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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power hydroelectricity purchase from Canada approved
Agreement with Manitoba Hydro will bring cost-competitive, clean energy to customers and strengthen grid reliability
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power is moving forward with flood repairs to strengthen renewable resource asset for next hundred years
Minnesota Power is moving forward with flood repairs to strengthen renewable resource asset for next hundred years Duluth, Minn.-Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE Inc. (NYSE: ALE), said today it expects to have its largest hydro station, which has been out of commission due to flooding one year
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power joins forces with military to build 10-megawatt solar energy project at Camp Ripley
Minnesota Power joins forces with military to build 10-megawatt solar energy project at Camp Ripley Little Falls, Minn.- Minnesota Power and the Minnesota National Guard will join forces to build a major solar energy project at Camp Ripley, the largest military base in Minnesota.
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power Joins Power Delivery System
Minnesota Power Joins Power Delivery System Minnesota Power and its wholly owned subsidiary Superior Water, Light and Power have agreed to join the Midwest Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO), one of the nation's largest electric power delivery systems.
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power Names Shippar President
Minnesota Power Names Shippar President Bob Edwards, Minnesota Power chairman and chief executive officer, has announced that Don Shippar, 52, currently MP's executive vice president and chief operating officer, will become president and chief operating officer effective January 1, 2002.
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power net income up 30 percent, excluding gain
Minnesota Power net income up 30 percent, excluding gain Propelled by continued strong performance across all business units, Minnesota Power, Inc. (NYSE: MPL) reported a 30 percent increase in operating net income for the second quarter. Operating earnings per share also increased 30 percent for
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power Offers Wind Power To Residential and Small Commercial Customers
Minnesota Power Offers Wind Power To Residential and Small Commercial Customers (Duluth, MN)-Minnesota Power, a business unit of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE), is providing customers with the opportunity to purchase electricity from renewable wind power. The company has received approval from the
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power Partners with Habitat for Humanity-Duluth
Minnesota Power Partners with Habitat for Humanity-Duluth DULUTH, MN - June 19, 2001 - Through a unique partnership, Minnesota Power and the Duluth chapter of Habitat for Humanity are proposing to construct ten new Duluth housing units that are affordable and highly energy efficient.
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power Poised to Break Ground on International Transmission Line Following Approval of Route Permit
DULUTH, Minn. --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Minnesota Power's Great Northern Transmission Line cleared a major regulatory hurdle today with approval of a route permit for the 500-kilovolt line that will deliver renewable, carbon-free hydroelectricity from Canada to the utility's customers in Northeastern
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Toggle Summary Minnesota Power Proposes 250 MW Hydroelectric Energy Purchase
Minnesota Power Proposes 250 MW Hydroelectric Energy Purchase DULUTH, Minn.- Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company (NYSE: ALE), announced today that it has signed a term sheet outlining two purchased-power agreements with Manitoba Hydro: an initial purchase by Minnesota Power of surplus energy to
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