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: SPARBY DAVID M (VP, Xcel Energy Services Inc.)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2007-02-21	Common Stock	A	2763.94	$24.27	Acquired	31504.25	Direct
2007-02-21	Common Stock	A	1542.41	$23.06	Acquired	33046.66	Direct
2007-02-21	Common Stock	A	3495	$24.35	Acquired	36541.66	Direct
2007-02-21	Common Stock	F	421.81	$24.27	Disposed	36119.85	Direct
2007-02-21	Common Stock	F	1620.51	$24.35	Disposed	34499.34	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3092.8	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Includes 270.92 shares of stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividends.

F2: Between February 1, 2006 and January 31, 2007, the reporting person acquired 201.90 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.

F3: A fractional share interest was sold.