XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2008

May 2, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2008-04-30

Reporting Person: MADDEN TERESA S (VP and Controller)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2008-04-30	Phantom Stock	$0	A	22.069	Acquired		Common Stock (22.069)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	23403.07	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes 241.35 shares of stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividends.

F2: Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash following termination of reporting person's employment.