BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$37.5M
- Private
- US
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Energy Pictures Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE, provides electricity in a 26,000-square-mile electric service territory located in northeastern Minnesota. Minnesota Power supplies retail electric service to 135,000 retail customers and wholesale electric service to 16 municipalities. Superior Water, Light & Power (SWL&P) sells electricity and natural gas and provides water service in northwestern Wisconsin. SWL&P has 14,000 electric customers, 12,000 natural gas customers and 10,000 water customers. We have electric transmission and distribution lines of 500 kilovolt (eight miles), 230 kilovolt (606 miles), 161 kilovolt (43 miles), 138 kilovolt (66 miles), 115 kilovolt (1,259 miles) and less than 115 kilovolt (6,935 miles). We own and operate 179 substations with a total capacity of 8,562 megavoltamperes. Minnesota Power's transmission network is interconnected with the transmission grid to promote reliability and is part of a larger regional transmission organization called...
Allete Chairman, President and CEO
Don ShipparNumber of Employees 174
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Electric Power Distribution: 221122
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Minnesota Power to File Rate Case Supporting Greater Reliability, Improved Environmental Performance and New Renewable Projects
- 2009-08-05
DULUTH, Minn. -- To meet the future energy needs of its customers and state-mandated environmental and renewable goals, Minnesota Power today announced its intention to file a request with...
Minnesota Power Estimates $21 Million Rate Increase Following MPUC Vote
- 2009-04-07
DULUTH, Minn. -- Minnesota Power estimates that the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission MPUC will order an overall retail electric rate increase of approximately $21 million when it issues a...
Minnesota Power's Wind Energy Project Reaches Milestone
- 2008-09-08
Agreement Signed DULUTH, Minn. -- Minnesota Power's plan to harness wind energy from the plains of North Dakota and transmit it to customers took an important step forward with the signing of an agreement to purchase an interstate transmission line and phase out a long-term contract to buy coal-generated...
MPUC Sets Interim Rate Increase for Minnesota Power Retail Customers
- 2008-08-01
DULUTH, Minn. -- The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved, effective today, an interim rate increase for retail customers of Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company (NYSE: ALE). As part of the MPUC's review process of Minnesota Power's requested increase in the electric rates charged to its retail customers, the...
FPL Energy and Minnesota Power Dedicate North Dakota Wind Farm
- 2008-06-24
CENTER, N.D. -- FPL Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group (NYSE:FPL) and Minnesota Power, an operating division of ALLETE, Inc. today joined about 200 guests near Center to dedicate FPL Energy's Oliver County Wind Energy Center in Oliver County, North Dakota. North Dakota Governor John Hoeven was among...
Minnesota Power Energizes Website With APOGEE Interactive's Latest Energy Calculators
- 2008-06-05
ATLANTA -- Minnesota Power's new website features the latest release of Apogee Interactive's home energy calculator, which now estimates a home's carbon footprint and provides a national ENERGY STAR[R] Home Energy Yardstick Score along with the home's energy use analysis. In addition, Minnesota Power is the first of Apogee's...
Minnesota Power Joins Climate Registry Effort to Measure and Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- 2008-05-14
DULUTH, Minn. -- Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company, has become a "founding reporter" of The Climate Registry, an organization established to measure and publicly report greenhouse gas emissions consistently, accurately and across borders and industry sectors. The non-profit Climate Registry founders include 39 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces, three...
Minnesota Power Announces Long Term Project to Accelerate Wind Energy and Cut Back Carbon
- 2008-05-13
DULUTH, Minn. -- In a major move to accelerate its strategy of reducing carbon emissions and expanding renewable wind energy development, Minnesota Power (NYSE: ALE) proposes to purchase a major transmission line from North Dakota, phase out a long-term contract to buy coal-based electricity, and add several hundred megawatts of...
Minnesota Power Requests Rate Increase for Retail Customers
- 2008-05-02
DULUTH, Minn. -- Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company (NYSE: ALE), today filed a rate adjustment request with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission MPUC, seeking an increase of $45 million in the electric rates charged to its retail customers. With MPUC approval, interim rates would take effect July 1, 2008....
Federal Regulators Approve Minnesota Power Wholesale Rate Request
- 2008-02-12
DULUTH, Minn. -- Minnesota Power, an ALLETE company (NYSE: ALE) announced today that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved an increase to the electric rates of Minnesota Power's wholesale customers. The rate increase applies only to Minnesota Power's 16 municipal customers and two private utilities in Wisconsin, including Superior Water,...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Eric Norberg | Minnesota Power Vice President, Strategic Initiatives |
| Pat Mullen | Minnesota Power Vice President Distribution Operations and Customer Service |
| Al Hodnik | Minnesota Power General Manager of Thermal Operations |
| Sue Thompson | Minnesota Power Customer Service Director |
| Nancy Norr | Manager, Regional Development |
| Jennifer Hawkins | Senior Economic Development Analyst |
| Tonya Loken | Administrative Specialist |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Shippar | Allete Chairman, President and CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Power - Company Operator | Allete Chairman, President and CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Power - Company Operator | Minnesota Power Vice President, Strategic Initiatives | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Power - Company Operator | Minnesota Power Vice President Distribution Operations and Customer Service | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Power - Company Operator | Minnesota Power General Manager of Thermal Operations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Power - Company Operator | Minnesota Power Customer Service Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Power - Company Operator | Manager, Regional Development | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Power - Company Operator | Senior Economic Development Analyst | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Power - Company Operator | Administrative Specialist | Current |
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