At Xcel Energy, we believe a robust and reliable electric transmission system is essential to support a growing economy, both regionally and nationally. To ensure people have access to affordable, reliable electricity, Xcel Energy is investing billions in transmission infrastructure.
Xcel Energy, a leader in the use of unmanned aircraft systems to inspect energy infrastructure, became the first utility in the nation to fly a research and development mission that is beyond the operator’s line of sight when it surveyed a transmission line near Amarillo, Texas.
