| Lynn Casey
| Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ NETHA JOHNSON
| Netha Johnson
| Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ PATRICIA KAMPLING
| Patricia Kampling
| Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ GEORGE KEHL
| George Kehl
| Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ RICHARD O'BRIEN
| Richard O'Brien
| Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ CHARLES PARDEE
| Charles Pardee
| Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ CHRISTOPHER POLICINSKI
| Christopher Policinski
| Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ JAMES PROKOPANKO
| James Prokopanko
| Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ TIMOTHY WELSH
| Timothy Welsh
| Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ KIM WILLIAMS
| Kim Williams
| Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint ROBERT C. FRENZEL, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of the Company to an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21 day of February, 2024.

| /s/ DANIEL YOHANNES
| Daniel Yohannes
| Director