Valuable utility experience that exposes you to all facets of the energy market. - Engineer Xcel Energy Employee Review

4.0
Feb 17, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good CEO, good co-workers, industry leading utility, and wide geographical footprint that provides experience that other utilities can't provide.

Cons

Long hours, lower than average wages, HR runs the salary increases so there is more value on years experience rather than performance. This causes the younger high performers to be held back in career advancement.

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5.0
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
May 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Standard methods, cloud infrastructure, and reliance on in house staff over contractors makes it very easy to implement safe, fast, consistent changes. You will be valued as a human and you will have a voice within this company. You can make a career here. Your coworkers and immediate leadership are all talented and intelligent individuals who actually know how to do the same work you are doing.

Cons

AI rollout and unevenly applied hybrid work made things difficult for employees with disabilities and those that lived far from office who had traditionally worked remote or for tasks that do not lend themselves well to AI overhead

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