Exhibit 24(a)

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 18^th day of January, 2021.

/s/ Ben Fowke

Ben Fowke

Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 24^th day of January, 2021.

/s/ Lynn Casey

Lynn Casey

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 26^th day of January, 2021.

/s/ Netha N. Johnson Jr.

Netha N. Johnson Jr.

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 23^rd day of January, 2021.

/s/ Patricia L. Kampling

Patricia L. Kampling

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 23^rd day of January, 2021.

/s/ George J. Kehl

George J. Kehl

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 1^st day of February, 2021.

/s/ Richard T. O’Brien

Richard T. O’Brien

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 28^th day of January, 2021.

/s/ David K. Owens

David K. Owens

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 30^th day of January, 2021.

/s/ Charles Pardee

Charles Pardee

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 26^th day of January, 2021.

/s/ Christopher J. Policinski

Christopher J. Policinski

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 25^th day of January, 2021.

/s/ James Prokopanko

James Prokopanko

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 25^th day of January, 2021.

/s/ James J. Sheppard

James J. Sheppard

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 25^th day of January, 2021.

/s/ David A. Westerlund

David A. Westerlund

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 25^th day of January, 2021.

/s/ Kim Williams

Kim Williams

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 27^th day of January, 2021.

/s/ Timothy V. Wolf

Timothy V. Wolf

Director

POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned director and/or officer of Xcel Energy Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”), does hereby make, constitute and appoint BEN FOWKE, BRIAN J. VAN ABEL and AMANDA ROME, 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 the Company to (i) an Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, 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 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 Form S-3 Registration Statements (or such other appropriate form), which may be jointly filed with subsidiaries of the Company (the “Subsidiary Registrants”), relating to the issuance and sale of an indeterminate amount of securities of the Company (in addition to securities that may be registered by the Subsidiary Registrants), which may include unsecured long-term senior debt securities, subordinated debt securities, junior subordinated debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, rights, purchase contracts, and units, 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 such 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 1^st day of February, 2021.

/s/ Daniel Yohannes

Daniel Yohannes

Director