XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2007

Oct 2, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2007-09-28

Reporting Person: HIRSCHFELD A BARRY (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2007-09-28	Phantom Stock	$0	A	1050.81	Acquired		Common Stock (1050.81)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	16219.04	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 176.58 shares of stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividends.

F2: Security converts to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F3: Shares of phantom stock are payable in shares of common stock following termination of reporting person's service. Partial shares are payable in cash.

F4: Includes 587.51 shares of stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividends.