MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 5 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release:

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Xcel Energy and NextEra Energy agree to deliver generation solutions and enable large load across Xcel Energy's service territories

Xcel Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: XEL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) to accelerate the delivery of generation resources to serve large load customers, including data centers.