Xcel Energy donates an additional 192,000 surgical masks

CLOVIS (KSMX)- Xcel Energy is donating an additional 192,000 surgical masks, including over 4,000 N95 masks, in the eight states it serves, including Minnesota, Colorado, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and New Mexico. Earlier this week, Xcel Energy also announced plans to give more than $20 million in short- and long-term corporate giving, including COVID- 19 relief efforts.

The masks will go to healthcare workers and other first responders on the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19. Last month the company donated an additional 130,000 surgical masks.

“We are all in this together and it’s important that we do what we can to support the healthcare workers and first responders who are on the frontlines of this pandemic,” said Ben Fowke, chairman and CEO of Xcel Energy. “We are equally committed to doing all we can to protect our employees who are doing essential work in our plants, transmission facilities and in the field.”

Xcel Energy stocks protective masks to keep employees safe when working on heavy construction, in dusty condition and during wildfires. During the pandemic, the company is supplying employees with non- surgical masks and other face coverings to help protect them while doing critical work to keep the electricity and natural gas flowing to our communities.

More than 46,000 masks, including 925 N95 masks, will be donated in Texas and New Mexico.