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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000066756-08-000080
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20081205
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20081205

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALLETE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000066756
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				410418150
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03548
		FILM NUMBER:		081231114

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		30 W SUPERIOR ST
		CITY:			DULUTH
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55802-2093
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2182795000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		30 W SUPERIOR STREET
		CITY:			DULUTH
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55802-2093

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALLETE
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000901

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MINNESOTA POWER INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980603

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MINNESOTA POWER & LIGHT CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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2009 earnings guidance within the range of $2.10 to $2.35 per share. The Company
expects an order on its retail rate case now before the Minnesota Public
Utilities Commission to be issued in April 2009, with new rates anticipated to
be in effect mid-2009. The Company has asked for a $40 million annual increase,
and is currently collecting interim rates amounting to $35 million on an
annualized basis. While the Company cannot determine what the final rates will
be, for the purpose of providing 2009 earnings guidance it has included rates
equivalent to the current interim rates for the entire year. However, once the
case has been completed, the Company will adjust its earnings outlook to include
the impact of final approved rates, which may be higher or lower than interim
rates now being collected. A copy of the press release, which the Company is
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, is attached as Exhibit 99
and incorporated by reference herein.</font></div>
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- -ALLETE News Release dated December 5, 2008, announcing 2009 earnings
guidance.</font></div>
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are cautioned that forward-looking statements should be read in conjunction with
ALLETE&#8217;s disclosures under the heading: &#8220;SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE
SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995&#8221; located on page 3 of this Form
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the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995</font></div>
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connection with the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, we are hereby filing cautionary statements identifying
important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from
those projected in forward-looking statements (as such term is defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) made by or on behalf of ALLETE
in this Current Report on Form 8-K, in presentations, in response to questions
or otherwise. Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to
expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, or future events or
performance (often, but not always, through the use of words or phrases such as
&#8220;anticipates,&#8221; &#8220;believes,&#8221; &#8220;estimates,&#8221; &#8220;expects,&#8221; &#8220;intends,&#8221; &#8220;plans,&#8221;
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&#8220;target,&#8221; &#8220;outlook&#8221; or similar expressions) are not statements of historical
facts and may be forward-looking.</font></div>
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statements involve estimates, assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which are
beyond our control and may cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially
from those that may be projected. These statements are qualified in their
entirety by reference to, and are accompanied by, the following important
factors, in addition to any assumptions and other factors referred to
specifically:</font></div>
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      ability to successfully implement our strategic
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      governmental policies, regulatory actions, and legislation including those
      of the United States Congress, state legislatures, the FERC, the MPUC, the
      PSCW, and various local and county regulators, and city administrators,
      about allowed rates of return, financings, industry and rate structure,
      acquisition and disposal of assets and facilities, real estate
      development, operation and construction of plant facilities, recovery of
      purchased power, capital investments and other expenses, present or
      prospective wholesale and retail competition (including but not limited to
      transmission costs), zoning and permitting of land held for resale and
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disclosures regarding factors that could cause our results and performance to
differ from results or performance anticipated by this report are discussed in
Item 1A under the heading &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in Part I of our 2007 Form 10-K and
under &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in Part II, Item 1A of our Third Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement
is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement
to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which that statement is
made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge
from time to time, and it is not possible for management to predict all of these
factors, nor can it assess the impact of each of these factors on the businesses
of ALLETE or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statement. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider
the various disclosures made by us in this Form 8-K and in our other reports
filed with the SEC that attempt to advise interested parties of the factors that
may affect our business.</font></div>
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Minn.-ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE) today announced it expects 2009 earnings per share
to be within a range of $2.10 to $2.35 from net income of between $67 to $75
million, and identified the major assumptions used in its forecast.</font></div>
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Company expects an order on its retail rate case now before the Minnesota Public
Utilities Commission to be issued in April, with new rates anticipated to be in
effect mid-2009. Minnesota Power has asked for a $40 million annual increase,
and is currently collecting interim rates amounting to $35 million on an
annualized basis.</font></div>
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Company cannot determine what the final rates will be, for the purpose of
providing 2009 earnings guidance it has included rates equivalent to the current
interim rates for the entire year. However, once the case has been completed,
the Company will adjust its earnings outlook to include the impact of final
approved rates, which may be higher or lower than interim rates now being
collected.</font></div>
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Power expects a decline in taconite production on Minnesota&#8217;s Iron Range in 2009
from 2008 levels, resulting in lower electricity usage by its industrial
customers. The Company intends to remarket available power to other power
suppliers in an effort to mitigate the earnings impact of lower retail sales.
The profitability of these efforts will be dependent on energy market and
economic conditions at that time. Minnesota Power also expects to sell
electricity to a new industrial customer, Mesabi Nugget, which is anticipated to
begin operations in the second half of 2009. Mesabi Nugget has signed a 15MW
contract with Minnesota Power.</font></div>
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2009.</font></div>
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generated cash, debt and equity issuances. The mix will be determined based on
financial market conditions and the timing of funding needs during the
year.&#160;&#160;&#8220;We&#8217;ll begin 2009 in a favorable financial condition; we have
good liquidity and a relatively low debt to capital ratio on our balance sheet,&#8221;
said Chairman and CEO Don Shippar.</font></div>
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2009, we expect strong annual earnings growth for a number of years due to
continuing investments in utility rate base,&#8221; Shippar said. &#8220;We&#8217;ll maintain our
focus on earning a financial return that rewards our shareholders and sustains
growth prospects.&#160;Additionally, we expect to increase our dividend when the
Board of Directors meets in January 2009.&#8221;</font></div>
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statements contained in this release and statements that ALLETE may make orally
in connection with this release that are not historical facts, are
forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those
projected in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties and investors are directed to the risks
discussed in documents filed by ALLETE with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.</font></div>
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