SUGAR LAND--October 29, 2021--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Xcel Energy Incorporated's (NASDAQ:XEL) (Minneapolis, Minnesota) plans for Becker, Minnesota, provide a good example of what the company is doing to meet its goal of 85% carbon reduction from 2005 levels by 2030, and 100% carbon-free electricity generation by 2050. Becker is home to Xcel's Sherburne County Generating Station, known as the Sherco plant. Sherco is a coal-fired plant that Xcel plans to close in 2030.