Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 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 * O'Connor Timothy John	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 Operations Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 414 NICOLLET MALL	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/28/2023
(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	2/28/2023		M		9088.116	A	(1)	26268.116 (2)	D
Common Stock	2/28/2023		F		4145.116	D	$65.40	22123.000 (3)	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	(1)	2/28/2023		M			9088.116	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	9088.116	$0	6058.744 (5)	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Restricted stock units are settled in common stock on a one-for-one basis.
(2)	The amount includes 256.716 shares of stock acquired pursuant to the reinvestment of dividends since the reporting person's last report.
(3)	A fractional share interest was settled in cash in connection with the settlement of a common stock award and withholding of shares for taxes.
(4)	On January 3, 2022, the reporting person was granted 14,719 restricted stock units, 60% of which vested on February 28, 2023, and the remaining 40% vests on August 31, 2023.
(5)	Includes 171.144 additional restricted units acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividend equivalents credited on outstanding restricted stock units.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
O'Connor Timothy John 414 NICOLLET MALL MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401			EVP, Chief Operations Officer

Signatures
Kristin L. Westlund, Attorney in Fact for Timothy John O'Connor		3/2/2023
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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