XCEL ENERGY INC — Director's Dealing 2009

Mar 10, 2009

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: XCEL ENERGY INC (XEL)
CIK: 0000072903
Period of Report: 2009-03-09

Reporting Person: WESTERLUND DAVID A (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2009-03-09	Common Stock	P	650	$16.37	Acquired	2150	Direct
2009-03-09	Common Stock	P	100	$16.38	Acquired	2250	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Phantom Stock	$0		Common Stock (0)	17776.02	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 228.73 shares of stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividends.