The lawsuit alleges Minnesota-based Xcel Energy failed to maintain utility poles that started the 2024 Panhandle fire that killed three people and thousands of livestock.

We're looking at several hours of this wind event occurring. We would not start restoration processes until this wind event ceases.”

Coloradans on the Front Range may lose power this week as strong winds and critical wildfire conditions hit the state, Xcel Energy warned customers on Monday.

Xcel insists liability concerns are not driving its decision-making. Xcel paid a $640 million settlement related to the Marshall Fire just a few months ago.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued Xcel Energy for over $1 billion, alleging "blatant negligence" caused the 2024 Smokehouse Creek Fire.

Since taking responsibility for last year’s Smokehouse Creek fire, Xcel Energy has created additional resources to assist first responders.

Texas is seeking to recover the state's economic losses, impose civil penalties, and force the utility to adopt corrective safety measures. The complaint also asks the court to bar Southwestern Public Service from passing wildfire-related costs on to customers—a major point of tension in past utility fire cases around the country.