X0202 4 2006-02-22 0000072903 XCEL ENERGY INC XEL 0001027001 KELLY RICHARD C 800 NICOLLET MALL MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 1 1 0 0 President and CEO Common Stock 2006-02-22 4 A 0 3186 0 A 66186.17 D Common Stock 7293.07 I By 401(k) Plan Includes 156.00 shares of common stock acquired pursuant to reinvestment of dividends. Between February 1, 2005 and January 31, 2006, the reporting person acquired 468.96 shares of Xcel Energy common stock under the Xcel Energy 401(k) Savings Plan. The information in this report is based on a plan statement dated as of January 31, 2006. Carol J. Peterson, Attorney-in-Fact for Richard C. Kelly 2006-02-24