XCEL ENERGY INC
S-8, EX-24, 2000-10-25
ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

    WHEREAS, Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the "Company"), is about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration statement for the registration of up to 4,731,525 shares of Xcel's Common Stock for issuance pursuant to outstanding options and other awards under the incentive, stock and other plans of New Century Energies, Inc. (the "Plans"); and

    WHEREAS, each of the undersigned holds the office or offices in the Company herein below set opposite his/her name, respectively.

    NOW, THEREFORE, each of the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints GARY R. JOHNSON, EDWARD J. MCINTYRE and CATHY J. HART, and each of them individually, his/her attorney, with full power to act for him/her and in his/her name, place and stead, to sign his/her name in the capacity or capacities set forth below to a registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the registration of up to 4,731,525 shares of Xcel's Common Stock for issuance under the Plans and to any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to such registration statement, and hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorney may or shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have hereunto set their hands this 21st day of August, 2000.

/s/ Wayne H. Brunetti
Wayne H. Brunetti, Principal
Executive Officer & Director
  /s/ James J. Howard
James J. Howard, Director
 
/s/ C. Coney Burgess

C. Coney Burgess, Director
 
 
 
/s/ David A. Christensen

David A. Christensen, Director
 
/s/ Giannantonio Ferrari

Giannantonio Ferrari, Director
 
 
 
/s/ Roger R. Hemminghaus

Roger R. Hemminghaus, Director
 
/s/ A. Barry Hirschfeld

A. Barry Hirschfeld, Director
 
 
 
/s/ Douglas W. Leatherdale

Douglas W. Leatherdale, Director
 
/s/ Albert F. Moreno

Albert F. Moreno, Director
 
 
 
/s/ Margaret R. Preska

Margaret R. Preska, Director
 
/s/ A. Patricia Sampson

A. Patricia Sampson, Director
 
 
 
/s/ Allan L. Schuman

Allan L. Schuman, Director
 
/s/ Rodney E. Slifer

Rodney E. Slifer, Director
 
 
 
/s/ W. Thomas Stephens

W. Thomas Stephens, Director
 
/s/ Edward J. McIntyre

Edward J. McIntyre
Principal Financial Officer
 
 
 
/s/ David E. Ripka

David E. Ripka
Principal Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 

STATE OF MINNESOTA )    
  )   ss.
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )    

    On this 21st day of August, 2000, before me, Catherine J. Cleveland a Notary Public in and for said County and State, personally appeared each of the above-named directors and officers of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation, and known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to in the foregoing instrument, and each person acknowledged to me that he or she executed the same as his or her own free act and deed.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal on the date set forth above.



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