...state Public Utilities Commission approved the audit during a hearing Wednesday. Xcel will pay for the audit, said Dave Sparby, Xcel's vice president for regulatory and government affairs. The PUC also ordered another round of information...

...arrangement to buy power from Manitoba Hydro. "This is a continuation of a very important source of energy," said Dave Sparby, Xcel vice president of regulatory affairs. "It's been affordable, reliable and friendly to the environment...

...on generating equipment. In most cases, utilities owned by cooperatives and municipalities don't pay that tax. Dave Sparby, Xcel's vice president for regulatory and government affairs, said growing energy needs could be partly met through...

...we're looking for. We hope this plan can be debated, the nation can agree upon it, and we can move forward." -- Dave Sparby, vice president for governmental and regulatory affairs for Xcel Energy.