"This agreement largely tracks the pole-replacement procedures Xcel Energy proactively implemented two years ago," the utility said.

Xcel Energy and other defendants said Wednesday they are settling a massive lawsuit from victims of the 2021 Marshall fire just ahead of a major trial, with Xcel saying it will pay $640 million ...

Settlements, when finalized, will resolve all claims asserted by subrogation insurers, the public entity plaintiffs and individual plaintiffs. Telecom defendants contribute to the settlements.