<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:019e18a9-67f0-7ead-8ece-d32114e8bb8c,g:af70d5c4-ab16-490f-9e13-ae46fa94524c-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.xcelenergy.com/role/CoverPage" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="xel-20260508.xsd#CoverPage"/>
  <link:presentationLink xlink:role="http://www.xcelenergy.com/role/CoverPage" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019e18a9-67f0-7c51-a25b-c41784f13d0a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CoverAbstract"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019e18a9-67f0-7483-aad5-a05342112773" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentInformationTable"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_CoverAbstract_019e18a9-67f0-7c51-a25b-c41784f13d0a" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019e18a9-67f0-7483-aad5-a05342112773" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e18a9-67f0-71db-ad6e-0139f68e2442" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LegalEntityAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019e18a9-67f0-7483-aad5-a05342112773" xlink:to="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e18a9-67f0-71db-ad6e-0139f68e2442" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e18a9-67f0-77e2-8922-8c13c66bb081" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_LegalEntityAxis_019e18a9-67f0-71db-ad6e-0139f68e2442" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e18a9-67f0-77e2-8922-8c13c66bb081" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_xel_NorthernStatesPowerCoMNMember_019e18a9-67f0-7766-9648-c16a2a085bd1" xlink:href="xel-20260508.xsd#xel_NorthernStatesPowerCoMNMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityDomain_019e18a9-67f0-77e2-8922-8c13c66bb081" xlink:to="loc_xel_NorthernStatesPowerCoMNMember_019e18a9-67f0-7766-9648-c16a2a085bd1" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019e18a9-67f0-7730-a74d-a38ea7ed055a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019e18a9-67f0-7483-aad5-a05342112773" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019e18a9-67f0-7730-a74d-a38ea7ed055a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019e18a9-67f0-761e-b32f-2224d6fcd517" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_019e18a9-67f0-7730-a74d-a38ea7ed055a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019e18a9-67f0-761e-b32f-2224d6fcd517" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember_019e18a9-67f0-77d6-97f6-4823eaf8719c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019e18a9-67f0-761e-b32f-2224d6fcd517" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_JuniorSubordinatedDebtMember_019e18a9-67f0-77d6-97f6-4823eaf8719c" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019e18a9-67f0-7932-af9d-77c99bbbec10" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_019e18a9-67f0-761e-b32f-2224d6fcd517" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_019e18a9-67f0-7932-af9d-77c99bbbec10" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentInformationLineItems"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationTable_019e18a9-67f0-7483-aad5-a05342112773" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019e18a9-67f0-77c5-a77f-0af69a9b26b0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="1" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_019e18a9-67f0-77c5-a77f-0af69a9b26b0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019e18a9-67f0-7548-9b86-4f2a94c6e01f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="2" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_019e18a9-67f0-7548-9b86-4f2a94c6e01f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019e18a9-67f0-77ac-824d-1da5be4bf1c3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="3" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_019e18a9-67f0-77ac-824d-1da5be4bf1c3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019e18a9-67f0-79c9-b8a1-599a4c2c281a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="4" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_019e18a9-67f0-79c9-b8a1-599a4c2c281a" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentType_019e18a9-67f0-7967-932b-a6d37e71e85b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentType"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="5" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentType_019e18a9-67f0-7967-932b-a6d37e71e85b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019e18a9-67f0-7584-9e07-954f34fc4637" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="6" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_019e18a9-67f0-7584-9e07-954f34fc4637" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019e18a9-67f0-734d-bcff-f56b349c5ef6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="7" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_019e18a9-67f0-734d-bcff-f56b349c5ef6" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019e18a9-67f0-7bd8-85e8-b8a8e0ac6d9f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="8" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_019e18a9-67f0-7bd8-85e8-b8a8e0ac6d9f" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019e18a9-67f0-717d-a192-5d7cd3b16265" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="9" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_019e18a9-67f0-717d-a192-5d7cd3b16265" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019e18a9-67f0-786f-a4d1-48ed0a6cd193" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="10" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_019e18a9-67f0-786f-a4d1-48ed0a6cd193" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019e18a9-67f0-7a1a-bfb4-04a4c5d9558b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="11" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_019e18a9-67f0-7a1a-bfb4-04a4c5d9558b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019e18a9-67f0-7bff-b47b-a8c786b194e5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="12" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_019e18a9-67f0-7bff-b47b-a8c786b194e5" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019e18a9-67f0-7018-bb76-744e5be48390" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="13" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_019e18a9-67f0-7018-bb76-744e5be48390" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019e18a9-67f0-7fd3-8567-75febb34875b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="14" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_019e18a9-67f0-7fd3-8567-75febb34875b" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_019e18a9-67f0-779d-b42b-734fd35e78e1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_WrittenCommunications"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="15" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_WrittenCommunications_019e18a9-67f0-779d-b42b-734fd35e78e1" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_019e18a9-67f0-7b51-ac33-0fe58fb1e1c3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_SolicitingMaterial"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="16" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_SolicitingMaterial_019e18a9-67f0-7b51-ac33-0fe58fb1e1c3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_019e18a9-67f0-7197-b540-65ac17d27324" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="17" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementTenderOffer_019e18a9-67f0-7197-b540-65ac17d27324" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_019e18a9-67f0-752a-b909-1a58395eb2d3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="18" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer_019e18a9-67f0-752a-b909-1a58395eb2d3" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019e18a9-67f0-7fda-99aa-dfcc4186a389" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="19" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_019e18a9-67f0-7fda-99aa-dfcc4186a389" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019e18a9-67f0-71b6-8503-2f43c0b9aeb0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="20" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_019e18a9-67f0-71b6-8503-2f43c0b9aeb0" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019e18a9-67f0-7815-bec5-b670dcd04187" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="21" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_019e18a9-67f0-7815-bec5-b670dcd04187" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019e18a9-67f0-7694-8812-f87d5bf38135" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany"/>
    <link:presentationArc order="22" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/parent-child" xlink:from="loc_dei_DocumentInformationLineItems_019e18a9-67f0-702e-8b96-472c35bdb0af" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_019e18a9-67f0-7694-8812-f87d5bf38135" xlink:type="arc" preferredLabel="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel"/>
  </link:presentationLink>
</link:linkbase>
