XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2006

Feb 24, 2006

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2006-02-22

Reporting Person: FOWKE BENJAMIN G S III (Vice President and CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2006-02-22	Common Stock	A	1787	—	Acquired	19245.18	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	2882.18	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 753.61 shares of common stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividends.

F2: Between February 1, 2005 and January 31, 2006, the reporting person acquired 600.51 shares of Xcel Energy common stock under the Xcel Energy 401(k) Savings Plan. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of January 31, 2006.