SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 7, 1994
Northern States Power Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-3034 41-0448030
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
414 Nicollet Mall, Mpls, MN 55401
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code 612-330-5500
(Former name of former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
On September 7, 1994 Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation,
(NSP) announced that Douglas D. Antony was elected President, NSP Generation,
to be effective immediately.
In his new position, Antony will oversee all of NSP Generation, which includes
the combustion and hydroelectric facilities, the Monticello and Prairie Island
nuclear plants, Fuel Resources, Technical Support Services, Environmental and
Regulatory Affairs, Business Planning and Critical Issues, and the Power
Supply Financial Group.
Antony replaces Leon R. Eliason, who has resigned to become President of the
Nuclear Business Unit at Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Newark, New
Jersey.
Antony's former responsibilities will be assumed by Edward L. Watzl. Watzl,
who has also been named Vice President, Nuclear Generation, was formerly
Prairie Island Site General Manager, a position he has held since 1990.
Attached is a copy of the Press Release summarizing the new appointments and
resignation.
September 7, 1994
ANTONY NAMED PRESIDENT OF NSP GENERATION
WATZL ALSO NAMED VP, NUCLEAR GENERATION
MINNEAPOLIS--Northern States Power Company (NSP) today announced
that Douglas D. Antony has been elected president, NSP
Generation, effective immediately.
In his new position, Antony will oversee all of NSP Generation,
which includes the combustion and hydroelectric facilities, the
Monticello and Prairie Island nuclear plants, Fuel Resources,
Technical Support Services, Environmental and Regulatory Affairs,
Business Planning and Critical Issues, and the Power Supply
Financial Group.
Antony replaces Leon R. Eliason, who has resigned to become
President of the Nuclear Business Unit at Public Service Electric
and Gas Company, Newark, New Jersey.
Antony's former responsibilities will be assumed by Edward L.
Watzl. Watzl, who has also been named vice president, Nuclear
Generation, was formerly Prairie Island Site General Manager, a
position he has held since 1990. Prior to that, he was plant
manager of Prairie Island from 1982 and has served at that
facility in various additional positions since 1970.
Watzl, a former director of the Institute of Nuclear Power
Operations (INPO), graduated from the University of Minnesota
with a bachelor's degree in geology. He also earned Master of
Science degrees in Radiological Health and Public Health from the
University of Michigan.
Antony, who joined NSP in 1969, had been vice president, Nuclear
Generation, since 1993. In that capacity, he was responsible for
NSP's two nuclear generating plants. Prior to that, he was named
Monticello Site General Manager in 1991 and the manager of the
Monticello plant in 1990.
Antony received a bachelor's degree in Nuclear Engineering from
the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He is a graduate of the
Minnesota Management Institute, University of Minnesota.
Antony is active in a number of industry groups, including the
American Nuclear Society, the Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group
Executive Committee, and the Westinghouse Owners Group Executive
Committee. He is also a member of the Nuclear Advisory Committee
of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and a member of the
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Nuclear Power Division
Advisory Committee.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Northern States Power Company
(a Minnesota Corporation)
By (Edward J. McIntyre)
Edward J. McIntyre
Vice President & Chief
Financial Officer
Dated: September 8, 1994
