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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
In the Matter of )
Xcel Energy Inc. ) CERTIFICATE
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File No. 70-9337 ) OF
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(Public Utility Holding ) NOTIFICATION
Company Act of 1935) )
This Certificate of Notification is filed by Xcel Energy Inc. ("Xcel
Energy"), a Minnesota Corporation formerly known as Northern States Power
Company ("NSP"), in connection with the transactions proposed in the
Application-Declaration filed by NSP on Form U-1, as amended (the
"Application") and authorized by the order of the Securities and Exchange
Commission issued on August 16, 2000 (Release No. 35-27212) (the "Order").
Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in the Application. Pursuant to Rule 24 of the Act,
Xcel Energy hereby certifies that Xcel separated the former assets of Black
Mountain Gas Company, formerly an Arizona corporation, ("Old BMG") into a
first-tier, wholly owned subsidiary of Xcel, Black Mountain Gas Company, a
Minnesota corporation, ("New BMG").
THE SPIN-OFF
The Spin-Off was consummated according to the following steps:
1. On January 4, 1999, articles of incorporation for New BMG were filed
with the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota.
2. On November 10, 2000, Xcel transferred the former assets of Old BMG
to New BMG.
3. The Spin-Off was carried out in accordance with the terms and
conditions of, and for the purposes stated in, the Application, and in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Order.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act
of 1935, as amended, the undersigned company has duly caused this document to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Xcel Energy Inc.
By: s/ Paul Pender
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Paul Pender
Vice President and Treasurer
Dated: November 20, 2000
