ALLETE To Announce 2007 Financial Results on February 15

DULUTH, Minn. - ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) will announce its financial results for 2007 before the financial markets open on Friday, February 15, 2008.

Following the release, ALLETE Chairman, President and CEO Donald J. Shippar and ALLETE Chief Financial Officer Mark A. Schober will present an overview of results for 2007 and the outlook for 2008 during a conference call beginning at 10 a.m. Eastern time.

Interested parties may listen to the conference by calling (719) 325-4938 or by listening to a Web cast on ALLETE's Web site, www.allete.com.

ALLETE's corporate headquarters are located in Duluth, Minnesota. ALLETE provides energy services in the upper Midwest and has significant real estate holdings in Florida. More information about the company is available on ALLETE's Web site at www.allete.com.

The statements contained in this release and statements that ALLETE may make orally in connection with this release that are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and investors are directed to the risks discussed in documents filed by ALLETE with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Investor Contact:
Tim Thorp
218-723-3953
tthorp@allete.com