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Share-Based Compensation | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract] |
Share-Based Compensation | Incentive Plan Including Share-Based Compensation — Xcel Energy has authorized 13.0 million equity shares under the Xcel Energy Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan for grants made on May 22, 2024 or later and 6.0 million equity shares under the Amended and Restated 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan for grants made prior to May 22, 2024. Equity Awards — Xcel Energy‘s Board of Directors has granted equity awards under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan and 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan, determined by grant date, which includes various vesting conditions and performance goals. At the end of the restricted period, such grants will be awarded if vesting conditions and/or performance goals are met. Certain employees are granted equity awards with a portion subject only to service conditions, and the other portion subject to performance conditions. The total time-based equity shares granted subject only to service conditions was 0.5 million in 2024, 0.4 million in 2023 and 0.2 million in 2022. The performance conditions for a portion of the awards granted from 2022 to 2024 are based on relative TSR and environmental goals. Equity awards with performance conditions will be settled after three years, with payouts ranging from zero to 200% depending on achievement. Equity award units granted to employees:
(Units in Thousands) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Granted units |  | 658 |  |  | 586 |  |  | 395 |
Weighted average grant date fair value |  | $ | 63.02 |  |  | $ | 67.06 |  |  | $ | 68.43 |
Equity awards vested:
(Units in Thousands, Fair Value in Millions) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Vested Units |  | 282 |  |  | 329 |  |  | 319 |
Total Fair Value |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 22 |
Changes in the nonvested portion of equity award units:
(Units in Thousands) |  | Units |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested Units at Jan. 1, 2024 |  | 819 |  |  | $ | 67.36 |
Granted |  | 658 |  |  | 63.02 |
Forfeited |  | (111) |  |  | 66.77 |
Vested |  | (282) |  |  | 68.58 |
Dividend equivalents |  | 55 |  |  | 66.16 |
Nonvested Units at Dec. 31, 2024 |  | 1,139 |  |  | 64.55 |
Stock Equivalent Units — Non-employee members of Xcel Energy‘s Board of Directors may elect to receive their annual equity grant as stock equivalent units in lieu of common stock. Each unit’s value is equal to one share of common stock. The annual equity grant is vested as of the date of each member’s election to the Board of Directors; there is no further service or other condition. Directors may also elect to receive their fees as stock equivalent units in lieu of cash. Stock equivalent units are payable as a distribution of common stock upon a director’s termination of service. Stock equivalent units granted:
(Units in Thousands) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Granted units |  | 44 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 29 |
Weighted average grant date fair value |  | $ | 57.03 |  |  | $ | 63.12 |  |  | $ | 71.97 |
Changes in stock equivalent units:
(Units in Thousands) |  | Units |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Stock equivalent units at Jan. 1, 2024 |  | 517 |  |  | $ | 46.07 |
Granted |  | 44 |  |  | 57.03 |
Units distributed |  | (52) |  |  | 33.19 |
Dividend equivalents |  | 19 |  |  | 58.15 |
Stock equivalent units at Dec. 31, 2024 |  | 528 |  |  | 48.68 |
Liability Awards — Xcel Energy’s Board of Directors has granted TSR liability awards under the 2024 Equity Incentive Plan and 2015 Omnibus Incentive Plan, determined by grant date. These plans allow Xcel Energy to attach various performance goals to the awards granted. The liability awards have been historically dependent on relative TSR measured over a three-year period. Xcel Energy Inc.’s TSR is compared to a peer group of other utility companies. Potential payouts of the awards range from zero to 200%. Liability awards granted:
(In Thousands) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Awards granted |  | 193 |  |  | 216 |  |  | 165 |
Liability awards settled:
(Units In Thousands, Settlement Amount in Millions) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Awards settled |  | — |  |  | 282 |  |  | 411 |
Settlement amount (cash, common stock and deferred amounts) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 27 |
There were no TSR liability awards settled in 2024. Share-Based Compensation Expense — Award settlement determination (permitting cash or share settlement) is made by Xcel Energy, not the participants. Equity awards have not been previously settled in cash and Xcel Energy plans to continue electing share settlement. Grant date fair value of equity awards is expensed over the service period. TSR liability awards are accounted for as liabilities, as historically they are partially settled in cash. As liability awards, the fair value on which ratable expense is based, as employees vest in their rights to those awards, is remeasured each period based on the current stock price and performance achievement, and final expense is based on the market value of the award on the settlement date. Compensation costs related to share-based awards:
(Millions of Dollars) |  | 2024 |  | 2023 |  | 2022
Cost for share-based awards (a) |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 27 |  |  | $ | 36 |
Tax benefit recognized in income |  | 8 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 9 |
(a)Compensation costs for share-based payments are included in O&M expense. Amount for equity awards (non-cash) was $33 million, $25 million and $20 million in 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. There was approximately $38 million as of both Dec. 31, 2024 and 2023, of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation awards. Xcel Energy expects to recognize the unrecognized amount over a weighted average period of 1.7 years.

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