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Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page

Industry: utilities and power generation
Penalty Total since 2000$48,575,166,983
Number of Records: 3,177
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
PG&E Corp.$20,000,155,735137
American Electric Power$4,798,381,235114
Dominion Energy$3,951,930,06367
Duke Energy$2,953,306,709106
Sempra Energy$2,045,797,29598
FirstEnergy$1,597,814,65081
NRG Energy$1,390,149,517105
Edison International$1,360,081,71887
Alliant Energy$1,027,644,49716
WEC Energy Group$1,022,516,17434

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CompanyCurrent Parent sort iconPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount
Public Service CompanyXcel Energyair pollution violation2013CO-DPHE$8,050
Public Service CompanyXcel Energyair pollution violation2010CO-DPHE$9,600
Public Service CompanyXcel Energyair pollution violation2008CO-DPHE$30,000
Public Service CompanyXcel Energyair pollution violation2000CO-DPHE$25,000
Xcel Energy - Red Wing Generating PlantXcel Energyair pollution violation2015MN-ENV$7,500
Xcel Energy - Allen S King Generating PlantXcel Energyair pollution violation2010MN-ENV$9,815
Xcel Energy - General OfficeXcel Energyenvironmental violation2010MN-ENV$15,075
Xcel Energy - Allen S King Generating PlantXcel Energyair pollution violation2008MN-ENV$8,000
Xcel Energy - Red Wing Generating PlantXcel Energyair pollution violation2008MN-ENV$7,187
Xcel Energy - Red Wing Generating PlantXcel Energyair pollution violation2006MN-ENV$6,470
Xcel Energy - Key City/WilmarthXcel Energyair pollution violation2004MN-ENV$80,000
Xcel Energy - Key City/WilmarthXcel Energyair pollution violation2000MN-ENV$5,750
Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyenvironmental violation2011NM-ENV$800,000
Northern States PowerXcel Energyenvironmental violation2001SD-ENV$65,874
Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyenvironmental violation2020TX-ENV$6,981
Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyenvironmental violation2016TX-ENV$15,000
XCEL ENERGY/NORTHERN STATES POWERXcel Energyenvironmental violation2002WI-ENV$600,000
PUBLIC SERVICE COXcel Energyair pollution violation2020CO-DPHE$7,000
Xcel Energy Services, Inc.Xcel Energyutility safety violation2005CO-PUC$5,000
Northern States Power Company (Xcel Energy Services Inc.)Xcel Energyutility safety violation2020ND-PSC$30,000
Northern States Power Company (Xcel Energy Services Inc.)Xcel Energyutility safety violation2019ND-PSC$12,000
Northern States Power Company (Xcel Energy Services Inc.)Xcel Energyutility safety violation2018ND-PSC$9,000
Xcel EnergyXcel Energyutility safety violation2002ND-PSC$16,000
Northern States Power Company (Xcel Energy Services Inc.)Xcel Energyutility safety violation2002ND-PSC$16,000
Northern States Power Company (Xcel Energy Services Inc.)Xcel Energyutility safety violation2002ND-PSC$9,500
Xcel I Southwestern Public ServiceXcel Energyutility service violation2019TX-PUC$74,000
XCEL/ Southwestern PublicXcel Energyutility service violation2019TX-PUC$68,000
SPS (XcelXcel Energyutility service violation2017TX-PUC$30,000
SPS/XCELXcel Energyutility service violation2016TX-PUC$49,000
Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyutility service violation2015TX-PUC$14,000
Xcel Energy dba Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyconsumer protection violation2014TX-PUC$32,000
Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyutility service violation2014TX-PUC$20,000
Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyutility service violation2012TX-PUC$61,000
Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyutility service violation2011TX-PUC$45,000
Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyutility service violation2011TX-PUC$39,000
Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyutility service violation2010TX-PUC$57,000
Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyutility service violation2010TX-PUC$55,000
Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyutility service violation2008TX-PUC$48,000
Southwestern Public Service CompanyXcel Energyutility service violation2006TX-PUC$36,000
Public Service Company of ColoradoXcel Energyenvironmental violation2022EPA$925,000
e Prime Inc.Xcel Energyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009private lawsuit-federal$500,000
e Prime Inc.Xcel Energyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2019private lawsuit-federal$2,750,000
Xcel Energy Inc.Xcel Energyprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2021private lawsuit-federal$2,500,000
PUBLIC SERVICE COXcel Energyenvironmental violation2023CO-DPHE$15,300
PUBLIC SERVICE COXcel Energyenvironmental violation2023CO-DPHE$8,750
Public Service Company of ColoradoXcel Energyutility safety violation2023CO-PUC$5,000
PUBLIC SERVICE COXcel Energyenvironmental violation2023CO-DPHE$15,300
Xcel Energy Inc.Xcel Energyhazardous waste violation2023MN-ENV$14,000
Public Service Company of ColoradoXcel Energywater pollution violation2024EPA$134,500
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2000OSHA$9,975
XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$7,440
XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2004OSHA$5,050
XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2005OSHA$5,000
PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO DBA XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$6,000
PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO DBA XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$9,000
PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO DBA XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2007OSHA$150,000
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO DBA XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2009OSHA$5,000
PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF CO DBA XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$7,000
XCEL ENERGY INCXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2010OSHA$6,500
NORTHERN STATES POWER CO DBA XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2011OSHA$20,000
XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2013OSHA$13,500
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADOXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$7,000
XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$5,600
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADOXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2015OSHA$7,000
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADOXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2016OSHA$12,675
XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$7,696
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY DBA XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2017OSHA$9,400
SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$13,260
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADOXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2019OSHA$16,670
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, A WISCONSIN CORPORATIONXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2021OSHA$23,204
NORTHERN STATES POWER CO DBA XCEL ENERGYXcel Energyworkplace safety or health violation2022OSHA$5,670
NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANYXcel Energyenvironmental violation2003EPA$500,000
XCEL ENERGY CORPORATIONXcel Energyenvironmental violation2010EPA$35,000
Xcel Energy, Inc.Xcel Energyenvironmental violation2009EPA$95,000
PUBLIC SERVICE CO RIFLE GAS PLANTXcel Energyenvironmental violation2012EPA$50,000
PUBLIC SERVICE CO BAXTER COMPRESSOR STATIONXcel Energyenvironmental violation2012EPA$50,000
PUBLIC SERVICE OF COLORADOXcel Energyenvironmental violation2013EPA$14,400
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.