Exhibit 24.01

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint RICHARD C. KELLY, BENJAMIN G.S. FOWKE III and DAVID M. SPARBY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to (i) a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s three 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended; and (ii) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8 or other applicable forms, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt, equity or other securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 23rd day of February, 2011.

  /s/ Richard C Kelly

Richard C Kelly

Chairman and CEO

Xcel Energy Inc.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint RICHARD C. KELLY, BENJAMIN G.S. FOWKE III and DAVID M. SPARBY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to (i) a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s three 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended; and (ii) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8 or other applicable forms, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt, equity or other securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 23rd day of February, 2011.

  /s/ Benjamin G.S. Fowke, III

Benjamin G.S. Fowke, III

Director, President and Chief Operating Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint RICHARD C. KELLY, BENJAMIN G.S. FOWKE III and DAVID M. SPARBY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to (i) a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s three 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended; and (ii) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8 or other applicable forms, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt, equity or other securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 20th day of February, 2011.

  /s/ Fredric W. Corrigan

Fredric W. Corrigan

Director

Xcel Energy Inc.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint RICHARD C. KELLY, BENJAMIN G.S. FOWKE III and DAVID M. SPARBY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to (i) a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s three 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended; and (ii) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8 or other applicable forms, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt, equity or other securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 23rd day of February, 2011.

  /s/ Richard K. Davis

Richard K. Davis

Director

Xcel Energy Inc.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint RICHARD C. KELLY, BENJAMIN G.S. FOWKE III and DAVID M. SPARBY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to (i) a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s three 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended; and (ii) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8 or other applicable forms, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt, equity or other securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2011.

  /s/ Albert F. Moreno

Albert F. Moreno

Director

Xcel Energy Inc.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint RICHARD C. KELLY, BENJAMIN G.S. FOWKE III and DAVID M. SPARBY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to (i) a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s three 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended; and (ii) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8 or other applicable forms, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt, equity or other securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 23rd day of February, 2011.

  /s/ Christopher J. Policinski

Christopher J. Policinski

Director

Xcel Energy Inc.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint RICHARD C. KELLY, BENJAMIN G.S. FOWKE III and DAVID M. SPARBY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to (i) a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s three 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended; and (ii) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8 or other applicable forms, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt, equity or other securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 19th day of February, 2011.

  /s/ David A. Westerlund

David A. Westerlund

Director

Xcel Energy Inc.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint RICHARD C. KELLY, BENJAMIN G.S. FOWKE III and DAVID M. SPARBY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to (i) a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s three 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended; and (ii) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8 or other applicable forms, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt, equity or other securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 21st day of February, 2011.

  /s/ Kim Williams

Kim Williams

Director

Xcel Energy Inc.

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint RICHARD C. KELLY, BENJAMIN G.S. FOWKE III and DAVID M. SPARBY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to (i) a Form 10-K, Annual Report, or other applicable form, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), including any and all exhibits, schedules, supplements, certifications and supporting documents thereto, including, but not limited to, the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s three 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the 1934 Act, and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as required in connection with its registration under the 1934 Act, as amended; and (ii) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8 or other applicable forms, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt, equity or other securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 23rd day of February, 2011.

  /s/ Timothy V. Wolf

Timothy V. Wolf

Director

Xcel Energy Inc

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint RICHARD C. KELLY, BENJAMIN G.S. FOWKE III and DAVID M. SPARBY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to (i) the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s three 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), (ii) any amendments, supplements or corrections to the Company’s Form 10-K, or other applicable form, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 filed by the Company with the SEC,; and (iii) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8 or other applicable forms, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt, equity or other securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of June, 2011.

  /s/ A. Patricia Sampson

A. Patricia Sampson

Director

 POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint RICHARD C. KELLY, BENJAMIN G.S. FOWKE III and DAVID M. SPARBY, and each or any one of them, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution, for the undersigned and in the undersigned’s name, place and stead and in any and all capacities, to sign and affix the undersigned’s name as such director and/or officer of said Company to (i) the Form 11-K Annual Reports of the Company’s three 401(k) Plans and similar plans pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and all amendments, supplements and corrections thereto, to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), (ii) any amendments, supplements or corrections to the Company’s Form 10-K, or other applicable form, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 filed by the Company with the SEC,; and (iii) one or more Registration Statements, on Form S-3, Form S-8 or other applicable forms, and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto, to be filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of debt, equity or other securities of the Company, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other supporting documents, with the SEC.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 22nd day of June, 2011.

  /s/ James J. Sheppard

James J. Sheppard

Director