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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Incorporated by reference are Xcel Energy’s consolidated statements of common stockholders’ equity and OCI in Part II, Item 8.
Basis of Presentation — The condensed financial information of Xcel Energy Inc. is presented to comply with Rule 12-04 of
Regulation S-X. Xcel Energy Inc.’s investments in subsidiaries are presented under the equity method of accounting. Under this
method, the assets and liabilities of subsidiaries are not consolidated. The investments in net assets of the subsidiaries are recorded in
the balance sheets. The income from operations of the subsidiaries is reported on a net basis as equity in income of subsidiaries.
As a holding company with no business operations, Xcel Energy Inc.’s assets consist primarily of investments in its utility
subsidiaries. Xcel Energy Inc.’s material cash inflows are only from dividends and other payments received from its utility
subsidiaries and the proceeds raised from the sale of debt and equity securities. The ability of its utility subsidiaries to make dividend
and other payments is subject to the availability of funds after taking into account their respective funding requirements, the terms of
their respective indebtedness, the regulations of the FERC under the Federal Power Act, and applicable state laws. Management does
not expect maintaining these requirements to have an impact on Xcel Energy Inc.’s ability to pay dividends at the current level in the
foreseeable future. Each of its utility subsidiaries, however, is legally distinct and has no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to make
funds available to Xcel Energy Inc.
Related Party Transactions — Xcel Energy Inc. presents its related party receivables net of payables. Accounts receivable and
payable with affiliates at Dec. 31 were:
2014 2013
(Thousands of Dollars) Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable
NSP-Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 79,390 $ — $ 57,596 $ —
NSP-Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,117 — 6,933 —
PSCo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,646 — 74,739 —
SPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,062 — 5,705 —
Xcel Energy Services Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,954 — 60,138 —
Xcel Energy Ventures Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,082 — 20,194 —
Other subsidiaries of Xcel Energy Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,670 — 15,145 —
$ 270,921 $ — $ 240,450 $ —
Dividends — Cash dividends paid to Xcel Energy Inc. by its subsidiaries were $857 million, $606 million and $757 million for the
years ended Dec. 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. These cash receipts are included in operating cash flows of the condensed
statements of cash flows.
Money Pool — Xcel Energy received FERC approval to establish a utility money pool arrangement with the utility subsidiaries,
subject to receipt of required state regulatory approvals. The utility money pool allows for short-term investments in and borrowings
between the utility subsidiaries. Xcel Energy Inc. may make investments in the utility subsidiaries at market-based interest rates;
however, the money pool arrangement does not allow the utility subsidiaries to make investments in Xcel Energy Inc. The following
tables present money pool lending for Xcel Energy Inc.:
(Amounts in Millions, Except Interest Rates) Three Months Ended Dec. 31, 2014
Lending limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250
Loan outstanding at period end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Average loan outstanding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Maximum loan outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Weighted average interest rate, computed on a daily basis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.30%
Weighted average interest rate at end of period. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.45
Money pool interest income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ —