Investor Presentaiton
Investor Fact Book October 2023 | Xcel Energy
Tim O'Connor
Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer
Tim O'Connor is executive vice president and chief operations officer for Xcel Energy. He
is responsible for all generation assets within Xcel Excel and its jurisdictions, including
nuclear, fossil, hydro and renewables, along key operations functions to deliver energy
to our customers, including transmission, distribution and natural gas. O'Connor also
oversees the enterprise supply chain and commercial operations, which include fuels
and energy markets. He was appointed executive vice president and chief generation
officer in 2020.
O'Connor was appointed senior vice president and chief nuclear officer for Xcel Energy
in 2012. He was responsible for nuclear strategic direction, business plans, finance, and
operations for the company. That includes corporate, the operations of the Monticello
and Prairie Island nuclear generating plants, and the decommissioning and nuclear fuel
storage. In June 2012, he was appointed vice president of corporate engineering/nuclear
regulatory compliance and licensing for the nuclear fleet after five years as Monticello
site vice president.
O'Connor has nearly 40 years of commercial nuclear experience with both boiling
water and pressurized water reactors. During that time, O'Connor has held a variety of
senior leadership and executive leadership positions in several utilities and sites and
variety of complex situations. This also included a position with the Institute of Nuclear
Power Operations (INPO) as a Nuclear Plant Evaluation Team Manager on a reverse
loaned assignment.
O'Connor received his mechanical engineering degree from Marquette University
in Milwaukee, WI and has completed several executive business programs with the
Chicago Kellogg School of Business and with GAP International. He also serves on
numerous industry committees.
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