XCEL energy

Lubbock Power & Light reported Wednesday, December 30, all remaining power outages due to extreme winter weather were eliminated Tuesday afternoon. Xcel Energy still shows several outages across the region.

Some 36,000 Xcel Texas-New Mexico customers remain without power as of 9:30 p.m. Sunday, December 27.

Electrical outages were reported in Lubbock, Seminole and the Eastern South Plains

Xcel Energy announced Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved its request to operate small unmanned aircraft systems or drones commercially.

Xcel Energy will purchase the power output of two solar energy plants to be built near Roswell, New Mexico

A new substation, part of Xcel Energy’s Power to the Plains Initiative, began providing power to the Plainview area in early December 2014.

Six freshman pre-engineering students at South Plains College have been selected to receive $1,000 scholarships from Xcel Energy.

Xcel Energy has submitted a proposal that would increase the base rate of their customers in Texas that would result in a net revenue increase of $64.75 million per year.

Xcel Energy is reminding the public of a few tips to avoid phone scams over the holidays, the number one being hang-up immediately if you feel suspicious of the caller’s intent.

The holiday season is coming up and everybody knows that extra appliances and lights are used everywhere, which create a need for awareness and some simple maintenance.