Ben Fowke

Xcel Energy Ties Executive Pay to Emissions Goals: Minnesotans Pay the Price

October 20, 2020 by Isaac Orr

Government-approved monopolies like Xcel Energy operate under a perverse incentive structure in Minnesota. The more these companies spend on new wind turbines, solar panels, and natural gas plants, the higher…

October 20, 2020 by Isaac Orr

Energy & Environment

Xcel Energy CEO, Ben Fowke, Was the 4th Highest Paid CEO in Minnesota in 2019

August 5, 2020 by Isaac Orr

Xcel Energy CEO, Ben Fowke, was the fourth-highest paid CEO in Minnesota in 2019, making $23.3 million in total compensation, according to an analysis in the Minneapolis Star Tribune. As proponents of…

August 5, 2020 by Isaac Orr

Energy & Environment

Xcel Energy CEO Made $26.2 Million in 2018 As Your Electric Bill Reached a New All-Time High

July 25, 2019 by Isaac Orr

The Star Tribune recently ran a piece announcing that Xcel Energy CEO Ben Fowke was the third-highest paid CEO in Minnesota in 2018 with a total pay of $26.2 million…

July 25, 2019 by Isaac Orr