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| Type | Public (NYSE: ALE) |
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| Headquarters | 30 West Superior St. Duluth, MN 55802 |
| Area served | FL, MN, ND, WI |
| Key people | Donald J. Shippar, CEO |
| Industry | Electric Producer and Utility; Coal Mining; Real Estate |
| Products | Electricity, Coal |
| Revenue | $841.7 million (2007)[1] |
| Net income | ▲ $87.6 million (2007)[1] |
| Employees | 1,400 |
| Subsidiaries | ALLETE Properties (FL) Minnesota Power (MN, WI) Superior Water, Light & Power (WI) BNI Coal (ND) |
| Website | ALLETE.com |
ALLETE is involved in electricity production and retail, coal mining, and real estate.
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Power portfolio
Out of its total 1,662 MW of electric generating capacity (0.2% of the U.S. total), ALLETE gets 86.7% from coal, 7.3% from hydroelectricity, and 6.0% from wood. All of ALLETE's power plants are in Minnesota.[2]
Existing coal-fired power plants
ALLETE had 9 coal-fired generating stations in 2005, with 1,441 MW of capacity. Here are more details on ALLETE's coal power plants:[2][3][4]
| Plant Name | State | County | Year(s) Built | Capacity | 2007 CO2 Emissions | 2006 SO2 Emissions |
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| Clay Boswell | MN | Itasca | 1958, 1960, 1973, 1980 | 1073 MW | 7,150,000 tons | 20,407 tons |
| Taconite Harbor | MN | Cook | 1957, 1967 | 252 MW | 1,715,000 tons | 14,800 tons |
| Syl Laskin | MN | St. Louis | 1953 | 116 MW | 936,000 tons | 1,889 tons |
In 2005, these 3 coal-fired power plants emitted 9.8 million tons of CO2 and 37,000 tons of SO2.
Existing Coal Mines
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ALLETE Inc., BusinessWeek Company Insight Center, accessed July 2008.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Existing Electric Generating Units in the United States, 2005, Energy Information Administration, accessed April 2008.
- ↑ Environmental Integrity Project, Dirty Kilowatts: America’s Most Polluting Power Plants, July 2007.
- ↑ Dig Deeper, Carbon Monitoring for Action database, accessed June 2008.
