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Xcel Sees Data Centers Driving a Bigger Grid Buildout
Key Takeaways
- Xcel has a $60 billion base capital plan for 2026-2030 and sees another $10 billion beyond that.
- Executives linked incremental spending to transmission and generation for rising data center demand.
- The utility says it has 2 GW of data centers contracted or under construction and a pipeline above 20 GW.
- The spending mix includes renewables, gas generation, storage, transmission, and wildfire mitigation.
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DT Editorial Team··via utilitydive.com
