Was Xcel Energy / Northern States Power / Public Service of Colorado — asbestos documented in litigation?

Xcel Energy / Northern States Power / Public Service of Colorado — is documented in public asbestos litigation records as a manufacturer whose products contained asbestos during the mid-twentieth century. Workers in industrial facilities, power plants, refineries, shipyards, and commercial construction who handled or worked near these products may have experienced occupational exposure.

Which trades had the most exposure?

Pipe coverers and insulators, pipefitters, boilermakers, millwrights, and maintenance workers are among the trades most frequently documented in asbestos exposure claims. Workers who cut, fitted, or removed asbestos-containing products — and those working in close proximity during that work — typically had the highest fiber concentrations.

How long do workers have to file an asbestos claim?

Statutes of limitations for asbestos personal injury claims vary by state, typically ranging from one to five years from the date of an asbestos-related diagnosis. The clock generally starts at diagnosis, not exposure — mesothelioma can have a latency period of 20 to 50 years. An asbestos attorney can identify the deadlines that apply to your specific situation.

Can workers file claims related to Xcel Energy / Northern States Power / Public Service of Colorado — asbestos exposure?

Yes. Workers diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, or asbestosis after exposure to Xcel Energy / Northern States Power / Public Service of Colorado — products may pursue claims through civil litigation. An experienced asbestos attorney can assess available defendants, applicable trust funds from co-defendants, and the states where claims can be filed most effectively.

Can family members file secondary exposure claims?

Spouses, children, and household members who developed asbestos-related disease through contact with contaminated work clothing brought home by an exposed worker may be eligible for secondary (household) exposure claims. Wrongful-death claims can also be filed by surviving family members of workers who died from asbestos-related disease.

Industrial-Furnaces

Xcel Energy / NSP / PSCo Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Power Plants

⚖ Litigation Record1909-present (NSP era; Xcel Energy 2000-present; asbestos era through 1980s)Asbestos pipe covering; asbestos block insulation on boilers; asbestos electrical insulation on substations and transmission; asbestos gaskets and packing

Overview Product Facts Trades

Litigation Record: Information below reflects allegations in publicly filed asbestos litigation — plaintiff allegations, not findings of fact.

Premises Description

Xcel Energy Inc. (formed 2000 by merger of Northern States Power (NSP) — founded 1909 — and New Century Energies — parent of Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo) and Southwestern Public Service (SPS) among others; today headquartered Minneapolis MN) is one of the largest U.S. investor-owned electric utilities and the principal investor-owned utility for the Upper Midwest and Mountain West / Southwest. Xcel and its predecessors operated through the asbestos era a major network of fossil-fuel and nuclear generating plants:

Northern States Power (NSP) — Minnesota / Wisconsin / Dakotas:

Sherco (Sherburne County MN) — large coal-fired plant
King (Bayport MN) — coal-fired
Black Dog (Burnsville MN) — coal-fired (closed 2015)
High Bridge (St. Paul MN) — coal-fired (closed 2008)
Riverside (Minneapolis MN) — coal-fired (closed 2009)
Monticello Nuclear (Monticello MN) — single-unit BWR
Prairie Island Nuclear (Welch MN) — two-unit PWR

Public Service of Colorado (PSCo):

Comanche Generating Station (Pueblo CO) — coal-fired
Cherokee Generating Station (Denver CO) — coal-fired (retired in stages)
Valmont Generating Station (Boulder CO) — coal-fired (closed 2017)
Arapahoe, Cameo, Zuni, Fort St. Vrain — additional historic operations

Southwestern Public Service (SPS) — Texas / New Mexico:

Harrington Generating Station (Amarillo TX) — coal-fired
Tolk Generating Station (Muleshoe TX) — coal-fired
Cunningham Generating Station (Hobbs NM) — gas-fired

Each operated continuously through the asbestos era with extensive asbestos-containing infrastructure.

Plaintiffs alleged in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation that Xcel Energy / NSP / PSCo / SPS — as premises owner — exposed plant-operator workforce and contractor pipefitters, insulators, boilermakers, and trade workers to extensive asbestos.

Xcel Energy has been named as a Premises Defendant in publicly filed U.S. asbestos personal-injury and wrongful-death litigation.

Workers Exposed

Xcel / NSP / PSCo / SPS plant operators and maintenance workforce
Refinery pipefitters and millwrights working Xcel capital projects
Insulators (HFIAW Local members) on Xcel construction and turnaround crews
Boilermakers (IBB Local members) building Xcel boilers
Electricians (IBEW Local members) working Xcel generating-station electrical
Construction-trade workforces on Xcel EPC projects

If You Worked at an Xcel / NSP / PSCo / SPS Power Plant

If you worked at a Xcel Energy, Northern States Power, Public Service of Colorado, or Southwestern Public Service fossil-fuel or nuclear power plant during the asbestos era — as an employee or as a dispatched contractor trade worker — and have since been diagnosed with mesothelioma, asbestosis, lung cancer, or another asbestos-related illness, you may have legal rights.

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Product Facts

Trade NameXcel Energy / NSP / PSCo Fossil-Fuel and Nuclear Power Plants

Years Produced1909-present (NSP era; Xcel Energy 2000-present; asbestos era through 1980s)

Asbestos ContentAsbestos pipe covering; asbestos block insulation on boilers; asbestos electrical insulation on substations and transmission; asbestos gaskets and packing

CategoryIndustrial-Furnaces Electrical Gaskets

Trust FundNo active trust

Exposed Trades & Occupations

Power-plant operatorsInsulatorsPipefittersBoilermakersElectricians

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