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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
    For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
     
    OR
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
    For the transition period from _______ to _______
         
    Exact name of registrant as specified    
    in its charter, State or    
    other jurisdiction of incorporation or    
    organization, Address of    
    principal executive offices and    
Commission   Registrant’s Telephone Number,   IRS Employer
File Number
  including area code
  Identification No.
001-31387
  NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY   41-1967505
  (a Minnesota Corporation)    
  414 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minn. 55401    
  Telephone (612) 330-5500    
 
       
001-3140
  NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY   39-0508315
  (a Wisconsin Corporation)    
  1414 W. Hamilton Ave., Eau Claire, Wis. 54701    
  Telephone (715) 839-2625    
 
       
001-03280
  PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO   84-0296600
  (a Colorado Corporation)    
  1225 17th Street, Denver, Colo. 80202    
  Telephone (303) 571-7511    
 
       
001-03789
  SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY   75-0575400
  (a New Mexico Corporation)    
  Tyler at Sixth, Amarillo, Texas 79101    
  Telephone (303) 571-7511    

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No x

Northern States Power Co. (a Minnesota corporation), Northern States Power Co. (a Wisconsin corporation), Public Service Co. of Colorado and Southwestern Public Service Co. meet the conditions set forth in General Instruction H (1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and are therefore filing this Form 10-Q with the reduced disclosure format specified in General Instruction H (2) to such Form 10-Q.

         
Northern States Power Co. (a Minnesota Corporation)
  Common Stock, $0.01 par Value   1,000,000 Shares
Northern States Power Co. (a Wisconsin Corporation)
  Common Stock, $100 par value   933,000 Shares
Public Service Co. of Colorado
  Common Stock, $0.01 par value   100 Shares
Southwestern Public Service Co.
  Common Stock, $1 par value   100 Shares

 


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 Section 302 Certification - NSP-Minnesota
 Section 302 Certification - NSP-Wisconsin
 Section 302 Certification - PSCo
 Section 302 Certification - SPS
 Section 906 Certification - NSP-Minnesota
 Section 906 Certification - NSP-Wisconsin
 Section 906 Certification - PSCo
 Section 906 Certification - SPS
 Statement Pursuant to Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

This combined Form 10-Q is separately filed by Northern States Power Co., a Minnesota corporation (NSP-Minnesota), Northern States Power Co., a Wisconsin corporation (NSP-Wisconsin), Public Service Co. of Colorado (PSCo) and Southwestern Public Service Co. (SPS). NSP-Minnesota, NSP-Wisconsin, PSCo and SPS are all wholly owned subsidiaries of Xcel Energy Inc. (Xcel Energy). Xcel Energy is a registered holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA). Additional information on Xcel Energy is available on various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Information contained in this report relating to any individual company is filed by such company on its own behalf. Each registrant makes representations only as to itself and makes no other representations whatsoever as to information relating to the other registrants.

This report should be read in its entirety. No one section of the report deals with all aspects of the subject matter.

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PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

NSP-MINNESOTA
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(Thousands of Dollars)

                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,
  Six Months Ended June 30,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Operating revenues:
                               
Electric utility
  $ 596,383     $ 571,638     $ 1,204,699     $ 1,158,549  
Electric trading margin
    (465 )     2,001       886       3,401  
Natural gas utility
    94,154       88,878       406,286       422,128  
Other
    6,869       4,744       14,732       10,938  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating revenues
    696,941       667,261       1,626,603       1,595,016  
Operating expenses:
                               
Electric fuel and purchased power
    212,476       204,744       428,756       413,734  
Cost of natural gas sold and transported
    70,309       62,770       317,154       331,462  
Other operating and maintenance expenses
    209,314       211,979       416,809       423,589  
Depreciation and amortization
    82,333       99,469       164,499       190,671  
Taxes (other than income taxes)
    44,806       42,830       89,049       87,176  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating expenses
    619,238       621,792       1,416,267       1,446,632  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Operating income
    77,703       45,469       210,336       148,384  
Other income (expense):
                               
Interest income
    1,609       1,493       3,239       3,393  
Other nonoperating income
    4,891       5,554       8,178       8,154  
Nonoperating expense
    (1,564 )     (1,689 )     (2,899 )     (3,169 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total other income
    4,936       5,358       8,518       8,378  
Interest charges and financing costs:
                               
Interest charges — net of amounts capitalized, includes other financing costs of $2,192, $2,246, $4,497 and $3,980, respectively
    32,481       29,921       65,343       61,895  
Distributions on redeemable preferred securities of subsidiary trust
          3,937             7,875  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total interest charges and financing costs
    32,481       33,858       65,343       69,770  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before income taxes
    50,158       16,969       153,511       86,992  
Income taxes (benefit)
    15,895       (2,672 )     50,891       22,900  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income
  $ 34,263     $ 19,641     $ 102,620     $ 64,092  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

See disclosures regarding NSP-Minnesota in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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NSP-MINNESOTA
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(Thousands of Dollars)

                 
    Six Months Ended June 30,
    2004
  2003
Operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 102,620     $ 64,092  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    170,840       174,207  
Nuclear fuel amortization
    22,948       21,870  
Deferred income taxes
    7,564       (20,192 )
Amortization of investment tax credits
    (3,575 )     (3,683 )
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
    (8,454 )     (6,466 )
Change in accounts receivable
    27,654       393  
Change in accounts receivable from affiliates
    26,256       (484 )
Change in inventories
    7,452       5,882  
Change in other current assets
    40,609       20,274  
Change in accounts payable
    (53,559 )     (78,880 )
Change in other current liabilities
    3,665       (94,746 )
Change in other noncurrent assets
    12,173       2,160  
Change in other noncurrent liabilities
    18,802       29,842  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    374,995       114,269  
Investing activities:
               
Capital/construction expenditures
    (261,407 )     (181,007 )
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
    8,454       6,466  
Investments in external decommissioning fund
    (40,289 )     (25,769 )
Restricted cash
          15,500  
Other investments — net
    (1,092 )     (2,536 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (294,334 )     (187,346 )
Financing activities:
               
Short-term borrowings — net
    (58,000 )     115,000  
Repayment of long-term debt, including reacquisition premiums
    (55 )     (208,551 )
Capital contribution from parent
    58,117       4,114  
Dividends paid to parent
    (106,147 )     (105,849 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (106,085 )     (195,286 )
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (25,424 )     (268,363 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    82,015       310,338  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 56,591     $ 41,975  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid for interest (net of amounts capitalized)
  $ 58,029     $ 59,925  
Cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds received)
  $ (25,250 )   $ 121,099  

See disclosures regarding NSP-Minnesota in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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NSP-MINNESOTA
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(Thousands of Dollars)

                 
    June 30,   Dec. 31,
    2004
  2003
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 56,591     $ 82,015  
Accounts receivable — net of allowance for bad debts: $7,837 and $7,581, respectively
    250,492       278,146  
Accounts receivable from affiliates
    46,270       72,526  
Accrued unbilled revenues
    81,702       125,872  
Materials and supplies inventories — at average cost
    102,773       100,297  
Fuel inventory — at average cost
    37,868       27,727  
Natural gas inventory — at average cost
    23,410       43,479  
Income tax receivable
          11,249  
Derivative instrument valuation — at market
    24,782       26,666  
Prepayments and other
    47,870       30,011  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current assets
    671,758       797,988  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
               
Electric utility plant
    7,410,148       7,268,609  
Natural gas utility plant
    765,837       746,835  
Construction work in progress
    367,161       328,880  
Other
    423,524       400,448  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total property, plant and equipment
    8,966,670       8,744,772  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (4,125,832 )     (3,991,875 )
Nuclear fuel — net of accumulated amortization: $1,124,879 and $1,101,932, respectively
    80,490       80,289  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net property, plant and equipment
    4,921,328       4,833,186  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Other assets:
               
Nuclear decommissioning fund investments
    843,415       779,382  
Other investments
    25,214       25,055  
Regulatory assets
    464,496       492,491  
Prepaid pension asset
    336,531       317,956  
Derivative instrument valuation — at market
    295,835       177,581  
Other
    53,520       59,463  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total other assets
    2,019,011       1,851,928  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 7,612,097     $ 7,483,102  
 
   
 
     
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of long-term debt
  $ 4,499     $ 4,502  
Short-term debt
          58,000  
Accounts payable
    185,762       250,628  
Accounts payable to affiliates
    44,191       32,884  
Taxes accrued
    120,229       116,862  
Accrued interest
    48,617       44,485  
Dividends payable to parent
    53,598       53,852  
Derivative instrument valuation — at market
    118,980       67,664  
Other
    38,275       44,863  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current liabilities
    614,151       673,740  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Deferred credits and other liabilities:
               
Deferred income taxes
    759,112       738,677  
Deferred investment tax credits
    62,900       66,681  
Regulatory liabilities
    924,022       889,152  
Asset retirement obligations
    1,057,285       1,024,529  
Derivative instrument valuation — at market
    241,725       212,263  
Benefit obligations and other
    147,815       128,247  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total deferred credits and other liabilities
    3,192,859       3,059,549  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Long-term debt
    1,941,387       1,940,958  
Common stock — authorized 5,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value, outstanding 1,000,000 shares
    10       10  
Premium on common stock
    901,086       842,969  
Retained earnings
    962,608       965,880  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (4 )     (4 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total common stockholder’s equity
    1,863,700       1,808,855  
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 4)
               
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 7,612,097     $ 7,483,102  
 
   
 
     
 
 

See disclosures regarding NSP-Minnesota in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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NSP-WISCONSIN
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(Thousands of Dollars)

                                 
    Three Months Ended June 30,
  Six Months Ended June 30,
    2004
  2003
  2004
  2003
Operating revenues:
                               
Electric utility
  $ 109,158     $ 108,048     $ 232,283     $ 228,574  
Natural gas utility
    17,446       16,287       75,646       80,720  
Other
    154       8       317       76  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating revenues
    126,758       124,343       308,246       309,370  
Operating expenses:
                               
Electric fuel and purchased power
    55,236       56,719       109,136       112,182  
Cost of natural gas sold and transported
    12,410       10,978       58,172       61,634  
Other operating and maintenance expenses
    28,944       27,632       58,324       52,070  
Depreciation and amortization
    11,571       11,803       22,933       23,137  
Taxes (other than income taxes)
    4,161       4,032       8,477       8,259  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total operating expenses
    112,322       111,164       257,042       257,282  
Operating income
    14,436       13,179       51,204       52,088  
Other income (expense):
                               
Interest income
    216       136       362       297  
Other nonoperating income
    643       389       1,199       670  
Nonoperating expense
    (159 )     (104 )     (316 )     (206 )
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Total other income (expense)
    700       421       1,245       761  
Interest charges — net of amounts capitalized, includes other financing costs of $305, $224, $608 and $448, respectively
    5,130       5,693       10,410       11,424  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Income before income taxes
    10,006       7,907       42,039       41,425  
Income taxes
    3,596       3,060       16,415       16,724  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
Net income
  $ 6,410     $ 4,847     $ 25,624     $ 24,701  
 
   
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 

See disclosures regarding NSP-Wisconsin in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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NSP-WISCONSIN
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(Thousands of Dollars)

                 
    Six Months Ended June 30,
    2004
  2003
Operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 25,624     $ 24,701  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    23,845       23,650  
Deferred income taxes
    3,827       3,313  
Amortization of investment tax credits
    (466 )     (396 )
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
    (1,100 )     (548 )
Undistributed equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates
    5       (43 )
Change in accounts receivable
    4,894       9,894  
Change in inventories
    2,215       1,413  
Change in other current assets
    12,977       11,817  
Change in accounts payable
    (7,950 )     (5,433 )
Change in other current liabilities
    3,229       1,064  
Change in other assets
    (3,209 )     (3,100 )
Change in other liabilities
    87       (127 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    63,978       66,205  
Investing activities:
               
Capital/construction expenditures
    (22,018 )     (22,139 )
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
    1,100       548  
Other investments — net
    (551 )     13  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (21,469 )     (21,578 )
Financing activities:
               
Short-term borrowings from affiliate — net
    (18,380 )     (6,880 )
Capital contributions from parent
    687       692  
Dividends paid to parent
    (24,855 )     (24,714 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (42,548 )     (30,902 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (39 )     13,725  
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents — adoption of FIN No. 46
    192        
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    137       98  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 290     $ 13,823  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
               
Cash paid for interest (net of amounts capitalized)
  $ 9,770     $ 10,956  
Cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds received)
  $ 2,865     $ 10,787  

See disclosures regarding NSP-Wisconsin in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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NSP-WISCONSIN
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(Thousands of Dollars)

                 
    June 30,   Dec. 31,
    2004
  2003
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 290     $ 137  
Accounts receivable — net of allowance for bad debts: $1,339 and $1,212, respectively
    38,525       42,603  
Accounts receivable from affiliates
    623       1,389  
Accrued unbilled revenues
    9,562       21,522  
Materials and supplies inventories – at average cost
    5,717       5,274  
Fuel inventory – at average cost
    7,879       4,962  
Natural gas inventory — at average cost
    4,004       9,578  
Current deferred income taxes
    3,719       3,430  
Prepaid taxes
    13,649       17,082  
Prepayments and other
    2,583       3,877  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total current assets
    86,551       109,854  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
               
Electric utility plant
    1,210,814       1,189,122  
Natural gas utility plant
    142,196       138,767  
Common and other plant
    95,192       85,639  
Construction work in progress
    19,201       31,428  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total property, plant and equipment
    1,467,403       1,444,956  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (561,149 )     (543,768 )
 
   
 
     
 
 
Net property, plant and equipment
    906,254       901,188  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Other assets:
               
Other investments
    8,435       9,989  
Regulatory assets
    49,302       50,049  
Prepaid pension asset
    49,427       46,384  
Other
    7,745       7,407  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total other assets
    114,909       113,829  
 
   
 
     
 
 
Total assets
  $ 1,107,714     $ 1,124,871  
 
   
 
     
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of long-term debt
  $ 34     $ 34  
Notes payable to affiliate
    5,330       23,710  
Accounts payable
    13,495       23,586  
Accounts payable to affiliates
    9,108       6,910