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| <xsd:element id="xel_SPSMember" name="SPSMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element id="xel_NspWisconsinMember" name="NspWisconsinMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
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| <xsd:element id="xel_XcelEnergyIncMember" name="XcelEnergyIncMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
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| <xsd:element id="xel_FirstMortgageBondsSeriesDueOct12012Member" name="FirstMortgageBondsSeriesDueOct12012Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
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| <xsd:element id="xel_CityOfLaCrosseResourceRecoveryBondSeriesDueNov12021Member" name="CityOfLaCrosseResourceRecoveryBondSeriesDueNov12021Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element id="xel_FortMcCoySystemAcquisitionDueOct152030Member" name="FortMcCoySystemAcquisitionDueOct152030Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element id="xel_VariousEloigneCoAffordableHousingProjectNotesDueThrough2045Member" name="VariousEloigneCoAffordableHousingProjectNotesDueThrough2045Member" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
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| <xsd:element id="xel_Series411PreferredStockMember" name="Series411PreferredStockMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element id="xel_Series416PreferredStockMember" name="Series416PreferredStockMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
| <xsd:element id="xel_Series456PreferredStockMember" name="Series456PreferredStockMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
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| <xsd:element id="xel_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesAndMinorityInterest" name="IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesAndMinorityInterest" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="duration"/> |
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| </xsd:schema> |