Xcel Energy's request to raise residential electricity bills another 6% is being roundly opposed by ratepayer advocates - including two state agencies - who say Minnesotans are already reeling from energy price inflation.

The matter will come to a head Tuesday when the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is slated to weigh Xcel's request for a $122 million interim rate hike for 2023. Minneapolis-based Xcel is by far Minnesota's largest electricity provider, serving 1.3 million customers.

Seeing fierce opposition, Xcel recently filed a complicated alternative plan with the PUC that would reduce its interim rate request to $68 million or eliminate it altogether. The plan centers on changes in accounting for certain costs and revenues.

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