1. 2015 Mace Advocacy alliance policy conference
Meeting the Challenge Cleaner fuel sources for electric generation
2015 Mace Advocacy alliance policy conference
Mark Stoering, president nsp-Wisconsin, an Xcel Energy company

2. XCEL ENERGY Investor-owned Operate in 8 states 12,000+ employees
NSP-Minnesota
NSP-Wisconsin
Public Service Company
of Colorado
Southwestern Public Service
Investor-owned
Operate in 8 states
12,000+ employees
Unemployment Service area: 3.6% US: 5.1%
Customers Electric: 3.4 million Gas: 1.9 million

3. NSP-WISCONSIN Wisconsin & Michigan
Customers 252,000 electric 112,000 natural gas
Total Assets $ $2.2 billion
Employees 1,000+

4. A Leader in Conservation
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
No. 1 wind provider in America
Building Solar Capacity
A Leader in Conservation
All at a Competitive Price
A Leader in Transmission
Strong Reliability
Storm Response
30%
Carbon Reduction
A Leader in Emission Reductions 4

5. XCEL ENERGY SUPPLY PORTFOLIO
Capitalize on diversity
Geographic advantage
Natural gas plants support renewables
Today, coal remains base-load option
Coal 37%
Nuclear 30%
Renewables 25%
Natural Gas 8%

6. EVOLVING POLICY LANDSCAPE
Final Clean Power Plan
Reduce CO2 emissions 32% nationally
Improves on 2014 proposal
More recognition of Xcel Energy’s early action
Xcel Energy well-positioned
Our Goal: To be the Clean Power Plan Solution Provider to states we serve

7. CLEAN POWER PLAN SOLUTION PROVIDER
Environment
Continue emission reduction trajectory
Support clean energy at a reasonable price
Customers
Ensure reasonable cost
Maintain reliability
Remain viable regardless of outcome of litigation
Policymakers
Maintain credibility with all states
Reduce policy and political risk
Shareholders
Support business strategy
Create growth opportunities

8. BOLD PLAN TO REDUCE EMISSIONS
Accelerate transition to clean energy future
Further reduce reliance on coal by 50 percent
Develop new natural gas generation in region
Speed up pace of wind and solar integration
Operate carbon-free nuclear plants through license life
Continue to help customers be even more energy efficient

9. GRADUAL DECREASE ON COAL
Retire two major coal units
Replace with natural gas plant
Add large-scale solar

10. ADD PEAKING GENERATION Natural Gas
Drilling and Fracking
Price and Production
Henry Hub Price $/MMBtu
Marketed Monthly Production MMcf
Millions 10

11. INDUSTRIAL SAND MINING
2010
Sand Deposit
Customer 11

12. INDUSTRIAL SAND MINING
Today
Sand Deposit
Customer 12

13. GROW EXISTING RENEWABLES Wind
No. 1 utility wind provider for 11 consecutive years
1,800 MW of wind generation in Upper Midwest today
Increase Upper Midwest wind power by 750 MW or 40 percent by end of year

14. ADD NEW RENEWABLES AND OPTIONS Solar
Top 10 nationally
Upper Midwest Planned Additions
Utility-Scale Solar MW in ,400 MW by 2030
Community Solar MW of small-scale solar gardens - Solar*Connect Community in Wisconsin

15. MAINTAIN EXISTING RENEWABLES Wisconsin Hydro
Leading hydro producer in Midwest
Upgraded and modernized
Relicensed
Low-cost generation
Carbon-free
Jim Falls Hydro

16. MAINTAIN EXISTING RENEWABLES Wisconsin Biomass
Bay Front Plant – Ashland
French Island Plant – La Crosse
Locally sustainable fuel
Local economic driver
Carbon neutral
Strong public/private partnerships

17. RETAIN CARBON-FREE BASE LOAD Nuclear
Three units totaling 1,700 MW
Continue operation through 2030/2032
Economic driver for host communities
Monticello
Prairie Island

18. CORNERSTONE OF CLEAN ENERGY Energy Efficiency
National Leader
Programs to manage use:
100 for electricity
50 for natural gas
982 GWh of electricity saved in 2014
Our Plan: To achieve an additional 1.5% in energy savings

19. THE RESULTS Resources for the future
63% Carbon-Free by 2030

20. OUR PATH FORWARD Environmental challenge as an asset
Frame the discussion
Provide wins for all
Be BOLD … gain momentum

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