XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Aug 6, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2008-08-05

Reporting Person: WESTERLUND DAVID A (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-08-05	Common Stock	P	100	$19.9175	Acquired	1100	Direct
2008-08-05	Common Stock	P	400	$19.92	Acquired	1500	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom Stock	$0		Common Stock (0)	14635.53	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Security converts to common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F2: Shares of phantom stock are payable in shares of common stock following termination of reporting person's service. Partial shares are payable in cash.

F3: Includes 173.34 shares of stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividends.