XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2007

Feb 23, 2007

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2007-02-21

Reporting Person: Johnson Gary Ronald (VP and General Counsel)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-02-21	Common Stock	A	11359	$24.35	Acquired	92400.1	Direct
2007-02-21	Common Stock	A	4839.35	$23.06	Acquired	97239.45	Direct
2007-02-21	Common Stock	F	5213.02	$24.35	Disposed	92025.48	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	180.2	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 1588.42 shares of stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividends.

F2: A fractional share interest was sold.

F3: Between February 1, 2006 and January 31, 2007, the reporting person acquired 83.30 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 February 1, 2007.