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Abbreviation or Acronym
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Term
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AFUDC
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Allowance for Funds Used During Construction – the cost of both debt and equity funds used to finance utility plant additions during construction periods
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ALLETE
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ALLETE, Inc.
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ALLETE Clean Energy
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ALLETE Clean Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries
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ALLETE Properties
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ALLETE Properties, LLC and its subsidiaries
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ALLETE Transmission Holdings
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ALLETE Transmission Holdings (formerly Rainy River Energy Corporation - Wisconsin)
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ATC
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American Transmission Company LLC
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Bison
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Bison Wind Energy Center
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BNI Coal
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BNI Coal, Ltd.
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Boswell
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Boswell Energy Center
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CO
2
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Carbon Dioxide
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Company
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ALLETE, Inc. and its subsidiaries
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CSAPR
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Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
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DC
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Direct Current
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EIS
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Environmental Impact Statement
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Enbridge
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Enbridge, Inc.
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EPA
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
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ESOP
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Employee Stock Ownership Plan
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FASB
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Financial Accounting Standards Board
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FERC
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
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Form 10-K
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ALLETE Annual Report on Form 10-K
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Form 10-Q
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ALLETE Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
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GAAP
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America
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GHG
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Greenhouse Gases
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GNTL
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Great Northern Transmission Line
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IBEW
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
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Invest Direct
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ALLETE’s Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan
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Item ___
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Item ___ of this Form 10-Q
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kV
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Kilovolt(s)
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kWh
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Kilowatt-hour(s)
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Laskin
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Laskin Energy Center
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LIBOR
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London Interbank Offered Rate
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MACT
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Maximum Achievable Control Technology
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Magnetation
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Magnetation, LLC
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Manitoba Hydro
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Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board
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MATS
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Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
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Mesabi Nugget
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Mesabi Nugget Delaware, LLC
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Mining Resources
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Mining Resources, LLC
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Minnesota Power
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An operating division of ALLETE, Inc.
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Minnkota Power
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Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
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MISO
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Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
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Montana-Dakota Utilities
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Montana-Dakota Utilities Co., a division of MDU Resources Group, Inc.
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Abbreviation or Acronym
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Term
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MPCA
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Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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MPUC
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Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
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MW / MWh
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Megawatt(s) / Megawatt-hour(s)
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NAAQS
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National Ambient Air Quality Standards
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NDPSC
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North Dakota Public Service Commission
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NOL
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Net Operating Loss
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Non-residential
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Retail commercial, non-retail commercial, office, industrial, warehouse, storage and institutional
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NO
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Nitrogen Dioxide
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NO
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Nitrogen Oxides
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Note ___
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Note ___ to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Form 10-Q
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NPDES
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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
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Oliver Wind I
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Oliver Wind I Energy Center
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Oliver Wind II
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Oliver Wind II Energy Center
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Palm Coast Park
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Palm Coast Park development project in Florida
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Palm Coast Park District
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Palm Coast Park Community Development District
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PolyMet
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PolyMet Mining Corp.
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PPA
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Power Purchase Agreement
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PPACA
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Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
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PSCW
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Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
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SEC
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Securities and Exchange Commission
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SIP
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State Implementation Plan
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SO
2
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Sulfur Dioxide
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Square Butte
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Square Butte Electric Cooperative
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Steel Dynamics
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Steel Dynamics, Inc.
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SWL&P
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Superior Water, Light and Power Company
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Taconite Harbor
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Taconite Harbor Energy Center
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Thomson
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Thomson Energy Center
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Town Center
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Town Center at Palm Coast development project in Florida
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Town Center District
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Town Center at Palm Coast Community Development District
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TransAlta
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TransAlta Energy Marketing (U.S.) Inc.
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U.S.
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United States of America
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U.S. Water Services
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U.S. Water Services, Inc.
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USS Corporation
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United States Steel Corporation
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•
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our ability to successfully implement our strategic objectives;
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•
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global and domestic economic conditions affecting us or our customers;
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•
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wholesale power market conditions;
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•
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federal and state regulatory and legislative actions that impact regulated utility economics, including our allowed rates of return, capital structure, ability to secure financing, industry and rate structure, acquisition and disposal of assets and facilities, operation and construction of plant facilities and utility infrastructure, recovery of purchased power, capital investments and other expenses, including present or prospective environmental matters;
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•
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changes in and compliance with laws and regulations;
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•
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effects of competition, including competition for retail and wholesale customers;
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•
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effects of restructuring initiatives in the electric industry;
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•
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changes in tax rates or policies or in rates of inflation;
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•
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the impacts on our Regulated Operations segment of climate change and future regulation to restrict the emissions of greenhouse gases;
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•
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the impacts of laws and regulations related to renewable and distributed generation;
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•
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the outcome of legal and administrative proceedings (whether civil or criminal) and settlements;
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weather conditions, natural disasters and pandemic diseases;
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•
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our ability to access capital markets and bank financing;
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changes in interest rates and the performance of the financial markets;
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•
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project delays or changes in project costs;
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availability and management
of construction materials and skilled construction labor for capital projects;
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changes in operating expenses and capital expenditures and our ability to recover these costs;
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pricing, availability and transportation of fuel and other commodities and the ability to recover the costs of such commodities;
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our ability to replace a mature workforce and retain qualified, skilled and experienced personnel;
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effects of emerging technology;
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war, acts of terrorism and cyber attacks;
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•
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our ability to manage expansion and integrate acquisitions;
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•
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our current and potential industrial and municipal customers’ ability to execute announced expansion plans;
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population growth rates and demographic patterns; and
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zoning and permitting of land held for resale, real estate development or changes in the real estate market.
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September 30,
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December 31,
2014 |
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Assets
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Current Assets
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Cash and Cash Equivalents
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$103.0
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$145.8
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Accounts Receivable (Less Allowance of $1.3 and $1.1)
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110.7
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103.0
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Inventories
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119.1
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80.5
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Prepayments and Other
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42.5
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82.0
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Deferred Income Taxes
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28.0
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7.5
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Total Current Assets
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403.3
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418.8
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Property, Plant and Equipment – Net
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3,639.1
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3,284.8
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Regulatory Assets
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353.3
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357.3
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Investment in ATC
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126.0
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121.1
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Other Investments
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113.5
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114.4
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets – Net
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212.9
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4.8
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Other Non-Current Assets
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83.7
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59.6
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Total Assets
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$4,931.8
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$4,360.8
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Liabilities and Equity
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Liabilities
|
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Current Liabilities
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Accounts Payable
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$125.0
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$134.1
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Accrued Taxes
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34.8
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38.7
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Accrued Interest
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14.5
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18.0
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Long-Term Debt Due Within One Year
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49.1
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100.7
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Notes Payable
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—
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3.7
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Other
|
94.3
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120.8
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Total Current Liabilities
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317.7
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416.0
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Long-Term Debt
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1,549.0
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1,272.8
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Deferred Income Taxes
|
593.6
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510.7
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Regulatory Liabilities
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105.8
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94.2
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Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
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189.6
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190.9
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Other Non-Current Liabilities
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352.7
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265.0
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Total Liabilities
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3,108.4
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2,749.6
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Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies (Note 15)
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Equity
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ALLETE’s Equity
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Common Stock Without Par Value, 80.0 Shares Authorized, 49.0 and 45.9 Shares Outstanding
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1,264.9
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1,107.6
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Unearned ESOP Shares
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(1.4
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(7.2
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
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(20.6
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(21.1
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Retained Earnings
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578.8
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530.1
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Total ALLETE Equity
|
1,821.7
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1,609.4
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Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries
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1.7
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1.8
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|
||
Total Equity
|
1,823.4
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1,611.2
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|
||
Total Liabilities and Equity
|
|
$4,931.8
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$4,360.8
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Quarter Ended
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Nine Months Ended
|
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2015
|
2014
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2015
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2014
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Operating Revenue
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$462.5
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$288.9
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$1,105.8
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$846.1
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Operating Expenses
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||||||||
Fuel and Purchased Power
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76.8
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88.9
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242.9
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268.7
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Transmission Services
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13.9
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11.9
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40.1
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|
33.2
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Cost of Sales
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149.8
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16.8
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233.3
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|
59.2
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Operating and Maintenance
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81.3
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65.7
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246.4
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214.3
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Depreciation and Amortization
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43.2
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33.4
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123.5
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99.5
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Taxes Other than Income Taxes
|
12.3
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11.4
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38.5
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|
33.9
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|
||||
Total Operating Expenses
|
377.3
|
|
228.1
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|
924.7
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|
708.8
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Operating Income
|
85.2
|
|
60.8
|
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|
181.1
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|
137.3
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Other Income (Expense)
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Interest Expense
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(17.7
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)
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(13.2
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)
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(49.0
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)
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(39.5
|
)
|
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Equity Earnings in ATC
|
5.5
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|
5.3
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|
14.1
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|
15.6
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Other
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1.7
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2.1
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3.5
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6.0
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|
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Total Other Expense
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(10.5
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)
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(5.8
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)
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(31.4
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)
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(17.9
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)
|
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Income Before Non-Controlling Interest and Income Taxes
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74.7
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|
55.0
|
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|
149.7
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|
119.4
|
|
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Income Tax Expense
|
14.4
|
|
13.4
|
|
|
27.0
|
|
27.1
|
|
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Net Income
|
60.3
|
|
41.6
|
|
|
122.7
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|
92.3
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Less: Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries
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(0.1
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)
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—
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(0.1
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)
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0.4
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Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
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$60.4
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$41.6
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$122.8
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$91.9
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Average Shares of Common Stock
|
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Basic
|
48.8
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|
42.9
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|
48.0
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|
42.1
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Diluted
|
48.9
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|
42.9
|
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|
48.1
|
|
42.3
|
|
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Basic Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
|
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$1.24
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$0.97
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$2.56
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$2.18
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Diluted Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
|
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$1.23
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$0.97
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$2.55
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$2.17
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Dividends Per Share of Common Stock
|
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$0.505
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$0.49
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$1.515
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$1.47
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Quarter Ended
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Nine Months Ended
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September 30,
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September 30,
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2015
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2014
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2015
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2014
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Net Income
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$60.3
|
|
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$41.6
|
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$122.7
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$92.3
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|
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Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Securities
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Net of Income Taxes of $(0.4), $–, $(0.3), and $0.1
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(0.7
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(0.1
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(0.6
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0.1
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|
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Unrealized Gain on Derivatives
|
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Net of Income Taxes of $–, $–, $0.1, and $0.1
|
—
|
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0.1
|
|
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0.1
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
||||
Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
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|
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Net of Income Taxes of $0.3, $0.2, $0.7, and $0.6
|
0.3
|
|
|
0.2
|
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1.0
|
|
|
0.8
|
|
||||
Total Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
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(0.4
|
)
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
1.0
|
|
||||
Total Comprehensive Income
|
59.9
|
|
|
41.8
|
|
|
123.2
|
|
|
93.3
|
|
||||
Less: Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries
|
(0.1
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(0.1
|
)
|
|
0.4
|
|
||||
Comprehensive Income Attributable to ALLETE
|
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$60.0
|
|
|
|
$41.8
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|
|
|
$123.3
|
|
|
|
$92.9
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
||||||
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September 30,
|
||||||
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
||||
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|
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|
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Operating Activities
|
|
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|
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Net Income
|
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$122.7
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|
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$92.3
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Allowance for Funds Used During Construction – Equity
|
(2.6
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)
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(5.9
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)
|
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Income from Equity Investments – Net of Dividends
|
(3.7
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)
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(3.0
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)
|
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Gain on Sales of Investments and Property, Plant and Equipment
|
(0.2
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)
|
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(0.2
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)
|
||
Depreciation Expense
|
120.7
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|
|
99.5
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|
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Amortization of Power Purchase Agreements
|
(17.1
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)
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(9.0
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)
|
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Amortization of Other Intangible Assets and Other Assets
|
5.0
|
|
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0.8
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|
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Deferred Income Tax Expense
|
26.5
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25.2
|
|
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Share-Based Compensation Expense
|
2.1
|
|
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1.7
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|
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ESOP Compensation Expense
|
7.3
|
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6.7
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|
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Defined Benefit Pension and Postretirement Benefit Expense
|
11.5
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9.6
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|
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Bad Debt Expense
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0.8
|
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1.1
|
|
||
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities
|
|
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|
||||
Accounts Receivable
|
11.6
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|
|
16.9
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|
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Inventories
|
(24.1
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)
|
|
(9.2
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)
|
||
Prepayments and Other
|
(0.4
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)
|
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8.8
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|
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Accounts Payable
|
—
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(1.2
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)
|
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Other Current Liabilities
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(0.8
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(12.8
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|
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Changes in Regulatory and Other Non-Current Assets
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(6.2
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(13.0
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|
||
Changes in Regulatory and Other Non-Current Liabilities
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1.5
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3.8
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|
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Cash from Operating Activities
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254.6
|
|
|
212.1
|
|
||
Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
||||
Proceeds from Sale of Available-for-sale Securities
|
0.7
|
|
|
3.3
|
|
||
Payments for Purchase of Available-for-sale Securities
|
(1.1
|
)
|
|
(4.3
|
)
|
||
Acquisitions of Subsidiaries – Net of Cash Acquired
|
(324.8
|
)
|
|
(23.1
|
)
|
||
Investment in ATC
|
(1.2
|
)
|
|
(3.1
|
)
|
||
Changes to Other Investments
|
—
|
|
|
31.1
|
|
||
Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment
|
(208.2
|
)
|
|
(467.8
|
)
|
||
Cash in Escrow for Acquisition
|
—
|
|
|
5.4
|
|
||
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant and Equipment
|
0.3
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Cash for Investing Activities
|
(534.3
|
)
|
|
(458.5
|
)
|
||
Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
||||
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock
|
155.2
|
|
|
128.9
|
|
||
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt
|
240.0
|
|
|
375.0
|
|
||
Changes in Restricted Cash
|
2.2
|
|
|
(1.4
|
)
|
||
Changes in Notes Payable
|
(3.7
|
)
|
|
2.7
|
|
||
Repayments of Long-Term Debt
|
(81.8
|
)
|
|
(134.1
|
)
|
||
Acquisition of Non-Controlling Interest
|
—
|
|
|
(6.0
|
)
|
||
Debt Issuance Costs
|
(1.0
|
)
|
|
(3.1
|
)
|
||
Dividends on Common Stock
|
(74.0
|
)
|
|
(62.4
|
)
|
||
Cash from Financing Activities
|
236.9
|
|
|
299.6
|
|
||
Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
(42.8
|
)
|
|
53.2
|
|
||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
145.8
|
|
|
97.3
|
|
||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
|
$103.0
|
|
|
|
$150.5
|
|
Inventories
|
September 30,
2015 |
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
|
||||
Fuel
|
|
$54.0
|
|
|
|
$29.0
|
|
Materials and Supplies
|
52.6
|
|
|
51.5
|
|
||
Raw Materials
|
3.1
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Work in Progress
|
0.7
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Finished Goods
|
8.9
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Reserve for Obsolescence
|
(0.2
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
||
Total Inventories
|
|
$119.1
|
|
|
|
$80.5
|
|
Prepayments and Other Current Assets
|
September 30,
2015 |
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
|
||||
Deferred Fuel Adjustment Clause
|
|
$16.3
|
|
|
|
$16.3
|
|
Construction Costs for Development Project
(a)
|
—
|
|
|
48.2
|
|
||
Restricted Cash
(b)
|
8.1
|
|
|
2.7
|
|
||
Other
|
18.1
|
|
|
14.8
|
|
||
Total Prepayments and Other Current Assets
|
|
$42.5
|
|
|
|
$82.0
|
|
(a)
|
Construction Costs for Development Project relate to ALLETE Clean Energy’s project to develop and construct a wind energy facility in 2015. Beginning in the second quarter of 2015, these costs have been net against contract billings. (See Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Earnings in Other Current Liabilities table and Note 4. Acquisitions.)
|
(b)
|
Restricted Cash related to ALLETE Clean Energy’s wind energy facilities’ operating expense and capital distribution reserve requirements, and cash pledged as collateral by U.S. Water Services for stand-by letters of credit.
|
Other Current Liabilities
|
September 30,
2015 |
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
|
||||
Customer Deposits
|
|
$17.6
|
|
|
|
$19.7
|
|
Power Purchase Agreements
(a)
|
23.8
|
|
|
19.4
|
|
||
Construction Deposits Received for Development Project
(b)
|
—
|
|
|
54.3
|
|
||
Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Earnings
(c)
|
8.8
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Other
|
44.1
|
|
|
27.4
|
|
||
Total Other Current Liabilities
|
|
$94.3
|
|
|
|
$120.8
|
|
(a)
|
Power Purchase Agreements were acquired in conjunction with ALLETE Clean Energy’s wind energy facilities acquisitions. (See Note 4. Acquisitions.)
|
(b)
|
Construction Deposits Received for Development Project relate to ALLETE Clean Energy’s project to develop and construct a wind energy facility in 2015. Beginning in the second quarter of 2015, these deposits have been net against contract costs and estimated gross profit. (See Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Earnings below and Note 4. Acquisitions.)
|
(c)
|
Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Earnings represents the excess of contract billings over the construction costs incurred and estimated earnings recognized. In the second quarter of 2015, the NDPSC approved the sale agreement ALLETE Clean Energy has with Montana-Dakota Utilities to develop, construct, and sell a wind energy facility in 2015. (See Note 4. Acquisitions.)
|
Other Non-Current Liabilities
|
September 30,
2015 |
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
|
||||
Asset Retirement Obligation
|
|
$126.3
|
|
|
|
$109.2
|
|
Power Purchase Agreements
(a)
|
143.9
|
|
|
110.7
|
|
||
Contingent Consideration
(b)
|
37.4
|
|
|
—
|
|
||
Other
|
45.1
|
|
|
45.1
|
|
||
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
|
|
$352.7
|
|
|
|
$265.0
|
|
(a)
|
Power Purchase Agreements were acquired in conjunction with ALLETE Clean Energy’s wind energy facilities acquisitions. (See Note 4. Acquisitions.)
|
(b)
|
Contingent Consideration relates to the estimated fair value of the earnings-based payment resulting from the U.S. Water Services acquisition. (See Note 4. Acquisitions and Note 6. Fair Value.)
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash Paid During the Period for Interest – Net of Amounts Capitalized
|
|
$46.6
|
|
|
|
$39.4
|
|
Cash Paid During the Period for Income Taxes
|
|
$0.1
|
|
|
|
$2.8
|
|
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Decrease in Accounts Payable for Capital Additions to Property, Plant and Equipment
|
$(26.8)
|
|
$(6.5)
|
||||
Capitalized Asset Retirement Costs
|
|
$7.8
|
|
|
|
$0.6
|
|
AFUDC–Equity
|
|
$2.6
|
|
|
|
$5.9
|
|
ALLETE Common Stock Contributed to the Pension Plan
|
—
|
|
|
|
$19.5
|
|
|
Contingent Consideration
|
|
$35.7
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||||
|
September 30,
|
|
September 30,
|
||||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
|
2015
|
2014
|
||||||||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Operating Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Regulated Operations
|
$250.2
|
$255.8
|
|
$743.0
|
$749.6
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Energy Infrastructure and Related Services
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
ALLETE Clean Energy
|
151.1
|
|
6.8
|
|
|
197.5
|
|
22.6
|
|
||||
U.S. Water Services
|
36.1
|
|
—
|
|
|
86.0
|
|
—
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Corporate and Other
|
25.1
|
|
26.3
|
|
|
79.3
|
|
73.9
|
|
||||
Total Operating Revenue
|
|
$462.5
|
|
|
$288.9
|
|
|
|
$1,105.8
|
|
|
$846.1
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to ALLETE
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Regulated Operations
(a)
|
|
$43.8
|
|
|
$40.9
|
|
|
|
$108.1
|
|
|
$91.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Energy Infrastructure and Related Services
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
ALLETE Clean Energy
|
13.2
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
18.7
|
|
1.2
|
|
||||
U.S. Water Services
|
1.0
|
|
—
|
|
|
1.5
|
|
—
|
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Corporate and Other
(a)
|
2.4
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
(5.5
|
)
|
(0.9
|
)
|
||||
Total Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
|
|
$60.4
|
|
|
$41.6
|
|
|
|
$122.8
|
|
|
$91.9
|
|
(a)
|
During the third quarter of 2015, the Company entered into an intercompany loan agreement, and allocated long-term debt to ALLETE Transmission Holdings, which owns approximately
8 percent
of ATC, to better reflect the capital requirements of ALLETE Transmission Holdings and our investment in ATC. ALLETE Transmission Holdings recognized interest expense of approximately
$0.3 million
after-tax in the third quarter of 2015 which is reflected in our Regulated Operations segment. Our Corporate and Other segment recognized interest income of the same amount. The amounts are eliminated in consolidation. Prior period segment results have been revised to conform to the current presentation as if the intercompany loan existed as of January 1, 2014.
|
As of September 30,
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
||||
Assets
|
|
|
||||
Regulated Operations
|
$3,836.3
|
$3,519.9
|
||||
|
|
|
||||
Energy Infrastructure and Related Services
|
|
|
||||
ALLETE Clean Energy
|
565.7
|
|
184.4
|
|
||
U.S. Water Services
|
257.8
|
|
—
|
|
||
|
|
|
||||
Corporate and Other
|
272.0
|
|
363.6
|
|
||
Total Assets
|
|
$4,931.8
|
|
|
$4,067.9
|
|
Other Investments
|
September 30,
2015 |
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
|
||||
ALLETE Properties
|
|
$88.3
|
|
|
|
$88.2
|
|
Available-for-sale Securities
(a)
|
18.5
|
|
|
18.9
|
|
||
Cash Equivalents
|
2.6
|
|
|
2.9
|
|
||
Other
|
4.1
|
|
|
4.4
|
|
||
Total Other Investments
|
|
$113.5
|
|
|
|
$114.4
|
|
(a)
|
As of
September 30, 2015
, the aggregate amount of available-for-sale corporate debt securities maturing in one year or less was
$0.2 million
, in one year to less than three years was
$1.6 million
, in three years to less than five years was
$3.0 million
, and in five or more years was
$6.4 million
.
|
Millions
|
|
||
Assets Acquired
|
|
||
Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
$0.9
|
|
Accounts Receivable
|
16.8
|
|
|
Inventories
(a)
|
13.4
|
|
|
Other Current Assets
(b)
|
5.3
|
|
|
Property, Plant and Equipment
|
10.6
|
|
|
Goodwill
(c)
|
127.7
|
|
|
Intangible Assets
(d)
|
83.0
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Assets
|
0.2
|
|
|
Total Assets Acquired
|
|
$257.9
|
|
Liabilities Assumed
|
|
||
Current Liabilities
|
|
$19.2
|
|
Non-Current Liabilities
|
36.4
|
|
|
Total Liabilities Assumed
|
|
$55.6
|
|
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired
|
|
$202.3
|
|
(a)
|
Included in Inventories was
$2.7 million
of fair value adjustments relating to work in progress and finished goods inventories which will be recognized as Cost of Sales within one year from the acquisition date.
|
(b)
|
Included in Other Current Assets was
$1.6 million
relating to the fair value of sales backlog. Sales backlog will be recognized as Cost of Sales within one year from the acquisition date. Also included in Other Current Assets was restricted cash of
$2.1 million
relating to cash pledged as collateral for stand-by letters of credit.
|
(c)
|
For tax purposes, the purchase price allocation resulted in
$3.2 million
of deductible Goodwill.
|
(d)
|
Intangible Assets include customer relationships, patents, non-compete agreements and trademarks and trade names. (See Note 5. Goodwill and Intangible Assets.)
|
Millions
|
|
||
Assets Acquired
|
|
||
Current Assets
|
|
$4.8
|
|
Property, Plant and Equipment
|
103.0
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Assets
(a)
|
1.0
|
|
|
Total Assets Acquired
|
|
$108.8
|
|
Liabilities Assumed
|
|
||
Current Liabilities
(b)
|
|
$6.7
|
|
Power Purchase Agreements
|
49.0
|
|
|
Non-Current Liabilities
|
5.1
|
|
|
Total Liabilities Assumed
|
|
$60.8
|
|
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired
|
|
$48.0
|
|
(a)
|
Included in Other Non-Current Assets was
$0.3 million
of goodwill; for tax purposes, the purchase price allocation resulted in
no
allocation to goodwill.
|
(b)
|
Current Liabilities included
$5.9 million
related to the current portion of Power Purchase Agreements.
|
Millions
|
|
||
Assets Acquired
|
|
||
Current Assets
(a)
|
$9.0
|
||
Property, Plant and Equipment
|
156.7
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Assets
(b)
|
14.4
|
|
|
Total Assets Acquired
|
|
$180.1
|
|
Liabilities Assumed
|
|
||
Current Liabilities
|
|
$3.4
|
|
Long-Term Debt Due Within One Year
|
5.9
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt
|
55.0
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Liabilities
|
4.7
|
|
|
Total Liabilities Assumed
|
$69.0
|
||
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired
|
|
$111.1
|
|
(a)
|
Included in Current Assets was
$1.0 million
related to the current portion of Power Purchase Agreements and
$6.0 million
of restricted cash related to capital distribution reserve requirements.
|
(b)
|
Included in Other Non-Current Assets was
$8.2 million
related to the non-current portion of Power Purchase Agreements,
$6.1 million
of restricted cash related to operating expense and major maintenance reserve requirements, and
$0.1 million
of goodwill; for tax purposes, the purchase price allocation resulted in
no
allocation to goodwill.
|
|
September 30,
2015 |
|
|
Millions
|
|
||
Contract Billings
|
$169.7
|
||
Construction Costs
|
137.5
|
|
|
Estimated Earnings
|
23.4
|
|
|
Billings in Excess of Costs and Estimated Earnings
(a)
|
|
$8.8
|
|
(a)
|
Included in Current Liabilities - Other on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
Millions
|
|
||
Assets Acquired
|
|
||
Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
$3.8
|
|
Other Current Assets
|
14.3
|
|
|
Property, Plant and Equipment
|
156.9
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Assets
(a)
|
7.5
|
|
|
Total Assets Acquired
|
|
$182.5
|
|
Liabilities Assumed
|
|
||
Current Liabilities
(b)
|
|
$15.2
|
|
Long-Term Debt Due Within One Year
|
2.2
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt
|
21.1
|
|
|
Power Purchase Agreements
|
99.4
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Liabilities
|
10.6
|
|
|
Non-Controlling Interest
(c)
|
7.1
|
|
|
Total Liabilities and Non-Controlling Interest Assumed
|
|
$155.6
|
|
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired
|
|
$26.9
|
|
(a)
|
Included in Other Non-Current Assets was
$0.3
million for the option to purchase Armenia Mountain, and goodwill of
$2.9
million; for tax purposes, the purchase price allocation resulted in
no
allocation to goodwill.
|
(b)
|
Current Liabilities included
$12.4
million related to the current portion of Power Purchase Agreements.
|
(c)
|
The purchase price accounting valued the non-controlling interest relating to Lake Benton, Storm Lake II and Condon at fair value using the discounted cash flow method.
|
Millions
|
|
||
Assets Acquired
|
|
||
Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
|
$0.4
|
|
Other Current Assets
|
4.7
|
|
|
Property, Plant and Equipment
|
47.3
|
|
|
Other Non-Current Assets
(a)
|
11.4
|
|
|
Total Assets Acquired
|
|
$63.8
|
|
Liabilities Assumed
|
|
||
Current Liabilities
(b)
|
|
$8.2
|
|
Power Purchase Agreements
|
23.5
|
|
|
Non-Current Liabilities
|
17.0
|
|
|
Total Liabilities Assumed
|
$48.7
|
||
Net Identifiable Assets Acquired
|
|
$15.1
|
|
(a)
|
Included in Other Non-Current Assets was
$0.4 million
of restricted cash and an
immaterial
amount of goodwill; for tax purposes, the purchase price allocation resulted in
no
allocation to goodwill.
|
(b)
|
Current Liabilities included
$7.5 million
related to the current portion of Power Purchase Agreements.
|
|
ALLETE Clean Energy
|
|
|
U.S. Water Services
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Balance as of December 31, 2014
|
|
$2.9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
$2.9
|
|
|
Acquired Goodwill
|
0.4
|
|
|
|
$127.7
|
|
|
128.1
|
|
||
Balance as of September 30, 2015
|
|
$3.3
|
|
|
|
$127.7
|
|
|
|
$131.0
|
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
|
Additions
(a)
|
|
Amortization
|
|
Other
(b)
|
|
September 30,
2015 |
|
|||||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Intangible Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Definite-Lived Intangible Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Customer Relationships
|
—
|
|
|
|
$60.1
|
|
|
$(2.2)
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
$57.9
|
|
|
Developed Technology and Other
(c)
|
|
$1.9
|
|
|
6.4
|
|
|
(0.6)
|
|
$(0.3)
|
|
7.4
|
|
|||
Total Definite-Lived Intangible Assets
|
1.9
|
|
|
66.5
|
|
|
(2.8)
|
|
(0.3)
|
|
65.3
|
|
||||
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Trademarks and Trade Names
|
—
|
|
|
16.6
|
|
|
n/a
|
|
—
|
|
|
16.6
|
|
|||
Total Intangible Assets
|
|
$1.9
|
|
|
|
$83.1
|
|
|
$(2.8)
|
|
$(0.3)
|
|
|
$81.9
|
|
(a)
|
Additions are primarily the result of the U.S. Water Services acquisition. (See Note 4. Acquisitions.)
|
(b)
|
Armenia Mountain was acquired on July 1, 2015, at which time the purchase option intangible asset was reclassified as a component of the acquisition consideration.
|
(c)
|
Developed Technology and Other includes patents, non-compete agreements, and land easements.
|
|
Fair Value as of September 30, 2015
|
||||||||||||||
Recurring Fair Value Measures
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
Total
|
|
||||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Investments
(a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Available-for-sale – Equity Securities
|
|
$7.3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
$7.3
|
|
||
Available-for-sale – Corporate Debt Securities
|
—
|
|
|
|
$11.2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
11.2
|
|
|||
Cash Equivalents
|
2.6
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2.6
|
|
||||
Total Fair Value of Assets
|
|
$9.9
|
|
|
|
$11.2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
$21.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Deferred Compensation
(b)
|
—
|
|
|
|
$15.9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
$15.9
|
|
||
Derivatives – Interest Rate Swap
(c)
|
—
|
|
|
4.8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4.8
|
|
||||
U.S. Water Services Contingent Consideration
(b)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
$37.4
|
|
|
37.4
|
|
|||
Total Fair Value of Liabilities
|
—
|
|
|
|
$20.7
|
|
|
|
$37.4
|
|
|
|
$58.1
|
|
|
Total Net Fair Value of Assets (Liabilities)
|
|
$9.9
|
|
|
$(9.5)
|
|
$(37.4)
|
|
$(37.0)
|
(a)
|
Included in Other Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
(b)
|
Included in Other Non-Current Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
(c)
|
Included in Current Liabilities - Other and Other Non-Current Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
|
Fair Value as of December 31, 2014
|
|||||||||||||
Recurring Fair Value Measures
|
Level 1
|
|
|
Level 2
|
|
|
Level 3
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Investments
(a)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Available-for-sale – Equity Securities
|
|
$8.1
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
$8.1
|
|
|
Available-for-sale – Corporate Debt Securities
|
—
|
|
|
|
$10.8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
10.8
|
|
||
Cash Equivalents
|
2.9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2.9
|
|
|||
Total Fair Value of Assets
|
|
$11.0
|
|
|
|
$10.8
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
$21.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Deferred Compensation
(b)
|
—
|
|
|
|
$16.2
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
$16.2
|
|
|
Derivatives – Interest Rate Swap
(c)
|
—
|
|
|
0.3
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
0.3
|
|
|||
Total Fair Value of Liabilities
|
—
|
|
|
|
$16.5
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
$16.5
|
|
|
Total Net Fair Value of Assets (Liabilities)
|
|
$11.0
|
|
|
$(5.7)
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
$5.3
|
|
(a)
|
Included in Other Investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
(b)
|
Included in Other Non-Current Liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
(c)
|
Included in Current Liabilities - Other on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
Recurring Fair Value Measures
|
|
||
Activity in Level 3
|
|
||
Millions
|
|
||
Balance as of December 31, 2014
|
—
|
|
|
Recognition of U.S. Water Services Contingent Consideration
|
|
$35.7
|
|
Accretion Expense
(a)
|
1.8
|
|
|
Payments
(b)
|
(0.1
|
)
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2015
|
|
$37.4
|
|
(a)
|
Included in Interest Expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income.
|
(b)
|
Amounts paid to terminated employees.
|
Financial Instruments
|
Carrying Amount
|
|
Fair Value
|
Millions
|
|
|
|
Long-Term Debt, Including Current Portion
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2015
|
$1,598.1
|
|
$1,685.2
|
December 31, 2014
|
$1,373.5
|
|
$1,484.5
|
Regulatory Assets and Liabilities
|
September 30,
2015 |
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
|
||||
Current Regulatory Assets
(a)
|
|
|
|
||||
Deferred Fuel
|
|
$16.3
|
|
|
|
$16.3
|
|
Total Current Regulatory Assets
|
16.3
|
|
|
16.3
|
|
||
Non-Current Regulatory Assets
|
|
|
|
||||
Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
(b)
|
212.3
|
|
|
223.9
|
|
||
Cost Recovery Riders
(c)
|
64.0
|
|
|
59.7
|
|
||
Income Taxes
|
46.9
|
|
|
46.6
|
|
||
Asset Retirement Obligations
|
20.5
|
|
|
17.8
|
|
||
PPACA Income Tax Deferral
|
5.0
|
|
|
5.0
|
|
||
Other
|
4.6
|
|
|
4.3
|
|
||
Total Non-Current Regulatory Assets
|
353.3
|
|
|
357.3
|
|
||
Total Regulatory Assets
|
|
$369.6
|
|
|
|
$373.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Non-Current Regulatory Liabilities
|
|
|
|
||||
Wholesale and Retail Contra AFUDC
|
|
$54.5
|
|
|
|
$42.9
|
|
Plant Removal Obligations
|
20.9
|
|
|
22.8
|
|
||
Income Taxes
|
12.8
|
|
|
13.4
|
|
||
Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
(b)
|
1.8
|
|
|
3.5
|
|
||
Other
|
15.8
|
|
|
11.6
|
|
||
Total Non-Current Regulatory Liabilities
|
|
$105.8
|
|
|
|
$94.2
|
|
(a)
|
Current regulatory assets are included in Prepayments and Other on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
|
(b)
|
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement items included in our Regulated Operations, which are otherwise required to be recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income, are recognized as regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. (See Note 14. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans.)
|
(c)
|
The cost recovery rider regulatory assets are primarily due to capital expenditures related to the Bison Wind Energy Center, investment in CapX2020 projects, and the Boswell Unit 4 environmental upgrade and are recognized in accordance with the accounting standards for alternative revenue programs.
|
ALLETE’s Investment in ATC
|
|
||
Millions
|
|
||
Equity Investment Balance as of December 31, 2014
|
|
$121.1
|
|
Cash Investments
|
1.2
|
|
|
Equity in ATC Earnings
|
14.1
|
|
|
Distributed ATC Earnings
|
(10.4
|
)
|
|
Equity Investment Balance as of September 30, 2015
|
|
$126.0
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
||||||||||||
ATC Summarized Financial Data
|
September 30,
|
|
September 30,
|
||||||||||||
Income Statement Data
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
||||||||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Revenue
|
|
$164.5
|
|
|
|
$163.6
|
|
|
|
$482.0
|
|
|
|
$487.0
|
|
Operating Expense
|
78.0
|
|
|
76.6
|
|
|
238.3
|
|
|
229.6
|
|
||||
Other Expense
|
23.1
|
|
|
21.4
|
|
|
71.7
|
|
|
65.1
|
|
||||
Net Income
|
|
$63.4
|
|
|
|
$65.6
|
|
|
|
$172.0
|
|
|
|
$192.3
|
|
ALLETE’s Equity in Net Income
|
|
$5.5
|
|
|
|
$5.3
|
|
|
|
$14.1
|
|
|
|
$15.6
|
|
Maturity Date
|
Principal Amount
|
Interest Rate
|
September 15, 2020
|
$40 Million
|
2.80%
|
September 16, 2030
|
$60 Million
|
3.86%
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|||||||||||
|
|
September 30,
|
|
|
September 30,
|
|||||||||||
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
||||||||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
AFUDC–Equity
|
|
|
$1.0
|
|
|
|
$2.1
|
|
|
|
$2.6
|
|
|
|
$5.9
|
|
Gain on Sale of Available-for-sale Securities
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
||||
Investments and Other Income (Expense)
|
|
0.7
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
0.8
|
|
|
(0.1
|
)
|
||||
Total Other Income
|
|
|
$1.7
|
|
|
|
$2.1
|
|
|
|
$3.5
|
|
|
|
$6.0
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|||||||||||
|
|
September 30,
|
|
September 30,
|
|||||||||||
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|||||||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Current Tax Expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Federal
(a)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|||
State
(a) (b)
|
|
$0.2
|
|
$1.8
|
|
|
$0.5
|
|
|
$1.9
|
|||||
Total Current Tax Expense
|
|
$0.2
|
|
$1.8
|
|
|
$0.5
|
|
|
$1.9
|
|||||
Deferred Tax Expense (Benefit)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Federal
|
|
$14.8
|
|
|
$11.2
|
|
|
$23.5
|
|
|
$20.4
|
|
|||
State
|
|
(0.4
|
)
|
|
0.7
|
|
|
3.6
|
|
|
5.4
|
|
|||
Investment Tax Credit Amortization
|
|
(0.2
|
)
|
|
(0.3
|
)
|
|
(0.6
|
)
|
|
(0.6
|
)
|
|||
Total Deferred Tax Expense
|
|
14.2
|
|
|
11.6
|
|
|
26.5
|
|
|
25.2
|
|
|||
Total Income Tax Expense
|
|
$14.4
|
|
|
$13.4
|
|
|
$27.0
|
|
|
$27.1
|
|
(a)
|
For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the federal and state current tax expense was minimal due to the utilization of NOL carryforwards from prior periods. The NOL carryforwards resulted from the bonus depreciation provisions of the Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
|
(b)
|
For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014, the state current tax expense reflected initiatives implemented on the 2013 federal and state tax returns to utilize tax carryforwards that may have expired due to NOL carryforwards from prior periods. State NOL and alternative minimum tax carryforwards remaining after utilization in 2015 will be carried forward to offset future income.
|
Reconciliation of Taxes from Federal Statutory
|
|
|
||||
Rate to Total Income Tax Expense
|
|
|
||||
Nine Months Ended September 30
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
||||
Income Before Non-Controlling Interest and Income Taxes
|
|
$149.7
|
|
|
$119.4
|
|
Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate
|
35
|
%
|
35
|
%
|
||
Income Taxes Computed at 35 percent Statutory Federal Rate
|
52.4
|
|
41.8
|
|
||
Increase (Decrease) in Tax Due to:
|
|
|
||||
State Income Taxes – Net of Federal Income Tax Benefit
|
2.6
|
|
4.8
|
|
||
Production Tax Credits
|
(27.0
|
)
|
(16.4
|
)
|
||
Regulatory Differences for Utility Plant
|
(0.7
|
)
|
(2.1
|
)
|
||
Other
|
(0.3
|
)
|
(1.0
|
)
|
||
Total Income Tax Expense
|
|
$27.0
|
|
|
$27.1
|
|
|
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-sale Securities
|
Defined Benefit Pension, Other Postretirement Items
|
Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedge
|
Total
|
||||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Quarter Ended September 30, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Beginning Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
$(0.2)
|
$(20.0)
|
—
|
|
$(20.2)
|
|||
Other Comprehensive Loss Before Reclassifications
|
(0.7)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(0.7
|
)
|
|
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
—
|
|
0.3
|
|
—
|
|
0.3
|
|
Net Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
(0.7)
|
0.3
|
|
—
|
|
(0.4
|
)
|
|
Ending Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
$(0.9)
|
$(19.7)
|
—
|
|
$(20.6)
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Quarter Ended September 30, 2014
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Beginning Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
$0.1
|
$(16.1)
|
$(0.3)
|
$(16.3)
|
||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications
|
(0.1
|
)
|
(0.1
|
)
|
0.1
|
|
(0.1
|
)
|
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
—
|
|
0.3
|
|
—
|
|
0.3
|
|
Net Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
(0.1
|
)
|
0.2
|
|
0.1
|
|
0.2
|
|
Ending Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
—
|
|
$(15.9)
|
$(0.2)
|
$(16.1)
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
|||
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
September 30,
|
September 30,
|
||
2015
|
2014
|
|||
Millions
|
|
|
||
Amortization of Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Items
|
|
|
||
Prior Service Costs
(a)
|
$0.1
|
$0.1
|
||
Actuarial Gains and Losses
(a)
|
(0.6)
|
(0.6
|
)
|
|
Total
|
(0.5
|
)
|
(0.5
|
)
|
Income Taxes
(b)
|
0.2
|
|
0.2
|
|
Total, Net of Income Taxes
|
$(0.3)
|
$(0.3)
|
||
Total Reclassifications
|
$(0.3)
|
$(0.3)
|
(a)
|
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement items excluded from our Regulated Operations are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss and are subsequently reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss as components of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit expense. (See Note 14. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans.)
|
(b)
|
Included in Income Tax Expense on our Consolidated Statement of Income.
|
|
Unrealized Gains and Losses on Available-for-sale Securities
|
Defined Benefit Pension, Other Postretirement Items
|
Gains and Losses on Cash Flow Hedge
|
Total
|
||||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Beginning Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
$(0.3)
|
$(20.7)
|
$(0.1)
|
$(21.1)
|
||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications
|
(0.5)
|
0.1
|
|
0.1
|
|
(0.3
|
)
|
|
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
(0.1)
|
0.9
|
|
—
|
|
0.8
|
|
|
Net Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
|
(0.6)
|
1.0
|
|
0.1
|
|
0.5
|
|
|
Ending Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
$(0.9)
|
$(19.7)
|
—
|
|
$(20.6)
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Beginning Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
$(0.1)
|
$(16.7)
|
$(0.3)
|
$(17.1)
|
||||
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Before Reclassifications
|
0.2
|
|
(0.1
|
)
|
0.1
|
|
0.2
|
|
Amounts Reclassified From Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
(0.1
|
)
|
0.9
|
|
—
|
|
0.8
|
|
Net Other Comprehensive Income
|
0.1
|
|
0.8
|
|
0.1
|
|
1.0
|
|
Ending Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
—
|
|
$(15.9)
|
$(0.2)
|
$(16.1)
|
|
Nine Months Ended
|
|||||
Amount Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
|
September 30,
|
September 30,
|
||||
2015
|
2014
|
|||||
Millions
|
|
|
||||
Unrealized Gains on Available-for-sale Securities
(a)
|
|
$0.1
|
|
|
$0.2
|
|
Income Taxes
(b)
|
—
|
|
(0.1
|
)
|
||
Total, Net of Income Taxes
|
|
$0.1
|
|
|
$0.1
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Amortization of Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Items
|
|
|
||||
Prior Service Costs
(c)
|
$0.3
|
$0.3
|
||||
Actuarial Gains and Losses
(c)
|
(1.9
|
)
|
(1.8
|
)
|
||
Total
|
(1.6
|
)
|
(1.5
|
)
|
||
Income Taxes
(b)
|
0.7
|
|
0.6
|
|
||
Total, Net of Income Taxes
|
$(0.9)
|
$(0.9)
|
||||
Total Reclassifications
|
$(0.8)
|
$(0.8)
|
(a)
|
Included in Other Income (Expense) – Other on our Consolidated Statement of Income.
|
(b)
|
Included in Income Tax Expense on our Consolidated Statement of Income.
|
(c)
|
Defined benefit pension and other postretirement items excluded from our Regulated Operations are recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss and are subsequently reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss as components of net periodic pension and other postretirement benefit expense. (See Note 14. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans.)
|
|
|
|
2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
||||||||||
Reconciliation of Basic and Diluted
|
|
|
Dilutive
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dilutive
|
|
|
||||||||||
Earnings Per Share
|
Basic
|
|
Securities
|
|
Diluted
|
|
Basic
|
|
Securities
|
|
Diluted
|
||||||||||
Millions Except Per Share Amounts
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Quarter ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
|
|
$60.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
$60.4
|
|
|
|
$41.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
$41.6
|
|
||
Average Common Shares
|
48.8
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
48.9
|
|
|
42.9
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
42.9
|
|
||||
Earnings Per Share
|
|
$1.24
|
|
|
|
|
|
$1.23
|
|
|
|
$0.97
|
|
|
|
|
|
$0.97
|
|
||
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
|
|
$122.8
|
|
|
|
|
|
$122.8
|
|
|
|
$91.9
|
|
|
|
|
|
$91.9
|
|
||
Average Common Shares
|
48.0
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
48.1
|
|
|
42.1
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
42.3
|
|
||||
Earnings Per Share
|
|
$2.56
|
|
|
|
|
|
$2.55
|
|
|
|
$2.18
|
|
|
|
|
|
$2.17
|
|
|
Pension
|
|
Other
Postretirement
|
|||||||||||
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Expense (Income)
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|||||||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Service Cost
|
$2.6
|
|
|
|
$2.0
|
|
|
$1.0
|
|
|
|
$0.9
|
|
|
Interest Cost
|
7.5
|
|
|
7.5
|
|
|
1.8
|
|
|
1.8
|
|
|||
Expected Return on Plan Assets
|
(10.2
|
)
|
|
(9.6
|
)
|
|
(2.7
|
)
|
|
(2.5
|
)
|
|||
Amortization of Prior Service Costs (Credits)
|
—
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
(0.7
|
)
|
|
(0.7
|
)
|
|||
Amortization of Net Loss
|
4.4
|
|
|
3.6
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
|
0.1
|
|
|||
Net Periodic Benefit Expense (Income)
|
|
$4.3
|
|
|
|
$3.6
|
|
|
$(0.5)
|
|
$(0.4)
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Service Cost
|
$7.6
|
|
|
|
$6.2
|
|
|
$3.2
|
|
|
|
$2.6
|
|
|
Interest Cost
|
22.4
|
|
|
22.4
|
|
|
5.4
|
|
|
5.5
|
|
|||
Expected Return on Plan Assets
|
(30.5
|
)
|
|
(28.7
|
)
|
|
(8.2
|
)
|
|
(7.7
|
)
|
|||
Amortization of Prior Service Costs (Credits)
|
0.1
|
|
|
0.2
|
|
|
(2.2
|
)
|
|
(1.9
|
)
|
|||
Amortization of Net Loss
|
13.4
|
|
|
10.7
|
|
|
0.3
|
|
|
0.3
|
|
|||
Net Periodic Benefit Expense (Income)
|
|
$13.0
|
|
|
|
$10.8
|
|
|
$(1.5)
|
|
$(1.2)
|
•
|
Expanding our renewable energy supply;
|
•
|
Providing energy conservation initiatives for our customers and engaging in other demand side efforts;
|
•
|
Improving efficiency of our energy generating facilities;
|
•
|
Supporting research of technologies to reduce carbon emissions from generation facilities and carbon sequestration efforts; and
|
•
|
Evaluating and developing less carbon intensive future generating assets such as efficient and flexible natural gas generating facilities.
|
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
||||
Operating Revenue
|
|
$250.2
|
|
|
$255.8
|
|
Fuel and Purchased Power
|
76.8
|
|
88.9
|
|
||
Transmission Services
|
13.9
|
|
11.9
|
|
||
Cost of Sales
|
0.5
|
|
0.8
|
|
||
Operating and Maintenance
|
54.7
|
|
56.1
|
|
||
Depreciation and Amortization
|
33.6
|
|
28.5
|
|
||
Taxes Other than Income Taxes
|
10.9
|
|
10.6
|
|
||
Operating Income
|
59.8
|
|
59.0
|
|
||
Interest Expense
|
(13.4
|
)
|
(12.3
|
)
|
||
Equity Earnings in ATC
|
5.5
|
|
5.3
|
|
||
Other Income
|
1.0
|
|
2.1
|
|
||
Income Before Non-Controlling Interest and Income Taxes
|
52.9
|
|
54.1
|
|
||
Income Tax Expense
|
9.1
|
|
13.2
|
|
||
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
|
$43.8
|
|
$40.9
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
||||
Operating Revenue
|
|
$151.1
|
|
|
$6.8
|
|
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
|
$13.2
|
|
$0.5
|
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
||||||||
Production and Operating Revenue
|
kWh
|
Revenue
|
kWh
|
Revenue
|
||||||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Wind Energy Facility
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Lake Benton
|
48.4
|
|
|
$2.8
|
|
46.4
|
|
|
$2.9
|
|
Storm Lake II
|
31.5
|
|
2.4
|
|
25.1
|
|
2.3
|
|
||
Condon
|
17.4
|
|
1.6
|
|
16.7
|
|
1.6
|
|
||
Storm Lake I
|
36.5
|
|
2.6
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||
Chanarambie/Viking
|
46.0
|
|
3.0
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||
Armenia Mountain
|
33.7
|
|
2.8
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||
Development Fee
|
—
|
|
135.9
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||
Total
|
213.5
|
|
$151.1
|
88.2
|
|
|
$6.8
|
|
Quarter Ended September 30,
|
2015
|
|
|
Millions
|
|
||
Operating Revenue
|
|
$36.1
|
|
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
|
$1.0
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
||||
Operating Revenue
|
|
$743.0
|
|
|
$749.6
|
|
Fuel and Purchased Power
|
242.9
|
|
268.7
|
|
||
Transmission Services
|
40.1
|
|
33.2
|
|
||
Cost of Sales
|
6.0
|
|
13.8
|
|
||
Operating and Maintenance
|
171.2
|
|
180.2
|
|
||
Depreciation and Amortization
|
99.4
|
|
86.9
|
|
||
Taxes Other than Income Taxes
|
34.6
|
|
31.4
|
|
||
Operating Income
|
148.8
|
|
135.4
|
|
||
Interest Expense
|
(40.9
|
)
|
(36.4
|
)
|
||
Equity Earnings in ATC
|
14.1
|
|
15.6
|
|
||
Other Income
|
2.6
|
|
5.9
|
|
||
Income Before Non-Controlling Interest and Income Taxes
|
124.6
|
|
120.5
|
|
||
Income Tax Expense
|
16.5
|
|
28.9
|
|
||
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
|
$108.1
|
|
$91.6
|
|
Kilowatt-hours Sold
|
|
|
|
|
Quantity
|
|
%
|
||||
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
|
Variance
|
|
Variance
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Regulated Utility
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Retail and Municipal
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Residential
|
833
|
|
|
891
|
|
|
(58
|
)
|
|
(6.5
|
)%
|
Commercial
|
1,106
|
|
|
1,097
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
0.8
|
%
|
Industrial
|
5,063
|
|
|
5,515
|
|
|
(452
|
)
|
|
(8.2
|
)%
|
Municipal
|
629
|
|
|
643
|
|
|
(14
|
)
|
|
(2.2
|
)%
|
Total Retail and Municipal
|
7,631
|
|
|
8,146
|
|
|
(515
|
)
|
|
(6.3
|
)%
|
Other Power Suppliers
|
3,056
|
|
|
2,082
|
|
|
974
|
|
|
46.8
|
%
|
Total Regulated Utility Kilowatt-hours Sold
|
10,687
|
|
|
10,228
|
|
|
459
|
|
|
4.5
|
%
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
||||
Operating Revenue
|
|
$197.5
|
|
|
$22.6
|
|
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
|
$18.7
|
|
$1.2
|
|
|
Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
|||||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
||||||||
Production and Operating Revenue
|
kWh
|
Revenue
|
kWh
|
Revenue
|
||||||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Wind Energy Facility
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Lake Benton
|
196.8
|
|
|
$10.1
|
|
176.7
|
|
|
$9.3
|
|
Storm Lake II
|
129.6
|
|
8.4
|
|
112.3
|
|
7.7
|
|
||
Condon
|
55.1
|
|
5.1
|
|
61.8
|
|
5.6
|
|
||
Storm Lake I
|
161.4
|
|
8.8
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||
Chanarambie/Viking
|
99.5
|
|
5.9
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||
Armenia Mountain
|
33.7
|
|
2.8
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||
Development Fee
|
—
|
|
156.4
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
||
Total
|
676.1
|
|
$197.5
|
350.8
|
|
|
$22.6
|
|
For the period from February 10, 2015 to September 30,
|
2015
|
|
|
Millions
|
|
||
Operating Revenue
|
|
$86.0
|
|
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
|
$1.5
|
•
|
Major wind investments in North Dakota. The Bison Wind Energy Center added 205 MW of capacity in the fourth quarter of 2014, bringing total capacity to 497 MW. (See
Renewable Energy.
)
|
•
|
The installation of approximately
$260 million
in emissions control technology underway at Boswell Unit 4 to further reduce emissions of SO
2
, particulates and mercury. (See
Boswell Mercury Emission Reduction Plan.
)
|
•
|
Planning for the proposed GNTL to deliver hydroelectric power from northern Manitoba by 2020. (See
Transmission.
)
|
•
|
The conversion of Laskin from coal to cleaner-burning natural gas which was completed in June 2015.
|
•
|
Retirement of Taconite Harbor Unit 3, one of three coal-fired units at Taconite Harbor.
|
•
|
Economic idling of Taconite Harbor Units 1 and 2 in the fall of 2016 and the ceasing of coal-fired operations there in 2020.
|
•
|
Adding between 200 MW and 300 MW of cleaner and flexible natural gas-fired generation to Minnesota Power’s portfolio within the next decade.
|
•
|
Building both large and small scale solar generation.
|
•
|
Expanding the potential for additional energy efficiency savings.
|
Facility
|
Location
|
Capacity MW
|
PPA MW
|
PPA Expiration
|
Lake Benton
|
Minnesota
|
104
|
100%
|
2028
|
Storm Lake I
|
Iowa
|
108
|
100%
|
2019
|
Storm Lake II
|
Iowa
|
77
|
|
|
PPA 1
|
|
|
90%
|
2019
|
PPA 2
|
|
|
10%
|
2032
|
Condon
|
Oregon
|
50
|
100%
|
2022
|
Armenia Mountain
|
Pennsylvania
|
100.5
|
100%
|
2024
|
Chanarambie/Viking
|
Minnesota
|
97.5
|
|
|
PPA 1
|
|
|
12%
|
2018
|
PPA 2
|
|
|
88%
|
2023
|
Summary of Development Projects (100% Owned)
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
|
|
Non-residential
|
|
As of September 30, 2015
|
|
Acres
(a)
|
|
|
Units
(b)
|
|
|
Sq. Ft.
(b)
|
|
Current Development Projects
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Town Center
|
|
958
|
|
|
2,359
|
|
|
2,236,700
|
|
Palm Coast Park
|
|
3,771
|
|
|
3,746
|
|
|
3,096,800
|
|
Total Current Development Projects
|
|
4,729
|
|
|
6,105
|
|
|
5,333,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Planned Development Project
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Ormond Crossings
|
|
2,883
|
|
|
2,950
|
|
|
3,215,000
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
Lake Swamp Wetland Mitigation Project
|
|
3,050
|
|
|
(c)
|
|
|
(c)
|
|
Total of Development Projects
|
|
10,662
|
|
|
9,055
|
|
|
8,548,500
|
|
(a)
|
Acreage amounts are approximate and shown on a gross basis, including wetlands.
|
(b)
|
Units and square footage are estimated. Density at build out may differ from these estimates.
|
(c)
|
The Lake Swamp wetland mitigation bank is a permitted, regionally significant wetlands mitigation bank. Wetland mitigation credits will be used at Ormond Crossings and are available-for-sale to developers of other projects that are located in the bank’s service area.
|
|
September 30,
2015 |
|
|
%
|
|
December 31,
2014 |
|
|
%
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
ALLETE Equity
|
|
$1,821.7
|
|
|
53
|
|
|
$1,609.4
|
|
|
54
|
Non-Controlling Interest
|
1.7
|
|
|
—
|
|
1.8
|
|
|
—
|
||
Long-Term Debt (Including Current Maturities)
|
1,598.1
|
|
|
47
|
|
1,373.5
|
|
|
46
|
||
Notes Payable
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
3.7
|
|
|
—
|
||
|
|
$3,421.5
|
|
|
100
|
|
|
$2,988.4
|
|
|
100
|
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
|
2015
|
|
|
2014
|
|
||
Millions
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
|
$145.8
|
|
|
|
$97.3
|
|
Cash Flows from (used for)
|
|
|
|
||||
Operating Activities
|
254.6
|
|
|
212.1
|
|
||
Investing Activities
|
(534.3
|
)
|
|
(458.5
|
)
|
||
Financing Activities
|
236.9
|
|
|
299.6
|
|
||
Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
(42.8
|
)
|
|
53.2
|
|
||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
|
$103.0
|
|
|
|
$150.5
|
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Exhibit
Number
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4(a)
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Thirty-eighth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 2015, between ALLETE, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon, as corporate trustee, and Andres Serrano, as co-trustee.
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4(b)
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|
Term Loan Agreement dated as of August 25, 2015, among ALLETE, Inc., as Borrower, the Lenders party hereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Book Runner (filed as Exhibit 4 to the August 28, 2015, Form 8-K, File No. 1-3548).
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31(a)
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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31(b)
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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32
|
|
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Section 1350 Certification of Periodic Report by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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95
|
|
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Mine Safety
|
99
|
|
|
ALLETE News Release dated November 3, 2015, announcing 2015 third quarter earnings.
(This exhibit has been furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.)
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101.INS
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XBRL Instance
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101.SCH
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XBRL Schema
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101.CAL
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XBRL Calculation
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101.DEF
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XBRL Definition
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101.LAB
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XBRL Label
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101.PRE
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XBRL Presentation
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ALLETE, INC.
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November 3, 2015
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/s/ Steven Q. DeVinck
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Steven Q. DeVinck
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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November 3, 2015
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/s/ Steven W. Morris
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Steven W. Morris
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Controller
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Designation
|
Dated as of
|
First Supplemental Indenture
|
March 1, 1949
|
Second Supplemental Indenture
|
July 1, 1951
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Third Supplemental Indenture
|
March 1, 1957
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Fourth Supplemental Indenture
|
January 1, 1968
|
Fifth Supplemental Indenture
|
April 1, 1971
|
Sixth Supplemental Indenture
|
August 1, 1975
|
Seventh Supplemental Indenture
|
September 1, 1976
|
Eighth Supplemental Indenture
|
September 1, 1977
|
Ninth Supplemental Indenture
|
April 1, 1978
|
Tenth Supplemental Indenture
|
August 1, 1978
|
Eleventh Supplemental Indenture
|
December 1, 1982
|
Twelfth Supplemental Indenture
|
April 1, 1987
|
Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture
|
March 1, 1992
|
Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture
|
June 1, 1992
|
Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture
|
July 1, 1992
|
Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture
|
July 1, 1992
|
Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture
|
February 1, 1993
|
Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture
|
July 1, 1993
|
Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture
|
February 1, 1997
|
Twentieth Supplemental Indenture
|
November 1, 1997
|
Twenty-first Supplemental Indenture
|
October 1, 2000
|
Twenty-second Supplemental Indenture
|
July 1, 2003
|
Twenty-third Supplemental Indenture
|
August 1, 2004
|
Twenty-fourth Supplemental Indenture
|
March 1, 2005
|
Twenty-fifth Supplemental Indenture
|
December 1, 2005
|
Twenty-sixth Supplemental Indenture
|
October 1, 2006
|
Twenty-seventh Supplemental Indenture
|
February 1, 2008
|
Twenty-eighth Supplemental Indenture
|
May 1, 2008
|
Twenty-ninth Supplemental Indenture
|
November 1, 2008
|
Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture
|
January 1, 2009
|
Series
|
Principal
Amount
Issued
|
Principal
Amount
Outstanding
|
|
3-1/8% Series due 1975
|
$26,000,000
|
|
None
|
3-1/8% Series due 1979
|
4,000,000
|
|
None
|
3-5/8% Series due 1981
|
10,000,000
|
|
None
|
4-3/4% Series due 1987
|
12,000,000
|
|
None
|
6-1/2% Series due 1998
|
18,000,000
|
|
None
|
8‑1/8% Series due 2001
|
23,000,000
|
|
None
|
10‑1/2% Series due 2005
|
35,000,000
|
|
None
|
8.70% Series due 2006
|
35,000,000
|
|
None
|
8.35% Series due 2007
|
50,000,000
|
|
None
|
9-1/4% Series due 2008
|
50,000,000
|
|
None
|
Pollution Control Series A
|
111,000,000
|
|
None
|
Industrial Development Series A
|
2,500,000
|
|
None
|
Industrial Development Series B
|
1,800,000
|
|
None
|
Industrial Development Series C
|
1,150,000
|
|
None
|
Pollution Control Series B
|
13,500,000
|
|
None
|
Pollution Control Series C
|
2,000,000
|
|
None
|
Pollution Control Series D
|
3,600,000
|
|
None
|
7-3/4% Series due 1994
|
55,000,000
|
|
None
|
7-3/8% Series due March 1, 1997
|
60,000,000
|
|
None
|
7-3/4% Series due June 1, 2007
|
55,000,000
|
|
None
|
7-1/2% Series due August 1, 2007
|
35,000,000
|
|
None
|
Pollution Control Series E
|
111,000,000
|
|
None
|
7% Series due March 1, 2008
|
50,000,000
|
|
None
|
6-1/4% Series due July 1, 2003
|
25,000,000
|
|
None
|
7% Series due February 15, 2007
|
60,000,000
|
|
None
|
6.68% Series due November 15, 2007
|
20,000,000
|
|
None
|
Floating Rate Series due October 20, 2003
|
250,000,000
|
|
None
|
Collateral Series A
|
255,000,000
|
|
None
|
Pollution Control Series F
|
111,000,000
|
|
None
|
5.28% Series due August 1, 2020
|
35,000,000
|
|
35,000,000
|
5.69% Series due March 1, 2036
|
50,000,000
|
|
50,000,000
|
Series
|
Principal
Amount
Issued
|
Principal
Amount
Outstanding
|
|
5.99% Series due February 1, 2027
|
60,000,000
|
|
60,000,000
|
4.86% Series due April 1, 2013
|
60,000,000
|
|
None
|
6.02% Series due May 1, 2023
|
75,000,000
|
|
75,000,000
|
6.94% Series due January 15, 2014
|
18,000,000
|
|
None
|
7.70% Series due January 15, 2016
|
20,000,000
|
|
20,000,000
|
8.17% Series due January 15, 2019
|
42,000,000
|
|
42,000,000
|
4.85% Series due April 15, 2021
|
15,000,000
|
|
15,000,000
|
5.10% Series due April 15, 2025
|
30,000,000
|
|
30,000,000
|
6.00% Series due April 15, 2040
|
35,000,000
|
|
35,000,000
|
4.90% Series due October 15, 2025
|
30,000,000
|
|
30,000,000
|
5.82% Series due April 15, 2040
|
45,000,000
|
|
45,000,000
|
3.20% Series due July 15, 2026
|
75,000,000
|
|
75,000,000
|
4.08% Series due July 15, 2042
|
85,000,000
|
|
85,000,000
|
1.83% Series due April 15, 2018
|
50,000,000
|
|
50,000,000
|
3.30% Series due October 15, 2028
|
40,000,000
|
|
40,000,000
|
4.21% Series due October 15, 2043
|
60,000,000
|
|
60,000,000
|
3.69% Series due March 15, 2024
|
60,000,000
|
|
60,000,000
|
4.95% Series due March 15, 2044
|
40,000,000
|
|
40,000,000
|
3.40% Series due July 15, 2022
|
75,000,000
|
|
75,000,000
|
5.05% Series due July 15, 2044
|
40,000,000
|
|
40,000,000
|
3.02% Series due September 15, 2021
|
60,000,000
|
|
60,000,000
|
3.74% Series due September 15, 2029
|
50,000,000
|
|
50,000,000
|
4.39% Series due September 15, 2044
|
50,000,000
|
|
50,000,000
|
By
|
/s/ Steven Q. DeVinck
|
|
Steven Q. DeVinck
|
|
Senior Vice President and
|
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
Attest:
|
/s/ Deborah A. Amberg
|
|
Deborah A. Amberg
|
|
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
|
|
and Secretary
|
By
|
/s/ Francine Kincaid
|
|
Francine Kincaid
|
|
Vice President
|
Attest:
|
/s/ Ignazio Tamburello
|
|
Ignazio Tamburello
|
|
Vice President
|
/s/ Andres Serrano
|
L.S.
|
ANDRES SERRANO
|
|
|
/s/ Stacey Poindexter
|
|
/s/ Thomas Hacker
|
|
|
/s/ Jodi M. Nash
|
|
Jodi M. Nash
|
|
Notary Public - Minnesota
|
|
My Commission Expires Jan. 31, 2020
|
|
/s/ Jodi M. Nash
|
|
Jodi M. Nash
|
|
Notary Public - Minnesota
|
|
My Commission Expires Jan. 31, 2020
|
|
/s/ Christopher J. Traina
|
|
Christopher J. Traina
|
|
Notary Public - State of New York
|
|
No. 01TR6297825
|
|
Qualified in Queens County
|
|
Commission Expires March 03, 2018
|
|
Certified in New York County
|
|
/s/ Christopher J. Traina
|
|
Christopher J. Traina
|
|
Notary Public - State of New York
|
|
No. 01TR6297825
|
|
Qualified in Queens County
|
|
Commission Expires March 03, 2018
|
|
Certified in New York County
|
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2015
, of ALLETE;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
|
a.
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
b.
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
c.
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
d.
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
a.
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
b.
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: November 3, 2015
|
|
/s/ Alan R. Hodnik
|
|
|
Alan R. Hodnik
|
|
|
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2015
, of ALLETE;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
|
a.
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
b.
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
c.
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
d.
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
a.
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
b.
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
Date: November 3, 2015
|
|
/s/ Steven Q. DeVinck
|
|
|
Steven Q. DeVinck
|
|
|
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
1.
|
The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of ALLETE for the period ended
September 30, 2015
, (Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m); and
|
2.
|
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of ALLETE.
|
Date: November 3, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Alan R. Hodnik
|
|
|
|
Alan R. Hodnik
|
|
|
|
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
Date: November 3, 2015
|
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Steven Q. DeVinck
|
|
|
|
Steven Q. DeVinck
|
|
|
|
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
|
Mine or Operating Name/MSHA Identification Number
|
Section 104 S&S Citations (#)
|
Section 104(b) Orders (#)
|
Section 104(d) Citations and Orders (#)
|
Section 110(b)(2) Violations (#)
|
Section 107(a) Orders (#)
|
Total Dollar Value of MSHA Assessments Proposed ($)
|
Total Number of Mining Related Fatalities (#)
|
Received Notice of Pattern of Violation Under Section 104(e) (yes/no)
|
Received Notice of Potential to Have Pattern Under Section 104(e) (yes/no)
|
Legal Actions Pending as of Last Day of Period (#)
|
Legal Actions Initiated During Period (#)
|
Legal Actions Resolved During Period (#)
|
|
Center Mine / 3200218
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
No
|
No
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
|
Exhibit 99
|
For Release:
|
November 3, 2015
|
|
Investor Contact:
|
Vince Meyer
|
|
|
218-723-3952
|
|
|
vmeyer@allete.com
|
|
|
|
|
NEWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
Nine Months Ended
|
||||||
|
September 30,
|
September 30,
|
||||||
|
2015
|
2014
|
2015
|
2014
|
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Operating Revenue
|
$462.5
|
$288.9
|
$1,105.8
|
$846.1
|
||||
Operating Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Fuel and Purchased Power
|
76.8
|
|
88.9
|
|
242.9
|
|
268.7
|
|
Transmission Services
|
13.9
|
|
11.9
|
|
40.1
|
|
33.2
|
|
Cost of Sales
|
149.8
|
|
16.8
|
|
233.3
|
|
59.2
|
|
Operating and Maintenance
|
81.3
|
|
65.7
|
|
246.4
|
|
214.3
|
|
Depreciation and Amortization
|
43.2
|
|
33.4
|
|
123.5
|
|
99.5
|
|
Taxes Other than Income Taxes
|
12.3
|
|
11.4
|
|
38.5
|
|
33.9
|
|
Total Operating Expenses
|
377.3
|
228.1
|
924.7
|
708.8
|
||||
Operating Income
|
85.2
|
60.8
|
181.1
|
137.3
|
||||
Other Income (Expense)
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Interest Expense
|
(17.7
|
)
|
(13.2
|
)
|
(49.0
|
)
|
(39.5
|
)
|
Equity Earnings in ATC
|
5.5
|
|
5.3
|
|
14.1
|
|
15.6
|
|
Other
|
1.7
|
|
2.1
|
|
3.5
|
|
6.0
|
|
Total Other Expense
|
(10.5
|
)
|
(5.8
|
)
|
(31.4
|
)
|
(17.9
|
)
|
Income Before Non-Controlling Interest and Income Taxes
|
74.7
|
|
55.0
|
149.7
|
119.4
|
|||
Income Tax Expense
|
14.4
|
|
13.4
|
27.0
|
27.1
|
|||
Net Income
|
60.3
|
|
41.6
|
122.7
|
92.3
|
|||
Less: Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries
|
(0.1
|
)
|
—
|
|
(0.1
|
)
|
0.4
|
|
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
|
$60.4
|
$41.6
|
$122.8
|
$91.9
|
||||
Average Shares of Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Basic
|
48.8
|
|
42.9
|
|
48.0
|
|
42.1
|
|
Diluted
|
48.9
|
|
42.9
|
|
48.1
|
|
42.3
|
|
Basic Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
|
$1.24
|
$0.97
|
$2.56
|
$2.18
|
||||
Diluted Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
|
$1.23
|
$0.97
|
$2.55
|
$2.17
|
||||
Dividends Per Share of Common Stock
|
$0.505
|
$0.49
|
$1.515
|
$1.47
|
|
Sep. 30,
|
Dec. 31,
|
|
|
Sep. 30,
|
Dec. 31,
|
|
2015
|
2014
|
|
|
2015
|
2014
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
|
|
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
$103.0
|
$145.8
|
|
Current Liabilities
|
$317.7
|
$416.0
|
Other Current Assets
|
300.3
|
273.0
|
|
Long-Term Debt
|
1,549.0
|
1,272.8
|
Property, Plant and Equipment - Net
|
3,639.1
|
3,284.8
|
|
Deferred Income Taxes
|
593.6
|
510.7
|
Regulatory Assets
|
353.3
|
357.3
|
|
Regulatory Liabilities
|
105.8
|
94.2
|
Investment in ATC
|
126.0
|
121.1
|
|
Defined Benefit Pension & Other
|
189.6
|
190.9
|
Other Investments
|
113.5
|
114.4
|
|
Other Non-Current Liabilities
|
352.7
|
265.0
|
Goodwill and Intangibles - Net
|
212.9
|
4.8
|
|
Shareholders’ Equity
|
1,823.4
|
1,611.2
|
Other Non-Current Assets
|
83.7
|
59.6
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets
|
$4,931.8
|
$4,360.8
|
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
|
$4,931.8
|
$4,360.8
|
|
Quarter Ended
|
Nine Months Ended
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ALLETE, Inc.
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September 30,
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September 30,
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Income (Loss)
|
2015
|
2014
|
2015
|
2014
|
||||
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Regulated Operations
|
$43.8
|
$40.9
|
$108.1
|
$91.6
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Energy Infrastructure and Related Services
|
|
|
|
|
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ALLETE Clean Energy
|
13.2
|
|
0.5
|
|
18.7
|
|
1.2
|
|
U.S. Water Services
|
1.0
|
|
—
|
|
1.5
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Corporate and Other
|
2.4
|
0.2
|
|
(5.5
|
)
|
(0.9
|
)
|
|
Net Income Attributable to ALLETE
|
$60.4
|
$41.6
|
$122.8
|
$91.9
|
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Diluted Earnings Per Share
|
$1.23
|
$0.97
|
$2.55
|
$2.17
|
Kilowatt-hours Sold
|
|
|
|
|
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
Regulated Utility
|
|
|
|
|
Retail and Municipals
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
250
|
244
|
833
|
891
|
Commercial
|
391
|
369
|
1,106
|
1,097
|
Municipals
|
209
|
203
|
629
|
643
|
Industrial
|
1,538
|
1,911
|
5,063
|
5,515
|
Total Retail and Municipal
|
2,388
|
2,727
|
7,631
|
8,146
|
Other Power Suppliers
|
1,052
|
751
|
3,056
|
2,082
|
Total Regulated Utility
|
3,440
|
3,478
|
10,687
|
10,228
|
Non-regulated Energy Operations
|
30
|
28
|
90
|
92
|
Total Kilowatt-hours Sold
|
3,470
|
3,506
|
10,777
|
10,320
|
Regulated Utility Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
Millions
|
|
|
|
|
Regulated Utility Revenue
|
|
|
|
|
Retail and Municipals
|
|
|
|
|
Residential
|
$27.2
|
$26.8
|
$86.3
|
$92.4
|
Commercial
|
34.7
|
34.8
|
99.8
|
100.8
|
Municipals
|
16.4
|
14.6
|
46.9
|
45.6
|
Industrial
|
101.8
|
117.4
|
320.7
|
337.7
|
Total Retail and Municipals
|
180.1
|
193.6
|
553.7
|
576.5
|
Other Power Suppliers
|
39.5
|
31.3
|
110.8
|
84.9
|
Other
|
30.6
|
30.9
|
78.5
|
88.2
|
Total Regulated Utility Revenue
|
$250.2
|
$255.8
|
$743.0
|
$749.6
|