Xcel能源三州落子 将电力紧张变作受监管稳定收益
受监管电力公用事业公司让回报在电力设施投资中复利滚动,同时用长期电价协议把数据中心带来的下行风险挡在股东门外。
Vincent Jiang · 2 min read
受监管电力公用事业公司已经找到AI热潮中的生意剧本:为耗电惊人的数据中心园区修建资本设施,可带来有保障的股权回报,而这笔钱向别无选择的居民用户收取 12。
明尼苏达州上调准许回报率
Xcel能源去年录得20亿美元利润,季度资本支出维持在约30亿美元 14,它正演示资本配置如何在各州之间腾挪。在明尼苏达州,该公司取得监管机构书面命令,将合格资产上的准许股本回报率从9.25%上调至9.60% 1。消费者权益组织测算,这35个基点的上调每年要从当地家庭多收3400万美元至3500万美元 1。州总检察长基思·埃利森与消费者保护组织相继递交请愿书,称本次调升缺乏证据支撑;州公用事业委员会须在10月19日前重新审议,否则将面临上诉法院挑战 1。
电网扩建提速之际,Xcel能源季度资本支出徘徊在30亿美元上下
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| 资本支出 | |
|---|---|
| 2024Q3 | $1.78B |
| 2024Q4 | $2.22B |
| 2025Q1 | $1.99B |
| 2025Q2 | $2.43B |
| 2025Q3 | $3.06B |
| 2025Q4 | $3.44B |
| 2026Q1 | $3.02B |
| 2026Q2 | $2.95B |
得州把并网成本责任转嫁数据center
Xcel能源在得克萨斯州和新墨西哥州两地运营的子公司西南公共服务公司(Southwestern Public Service)本周推出了另一套监管模式 25。该公司向得州公用事业委员会提交了大负荷电价方案,适用于用电需求超过75兆瓦的客户 25。
这份得州申请文件要求数据中心开发商自行出资建设输电线路、变电站、并网升级改造和专用发电产能,且合同期限须达15年或更长 25。最低月度计费保障条款确保当地家庭即便在开发商缩减规模时,也不会背上搁浅资本成本;Xcel能源正准备在新墨西哥州提交完全相同的电价方案 25。这一结构把公用事业公司的股本与项目取消风险隔离开来,同时让商业用电量把固定的系统开销摊薄到更广泛的费率基数上 5。
联邦紧急命令延续燃煤开支
在科罗拉多州,该公司到2030年将投入176亿美元电网资本,而当地监管机构对频繁停电设有处罚 68;联邦层面的强制命令正使资产退役安排复杂化 37。Tri-State Generation原计划于2025年12月31日关停位于科罗拉多州西北部的克雷格发电厂(Craig Generating Station)1号机组 37。美国能源部长克里斯·赖特出手干预,接连发布紧急命令,要求包括Xcel能源在内的六家联合业主让该燃煤发电机组持续运转至2026年圣诞节,以支撑算力负荷、保障系统可靠性 37。
回报持续复利累积,下行风险由超大规模云厂商承担
Tri-State证实,由于紧急命令未设区域层面的费用分摊机制,旗下各成员合作社只能自行消化运营成本 3。科罗拉多州多家公用事业公司正就联邦越权行为提起诉讼,但在各州监管辖区内,费率基数和基准回报率仍在复利式累积 136。对于围绕电力需求布局的股票投资者而言,受监管的输电与发电建设提供稳定收益,具有法律约束力的电价协议则把项目下行风险全部转嫁给超大规模云厂商 125。
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- 2KFDA NewsChannel 10, "Xcel Energy proposal aims to protect customers from data center costs", 28 September 2026
- 3CBS News Colorado, "Federal government issues emergency order defying Colorado's plan to shut down coal power plant", 27 September 2026
- 4Sharadar quarterly fundamentals, from Xcel Energy's SEC filings, retrieved 30 September 2026
- 5S&P Capital IQ / MarketScreener, "Xcel Energy Proposal Protects Texas Customers from Higher Bills as Electric Demand from Data Centers Grows", 27 September 2026
- 6The Colorado Sun, "Xcel customers facing frequent outages, Colorado regulators say", 29 September 2026
- 7The Colorado Sun, "Feds extend Tri-State's Craig coal plant emergency opening", 29 September 2026
- 8The Colorado Sun, "Coal-burning Comanche 3 power plant back in service after a year of repairs", 24 September 2026
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