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3
PART I
Item 1 — Business
DEFINITION OF ABBREVIATIONS AND INDUSTRY TERMS
X
cel Ener
gy
Subsidiaries and A
ff
iliates
(current and former)
Cheyenne Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power Company, a Wyoming corporation
Eloigne Eloigne Company, a Minnesota corporation which invests in rental housing projects that
qualify for low-income housing tax credits.
e prime e prime, inc., a wholly owned subsidiary formerly in the business of natural gas trading
N
CE
N
ew Century Energies, Inc.
RG
N
RG Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation and independent power producer
N
SP-Minnesota
N
orthern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation
N
SP-Wisconsin
N
orthern States Power Company, a Wisconsin corporation
PSCo Public Service Company of Colorado, a Colorado corporation
PSRI P.S.R. Investments, Inc., a manager of corporate owned life insurance policies
Seren Seren Innovations, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary formerly a broadband communications
network
SPS Southwestern Public Service Co., a New Mexico corporation
UE Utility Engineering Corporation, an engineering, construction and design company
utility subsidiaries
N
SP-Minnesota, NSP-Wisconsin, PSCo, SPS
WGI WestGas InterState, Inc., a Colorado corporation operating an interstate natural gas pipeline
WYCO WYCO Development LLC, a joint venture formed with Colorado Interstate Gas Company to
develop and lease natural gas pipeline, storage, and compression facilities
Xcel Energy Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation
Federal and State Regulatory Agencies
AQCC Colorado Air Quality Control Commission
ASLB Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
CAPCD Colorado Air Pollution Control Division
CPUC Colorado Public Utilities Commission. The state agency that regulates the retail rates,
services and other aspects of PSCo’s operations in Colorado. The CPUC also has jurisdiction
over the capital structure and issuance of securities by PSCo.
CSB U.S. Chemical Safety Board
DOE United States Department of Energy
DOT United States Department of Transportation
EIB
N
ew Mexico Environmental Improvement Boar
d
EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The U.S. agency that regulates the rates and
services for transportation of electricity and natural gas; the sale of wholesale electricity, in
interstate commerce, including the sale of electricity at market-based rates; hydroelectric
generation licensing; and accounting requirements for utility holding companies, service
companies, and public utilities.
IRS Internal Revenue Service
MOAG Minnesota Office of Attorney General
MPCA Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
MPSC Michigan Public Service Commission. The state agency that regulates the retail rates,
services and other aspects of NSP-Wisconsin’s operations in Michigan.
MPUC Minnesota Public Utilities Commission. The state agency that regulates the retail rates,
services and other aspects of NSP-Minnesota’s operations in Minnesota. The MPUC also has
j
urisdiction over the capital structure and issuance of securities by NSP-Minnesota.
N
DPSC
N
orth Dakota Public Service Commission. The state agency that regulates the retail rates,
services and other aspects of NSP-Minnesota’s operations in North Dakota.