Quarterly Report
 

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM U-9C-3

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO RULE 58 OF
THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2001

Xcel Energy Inc.
(Name of Registered Holding Company)

800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(Address of Principal Executives Offices)

Inquires concerning this Form U-9C-3
may be directed to either:

David E. Ripka
Vice President and Controller
Xcel Energy Inc.
414 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
(612) 330-2958

or

Scott Wilensky
Associate General Counsel
Xcel Energy Inc.
800 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 215-4590

 


 

XCEL ENERGY INC.
FORM U-9C-3
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2001

Table of Contents

         
    Page  
   
 
Item 1. Organization Chart
    1  
 
Item 2. Issuances and Renewals of Securities and Capital Contributions
    13  
 
Item 3. Associated Transactions
    14  
 
Item 4. Summary of Aggregate Investment
    16  
 
Item 5. Other Investments
    17  
 
Item 6. Financial Statements and Exhibits
    18  
 
SIGNATURE
    60  

 


 

Item 1. — ORGANIZATION CHART

                                                 
Name of   Energy or                     Percentage     Nature
Reporting   Gas Related     Date of     State of     Of Voting     Of
Company   Company     Organization     Organization     Securities Held     Business

 
   
   
   
   
Xcel Energy Inc. (Xcel Energy)
                                       
 
Xcel Energy Retail Holdings Inc. (a)
                                       
     
Natural Station Equipment LLC
  Energy related   January 1, 1999   DE     100 %   Engages in natural gas distribution
     
Xcel Energy Cadence Inc. (a)
  Energy related   August 28, 1997   CO     100 %   Holds energy-related company
       
Cadence Network Inc.
  Energy related   September 3, 1997   DE     22.22 %   Energy management and consulting services; also
 
                                  brokering and marketing of energy commodities
     
Planergy International Inc. (a)
  Energy related   January 2, 1990   TX     100 %   Energy service to commercial and industrial customers
       
Planergy (Delaware) Inc. (a)
  Energy related   September, 26 1996   DE     100 %   No significant operations
       
     Planergy Services Inc. (a)
  Energy related   July 30, 1987   DE     100 %   Industrial energy audits
       
          Planergy Services of California Inc.
  Energy related   November 6, 1984   CA     100 %   No significant operations
       
          Planergy Capital Associates Inc.
  Energy related   June 19, 1981   CA     100 %   No significant operations
       
          Planergy Energy Services Corp.
  Energy related   July 30, 1987   DE     100 %   No significant operations
       
          Planergy Services of Houston Inc.
  Energy related   July 30, 1987   DE     100 %   No significant operations
       
          Planergy Services USA Inc.
  Energy related   July 30, 1987   DE     100 %   No significant operations
       
          Planergy Services of Texas Inc.
  Energy related   July 30, 1987   DE     100 %   No significant operations
       
          Planergy Midwest Inc.
  Energy related   December 7, 2000   DE     100 %   No significant operations
       
Planergy New York Inc.*
  Energy related   February 20, 1991   NY     100 %   Inactive
       
Planergy Inc. (a)
  Energy related   August 19, 1977   TX     100 %   Energy service company
       
     Planergy Limited
  Energy related   May 13, 1997   Canada     100 %   Energy service company
       
Energy Masters International Inc.
  Energy related   August 20, 1993   MN     100 %   Provides energy marketing and performance contracting
 
                                  services
       
          EMI Performance Contracting, Inc.
  Energy related   June 18, 2001   DE     100 %   Provides energy conservation services
     
e prime Energy Marketing Inc.
  Energy related   March 3, 1997   CO     100 %   Provides energy-related services
     
e prime Florida Inc.
  Energy related   October 18, 1999   CO     100 %   Provides retail gas marketing services

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Name of   Energy or                     Percentage     Nature
Reporting   Gas Related     Date of     State of     Of Voting     Of
Company   Company     Organization     Organization     Securities Held     Business

 
   
   
   
   
     
e prime Georgia Inc.
  Energy related   June 10, 1999   GA     100 %   Provides retail gas marketing services
 
Xcel Energy Ventures Inc. (a)
                                       
     
Ultra Power Technologies
  Energy related   October 10, 1997   MN     100 %   Inactive entity previously involved in the testing of
 
                                  underground electric cable.
     
Texas-Ohio Pipeline Inc.
  Energy related   June 22, 1990   TX     100 %   Owns and operates gas pipeline
 
Xcel Energy Wholesale Group Inc. (a)
                                       
     
NRG Energy Inc. (a)
  Energy related   May 29, 1992   DE     100 %   Develops, organizes, owns and operates non-regulated
 
                                  energy-related businesses
       
NRG Power Marketing Inc.
  Energy related   August 18, 1997   DE     100 %   Established to maximize the utilization and return of
 
                                  NRG's generation assets and to mitigate the risk
 
                                  associated with those assets.
       
NRG PacGen Inc. (a)
  Energy related   October 28, 1997   DE     100 %   Owns interests in cogeneration and competitive power
 
                                  producing projects.
       
     Pacific Generation Company (a)
  Energy related   August 3, 1984   OR     100 %   Domestic holding company acquired by NRG; also a
 
                                  limited partner in Camas Power Boiler Limited
 
                                  Partnership
       
          Camas Power Boiler Limited
                                  Owns waste-wood fired steam boiler in Camas paper
       
          Partnership
  Energy related   February 6, 1990   OR     100 %   mill in Washington
       
          Camas Power Boiler Inc.
  Energy related   February 6, 1990   OR     100 %   General partner in Camas Boiler Limited Partnership
       
          ESOCO Crockett Inc.
  Energy related   December 9, 1992   OR     100 %   Operates Crockett cogeneration facility in California
       
          Energy National Inc. (a)
  Energy related   September 13, 1984   UT     100 %   Holding company
       
               Pacific Generation Resources
                                  Domestic holding company which holds limited
       
               Company
  Energy related   November 21, 1991   OR     100 %   partner interest in Long Island Cogeneration
       
               Penobscot Energy Recovery
                                       
       
               Company
  Energy related   August 15, 1985   ME     35.68 %   Owns waste-to-energy facility in Orrington, Maine
       
               Maine Energy Recovery Co.
  Energy related   June 30, 1983   ME     16 %   Owns waste-to-energy facility in Maine
       
               Pacific Orrington Energy
                                  Holds general and limited partner interests in
       
               Inc. (a)
  Energy related   November 24, 1992   OR     100 %   Orrington Waste LTD, Limited Partnership
       
                    Orrington Waste LTD,
                                  Provides waste disposal services to municipalities to
       
                    Limited Partnership
  Energy related   January 13, 1993   OR     17 %   be delivered to waste disposal operators in Maine
       
               ESOCO Inc. (a)
  Energy related   February 1, 1989   UT     100 %   Domestic holding company for individual ESOCO O&M companies

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Name of   Energy or                     Percentage     Nature
Reporting   Gas Related     Date of     State of     Of Voting     Of
Company   Company     Organization     Organization     Securities Held     Business

 
   
   
   
   
       
                    ESOCO Orrington Inc.
  Energy related   February 1, 1989   UT     100 %   Operates Penobscot Energy Recovery Company in Maine
       
          Pacific Crockett Holdings Inc.
  Energy related   February 14, 1991   OR     100 %   Domestic holding company for Pacific Crockett Energy
 
                                  Inc.
       
          ENI Crockett Limited
          Partnership(a)
  Energy related   April 10, 1995   OR     100 %   Limited partner in Crockett Cogeneration, a
 
                                  California Limited Partnership
       
               Pacific Crockett Energy Inc.
  Energy related   February 6, 1997   UT     100 %   General partner in Crockett Cogeneration, a
 
                                  California Limited Partnership
       
          ONSITE Energy Inc. (a)
  Energy related   January 22, 1986   OR     100 %   Domestic holding company of ONSITE Soledad Inc. and
 
                                  ONSITE Marianas Corporation; also indirectly holds
 
                                  general partner interest in Mt. Poso project and
 
                                  limited partner interest in Turner Falls project
       
               Pacific-Mt. Poso Corporation
  Energy related   June 8, 1997   OR     100 %   General partner in Mt. Poso Cogeneration Company, a
 
                                  California Limited Partnership
       
               Turner Falls Limited
                                  Owns Turner Falls cogeneration facility in
       
               Partnership
  Energy related           MA     9 %   Massachusetts
       
          Pacific Generation Holdings Co.
  Energy related   January 12, 1995   OR     100 %   Domestic holding company for Pacific Generation
 
                                  Funding and Pacific Recycling Inc.
       
Graystone Corporation (a)
  Energy related   May 25, 1989   MN     100 %   General partner in Louisiana Energy Services LP
       
     Le Paz Incorporated
  Energy related   June 1, 1990   MN     100 %   Limited partner in Louisiana Energy Services LP
       
NRG Cadillac Inc. (a)
  Energy related   April 15, 1997   DE     100 %   Domestic holding company in Cadillac Renewable Energy
 
                                  LLC
       
     Cadillac Renewable Energy LLC
  Energy related   February 27, 1997   DE     100 %   Owns wood-fired electric generation plant in Mich
       
O’Brien Cogeneration Inc II
  Energy related   December 31, 1985   DE     100 %   Owns and/or operates cogeneration facilities.
       
NEO Corporation (NEO) (a)
  Energy related   May 27, 1993   MN     100 %   Develops, owns and operates landfill gas,
 
                                  hydroelectric and small cogeneration projects in the
 
                                  U.S.  
       
     NEO Chester-Gen LLC
  Energy related   July 13, 2000   DE     100 %   Owns 3.4 MW cogeneration facility at Crozer Chester
 
                                  Hospital in Chester, Pennsylvania
       
     NEO Freehold-Gen LLC
  Energy related   July 13, 2000   DE     100 %   Formed to acquire landfill gas project
       
     NEO Toledo-Gen LLC
  Energy related   July 13, 2000   DE     100 %   Owns 1.0 MW cogeneration facility at Riverside Hospital in Toledo, Ohio

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Name of   Energy or                     Percentage     Nature
Reporting   Gas Related     Date of     State of     Of Voting     Of
Company   Company     Organization     Organization     Securities Held     Business

 
   
   
   
   
       
NEO Landfill Gas Holdings Inc.
  Energy related   April 8, 1996   DE     100 %   Domestic holding company-provides O&M services for
 
                                  landfill gas projects
       
Four Hills LLC
  Energy related   August 19, 1996   DE     50 %   Landfill gas collection system for Nashua project in
 
                                  New Hampshire
       
NEO Burnsville LLC
  Energy related   October 25, 1996   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for Edward Kraemer
 
                                  landfill in Minnesota
       
NEO Corona LLC
  Energy related   January 8, 1997   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for O'Brien project in
 
                                  California
       
NEO Erie LLC
  Energy related   August 17, 1999   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in Denver
       
NEO Ft Smith LLC
  Energy related   October 14, 1997   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in Arkansas
       
NEO Hackensack LLC
  Energy related   January 6, 1997   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for HMDC/Balefill/Kingsland
       
NEO Martinez LLC
  Energy related   August 18, 1999   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  California
       
NEO Nashville LLC
  Energy related   June 20, 1997   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in Tenn.
       
NEO Northern Tier LLC
  Energy related   March 11, 1997   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  Pennsylvania
       
NEO Phoenix LLC
  Energy related   January 4, 1996   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in Arizona
       
NEO Prima Deshecha LLC
  Energy related   January 16, 1997   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in Orange
 
                                  County, California
       
NEO Riverside LLC
  Energy related   December 19, 1996   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  California
       
NEO SKB LLC
  Energy related   October 14, 1997   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  Pennsylvania
       
NEO Tajiguas LLC
  Energy related   December 5, 1995   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in Santa
 
                                  Barbara, California
       
NEO Woodville LLC
  Energy related   February 11, 1998   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  California
       
NEO El Sobrante LLC
  Energy related   February 10, 2000   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system
       
NEO Tri-Cities LLC
  Energy related   February 10, 2000   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in Fremont, California

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Name of   Energy or                     Percentage     Nature
Reporting   Gas Related     Date of     State of     Of Voting     Of
Company   Company     Organization     Organization     Securities Held     Business

 
   
   
   
   
 
                                 
       
NEO Montauk Genco Management LLC
  Energy related   August 21, 2001   DE     100 %   Manager of NEO-Montauk Genco LLC
       
NEO Montauk Genco LLC
  Energy related   August 17, 2001   DE     50 %   Owner of landfill gas fueled power generation
       
NEO San Bernardino LLC (a)
  Energy related   June 26, 1998   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  California
       
    San Bernardino Landfill Gas Limited Partnership
  Energy related   September 18, 1997   DE     95 %   Limited partner to landfill gas collection system for project in California
       
NEO MESI LLC (a)
  Energy related   October 12, 1999   DE     100 %   Holding company for project company in the business
 
                                  of producing and selling synthetic fuel from Ken West
 
                                  terminal in Catlettsburg, Boyd County Kentucky on the Big Sandy River
       
   MESI Fuel Station #1 LLC
  Energy related   October 28, 1999   DE     50 %   Owns synthetic coal processing facility in Kentucky
       
NEO ECO 11 LLC
  Energy related   May 9, 2000   DE     100 %   Formed to acquire landfill gas project
       
Minnesota Methane II LLC (a)
  Energy related   April 8, 1997   DE     50 %   Owns and operates original 3 NEO/Ziegler landfill gas
 
                                  projects
       
   MM Burnsville Energy LLC
  Energy related   October 14, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for Edward
 
                                  Kraemer landfill in Minnesota
       
   Suncook Energy LLC
  Energy related   October 14, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for Nashua
 
                                  project in New Hampshire
       
   Landfill Power LLC
  Energy related   May 2, 1994   WY     50 %   Owns and operates Flying Cloud landfill gas fueled
 
                                  power generation facility in Minnesota
       
Minnesota Methane LLC
  Energy related   September 21, 1998   WY     50 %   Owns and operates 18 landfill gas projects in the U.S.
       
MM Albany Energy LLC
  Energy related   January 8, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  New York
       
MM Biogas Power LLC
  Energy related   April 8, 1996   DE     50 %   Domestic holding company-owns 100% interest in
 
                                  landfill gas fueled power generation projects not yet
 
                                  financed
       
MM Corona Energy LLC
  Energy related   January 8, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for O'Brien
 
                                  projects in California
       
MM Cuyahoga Energy LLC
  Energy related   June 18, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation project in Ohio
       
MM Erie Power LLC
  Energy related   August 17, 1999   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Denver, Colorado

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Name of   Energy or                     Percentage     Nature  
Reporting   Gas Related     Date of     State of     Of Voting     Of  
Company   Company     Organization     Organization     Securities Held     Business  

 
   
   
   
   
 
       
MM Hackensack Energy LLC
  Energy related   April 8, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for
 
                                  HMDC/Balefill/Kingsland O'Brien project in New Jersey
       
MM Hartford Energy LLC
  Energy related   May 16, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Connecticut
       
MM Lopez Energy LLC
  Energy related   December 13, 1996   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for Lopez Canyon
 
                                  project in Los Angeles, California
       
MM Lowell Energy LLC
  Energy related   January 8, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Massachusetts
       
MM Martinez Energy LLC
  Energy related   August 17, 1999   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  California
       
MM Nashville Energy LLC
  Energy related   June 20, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Tennessee
       
MM Northern Tier Energy LLC
  Energy related   March 11, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Pennsylvania
       
MM Phoenix Energy LLC
  Energy related   January 20, 1998   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Arizona
       
MM Prima Deshecha Energy LLC
  Energy related   January 8, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Orange County, California
       
MM Prince William Energy LLC
  Energy related   June 18, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Virginia
       
MM Riverside LLC
  Energy related   December 19, 1996   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  California
       
MM San Diego LLC
  Energy related   January 8, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for Miramar
 
                                  project in California
       
MM SKB Energy LLC
  Energy related   June 20, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Pennsylvania
       
MM Spokane Energy LLC
  Energy related   January 8, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Washington
       
MM Tacoma LLC
  Energy related   December 19, 1996   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Washington
       
MM Tajiguas Energy LLC
  Energy related   January 20, 1998   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  California

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Name of   Energy or                     Percentage     Nature
Reporting   Gas Related     Date of     State of     Of Voting     Of
Company   Company     Organization     Organization     Securities Held     Business

 
   
   
   
   
       
MM Taunton Energy LLC
  Energy related   January 8, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Massachusetts
       
MM Tomoka Farms Energy LLC
  Energy related   March 11, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  Florida
       
MM Tri-Cities Energy LLC
  Energy related   February 10, 2000   DE     50 %   Landfill gas power generation in Fremont, CA
       
MM Tulare Energy LLC
  Energy related   May 16, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for Visalia
 
                                  project in California
       
MM West Covina LLC
  Energy related   December 4, 1995   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for BKK project
 
                                  in California
       
MM Woodville Energy LLC
  Energy related   February 11, 1998   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for project in
 
                                  California
       
MM Yolo Power LLC
  Energy related   February 14, 1996   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for Visalia
 
                                  project in California
       
MMSB Transco Holdings LLC
  Energy related   December 30, 1998   DE     50 %   Transport landfill gas for resale
       
NEO Landfill Gas Inc.
  Energy related   April 8, 1996   DE     100 %   Domestic holding company-holds 99% interest in
 
                                  landfill gas collection system projects.
       
Northbrook Acquisition Corp.
  Energy related   December 23, 1994   DE     50 %   Domestic holding company in STS Hydropower
       
Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC
  Energy related   October 5, 1995   DE     50 %   Owns and operates hydroelectric power plants in North
 
                                  Carolina and South Carolina
       
Northbrook Energy LLC
  Energy related   November 4, 1994   DE     50 %   Develops hydroelectric power projects in the US
       
Northbrook New York LLC
  Energy related   June 21, 1999   DE     30 %   Holds interest in Northbrook Acquisition Corp
       
O’Brien Biogas (Mazzaro) Inc
  Energy related   February 26, 1990   DE     50 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  Pennsylvania
       
O’Brien Biogas IV LLC
  Energy related   July 8, 1997   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for Edgeboro
 
                                  project in New Jersey
       
O’Brien Standby Power Energy Inc
  Energy related   December 6, 1988   DE     50 %   Landfill gas fueled power generation for SKB project
 
                                  in Pennsylvania
       
STS Hydropower LTD (a)
  Energy related   August 11, 1987   MI     50 %   Owns and operates hydroelectric projects in
 
                                  California, Colorado, Michigan, Virginia and Wash.
       
   NEO Albany LLC
  Energy related   September 12, 1995   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in NY
       
   NEO Cuyahoga LLC
  Energy related   October 31, 1996   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in Ohio

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Name of   Energy or                     Percentage     Nature
Reporting   Gas Related     Date of     State of     Of Voting     Of
Company   Company     Organization     Organization     Securities Held     Business

 
   
   
   
   
       
NEO Edgeboro LLC
  Energy related   January 6, 1997   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for O'Brien project in
 
                                  New Jersey
       
NEO Fitchburg LLC
  Energy related   January 16, 1997   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  Massachusetts
       
NEO Hartford LLC
  Energy related   October 13, 1995   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  Connecticut
       
NEO Lopez Canyon LLC
  Energy related   January 4, 1996   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  California
       
NEO Lowell LLC
  Energy related   January 16, 1997   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  Massachusetts
       
NEO Prince William LLC
  Energy related   October 30, 1996   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in Virginia
       
NEO San Diego LLC
  Energy related   October 12, 1995   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for Miramar project in
 
                                  California
       
NEO Spokane LLC
  Energy related   November 22, 1995   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  Washington
       
NEO Tacoma LLC
  Energy related   December 5, 1995   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  Washington
       
NEO Taunton LLC
  Energy related   January 16, 1997   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  Massachusetts
       
NEO Tomoka Farms LLC
  Energy related   December 5, 1995   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system of Volusia project in
 
                                  Florida
       
NEO Tulare LLC
  Energy related   December 5, 1995   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for Visalia project in
 
                                  California
       
NEO West Covina LLC
  Energy related   July 16, 1997   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for BKK project in
 
                                  California
       
NEO Yolo LLC
  Energy related   December 23, 1996   DE     100 %   Landfill gas collection system for project in
 
                                  California
       
NRG Thermal Corporation (a)
  Energy related   October 25, 1999   DE     100 %   Provides district heating and cooling systems in
 
                                  several cities in the U.S.

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Name of   Energy or                     Percentage     Nature
Reporting   Gas Related     Date of     State of     Of Voting     Of
Company   Company     Organization     Organization     Securities Held     Business

 
   
   
   
   
     
NRG Energy Center Minneapolis LLC
  Energy related   October 27, 1999   DE     100 %   Owns and operates the district heating and cooling
 
                                  system serving customers in the downtown Minneapolis
 
                                  area
     
NRG Energy Center San Diego LLC
  Energy related   October 27, 1999   DE     100 %   Formed to own and operate San Diego Power & Cooling,
 
                                  a chilled water plant serving customers in downtown
 
                                  San Diego area
     
NRG Energy Center Rock Tenn LLC
  Energy related   October 27, 1999   DE     100 %   Owns assets in connection with the sale of steam to
 
                                  Rock-Tenn Corporation in St. Paul
     
NRG Energy Center Grand Forks LLC
  Energy related   October 27, 1999   DE     100 %   Owns assets in connection with a contract to provide
 
                                  steam at the Grand Forks Air Force Base
     
NRG Energy Center Paxton Inc.
  Energy related   April 25, 2000   DE     100 %   Formed to own interest in cogeneration facility and
 
                                  sell steam to NRG Energy Center Harrisburg Inc.
     
NRG Energy Center Washco LLC
  Energy related   October 27, 1999   DE     100 %   Owns assets in connection with the sale of steam to
 
                                  Anderson Corporation and the State of Minnesota
 
                                  Correctional Facility
     
NRG Energy Center Dover LLC
  Energy related   July 12, 2000   DE     100 %   Own 18 MW cogeneration facility and 80 MW expansion
 
                                  project in Dover, Delaware
     
NRG Thermal Services Inc.
  Energy related   July 5, 2000   DE     100 %   This entity formed to hold the chiller plant assets
 
                                  and diesel services business for NRG Energy Center
 
                                  Harrisburg Inc.
     
NRG Energy Center Pittsburgh LLC
  Energy related   October 27, 1999   DE     100 %   Formed to own and operate the Pittsburgh Thermal
 
                                  district heating and cooling plant which currently
 
                                  serves approx 25 customers in the Pittsburgh area.
     
NRG Energy Center San Francisco LLC
  Energy related   July 30, 1991   DE     48.09 %   Provides district heating and cooling services in
 
                                  California
   
NRG Capital LLC
  Energy related   April 9, 2001   DE     100 %   Sole member of construction revolver borrower
     
NRG Finance Company I LLC
  Energy related   February 6, 2001   DE     100 %   Borrower under proposed construction revolver
       
NRG Turbines LLC
  Energy related   August 15, 2001   DE     100 %   Owner for financing purposes of certain turbines
 
                                  prior to their assignment to project companies
 
Utility Engineering Corporation (UE) (a)
Energy related   August 14, 1985   TX     100 %   Holds energy-related companies and is engaged in
 
                                  engineering, design and construction management, and
 
                                  invests in developing cogeneration and energy-related
 
                                  projects
   
Quixx Corporation (a)
  Energy related   August 14, 1985   TX     100 %   Invests in developing cogeneration and energy-related projects

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Name of   Energy or                     Percentage     Nature
Reporting   Gas Related     Date of     State of     Of Voting     Of
Company   Company     Organization     Organization     Securities Held     Business

 
   
   
   
   
       
Quixxlin Corporation (a)
  Energy related   July 16, 1997   DE     100 %   Owns .5% general partnership interest in Quixx Linden
       
   Quixx Linden (GP)
  Energy related   June 25, 1996   TX     0.50 %   Owns and operates gas-fired cogeneration facility
       
Quixx Linden (LP)
  Energy related   June 25, 1996   TX     49.5 %   Owns and operates gas-fired cogeneration facility
 
Xcel Energy Markets Holdings Inc. (a)
                                  Holding company for subsidiaries providing energy
 
                                  marketing services
     
e prime Inc. (a)
  Energy related   January 30,1995   CO     100 %   Holds energy-related companies and engages in energy
 
                                  marketing, trading and providing energy services
       
Young Gas Storage Company (a)
  Energy related   July 6, 1993   DE     100 %   Hold energy-related company
       
Young Gas Storage Company Ltd.
  Energy related   June 30, 1993   CO     47.5 %   Owns & operates underground gas storage facilities
       
Johnstown Cogeneration Company LLC
  Energy related   February 8, 1996   CO     50 %   Operates cogeneration facility
     
Viking Gas Transmission Company
  Gas related   February 2, 1988   DE     100 %   Natural gas transmission
   
NSP-Minnesota (a)
                                       
     
NSP Nuclear Corporation (a)
  Energy related   November 19, 1999   MN     100 %   Owns 20% interest in Nuclear Management Co.
       
Nuclear Management Company LLC
  Energy related   February 26, 1999   WI     20 %   Nuclear operating company that manages several
 
                                  nuclear plants for 5 different utilities.
     
Private Fuel Storage LLC
  Energy related   September 6, 1995   DE     12.5 %   Storage facility of spent nuclear fuel in Utah

(a) Directly and/or indirectly holds securities in energy-related companies.
LP: Limited Partner, GP: General Partner.

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Narrative Description of Activities for Reporting Period

Natural Station Equipment LLC (“STATCO”) – STATCO assembles, packages and sells equipment (large compressors, heavy steel storage vessels, and fuel dispensers) to the national and international natural gas industry for their construction and operation of natural gas fueling stations.

Xcel Energy Cadence Inc. – Holds interest in Cadence Network Inc. Cadence Network Inc. provides a single source for both energy management services and products designed to lower energy costs for national companies that operate at multiple locations.

Planergy International Inc. and subsidiaries – Planergy International Inc. consists of operating subsidiaries providing energy management, consulting and demand side management services to industrial, commercial, utility and municipal customers.

e prime Energy Marketing Inc. – e prime Energy Marketing Inc. provides energy related products and services, which include natural gas marketing and trading.

e prime Florida Inc. – e prime Florida Inc. provides energy related products and services.

e prime Georgia Inc. – e prime Georgia Inc. provides energy related products and services.

Ultra Power Technologies – Inactive entity previously involved in the testing of underground electric cable.

Texas-Ohio Pipeline Inc. – small pipeline company that connects two major interstate pipelines.

NRG Power Marketing Inc. – Established to maximize the utilization and return of NRG’s generation assets and to mitigate the risk associated with those assets. NRG Power Marketing purchases and markets energy and energy related commodities including electricity, natural gas, oil, coal and emission allowances.

NRG PacGen Inc. – Owns interests in cogeneration and competitive power producing projects.

Graystone Corporation – General partner in Louisiana Energy Services LP which provides uranium enrichment services.

NRG Cadillac Inc. – Owns a portion of Cadillac Renewable Energy LLC. Which owns a 38 MW wood fired plant located in Cadillac, Michigan.

O’Brien Cogeneration Inc. II – Owns and/or operates cogeneration facilities.

NEO Corporation – Develops, owns and operates landfill gas, hydroelectric and small cogeneration projects in the U.S.

NRG Thermal Corporation – Provides district heating and cooling systems in several cities in the U.S.

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Narrative Description of Activities for Reporting Period (continued)

NRG Capital LLC – Sole member of construction revolver borrower.

Utility Engineering Corporation – Utility Engineering Corporation is engaged in engineering, design, construction management and other miscellaneous services. On January 1, 2000, UE acquired Quixx Corporation and its subsidiaries from NC Enterprises. Quixx’s primary business is investing in and developing cogeneration and energy-related projects. Quixx also holds water rights and certain other non-utility assets. Quixx currently has several subsidiaries, most of which hold interests in various energy-related investments.

Quixx Linden LP – Quixx Linden LP owns a 23 Mw natural gas fired cogeneration facility in Linden, New Jersey. Quixxlin Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quixx, holds a 0.5% general partnership interest in this partnership. Quixx also directly holds a 49.5% limited partnership interest in Quixx Linden, L.P.

e prime Inc.(“e prime”) – e prime provides energy related products and services (directly and through its subsidiaries) which include, but are not limited to, energy marketing and trading and energy consulting. Also, e prime owns Young Gas Storage Company, which has a 47.5% interest in Young Gas Storage Company Ltd.

Johnstown Cogeneration Company LLC (“Johnstown”) – Johnstown is an electric cogeneration facility which e prime owns a 50% general partnership interest.

Viking Gas Transmission Company – Gas transmission pipeline company.

Nuclear Management Company – Nuclear operating company that manages several nuclear plants for 5 different utilities.

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Item 2. – ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION

ISSUANCES AND RENEWALS OF SECURITIES (in thousands of dollars):

                                                         
Company   Type of     Principal     Issue     Cost     Person to     Collateral     Consideration  
Issuing   security     amount     or     of     whom security     given with     received for  
security   issued     of security     renewal     capital     was issued     security     each security  

 
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Xcel Energy Retail
  ST Debt   $ 4,931     Renewal     3.86 %   Planergy International Inc   None   $ 4,931  
Xcel Energy Retail
  ST Debt     16,100     Issue     3.86 %   Planergy International Inc   None     16,100  
Xcel Energy Retail
  ST Debt     861     Renewal     3.86 %   Cadence Network Inc   None     861  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     61,000     Renewal     3.86 %   Xcel Energy Wholesale   None     61,000  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     6,000     Issue     3.86 %   Xcel Energy Wholesale   None     6,000  
Xcel Energy Retail
  ST Debt     750     Renewal     3.86 %   e prime Energy Marketing   None     750  
Xcel Energy Retail
  ST Debt     6,260     Issue     3.86 %   e prime Energy Marketing   None     6,260  
Quixx Corporation
  ST Debt     36,200     Renewal     3.86 %   Utility Engineering Corp   None     36,200  
Quixx Corporation
  ST Debt     850     Issue     3.86 %   Utility Engineering Corp   None     850  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     800     Renewal     3.86 %   Applied Power Associates   None     800  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     650     Renewal     3.86 %   Proto-Power Corporation   None     650  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     500     Issue     3.86 %   Proto-Power Corporation   None     500  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     1,750     Renewal     3.86 %   Universal Utility Services   None     1,750  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     675     Renewal     3.86 %   Precision Resource Co   None     675  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  ST Debt     100     Issue     3.86 %   Precision Resource Co   None     100  
Xcel Energy Markets Inc.
  ST Debt     9,700     Issue     3.86 %   e prime inc   None     9,700  
Xcel Energy Markets Inc.
  ST Debt     2,147     Issue     3.86 %   Viking Gas Transmission Co   None     2,147  
Texas-Ohio Pipeline Inc.
  ST Debt     150     Renewal     3.86 %   Xcel Energy Ventures Inc   None     150  
Texas-Ohio Pipeline Inc.
  ST Debt     20     Issue     3.86 %   Xcel Energy Ventures Inc   None     20  

CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS (in thousands of dollars):

                 
Company   Company     Amount of  
Contributing   Receiving     Capital  
Capital   Capital     Contribution  

 
   
 
NSP Nuclear Corporation
  Nuclear Management Company   $ 54  

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Item 3. – ASSOCIATED TRANSACTIONS

Part I. – Transactions performed by reporting companies on behalf of associate companies (in thousands of dollars).

                                                 
Reporting Company   Associate Company           Direct     Indirect     Cost     Total  
Rendering   Receiving           Costs     Costs     of     Amount  
Services   Services   Types of Services Rendered   Charged     Charged     Capital     Billed  

 
 
 
   
   
   
 
Utility Engineering Corp.
  PSCo   Engineering/Utility Professional Services   $ 39,261                 $ 39,261  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  Southwestern Public Service Co   Engineering/Utility Professional Services     4,178                   4,178  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc   Engineering/Utility Professional Services     1,036                   1,036  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  NRG Energy Inc   Engineering/Utility Professional Services     163                   163  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  Northern States Power Company   Engineering/Utility Professional Services     4,503                   4,503  
Utility Engineering Corp.
  Xcel International   Engineering/Utility Professional Services     30                   30  
e prime Inc.
  PSCo   Gas purchased     33,747                   33,747  
Viking Gas Transmission Co.
  NSP-Minnesota   Gas transportation services     2,900                   2,900  
Viking Gas Transmission Co.
  NSP-Wisconsin   Gas transportation services     1,040                   1,040  

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Part II. – Transactions performed by associate companies on behalf of reporting companies (in thousands of dollars).

                                                 
Reporting   Associate                                        
Company   Company   Types of                   Cost     Total  
Receiving   Rendering   Services   Direct     Indirect     Of     Amount  
Services   Services   Rendered   Costs Charged     Costs Charged     Capital     Billed  

 
 
 
   
   
   
   
Cadence Network Inc.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc   Administrative support; mgmt services   $ 4     $ 1     $     $ 5  
Planergy International Inc.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc   Administrative support; mgmt services     571       (54 )     241       758  
Quixx Linden LP
  Quixx Power Services   Power plant operating management fee     1,117                   1,117  
 
          and expenses                                
Quixx Linden LP
  Quixx Corporation   Partnership management fee     75                   75  
Utility Engineering Corporation
  Xcel Energy Services Inc   Administrative support; mgmt services     2,404       753       174       3,331  
Natural Station Equipment LLC
  Xcel Energy Services Inc   Administrative support; mgmt services     51       (51 )     51       51  
e prime Inc.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc   Administrative support; mgmt services     693       243       9       945  
e prime Inc.
  PSCo   Gas transportation services     125                   125  
e prime Inc.
  PSCo   Compressor – Usage     48                   48  
NRG Energy Inc.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc   Administrative support; mgmt services     335       4,137       (20 )     4,452  
NRG Thermal Services Inc.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc   Administrative support; mgmt services     1                   1  
Energy Masters International
  Xcel Energy Services Inc   Administrative support; mgmt services     382       590       (44 )     928  
Ultra Power Technologies Inc.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc   Administrative support; mgmt services     28       4             32  
Viking Gas Transmission Co.
  Xcel Energy Services Inc   Administrative support; mgmt services     216       301             517  

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Item 4. – SUMMARY OF AGGREGATE INVESTMENT

                             
Investments in energy-related companies:   (in thousands)          

 
         
Total consolidated capitalization as of September 30, 2001
  $ 18,615,622             Line 1
Total capitalization multiplied by 15%
                       
(Line 1 multiplied by 0.15)
    2,792,343             Line 2
Greater of $50 million or line 2
          $ 2,792,343     Line 3
Total current aggregate investment:
                       
(categorized by major line of energy-related business)
                       
 
Energy management services (Category I)
    89,222                  
 
Compressed natural gas services (Category III)
    101                  
 
Brokering/Marketing services (Category V)
    10,000                  
 
Utility engineering/construction services (Category VII)
    6,330                  
 
Developing/Ownership QF’s (Category VIII)*
    785,379                  
 
 
                 
   
Total current aggregate investment
            891,032     Line 4
 
         
         
Difference between the greater of $50 million or 15% of
capitalization and the total aggregate investment of the
registered holding company system
          $ 1,901,311     Line 5
 
         
         
(line 3 less line 4)
                       
                   
Investments in gas-related companies:   (in thousands)      

 
     
Total current aggregate investment:
               
(categorized by major line of gas-related business)
             
    Section 2(a) gas-related activities (Category I)
    27,675          
 
 
         
 
Total current aggregate investment
          $ 27,675  
 
         
 

  *Includes $781.9 million of aggregated investment by Xcel Energy in NRG Energy

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Item 5. – OTHER INVESTMENTS (in thousands)

                         
Major Line   Other     Other              
of Energy-Related   Investment in Last     Investment in This     Reason for Difference in  
Business (a)   U-9C-3 Report     U-9C-3 Report     Other Investment  

 
   
   
 
Brokering/Marketing services
  $ 27,199     $ 27,199        
Engineering and related services
  $ 11,463     $ 11,463        
Developing/Ownership QF’s
  $ 85,713     $ 85,713        

(a)   Investments for these reporting companies, prior to March 23, 1997, were excluded from aggregate investments in Items 4. These reporting companies’ investments were subsidiaries, directly or indirectly, of Xcel Energy Inc.

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SIGNATURE

     The undersigned registered holding company has duly caused this quarterly report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned officer thereunto duly authorized pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935.

  Xcel Energy Inc.

  By /s/ David E. Ripka

David E. Ripka
Vice President and Controller

November 29, 2001

With the above signature, I also certify that the corresponding report on Form U-9C-3 for the third quarter of 2001 was filed with Xcel Energy Inc.’s interested state commissions whose names and addresses are listed below.

     
Public Utilities Commission of the State of Colorado   South Dakota Public Utilities Commission
1580 Logan Street   500 E. Capitol Ave.
Denver, CO 80203   Pierre, SD 57501
     
Public Service Commission of Wyoming   Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
Hansen Building, Suite 300   610 North Whitney Way
2515 Warren Avenue   Madison, WI 53707
Cheyenne, WY 82002    
     
Public Utility Commission of Texas   Michigan Public Service Commission
1701 N. Congress Avenue   6545 Mercantile Way, Suite 7
Austin, Texas 78711   Lansing, MI 48911
     
New Mexico Public Regulation Commission   Arizona Corporation Commission
224 E. Palace Avenue   1200 West Washington
Santa Fe, NM 87503   Phoenix, AZ 85007
 
Kansas Corporation Commission
1500 SW Arrowhead Road
Topeka, KS 66604
 
Oklahoma Corporation Commission
2101 N. Lincoln Blvd., Suite 130
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
 
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
121 E. 7th Place, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55101
 
North Dakota Public Service Commission
600 East Blvd
Bismarck, ND 58505

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