XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2008

Mar 5, 2008

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2008-03-03

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

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2008-03-03	Common Stock	F	317.41	$19.78	Disposed	44147.21	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3363.8	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Between February 1, 2008 and March 3, 2008, the reporting person acquired 65.35 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 March 3, 2008.