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Xcel Energy Inc – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/09 – ‘EX-101.SCH’

On:  Friday, 2/26/10, at 4:23pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/09   ·   Accession #:  1047469-10-1536   ·   File #:  1-03034

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 2/26/10  Xcel Energy Inc                   10-K       12/31/09   53:8.9M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   2.22M 
 2: EX-10.24    Material Contract                                   HTML     22K 
 4: EX-21.01    Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     27K 
 5: EX-23.01    Consent of Experts or Counsel                       HTML     24K 
 6: EX-24.01    Power of Attorney                                   HTML     39K 
10: EX-99.01    Miscellaneous Exhibit                               HTML     23K 
 3: EX-12.01    Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     42K 
 7: EX-31.01    Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
 8: EX-31.02    Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     24K 
 9: EX-32.01    Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     20K 
42: XML         IDEA XML File -- Definitions and References          XML    126K 
49: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    158K 
47: XML.R1      Consolidated Statements of Income                    XML    362K 
48: XML.R2      Consolidated Statements of Income (Parenthetical)    XML     49K 
28: XML.R3      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows                XML    504K 
33: XML.R4      Consolidated Balance Sheets                          XML    323K 
40: XML.R5      Consolidated Statements of Common Stockholders'      XML    531K 
                Equity and Comprehensive Income                                  
39: XML.R6      Consolidated Statements of Common Stockholders'      XML     73K 
                Equity and Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical)                  
52: XML.R7      Consolidated Statements of Capitalization,           XML   2.19M 
                Long-Term Debt                                                   
22: XML.R8      Consolidated Statements of Capitalization, Equity    XML    288K 
38: XML.R9      Consolidated Statements of Capitalization, Equity    XML     72K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
20: XML.R10     Summary of Significant Accounting Policies           XML     73K 
19: XML.R11     Accounting Pronouncements                            XML     45K 
27: XML.R12     Selected Balance Sheet Data                          XML     59K 
44: XML.R13     Discontinued Operations                              XML     50K 
29: XML.R14     Short-Term Borrowings and Other Financing            XML     35K 
                Instruments                                                      
30: XML.R15     Long-Term Borrowings and Other Financing             XML     73K 
                Instruments                                                      
36: XML.R16     Generating Plant Ownership and Operation             XML     69K 
53: XML.R17     Income Taxes                                         XML    142K 
25: XML.R18     Preferred and Common Stock                           XML     91K 
17: XML.R19     Share-Based Compensation                             XML    139K 
32: XML.R20     Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits      XML    270K 
43: XML.R21     Other Income, Net                                    XML     43K 
23: XML.R22     Derivative Instruments                               XML    152K 
41: XML.R23     Financial Instruments                                XML     65K 
31: XML.R24     Fair Value Measurements                              XML    110K 
51: XML.R25     Rate Matters                                         XML    106K 
46: XML.R26     Commitments and Contingent Liabilities               XML    218K 
34: XML.R27     Nuclear Obligations                                  XML     64K 
37: XML.R28     Regulatory Assets and Liabilities                    XML     87K 
18: XML.R29     Segments and Related Information                     XML     93K 
21: XML.R30     Summarized Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)      XML     65K 
24: XML.R31     Lubbock Electric Distribution Assets                 XML     34K 
26: XML.R32     Condensed Financial Statements of Xcel Energy Inc.   XML    124K 
35: XML.R33     Valuation and Qualifying Accounts                    XML     44K 
45: XML.R34     Document and Entity Information                      XML    129K 
50: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS    220K 
11: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- xel-20091231                        XML   2.29M 
13: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- xel-20091231_cal                XML    205K 
14: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- xel-20091231_def                 XML    194K 
15: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- xel-20091231_lab                      XML   1.03M 
16: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- xel-20091231_pre               XML    524K 
12: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- xel-20091231                          XSD    115K 


‘EX-101.SCH’   —   XBRL Schema — xel-20091231


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