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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power adds 210 MW of clean, low-cost wind energy generation to serve its customers
Minnesota Power adds 210 MW of clean, low-cost wind energy generation to serve its customers Duluth, Minn.-Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE) has reached a significant milestone in its energy supply diversification strategy with the completion of phases two and three of the
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power Advances EnergyForward with Request for Proposals for up to 300 Megawatts of Solar Energy
DULUTH, Minn. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2023-- Minnesota Power , a utility division of ALLETE Inc. (NYSE: ALE), took an important step in advancing its EnergyForward vision for 100% carbon-free energy with the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 300 megawatts of regional solar
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power advances EnergyForward with request for proposals for up to 400 megawatts of wind energy
DULUTH, Minn. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2024-- Minnesota Power , a utility division of ALLETE Inc. (NYSE: ALE), has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for up to 400 megawatts of wind energy to come online by the end of 2027, an important milestone in advancing its Energy Forward   vision for
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power Advances EnergyForward: Less Coal, More Natural Gas and Solar Power, and Additional Energy Efficiency Savings
Minnesota Power Advances EnergyForward : Less Coal, More Natural Gas and Solar Power, and Additional Energy Efficiency Savings Duluth, Minn.-Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE) today laid out the next steps in its Energy Forward plan, which will reduce carbon emissions, increase
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power advances HVDC transmission system project to strengthen grid reliability, resiliency in Upper Midwest
DULUTH, Minn. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 1, 2023-- To help ensure a reliable and resilient grid that can expand in the future, Minnesota Power this week outlined planned upgrades to its high-voltage, direct-current (HVDC) transmission system that delivers renewable wind energy from its Bison Wind
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power and Blandin Paper Company Plan to Build Major New Facility; Announce Formation of Rapids Power LLC
Minnesota Power and Blandin Paper Company Plan to Build Major New Facility; Announce Formation of Rapids Power LLC (Duluth, MN)—Minnesota Power, a business unit of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE), and Blandin Paper Company, a subsidiary of UPM-Kymmene (NYSE: UPM) of Helsinki, Finland, have proposed a
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power and Cleveland-Cliffs Make Joint Purchase Offer for LTV Mining Company Assets
Minnesota Power and Cleveland-Cliffs Make Joint Purchase Offer for LTV Mining Company Assets (Duluth, MN)--Minnesota Power, a business of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE), and Cleveland-Cliffs announced today that they have submitted a bid to acquire all of the assets of LTV Steel Mining Company in
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power and Great River Energy to Build Transmission Line to Bolster Electric Reliability in Northern Minnesota
DULUTH, Minn. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 25, 2022-- Minnesota Power , a utility division of ALLETE Inc. (NYSE: ALE), and Great River Energy today announced their intent to build an approximately 150-mile, double-circuit 345-kV transmission line from northern Minnesota to central Minnesota near Becker
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power and Railroad Enter Long-Term Service Contract
Minnesota Power and Railroad Enter Long-Term Service Contract (Duluth, MN)--Minnesota Power, an ALLETE business (NYSE:ALE), and The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company ("BNSF") have entered into a ten-year agreement for transportation of coal to Minnesota Power's generating station
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power announces addition of 105 Megawatts of cost-effective wind energy to its renewable portfolio
Minnesota Power announces addition of 105 Megawatts of cost-effective wind energy to its renewable portfolio Minnesota Power, an ALLETE Company (NYSE: ALE), announces the expansion of its wind energy development in North Dakota by 105 Megawatts (MW) in 2012, taking advantage of cost-effective
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