Attached files

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10-K - NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY 10K 12-31-2010 - NORTHERN STATES POWER COform10k.htm
EX-12.1 - EXHIBIT 12.1 - NORTHERN STATES POWER COex12_1.htm
EX-99.01 - EXHIBIT 99.01 - NORTHERN STATES POWER COex99_01.htm
EX-32.01 - EXHIBIT 32.01 - NORTHERN STATES POWER COex32_01.htm
EX-31.01 - EXHIBIT 31.01 - NORTHERN STATES POWER COex31_01.htm
EX-31.02 - EXHIBIT 31.02 - NORTHERN STATES POWER COex31_02.htm

Exhibit 23.01

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-171732 on Form S-3 of our report dated February 28, 2011, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, and subsidiaries appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation, for the year ended December 31, 2010.

/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
 
February 28, 2011