As the winds and low humidity continue to rage in West Texas, Xcel Energy is prepared to temporarily shut off power to some customers to mitigate the risks of wildfires in New Mexico and West Texas.

The utility provider Xcel Energy said Thursday that its facilities appeared to have played a role in igniting a massive wildfire in the Texas Panhandle that grew to the largest blaze in state history.

Xcel Energy said in a news release Monday afternoon they would be refunding Minnesotans a collective $318 million thanks, in part, to a new nuclear energy tax credit. Xcel said residential ...