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| | <link:loc xlink:href="xel-20091231.xsd#xel_FortMcCoySystemAcquisitionDueOct152030Member" xlink:label="FortMcCoySystemAcquisitionDueOct152030Member" xlink:title="FortMcCoySystemAcquisitionDueOct152030Member" xlink:type="locator"/> |
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| | <link:loc xlink:href="xel-20091231.xsd#xel_UnsecuredSeniorNotesSeriesDueJan12068Member" xlink:label="UnsecuredSeniorNotesSeriesDueJan12068Member" xlink:title="UnsecuredSeniorNotesSeriesDueJan12068Member" xlink:type="locator"/> |
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| | <link:definitionArc order="5.0" use="optional" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount" xlink:title="definition: DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount to DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum" xlink:to="DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMinimum" xlink:type="arc"/> |
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| | <link:definitionArc order="6.0" use="optional" xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount" xlink:title="definition: DebtInstrumentCarryingAmount to DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMaximum" xlink:to="DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentageRateRangeMaximum" xlink:type="arc"/> |
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