Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 6/1/2020	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol XCEL ENERGY INC [XEL]
(Last)        (First)        (Middle) 414 NICOLLET MALL	4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                          _____ 10% Owner ___X___ Officer (give title below)        _____ Other (specify below) EVP, General Counsel /
(Street) MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401       (City)              (State)              (Zip)	5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	2149	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	984.569 (2)	(3)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	1355.117 (2)	(3)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	342.304	(3)	D
Restricted Stock Units	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	678.364	(3)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Award vests on December 31, 2020.
(2)	Award of restricted stock units, including a performance-based component. Amount reported represents the minimum number of shares that will be delivered upon the satisfaction of the vesting conditions.
(3)	Upon vesting, each restricted stock unit may be settled in one share of Xcel Energy common stock or in the cash value thereof, or a combination of cash and shares, in the discretion of the Governance, Compensation and Nominating Committee.
(4)	Award vests on December 31, 2021.
(5)	Award vests on December 31, 2022.

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

Signatures
Gioia Gentile, Attorney in Fact for Amanda J Rome		6/3/2020
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date