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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM U-9C-3

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO RULE 58 OF
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2003

Xcel Energy Inc.
(Name of Registered Holding Company)

800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(Address of Principal Executives Offices)

Inquiries concerning this Form U-9C-3
may be directed to either:

Teresa S. Madden
Vice President and Controller
Xcel Energy Inc.
414 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 330-6177

or

Michael C. Connelly
Deputy General Counsel
Xcel Energy Inc.
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 215-4580

 


 

XCEL ENERGY INC.
FORM U-9C-3
For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2003

Table of Contents

             
        Page
  Organization Chart     1  
 
           
  Issuances and Renewals of Securities and Capital Contributions     1  
 
           
  Associated Transactions     2  
 
           
  Summary of Aggregate Investment     4  
 
           
  Other Investments     5  
 
           
  Financial Statements and Exhibits     5  
 
           
        6  

 


 

Item 1. — ORGANIZATION CHART

Omitted for the fourth quarter pursuant to instructions for Item 1.

Item 2. — ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS

ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES (in thousands of dollars):

                                         
Company   Type of   Principal   Issue   Cost   Person to   Collateral   Consideration
issuing   security   amount   or   of   whom security   given with   received for
security
  issued
  of security
  renewal
  capital
  was issued
  security
  each security
Xcel Energy Retail
  ST Debt   $ 3,800     Issue     1.24 %   e prime Energy Marketing, Inc.   None   $ 3,800  
Xcel Energy Retail
  ST Debt     933     Renewal     1.24 %   Xcel Energy Cadence Inc.   None     933  
Xcel Energy Retail
  ST Debt     187     Issue     1.24 %   Xcel Energy Cadence Inc.   None     187  
Xcel Energy Retail
  ST Debt     20,287     Renewal     1.24 %   Planergy International Inc.   None     20,287  
XERS Inc.
  ST Debt     1,840     Renewal     1.24 %   Xcel Energy Retail   None     1,840  
XERS Inc.
  ST Debt     2,370     Issue     1.24 %   Xcel Energy Retail   None     2,370  
Quixx Corporation
  ST Debt     58,260     Renewal     1.24 %   Utility Engineering Corp.   None     58,260  
Quixx Corporation
  ST Debt     10,800     Issue     1.24 %   Utility Engineering Corp.   None     10,800  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     413     Renewal     1.24 %   Applied Power Associates   None     413  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     2,750     Renewal     1.24 %   Proto-Power Corporation   None     2,750  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     200     Issue     1.24 %   Proto-Power Corporation   None     200  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     1,150     Renewal     1.24 %   Universal Utility Services   None     1,150  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     975     Renewal     1.24 %   Precision Resource Co.   None     975  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     300     Issue     1.24 %   Precision Resource Co.   None     300  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     70,000     Renewal     1.24 %   Xcel Energy Wholesale Inc.   None     70,000  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     17,300     Issue     1.24 %   Xcel Energy Wholesale Inc.   None     17,300  
e prime, Inc.
  ST Debt     11,490     Renewal     1.24 %   Xcel Energy Markets Inc.   None     11,490  
Texas-Ohio Pipeline Inc.
  ST Debt     110     Renewal     1.24 %   Xcel Energy Ventures Inc.   None     110  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     125     Issue     1.24 %   Proto-Power New York   None     125  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     25     Issue     1.24 %   Proto-Power Michigan   None     25  

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS (in thousands of dollars):

             
Company   Company   Amount of
Contributing   Receiving   Capital
Capital
  Capital

Contribution
NSP-Minnesota
  Private Fuel Storage   $ 3,080  

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Item 3. — ASSOCIATED TRANSACTIONS

Part I. — Transactions performed by reporting companies on behalf of associate companies (in thousands of dollars).

                                 
Reporting Company   Associate Company   Types of   Direct   Indirect   Cost   Total
Rendering   Receiving   Services   Costs   Costs   of   Amount
Services
  Services
  Rendered
  Charged
  Charged
  Capital
  Billed
Utility Engineering Corp.
  Public Service Company of Colorado   Engineering/Utility Professional Services   $ 30,129     -   -   $ 30,129  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  Southwestern Public Service Company   Engineering/Utility Professional Services     15,912     -   -     15,912  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc.   Engineering/Utility Professional Services     1,455     -   -     1,455  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  NSP-Minnesota   Engineering/Utility Professional Services     5,922     -   -     5,922  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  Xcel International   Engineering/Utility Professional Services     86     -   -     86  
 
                               
e prime Inc.
  Southwestern Public Service Company   Gas purchased     305     -   -     305  
e prime Inc.
  Utility Engineering   Gas purchased     3,701     -   -     3,701  
e prime Inc.
  e prime Energy Marketing Inc.   Gas purchased     23,743     -   -     23,743  
e prime Inc.
  e prime Florida Inc.   Gas purchased     29     -   -     29  

The above are cumulative amounts for the period January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.

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Part II. — Transactions performed by associate companies on behalf of reporting companies (in thousands of dollars).

                                         
Reporting   Associate                        
Company   Company   Types of             Cost   Total
Receiving   Rendering   Services   Direct   Indirect   of   Amount
Services
  Services
  Rendered
  Costs Charged
  Costs Charged
  Capital
  Billed
Cadence Network Inc.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc.   Administrative support; management services   $ 6     $     $     $ 6  
 
                                       
Planergy International Inc.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc.   Administrative support; management services     479       131       89       699  
 
                                       
Quixx Linden LP
  Quixx Power Services   Power plant operating management fee and expenses     1,444                   1,444  
 
                                       
Quixx Linden LP
  Quixx Corporation   Partnership management fee     100                   100  
 
                                       
Utility Engineering Corporation
  Xcel Energy Services Inc.   Administrative support; management services     1,733       1,675       18       3,426  
 
                                       
e prime Inc.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc.   Administrative support; management services     1,389       290       7       1,686  
 
                                       
e prime Inc.
  Public Service Company   Gas transportation services     150                   150  
 
  of Colorado                                    
 
                                       
e prime Inc.
  XERS Inc.   Gas trading     770                   770  
 
                                       
XERS Inc.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc.   Administrative support; management services     1,989       99       2       2,090  
 
                                       
Xcel Energy Performance Contracting
  Xcel Energy Services Inc.   Administrative support; management services     35       1             36  
 
                                       
e prime Energy Marketing Inc.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc.   Administrative support; management services     157       4             161  
 
                                       
e prime Florida Inc.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc.   Administrative support; management services     6                   6  

The above are cumulative amounts for the period January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003.

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Item 4. — SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT

                         
Investments in energy-related companies:
  (in thousands)  
 
                       
Total consolidated capitalization as of December 31, 2003
  $ 12,008,791             Line 1
 
                       
Total capitalization multiplied by 15% (Line 1 multiplied by 0.15)
    1,801,319             Line 2
 
                       
Greater of $50 million or line 2
          $ 1,801,319     Line 3
 
                       
Total current aggregate investment:
(categorized by major line of energy-related business)
Energy management services (Category I)
    48,948                  
Brokering/Marketing services (Category V)
    95,497                  
Utility engineering/construction services (Category VII)
    493                  
Developing/Ownership QF’s (Category VIII)
    3,288                  
 
   
 
                 
Total current aggregate investment
            148,226     Line 4
 
           
 
         
 
                       
Difference between the greater of $50 million or 15% of capitalization and the total aggregate investment of the registered holding company system (line 3 less line 4)           $ 1,653,093     Line 5
 
           
 
         

Investments in gas-related companies:

NONE

Notes:

1.  The calculation excludes the investment of $6,330,000 in Ultra Power Technologies which was dissolved June 13, 2003 and the investment of $163,000 in Johnstown Cogeneration which was dissolved Dec. 5, 2003. The investments in these entities were written off at the time of dissolution.

2.  On Dec. 5, 2003, Xcel Energy divested its ownership interest in NRG Energy, Inc. As a result of that divestiture, Xcel Energy’s investment in NRG Energy, Inc. has been excluded from the above calculation.

3.  On Jan. 17, 2003, Viking Gas Transmission Company was sold. As a result, Xcel Energy’s investment in Viking Gas has been excluded from the above calculation.

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Item 5. — OTHER INVESTMENTS (in thousands)

                     
Major Line   Other   Other    
of Energy-Related   Investment in Last   Investment in This   Reason for Difference in
Business (a)
  U-9C-3 Report
  U-9C-3 Report
  Other Investment
Brokering/Marketing services
  $ 27,199     $ 27,199     N/A
 
                   
Engineering and related services
  $ 11,463     $ 11,463     N/A
 
                   
Developing/Ownership QF’s
  $ 85,713     $ 85,713     N/A

(a) Investments for these reporting companies, prior to March 23, 1997, were excluded from aggregate investments in Items 4. These reporting Companies were subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, of Xcel Energy Inc.

Item 6. — FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

A. Financial Statements:

Omitted for the fourth quarter pursuant to instructions for Item 6.

B. Exhibits:

None

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SIGNATURE

     The undersigned registered holding company has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned officer thereunto duly authorized pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

     
    Xcel Energy Inc.
     
     
    /s/ Teresa S. Madden

Teresa S. Madden
Vice President and Controller
     
March 30, 2004    

With the above signature, I also certify that the corresponding report on Form U-9C-3 for the fourth quarter of 2003 was filed with Xcel Energy Inc.’s interested state commissions whose names and addresses are listed below.

     
Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado
1580 Logan Street
Denver, CO 80203
  South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
500 E. Capitol Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
 
   
Public Service Commission of Wyoming
Hansen Building, Suite 300
2515 Warren Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002
  Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
610 North Whitney Way
Madison, WI 53707
 
   
Public Utility Commission of Texas
1701 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78711
  Michigan Public Service Commission
6545 Mercantile Way, Suite 7
Lansing, MI 48911
 
   
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission
224 E. Palace Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87503
   
 
   
Kansas Corporation Commission
1500 SW Arrowhead Road
Topeka, KS 66604
   
 
   
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
2101 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 130
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
   
 
   
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
121 E. 7th Place, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55101
   
 
   
North Dakota Public Service Commission
600 East Blvd.
Bismarck, ND 58505
   

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