FORM 4
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 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                       
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Rome Amanda J 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol XCEL ENERGY INC [ XEL ] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)_____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, Chief Legal and Complianc
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)
414 NICOLLET MALL		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)
2/21/2023
(Street)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)
 
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock  2/21/2023    A    21832.277 (1) A $0  32887.137 (2) D   
Common Stock  2/21/2023    M    2852.198  A  (3) 35739.335  D   
Common Stock  2/21/2023    F    12204.475 (4) D $68.01  23534.860  D   

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units   (3) 2/21/2023    M        2852.198 (5)   (6)  (6) Common Stock  2852.198  $0  0  D   

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Represents 16,927.167 shares of common stock issued upon settlement of performance share unit awards for the 2020-2022 performance period as well as 4,905.11 shares of common stock issued in lieu of a portion of the cash payment earned by the reporting person under the 2022 annual incentive program.
(2)  The amount includes 99.088 shares of stock acquired pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends since the reporting person's last report.
(3)  Restricted stock units are settled in common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(4)  Represents the withholding of shares to satisfy tax obligations upon the settlement of the 2020-2022 performance share unit awards and restricted stock unit awards and the issuance of common stock under the 2022 annual incentive program. Fractional share interests were settled in cash.
(5)  Number of units shown reflects the reinvestment of dividend equivalents since the original grants of (a) 678.364 units granted on June 1, 2020 and (b) 1,969 units granted on June 1, 2020.
(6)  Award vested on December 31, 2022 but was settled in shares of common stock on February 21, 2023.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Rome Amanda J
414 NICOLLET MALL
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401

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Signatures
Kristin L. Westlund, Attorney in Fact for Amanda J. Rome 2/23/2023
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

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