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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	10-Q
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090930
FILED AS OF DATE:		20091103
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20091103

FILER:

	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:		10-Q
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03548
		FILM NUMBER:		091152798

	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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its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="58%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
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      2008</a></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="58%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><a href="#cf">Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and
    2008</a></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">8</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="58%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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    Statements</a></font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">9</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="58%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><a href="#item2">Item 2.</a></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">25</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="58%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><a href="#item3">Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
      Risk</a></font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">40</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="58%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><a href="#item4late">Item 4.</a></font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><a href="#item4late">Controls and Procedures</a></font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">41</font></div>
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="58%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><a href="#part2">Part II.</a></font></div>
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="top" width="67%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><a href="#part2">Other Information</a></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="58%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="9%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">41</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="58%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="9%">
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            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">41</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="58%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">42</font></div>
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        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ALLETE
Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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following abbreviations or acronyms are used in the text. References in this
report to &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us&#8221; and &#8220;our&#8221; are to ALLETE, Inc. and its subsidiaries,
collectively.</font></div>
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      or Acronym</font></div>
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            </td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="58%">
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="25%">
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Financial
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">FERC</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Federal
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            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">ALLETE
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Financial
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="25%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">GAAP</font></div>
            </td>
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cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed. Although such
forward-looking statements have been made in good faith and are based on
reasonable assumptions, there is no assurance that the expected results will be
achieved. Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, future
expectations, risks, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, events,
uncertainties, financial performance, or growth strategies (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; &#8220;projects,&#8221; &#8220;will likely result,&#8221;
&#8220;will continue,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221; &#8220;target,&#8221; &#8220;outlook&#8221; or words of
similar meaning) are not statements of historical facts and may be
forward-looking.</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, or expectations suggested, in forward-looking statements made
by or on behalf of ALLETE in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, in
presentations, on our website, in response to questions or otherwise. 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 in connection with such forward-looking
statements:</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, the NDPSC, 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 environmental matters;</font></div>
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      development expenditures;</font></div>
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      and domestic economic conditions affecting us or our
      customers;</font></div>
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      ability to replace a mature workforce and retain qualified, skilled and
      experienced personnel; and</font></div>
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      outcome of legal and administrative proceedings (whether civil or
      criminal) and settlements that affect the business and profitability of
      ALLETE.</font></div>
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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; beginning on page 20 of our 2008
Form&#160;10-K. 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 10-Q 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><br>
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Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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      I.&#160;&#160;FINANCIAL INFORMATION</font></div>
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&#8211; Unaudited</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="73%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Assets</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="73%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="73%">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">54.4</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Prepayments
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">24.5</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="73%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Current Assets</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">212.5</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">252.3</font></div>
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="82%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Property,
      Plant and Equipment - Net</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1,530.5</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="82%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">85.1</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="82%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">138.8</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="82%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">288.2</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="73%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="82%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Liabilities
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="82%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Liabilities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="82%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Current
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Accounts
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$54.8</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Accrued
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">15.9</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Accrued
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">9.9</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Long-Term
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12.0</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Notes
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.3</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.0</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="73%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Current Liabilities</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">142.1</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="82%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">217.5</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="82%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="73%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="73%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="73%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Shares
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">601.4</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(46.9)</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Retained
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="73%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">905.6</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="82%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Non-Controlling
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="78%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Equity</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">915.1</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ALLETE
Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">6</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">CONSOLIDATED
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            <td valign="bottom" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="top" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="61%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="middle" width="65%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
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            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="61%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Fuel
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">69.8</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">199.4</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
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            <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="61%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">67.5</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">224.7</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="61%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">16.1</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">46.8</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">39.1</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">153.4</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="middle" width="65%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">25.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">33.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">72.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">82.0</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="middle" width="65%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Income (Expense)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="61%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Interest
      Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(8.3)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(6.9)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(25.4)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(19.5)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="61%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Equity
      Earnings in ATC</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11.2</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="61%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13.9</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Other Income (Expense)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(3.1)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(8.7)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="middle" width="65%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Income
      Before Non-Controlling Interest and&#160;&#160;Income
Taxes</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">22.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">33.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">63.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">87.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="middle" width="65%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Income
      Tax Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">8.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">21.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">28.3</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="middle" width="65%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">15.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">24.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">42.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">59.3</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="middle" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="middle" width="61%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Less:
      Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.2)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.3)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.3</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="middle" width="65%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income Attributable to ALLETE</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$16.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$24.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="3%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$42.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$59.0</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="76%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Gain
      on Sale of Available-for-Sale Securities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(6.5)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Depreciation
      Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">46.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">39.1</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Amortization
      of Debt Issuance Costs</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Deferred
      Income Tax Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">38.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">18.4</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Stock
      Compensation Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.3</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Bad
      Debt Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.9</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Changes
      in Operating Assets and Liabilities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Accounts
      Receivable</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(4.1)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Inventories</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(4.7)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(10.4)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Prepayments
      and Other</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.3)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">20.2</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Accounts
      Payable</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(4.4)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(13.0)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Current Liabilities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.5</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Assets</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(7.0)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(10.2)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Liabilities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(11.0)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(3.3)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Cash
      from Operating Activities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">106.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">101.8</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="76%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="84%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Investing
      Activities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Proceeds
      from Sale of Available-for-Sale Securities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">58.5</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Payments
      for Purchase of Available-for-Sale Securities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(1.8)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(45.1)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Investment
      in ATC</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(5.4)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(5.2)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Changes
      to Other Investments</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.5)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.7)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="80%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Additions
      to Property, Plant and Equipment</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(200.1)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">44.7</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="8%">
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="76%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="76%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.</font></div><br>
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        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ALLETE
Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X
and do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for
complete financial statements. Similarly, the December 31, 2008 consolidated
balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements but does not include
all disclosures required by GAAP. All adjustments are of a normal, recurring
nature, except as otherwise disclosed. Certain prior year amounts within
operating activities in our consolidated statement of cash flows have been
reclassified between line items for comparative purposes. The reclassifications
did not affect our net income or cash flows from operating activities. In the
opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial
statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to make a fair
statement of the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash
flows of ALLETE for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the
period ended September 30, 2009, are not necessarily indicative of results that
may be expected for any other interim period or for the year ending December 31,
2009. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements
and notes included in our 2008 Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subsequent Events. </font>The Company
performed an evaluation of subsequent events for potential recognition and
disclosure through the time of issuing the financial statements on November 3,
2009.</font></div>
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1.&#160;&#160;OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES</font></div>
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stated at the lower of cost or market. Amounts removed from inventory are
recorded on an average cost basis.</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="13%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">September
      30,</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">December
      31,</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Inventories</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="57%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="57%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Fuel</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="13%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$21.8</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="12%">
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            <td valign="top" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Materials
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">32.6</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">33.1</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Inventories</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$54.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$49.7</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Other
Assets and Other Liabilities.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">September
      30,</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">December
      31,</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Assets</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="57%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="57%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Deferred
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$256.5</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
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            <td valign="top" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="top" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$288.2</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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          </tr></table>
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    <div>
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<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Liabilities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="57%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="57%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Future
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$211.8</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="57%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Deferred
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">46.0</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="57%">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">43.9</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">50.3</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td>
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      Benefit Obligation Under Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement
      Plans declined primarily due to contributions. See Note 13. Pension and
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Plans.</font></div>
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          </tr></table>
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Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
1.&#160;&#160;OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">New
Accounting Standards.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Codification</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">&#160;</font>In June 2009, the FASB
approved the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (Codification) as the single
source of authoritative nongovernmental GAAP. The Codification is an online
research system that reorganizes the thousands of GAAP pronouncements into a
topical structure. The Codification was launched on July 1, 2009, at which time
all existing accounting standards documents were superseded and all existing
accounting literature not included in the Codification was considered
non-authoritative, except for guidance issued by the SEC, which remains a source
of authoritative GAAP. The Codification was effective September&#160;30,
2009.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subsequent Events.</font> In May
2009, the FASB issued guidance on accounting for, and disclosure of, events that
occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or
are available to be issued. Entities are required to disclose the date through
which subsequent events have been evaluated and the basis for that date. The
guidance on subsequent events was adopted on June 30, 2009, and did not have a
material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations,
or cash flows.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Non-controlling Interests.</font> In
December 2007, the FASB issued amended guidance to improve the relevance,
comparability, and transparency of the financial information a reporting entity
provides in its consolidated financial statements with regards to
non-controlling interests. Non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is defined
as an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as
equity in the consolidated financial statements. The amended guidance changes
the presentation of the consolidated income statement by requiring consolidated
net income to include amounts attributable to the parent and the non-controlling
interest. A single method of accounting was established for changes in a
parent&#8217;s ownership interest in a subsidiary which do not result in
deconsolidation. Expanded disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish
between the interests of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling
owners of a subsidiary are also required. The guidance for non-controlling
interests was adopted on January 1, 2009. ALLETE Properties does have certain
non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries. The presentation of our
consolidated financial statements was impacted, but the adoption of the guidance
for non-controlling interests did not have a material impact on our consolidated
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities. </font>In March 2008, the FASB issued guidance that amends and
expands the disclosure requirements for derivative instruments and hedging
activities. The guidance requires enhanced disclosures about how and why an
entity uses derivative instruments, how derivative instruments and related
hedged items are accounted for and how derivative instruments and related hedged
items affect an entity&#8217;s financial position, financial performance, and cash
flows. Qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using
derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of and gains and
losses on derivative instruments and disclosures about credit-risk-related
contingent features in derivative agreements are also required. The guidance on
derivative instruments and hedging activities was adopted on
January&#160;1,&#160;2009. As the amended guidance provides only disclosure
requirements, the adoption of this standard did not have an impact on our
consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. (See Note
4. Derivatives.)</font></div><br>
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Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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1.&#160;&#160;OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Financial Instruments. </font>In
April 2009, the FASB issued amended guidance to require disclosure about fair
value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods of publicly traded
companies in addition to annual financial statements. This amended guidance was
adopted on June 30, 2009. As the amended guidance provided only disclosure
requirements, the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on
our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. (See
Note 5. Fair Value.)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Fair Value. </font>In April 2009, the
FASB issued additional guidance for applying the provisions of fair value. Fair
value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to
transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants under
current market conditions. This guidance requires an evaluation of whether there
has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the
asset or liability in relation to normal market activity for the asset or
liability. If there has, transactions or quoted prices may not be indicative of
fair value and a significant adjustment may need to be made to those prices to
estimate fair value. Additionally, an entity must consider whether the observed
transaction was orderly (that is, not distressed or forced). If the transaction
was orderly, the obtained price can be considered a relevant observable input
for determining fair value. If the transaction is not orderly, other valuation
techniques must be used when estimating fair value. This additional guidance on
fair value was adopted on June 30, 2009, and did not have a material impact on
our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In August
2009, the FASB issued an amendment to the guidance for fair value measurement
and disclosure of liabilities. This amendment provides clarification for
measuring the fair value of liabilities in circumstances in which a quoted price
in an active market for the identical liability is not available. As the amended
guidance provides only disclosure requirements, the adoption of this standard on
September 30, 2009, did not have an impact on our consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Other-Than-Temporary Impairments.
</font>In April 2009, the FASB issued amended guidance on other-than-temporary
impairments. If it is more likely than not that an impaired security will be
sold before the recovery of its cost basis, either due to the investor&#8217;s intent
to sell or because it will be required to sell the security, the entire
impairment is recognized in earnings. Otherwise, only the portion of the
impaired debt security related to estimated credit losses is recognized in
earnings, while the remainder of the impairment is recorded in other
comprehensive income and recognized over the remaining life of the debt
security. In addition, the guidance expands the presentation and disclosure
requirements for other-than-temporary impairments for both debt and equity
securities. The amended guidance for other-than-temporary impairments was
adopted on June 30, 2009, and did not have an impact on our consolidated
financial position, results of operations or cash flows.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Pensions and Other Postretirement
Benefits.</font> In December 2008, the FASB issued guidance that amends
employers&#8217; disclosures about pensions and other postretirement benefits. These
changes provide guidance on disclosures about plan assets, investment
strategies, major categories of plan assets, concentrations of risk within plan
assets, and valuation techniques used to measure the fair value of plan assets.
These disclosure requirements will be effective for fiscal years ending after
December 15, 2009. Upon initial adoption, the requirements within this guidance
are not required for earlier periods that are presented for comparative
purposes. As the amended guidance provides only disclosure requirements, the
adoption of this standard will not have an impact on our consolidated financial
position, results of operations or cash flows.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Transfers of Financial Assets.
</font>In June 2009, the FASB issued amended guidance for the transfers of
financial assets. The guidance was issued with the objective of improving the
relevance, representational faithfulness, and comparability of the information
that a reporting entity provides in its financial statements about a transfer of
financial assets; the effects of a transfer on its financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows; and a transferor&#8217;s continuing involvement, if any,
in transferred financial assets. Key provisions of the amended guidance include
(1) the removal of the concept of qualifying special purpose entities, (2) the
introduction of the concept of a participating interest, in circumstances in
which a portion of a financial asset has been transferred, and (3) the
requirement that to qualify for sale accounting, the transferor must evaluate
whether it maintains effective control over transferred financial assets either
directly or indirectly. The amended guidance also requires enhanced disclosures
about transfers of financial assets and a transferor&#8217;s continuing involvement.
The amended guidance is effective January 1, 2010, and is required to be applied
prospectively.&#160;&#160;We are currently assessing the impact of the adoption
on our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows,
but we do not believe it will have a material impact on the
Company.</font></div><br>
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1.&#160;&#160;OPERATIONS AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Variable Interest Entities.</font> In
June 2009, the FASB issued guidance amending the manner in which entities
evaluate whether consolidation is required for variable interest entities
(VIEs). A company must first perform a qualitative analysis in determining
whether it must consolidate a VIE, and if the qualitative analysis is not
determinative, must perform a quantitative analysis. The guidance requires
continuous evaluation of VIEs for consolidation, rather than upon the occurrence
of triggering events. Additional enhanced disclosures about how an entity&#8217;s
involvement with a VIE affects its financial statements and exposure to risk
will also be required. This guidance is effective January 1, 2010. We are
currently assessing the impact of this amended guidance on our consolidated
financial position, results of operations and cash flows, but we do not believe
it will have a material impact on the Company.</font></div>
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Operations includes our regulated utilities, Minnesota Power and SWL&amp;P, as
well as our investment in ATC, a Wisconsin-based utility that owns and maintains
electric transmission assets in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and
Illinois. Investments and Other is comprised primarily of BNI Coal, our coal
mining operations in North Dakota, and ALLETE Properties, our Florida real
estate business. This segment also includes Emerging Technology Investments, a
small amount of non-rate base generation, approximately 7,000 acres of land for
sale in Minnesota, and earnings on cash and short-term investments.</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="9%">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Investments</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Consolidated</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operations</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">and
      Other</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">For
      the Quarter Ended September 30, 2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      Revenue</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$178.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$160.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$18.7</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Fuel
      and Purchased Power</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">69.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">69.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      and Maintenance</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">67.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">50.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">17.4</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Depreciation
      Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">16.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">15.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.1</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">25.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">25.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.2</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Interest
      Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(8.3)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(7.0)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(1.3)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Equity
      Earnings in ATC</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Income (Expense)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.8)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Income
      (Loss) Before Non-Controlling Interest and&#160;&#160;&#160;Income
      Taxes</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">22.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">24.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(1.9)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Income
      Tax Expense (Benefit)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(1.1)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income (Loss)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">15.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">16.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.8)</font></div>
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Less:
      Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.2)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.2)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income (Loss) Attributable to ALLETE</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$16.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$16.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$(0.6)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="80%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Regulated</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Investments</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Consolidated</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operations</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">and
      Other</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">For
      the Quarter Ended September 30, 2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      Revenue</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$201.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$179.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$22.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Fuel
      and Purchased Power</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">81.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">81.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      and Maintenance</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">74.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">53.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">20.3</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Depreciation
      Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.1</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">33.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">32.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.2</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Interest
      Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(6.9)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(6.1)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.8)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Equity
      Earnings in ATC</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.2</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Income
      Before Non-Controlling Interest and Income Taxes</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">33.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">30.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Income
      Tax Expense (Benefit)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">8.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(3.1)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">24.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">19.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5.7</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Less:
      Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.2</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income Attributable to ALLETE</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$24.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$19.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$5.5</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div><br>
    <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
      <div id="FTR">
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
        </div>
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ALLETE
Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
        <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
</font></div>
      </div>
      <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">12</font></div>
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
          <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
        </div>
      </div>
      <div id="HDR">
        <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
</font></div>
      </div>
    </div><br>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
2.&#160;&#160;BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Continued)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="80%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Regulated</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Investments</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Consolidated</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operations</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">and
      Other</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">For
      the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      Revenue</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$550.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$493.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$56.8</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Prior
      Year Rate Refunds</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(7.6)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(7.6)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Operating Revenue</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">543.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">486.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">56.8</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Fuel
      and Purchased Power</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">199.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">199.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      and Maintenance</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">224.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">169.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">54.9</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Depreciation
      Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">46.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">43.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3.4</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      Income (Loss)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">72.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">73.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(1.5)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Interest
      Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(25.4)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(20.9)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(4.5)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Equity
      Earnings in ATC</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Income (Expense)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.7)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Income
      (Loss) Before Non-Controlling Interest and</font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Income
      Taxes</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">63.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">70.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(6.7)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Income
      Tax Expense (Benefit)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">21.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">25.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(3.7)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income (Loss)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">42.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">45.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(3.0)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Less:
      Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.3)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.3)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income (Loss) Attributable to ALLETE</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$42.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$45.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$(2.7)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="middle" width="68%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">As
      of September 30, 2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Assets</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2,255.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2,005.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$249.8</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Property,
      Plant and Equipment &#8211; Net</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1,530.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1,478.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$51.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Accumulated
      Depreciation</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$937.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$885.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$51.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Capital
      Additions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$186.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$185.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1.7</font></div>
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    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
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<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="80%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Regulated</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Investments</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Consolidated</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operations</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">and
      Other</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">For
      the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      Revenue</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$604.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$535.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$69.0</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Fuel
      and Purchased Power</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">242.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">242.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      and Maintenance</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">241.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">179.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">61.8</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Depreciation
      Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">39.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">35.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3.5</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">82.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">78.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3.7</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Interest
      Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(19.5)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(17.5)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(2.0)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Equity
      Earnings in ATC</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11.1</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Income
      Before Non-Controlling Interest and Income Taxes</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">87.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">74.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12.8</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Income
      Tax Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">28.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">28.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">59.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">46.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12.8</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Less:
      Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.3</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income Attributable to ALLETE</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$59.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$46.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$12.5</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="middle" width="68%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">As
      of September 30, 2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Assets</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1,847.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1,565.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$281.7</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Property,
      Plant and Equipment &#8211; Net</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1,292.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1,239.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$53.1</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Accumulated
      Depreciation</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$854.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$806.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$48.0</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="68%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Capital
      Additions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$211.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$207.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$3.8</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div><br>
    <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
      <div id="FTR">
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
        </div>
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ALLETE
Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
        <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
</font></div>
      </div>
      <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">13</font></div>
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
          <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
        </div>
      </div>
      <div id="HDR">
        <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
</font></div>
      </div>
    </div><br>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
3.&#160;&#160;INVESTMENTS</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Investments.</font> Our long-term
investment portfolio includes the real estate assets of ALLETE Properties, debt
and equity securities consisting primarily of securities held to fund employee
benefits, ARS, our Emerging Technology Investments, and land held-for-sale in
Minnesota.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="81%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">September
      30,</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">December
      31,</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="81%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Investments</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="81%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="81%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">ALLETE
      Properties</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$88.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$84.9</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="81%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Available-for-Sale
      Securities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">35.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">32.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="81%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Emerging
      Technology Investments</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.4</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="81%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">9.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12.0</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="81%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Investments</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$138.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$136.9</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="81%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">September
      30,</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">December
      31,</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="81%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">ALLETE
      Properties</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="81%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="81%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Land
      Held-for-Sale Beginning Balance</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$71.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$62.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="81%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Additions
      During Period: Capitalized Improvements</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10.5</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="81%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Deductions
      During Period: Cost of Real Estate Sold</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.6)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(1.9)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="81%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Land
      Held-for-Sale Ending Balance</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">72.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">71.2</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="81%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Long-Term
      Finance Receivables</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">13.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="81%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.1</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="81%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Real Estate Assets</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$88.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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held-for-sale is recorded at the lower of cost or fair value determined by the
evaluation of individual land parcels.&#160;Land values are reviewed for
impairment and no impairments have been recorded for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 (none in 2008).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Long-Term Finance
Receivables.</font> Long-term finance receivables, which are collateralized by
property sold, accrue interest at market-based rates and are net of an allowance
for doubtful accounts of $0.2 million at September 30, 2009 ($0.1 million at
December 31, 2008). The allowance for doubtful accounts includes $0.1 million of
impairments that were recorded for other receivables during the quarter ended
September 30, 2009. The majority are receivables having maturities up to four
years. Finance receivables totaling $7.8 million at September 30, 2009, were due
from an entity which filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in
June 2009. The estimated fair value of the collateral relating to these
receivables was greater than the $7.8 million amount due at September 30, 2009
and no impairment was recorded on these receivables. Due to the lack of recent
market activity, we estimated fair value based primarily on recent property tax
assessed values. This valuation technique constitutes a Level 3 non-recurring
fair value measurement.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Auction Rate Securities.</font>
Included in Available-for-Sale Securities, as of September 30, 2009, are $14.3
million ($15.2 million at December 31, 2008) of three auction rate municipal
bonds with stated maturity dates ranging between 14 and 27 years. One of these
ARS bonds was called during the third quarter at par value of $7.0 million and
payment was received on October 6, 2009. These ARS consist of guaranteed student
loans insured or reinsured by the federal government. These ARS were
historically auctioned every 35 days to set new rates and provided a liquidating
event in which investors could either buy or sell securities. Beginning in 2008,
the auctions have been unable to sustain themselves due to the overall lack of
market liquidity and we have been unable to liquidate all of our ARS. As a
result, we have classified the ARS as long-term investments and have the ability
to hold these securities to maturity, until called by the issuer, or until
liquidity returns to this market. In the meantime, these securities will pay a
default rate which is above market interest rates.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
Company used a discounted cash flow model to determine the estimated fair value
of its investment in the ARS as of September 30, 2009. The assumptions used in
preparing the discounted cash flow model include the following: the effective
interest rate, amount of cash flows, and expected holding periods of the ARS.
These inputs reflect the Company&#8217;s judgments about assumptions that market
participants would use in pricing ARS including assumptions about risk. Based
upon the results of the discounted cash flow model, the fact that these ARS
consist of guaranteed student loans insured or reinsured by the federal
government and recent market activity, no other-than-temporary impairment loss
has been reported.</font></div>
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Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
4.&#160;&#160;DERIVATIVES</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In the
first nine months of 2009, we have entered into financial derivative instruments
to manage price risk for certain power marketing contracts. Outstanding
derivative contracts at September 30, 2009, consist of cash flow hedges for an
energy sale that includes pricing based on daily natural gas prices, and FTRs
purchased to manage congestion risk for forward power sales contracts. These
derivative instruments are recorded on our consolidated balance sheet at fair
value. As of September 30, 2009, we recorded approximately $1.1 million of
derivatives in other assets on our consolidated balance sheet of which the
entire balance relates to our FTRs. These derivative instruments settle monthly
throughout 2009 and the first five months of 2010.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Changes
in the derivatives&#8217; fair value are recognized currently in earnings unless
specific hedge accounting criteria is met. Favorable changes in fair value of
$0.3 million were recorded in operating revenue in the first quarter, $0.1
million was recorded in the second quarter, and $0.4 was recorded in the third
quarter when the corresponding energy swap contract ended. There have been no
changes in fair value recorded for the FTRs to date.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
mark-to-market fluctuations on the cash flow hedge have been recorded in other
comprehensive income on the consolidated balance sheet; a $0.1 million increase
in fair value was recorded in the first quarter, and a decrease of $0.1 million
was recorded in the second quarter. There was no mark-to-market change for the
quarter ended September 30, 2009.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
5.&#160;&#160;FAIR VALUE</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Fair
value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a
liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the
measurement date (exit price). We utilize market data or assumptions that market
participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions
about risk and the risks inherent in the inputs to the valuation technique.
These inputs can be readily observable, market corroborated, or generally
unobservable. We primarily apply the market approach for recurring fair value
measurements and endeavor to utilize the best available information.
Accordingly, we utilize valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable
inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. These inputs, which are used
to measure fair value, are prioritized through the fair value hierarchy. The
hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active
markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurement) and the lowest
priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurement). The three levels of the
fair value hierarchy are as follows:</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Level 1 &#8212;
Quoted prices are available in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities as of the reported date. Active markets are those in which
transactions for the asset or liability occur in sufficient frequency and volume
to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. This category includes
primarily mutual fund investments held to fund employee benefits.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Level 2 &#8212;
Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, but are either
directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date.&#160; The types of
assets and liabilities included in Level 2 are typically either comparable to
actively traded securities or contracts, such as treasury securities with
pricing interpolated from recent trades of similar securities, or priced with
models using highly observable inputs, such as commodity options priced using
observable forward prices and volatilities. This category includes deferred
compensation, fixed income securities, and derivative instruments consisting of
cash flow hedges.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Level 3 &#8212;
Significant inputs that are generally less observable from objective
sources.&#160; The types of assets and liabilities included in Level 3 are those
with inputs requiring significant management judgment or estimation, such as the
complex and subjective models and forecasts used to determine the fair value.
This category includes ARS consisting of guaranteed student loans and derivative
instruments consisting of FTRs.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
following tables set forth by level within the fair value hierarchy our assets
and liabilities that were accounted for at fair value on a recurring basis as of
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008. Each asset and liability is classified
based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value
measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the
fair value measurement requires judgment, and may affect the valuation of fair
value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy
levels.</font></div><br>
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Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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5.&#160;&#160;FAIR VALUE (Continued)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Recurring Fair Value
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Level
      1</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Level
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      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="49%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Assets:</font></div>
            </td>
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      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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      Securities</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$16.2</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Corporate
      Debt Securities</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$7.3</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.3</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Derivatives</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1.1</font></div>
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      Securities Issued by States of the United States (ARS)</font></div>
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            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">14.3</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="49%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Liabilities:</font></div>
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            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="49%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Deferred
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$14.8</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="49%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$14.8</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$14.8</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="49%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$21.1</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$29.0</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
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<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td colspan="4" valign="top" width="33%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Fair
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            <td valign="top" width="49%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Level
      1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Level
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            <td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Level
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            <td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="49%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="49%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Assets:</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="49%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Equity
      Securities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$13.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$13.5</font></div>
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="49%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Corporate
      Debt Securities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$3.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3.3</font></div>
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="49%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Debt
      Securities Issued by States of the United States (ARS)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$15.2</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">15.2</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="49%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Money
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10.6</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="49%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Fair Value of Assets</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$24.1</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="49%">
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            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$13.5</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="49%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$13.5</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$13.5</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="49%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="49%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Net Fair Value of Assets (Liabilities)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$24.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$(10.2)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$15.2</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$29.1</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
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<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Recurring
      Fair Value Measures</font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Derivatives</font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Debt
      Securities Issued by the States of the United States
  (ARS)</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Activity
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="7%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="7%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Balance
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respectively</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$15.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Purchases,
      Sales, Issuances and Settlements, Net</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.9)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$(5.9)</font></div>
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Level
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="7%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="7%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">25.2</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="50%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Balance
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="7%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1.1</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="7%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$14.3</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 5.4pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$19.3</font></div>
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          </tr></table>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The fair
value for each of the items below was based on quoted market prices for the same
or similar instruments.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
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<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="51%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Financial
      Instruments</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="16%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Carrying
      Amount</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Fair
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="51%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="16%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="15%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="51%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Long-Term
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            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="16%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="15%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="51%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">December
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            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="16%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -5.4pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$598.7</font></div>
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            <td valign="middle" width="15%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -4.75pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$561.6</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="51%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">September
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            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="16%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -5.4pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$640.4</font></div>
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            <td valign="middle" width="15%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -4.75pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$629.2</font></div>
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        </div>
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ALLETE
Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
        <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
</font></div>
      </div>
      <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">16</font></div>
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        <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
6.&#160;&#160;REGULATORY MATTERS</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Electric Rates.</font> Entities
within our Regulated Operations segment file for periodic rate revisions with
the MPUC, the FERC or the PSCW.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">2008 Rate Case</font>. On May 2,
2008, Minnesota Power filed a retail rate increase request with the MPUC. On
May&#160;4, 2009, the MPUC issued its order (May Order) on the rate filing, and
on June 25, 2009, the MPUC reconsidered the May Order. The reconsideration order
was issued on August 10, 2009, resulting in an authorized rate increase of $20.4
million (slightly below the $21.1 million outcome in the May Order). The May
Order allowing a 10.74 percent return on common equity and a capital structure
consisting of 54.79 percent equity and 45.21 percent debt remains
unchanged.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
reconsideration order reduced Minnesota Power&#8217;s interim rates, which were in
effect between August 2008 and October 31, 2009, by $6.3 million annually to
approximately $15 million. This increased Minnesota Power&#8217;s refunding obligation
for 2008 and 2009.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As of
September 30, 2009, we recorded a $20.0 million liability, including interest,
for refunds anticipated to be paid to our customers as a result of the MPUC
decision on our retail rate filing. Current year rate refunds totaling $11.9
million have been recorded on our consolidated statement of income and prior
year rate refunds totaling $7.6 million are stated separately. Interest expense
of $0.5 million was also recorded on our consolidated statement of income
related to rate refunds.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
October 29, 2009, the MPUC approved the implementation of final rates to begin
on November 1, 2009. Refunding of interim rates will commence in December 2009
and be completed during the first quarter of 2010.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">With the
May Order, the MPUC also approved the stipulation and settlement agreement that
affirmed the Company&#8217;s continued recovery of fuel and purchased power costs
under the former base cost of fuel that was in effect prior to the retail rate
filing. The transition to the former base cost of fuel will occur upon
implementation of final rates. Any revenue impact associated with this
transition will be identified in a future filing related to the Company&#8217;s fuel
clause operation.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">2010 Rate Case.</font> Minnesota
Power has previously stated its intention to file for additional revenues to
recover the costs of significant investments to ensure current and future system
reliability, enhance environmental performance and bring new renewable energy to
northeastern Minnesota. As a result, Minnesota Power filed a retail rate
increase request with the MPUC on November 2, 2009, seeking a return on equity
of 11.5 percent, a capital structure consisting of 54.29 percent equity and
45.71 percent debt, and on an annualized basis, an $81.0 million net increase in
electric retail revenue. We cannot predict the final level of rates that may be
approved by the MPUC.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Minnesota
Power&#8217;s wholesale customers consist of 16 municipalities in Minnesota and 1
private utility in Wisconsin. SWL&amp;P, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ALLETE, is
also a private utility in Wisconsin and a wholesale customer of Minnesota Power.
In 2008, Minnesota Power entered into new contracts with all of our wholesale
customers with the exception of one small customer (less than 2 MW) whose
contract is now in the cancellation period. The new contracts transitioned each
customer to formula-based rates, which means rates can be adjusted annually
based on changes in cost. The new agreements with the private utilities in
Wisconsin are subject to PSCW approval. In February 2009, the FERC approved our
municipal contracts, including the formula-based rate provision. A 9.5 percent
rate increase for our municipal customers was implemented on February 1, 2009
under the formula-based rate provision. Incremental revenue from this rate
increase is expected to be approximately $7 million on an annualized
basis.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">SWL&amp;P&#8217;s
current retail rates are based on a December 2008 PSCW retail rate order that
became effective January 1, 2009, and allows for an 11.1 percent return on
equity. The new rates reflect a 3.5 percent average increase in retail utility
rates for SWL&amp;P customers (a 13.4 percent increase in water rates, a 4.7
percent increase in electric rates, and a 0.6 percent decrease in natural gas
rates). On an annualized basis, the rate increase will generate approximately $3
million in additional revenue.</font></div><br>
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Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">NOTE 7.</font>&#160;&#160;<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">INVESTMENT IN ATC</font></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
wholly-owned subsidiary Rainy River Energy owns approximately 8 percent of ATC,
a Wisconsin-based utility that owns and maintains electric transmission assets
in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois. ATC provides
transmission service under rates regulated by the FERC that are set in
accordance with the FERC&#8217;s policy of establishing the independent operation and
ownership of, and investment in, transmission facilities. We account for our
investment in ATC under the equity method of accounting. On October 30, 2009, we
invested an additional $2.3 million in ATC.</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">ALLETE&#8217;s
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            <td valign="top" width="18%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="64%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Equity
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="18%">
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Equity
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 12.1pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12.9</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Distributed
      ATC Earnings</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 12.1pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(10.1)</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Equity
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 12.1pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$85.1</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ATC's
summarized financial data for the quarter and nine months ended
September&#160;30, 2009 and 2008, is as follows:</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">ATC
      Summarized Financial Data</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Income
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            <td valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="57%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="57%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Revenue</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="11%">
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="10%">
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            <td valign="top" width="57%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Operating
      Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">58.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="11%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">52.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">172.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">156.2</font></div>
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            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">19.8</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">18.2</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">57.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">51.1</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$53.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$157.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td valign="top" width="57%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="11%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="57%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">ALLETE&#8217;s
      Equity in Net Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$4.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$12.9</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
8.&#160;&#160;SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM DEBT</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Long-Term Debt. </font>In January
2009, we issued $42.0 million in principal amount of unregistered First Mortgage
Bonds (Bonds) in the private placement market. The Bonds mature January 15,
2019, and carry a coupon rate of 8.17 percent. We have the option to prepay all
or a portion of the Bonds at our discretion, subject to a make-whole provision.
The Bonds are subject to additional terms and conditions which are customary for
this type of transaction. We are using the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds
to fund utility capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes. The
Bonds were sold in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(2)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to institutional accredited
investors.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
9.&#160;&#160;OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="47%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Quarter
      Ended</font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Nine
      Months Ended</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="47%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">September
      30,</font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">September
      30,</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="47%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="47%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Loss
      on Emerging Technology Investments</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$(1.3)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$(0.1)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$(2.6)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$(0.6)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">AFUDC
      <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#8211;</font>
    Equity</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Investment
      and Other Income <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">(a)</font></font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">11.9</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="47%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Other Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$0.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$3.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$13.9</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr valign="top">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
      2008, Investment and Other Income included a gain from the sale of certain
      available-for-sale securities. The gain was triggered when securities were
      sold to reallocate investments to meet defined investment allocations
      based upon an approved investment
strategy.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div><br>
    <div id="PGBRK" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt">
      <div id="FTR">
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
        </div>
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ALLETE
Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
        <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
</font></div>
      </div>
      <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">18</font></div>
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
          <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
        </div>
      </div>
      <div id="HDR">
        <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
</font></div>
      </div>
    </div><br>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr valign="top">
            <td style="WIDTH: 5px">
              <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
      </font></div>
            </td>
            <td width="1233">
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
      10.&#160;&#160;INCOME TAX EXPENSE</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="46%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Quarter
      Ended</font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Nine
      Months Ended</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="46%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">September
      30,</font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">September
      30,</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="46%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Current
      Tax Expense (Benefit)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="42%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Federal
      <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">(a)</font></font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$(7.9)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$(16.7)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$10.2</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="42%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">State</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.5)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(3.1)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.7)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.3)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="42%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Current Tax Expense (Benefit)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(8.4)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.9)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(17.4)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">9.9</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Deferred
      Tax Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="42%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Federal
      <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">(a)</font></font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">12.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">33.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">15.0</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="42%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">State</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.1</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="42%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Deferred
      Tax Credits</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.2)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.2)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.7)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.7)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="4%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="42%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Deferred Tax Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">14.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">9.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">38.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">18.4</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="46%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Income Tax Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$6.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$8.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$21.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$28.3</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr valign="top">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Due
      to the bonus depreciation provisions in the American Recovery and
      Reinvestment Act of 2009, we expect to be in a net operating loss position
      for the current year. The loss will be utilized by carrying it back
      against prior years&#8217; taxable
income.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, the effective tax rate was 33.8 percent
(32.3 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2008). The 2009 effective
tax rate deviated from the statutory rate of approximately 41 percent primarily
due to deductions for Medicare health subsidies, AFUDC-Equity, investment tax
credits, wind production tax credits, and depletion.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Uncertain Tax Positions. </font>As of
September 30, 2009, we have gross unrecognized tax benefits of $9.6 million. Of
this total, $1.5 million represents the amount of unrecognized tax benefits
that, if recognized, would favorably impact the effective income tax
rate.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We expect
that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2009,
will change by less than $1.0 million in the next 12 months.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
11.&#160;&#160;OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
components of total comprehensive income were as follows:</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="45%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Quarter
      Ended</font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Nine
      Months Ended</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="45%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Comprehensive Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">September
      30,</font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">September
      30,</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="45%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      of Tax</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
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            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="45%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
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            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="45%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Comprehensive Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="43%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Unrealized
      Gain (Loss) on Securities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(1.3)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(2.0)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="43%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Reclassification
      Adjustment for Losses (Gains) Included
      in&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Income <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">(a)</font></font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(3.8)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="43%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Defined
      Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.5</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="45%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(1.1)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(4.3)</font></div>
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            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="45%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Comprehensive Income</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$17.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$55.0</font></div>
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            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="45%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Less:
      Non-Controlling Interest in Subsidiaries</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.2)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.3)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.3</font></div>
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            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="45%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$17.2</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$54.7</font></div>
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    <div>
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            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Reclassification
      adjustment of $3.8 million in 2008 relates to the sale of certain
      available-for-sale securities.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
12.&#160;&#160;EARNINGS PER SHARE AND COMMON STOCK</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
difference between basic and diluted earnings per share, if any, arises from
outstanding stock options and performance share awards granted under our
Executive and Director Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plans. For the quarter
and nine months ended September 30, 2009, 0.6 million options to purchase shares
of common stock were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share
because the option exercise prices were greater than the average market prices,
and therefore, their effect would have been anti-dilutive. For the quarter and
nine months ended September 30, 2008, 0.2 million options to purchase shares of
common stock were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per
share.</font></div><br>
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        </div>
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ALLETE
Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
        <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
</font></div>
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        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">19</font></div>
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      </div>
      <div id="HDR">
        <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
</font></div>
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    </div><br>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
12.&#160;&#160;EARNINGS PER SHARE AND COMMON STOCK (Continued)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Authorized Common Stock.</font> On
May 12, 2009, shareholders approved an amendment to the Company&#8217;s Amended and
Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares
of common stock from 43.3 million to 80.0 million.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a name="Shareholder"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Shareholder
Rights Plan</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">.</font> On
July 25, 1996, ALLETE adopted a shareholder rights plan, which was amended and
restated on July 12, 2006 (collectively, the &#8220;Rights Plan&#8221;). The amendment to
the Rights Plan, among other things, extended the final expiration date of the
Rights Plan to July 11, 2009. The Rights Plan expired according to its terms on
July 11, 2009. As a result, ALLETE&#8217;s preferred share purchase rights issued in
accordance with the Rights Plan are no longer outstanding.</a></font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="34%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="34%">
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            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Dilutive</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Dilutive</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="34%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Earnings
      Per Share</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="6%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Basic</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Securities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="7%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Diluted</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="middle" width="6%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Basic</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Securities</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="middle" width="7%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Diluted</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions
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            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">For
      the Quarter Ended September 30,</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income Attributable to ALLETE</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$16.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$16.0</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$24.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$24.7</font></div>
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Common
      Shares</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">32.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">32.9</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">29.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">29.3</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Earnings
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$0.49</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$0.49</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$0.85</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$0.85</font></div>
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    <div>
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<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">For
      the Nine Months Ended September 30,</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="10%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="6%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="7%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Income Attributable to ALLETE</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$42.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$42.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$59.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$59.0</font></div>
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="34%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Common
      Shares</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">31.8</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="10%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">31.9</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">28.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">29.0</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="34%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Earnings
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1.33</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1.33</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="top" width="6%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2.04</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="7%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2.04</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">NOTE
13.&#160;&#160;PENSION AND OTHER POSTRETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="46%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="17%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Pension</font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="19%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Postretirement</font></div>
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;Health
      and Life</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="46%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Components
      of Net Periodic Benefit Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">For
      the Quarter Ended September 30,</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Service
      Cost</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1.0</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1.0</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Interest
      Cost</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">6.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.4</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Expected
      Return on Plan Assets</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(8.4)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(8.1)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(2.0)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(1.8)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Amortization
      of Prior Service Costs</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Amortization
      of Net Loss</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.4</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="46%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Amortization
      of Transition Obligation</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="46%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Net
      Periodic Benefit Expense</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="8%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$0.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$0.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2.7</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2.6</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">For
      the Nine Months Ended September 30,</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="8%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Service
      Cost</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$4.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$4.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$3.1</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$3.0</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Interest
      Cost</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">19.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">18.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.2</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Expected
      Return on Plan Assets</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(25.3)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(24.3)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(6.2)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(5.4)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Amortization
      of Prior Service Costs</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.4</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.5</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="top" width="46%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Amortization
      of Net Loss</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="8%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="top" width="9%">
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the nine months ended September 30, 2009, we contributed $32.9 million to our
pension plan; $12.0 million was contributed through the issuance of 463,000
shares of ALLETE common stock. We also contributed $9.3 million to our
postretirement health and life plan. We do not expect to make any additional
contributions to our pension plan or our postretirement health and life plan in
2009.</font></div>
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provide postretirement health benefits that include prescription drug benefits
which qualify us for the federal subsidy under the Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003. The expected reimbursement for
Medicare health subsidies reduced our after-tax postretirement medical expense
by $2.0 million for 2009 ($1.2 million for 2008). For the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, we have received $0.3 million in prescription drug
reimbursements.</font></div><br>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements.
</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Square Butte Power
Purchase Agreement.</font> Minnesota Power has a power purchase agreement with
Square Butte that extends through 2026 (Agreement). It provides a long-term
supply of low-cost energy to customers in our electric service territory and
enables Minnesota Power to meet power pool reserve requirements. Square Butte, a
North Dakota cooperative corporation, owns a 455-MW coal-fired generating unit
(Unit) near Center, North Dakota. The Unit is adjacent to a generating unit
owned by Minnkota Power, a North Dakota cooperative corporation whose Class A
members are also members of Square Butte. Minnkota Power serves as the operator
of the Unit and also purchases power from Square Butte.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Minnesota
Power is obligated to pay its pro&#160;rata share of Square Butte&#8217;s costs based
on Minnesota Power&#8217;s entitlement to Unit output. Our output entitlement under
the Agreement is 50 percent for the remainder of the contract. Minnesota Power&#8217;s
payment obligation will be suspended if Square Butte fails to deliver any power,
whether produced or purchased, for a period of one year. Square Butte&#8217;s fixed
costs consist primarily of debt service. At September 30, 2009, Square Butte had
total debt outstanding of $364.0 million. Annual debt service for Square Butte
is expected to be approximately $29 million in each of the five years, 2009
through 2013. Variable operating costs include the price of coal purchased from
BNI Coal, our subsidiary, under a long-term contract.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">North Dakota Wind Project.</font> On
July 7, 2009, the MPUC approved our petition seeking current cost recovery of
investments and expenditures related to our Bison I and associated transmission
upgrades. We anticipate filing a petition with the MPUC in the fourth quarter to
establish customer billing rates for the approved cost recovery. Bison I is the
first portion of several hundred MWs of our North Dakota Wind Project, which
upon completion will fulfill the 2025 renewable energy supply requirement for
our retail load. Bison I, which will be comprised of 33 wind turbines with a
total nameplate capacity of 75.9 MWs and located near Center, North Dakota, will
be phased into service in 2010 and 2011.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
September 29, 2009 the NDPSC issued a Certificate of Site Compatibility for
Energy Conversion System for Bison I that authorized site construction to
commence.&#160; On October 2, 2009, Minnesota Power filed a route permit
application with the NDPSC for the 22 mile 230 kV Bison I transmission line that
will connect Bison I to the DC transmission line at the Square Butte Substation
in Center, North Dakota.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
September 2008, we signed an agreement to purchase an existing 250 kV DC
transmission line for approximately $80 million to transport this wind energy to
our customers while gradually reducing the supply of energy currently delivered
to our system on this same transmission line from Square Butte&#8217;s Unit. The
transaction is subject to regulatory and board approvals. On May 14, 2009, we
filed a petition with the MPUC for approval of the DC transmission line purchase
and the restructuring of the power purchase agreement with Square Butte. That
petition was reviewed by the MPUC through an evidentiary hearing held on
September&#160;17,&#160;2009. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) takes the
information from the evidentiary hearing and makes a recommendation to the
MPUC.&#160;The MPUC may accept, reject, or modify the ALJ&#8217;s recommendation in
making their decision.&#160;On October 27, 2009, the ALJ recommended that the
MPUC approve this transaction.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Wind Power Purchase Agreements.
</font>We have two wind power purchase agreements with an affiliate of NextEra
Energy to purchase the output from two wind facilities, Oliver Wind I (50 MWs)
and Oliver Wind II (48 MWs) located near Center, North Dakota. Each agreement is
for 25 years and provides for the purchase of all output from the
facilities.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Leasing Agreements.</font> BNI Coal
is obligated to make lease payments for a dragline totaling $2.8&#160;million
annually for the lease term which expires in 2027. BNI Coal has the option at
the end of the lease term to renew the lease at a fair market rental, to
purchase the dragline at fair market value, or to surrender the dragline and pay
a $3.0 million termination fee. We lease other properties and equipment under
operating lease agreements with terms expiring through 2016. The aggregate
amount of minimum lease payments for all operating leases is $8.3 million in
2009, $8.2 million in 2010, $8.3&#160;million in 2011, $8.2 million in 2012,
$7.8 million in 2013 and $52.9 million thereafter.</font></div><br>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a name="CoalContracts"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Coal, Rail
and Shipping Contracts</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">.</font> We have three primary coal
supply agreements with various expiration dates ranging from December 2009 to
December 2011. We also have rail and shipping agreements for the transportation
of all of our coal, with various expiration dates ranging from December 2009 to
January 2012. Our remaining minimum payment obligation as of September 30, 2009,
under these coal, rail and shipping agreements for 2009 is $14.4 million. Annual
payment obligations for 2010 and 2011 are $12.5 million and $7.6 million,
respectively, with no specific commitments beyond 2011. Our minimum annual
payment obligations will increase when annual nominations are made for coal
deliveries in future years.</a></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
January 24, 2008, we received a letter from BNSF alleging that the Company
defaulted on a material obligation under the Company&#8217;s Coal Transportation
Agreement (CTA). In the notice, BNSF claimed we underpaid approximately $1.6
million for coal transportation services in 2006 and that failure to pay such
amount plus interest may result in BNSF&#8217;s termination of the CTA. On April 1,
2008, to ensure that BNSF did not attempt to terminate the CTA, we paid under
protest the full amount claimed by BNSF and filed a demand for arbitration of
the issue. On April 22, 2008, BNSF filed a counterclaim in the arbitration
disputing our position that we are entitled to a refund from BNSF of $1.5
million plus interest for amounts that we overpaid for 2007 deliveries. On March
11, 2009, the Company and BNSF resolved the disputes with no resulting
associated Company liability or loss contingencies, and by an order dated March
27, 2009, the arbitrator dismissed the case. The delivered costs of fuel for the
Company&#8217;s generation are recoverable from Minnesota Power&#8217;s utility customers
through the fuel adjustment clause.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Emerging Technology
Investments.</font> We have investments in emerging technologies through
minority investments in venture capital funds structured as limited liability
companies, and direct investments in privately-held, start-up companies. We have
committed to make $0.5 million in additional investments in certain emerging
technology venture capital funds. We do not have plans to make any additional
investments beyond this commitment.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Environmental Matters.</font> Our
businesses are subject to regulation of environmental matters by various
federal, state and local authorities. We consider our businesses to be in
substantial compliance with currently applicable environmental regulations and
believe all necessary permits to conduct such operations have been obtained. Due
to future restrictive environmental requirements through legislation and/or
rulemaking, we anticipate that potential expenditures for environmental matters
will be material and will require significant capital investments. We review
environmental matters for disclosure on a quarterly basis. Accruals for
environmental matters are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been
incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated, based on
current law and existing technologies. These accruals are adjusted periodically
as assessment and remediation efforts progress or as additional technical or
legal information becomes available. Accruals for environmental liabilities are
included in our consolidated balance sheet at undiscounted amounts and exclude
claims for recoveries from insurance or other third parties. Costs related to
environmental contamination treatment and cleanup are charged to expense unless
recoverable in rates from customers.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">EPA Clean Air Interstate
Rule.</font> In March 2005, the EPA announced the Clean Air Interstate Rule
(CAIR) that sought to reduce and permanently cap emissions of SO<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: sub">2</font>, NO<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: sub">X</font>, and
particulates in the eastern United States. Minnesota was included as one of the
28 states considered as &#8220;significantly contributing&#8221; to air quality standards
non-attainment in other downwind states. On July 11, 2008, the United States
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Court) vacated the CAIR
and remanded the rulemaking to the EPA for reconsideration while also granting
our petition that the EPA reconsider including Minnesota as a CAIR state. In
September 2008, the EPA and others petitioned the Court for a rehearing or
alternatively requested that the CAIR be remanded without a court order. In
December 2008, the Court granted the request that the CAIR be remanded without a
court order, effectively reinstating a January 1, 2009, compliance date for the
CAIR, including Minnesota. However, in the May 12, 2009 Federal Register the EPA
issued a proposed rule that would amend the CAIR to stay its effectiveness with
respect to Minnesota until completion of the EPA&#8217;s determination of whether
Minnesota should be included as a CAIR state. The EPA accepted public comment
through June 11, 2009 and is expected to render a final decision pending
evaluation of comments received. Minnesota Power submitted comments in support
of the stay.</font></div><br>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Minnesota Regional Haze.</font> The
regional haze rule requires states to submit state implementation plans (SIPs)
to the EPA to address regional haze visibility impairment in 156
federally-protected parks and wilderness areas. Under the regional haze rule,
certain large stationary sources of visibility-impairing emissions that were put
in place between 1962 and 1977 are required to install emission controls, known
as best available retrofit technology (BART). We have certain steam units,
Boswell Unit 3 and Taconite Harbor Unit 3, which are subject to BART
requirements.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Pursuant
to the regional haze rule, Minnesota was required to develop its SIP by December
2007. As a mechanism for demonstrating progress towards meeting the long-term
regional haze goal, in April 2007, the MPCA advanced a draft conceptual SIP
which relied on the implementation of the CAIR. However, a formal SIP was never
filed due to the Court&#8217;s review of CAIR as more fully described above under &#8220;EPA
Clean Air Interstate Rule.&#8221; Subsequently, the MPCA has requested that companies
with BART eligible units complete and submit a BART emissions control retrofit
study, which was done on Taconite Harbor Unit 3 in November 2008, in order to
develop a final SIP for submission to the EPA. The retrofit work currently
underway on Boswell Unit 3 meets the BART requirement for that unit. It is
uncertain what controls will ultimately be required at Taconite Harbor Unit 3 in
connection with the regional haze rule.</font></div>
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In March 2005, the EPA also announced the Clean Air Mercury Rule (CAMR) that
would have reduced and permanently capped electric utility mercury emissions in
the continental United States through a cap and trade program. In February 2008,
the Court vacated the CAMR and remanded the rulemaking to the EPA for
reconsideration. In October 2008, the Department of Justice, on behalf of the
EPA, petitioned the Supreme Court to review the Court&#8217;s decision in the CAMR
case. In January 2009, the EPA withdrew their petition, paving the way for
possible regulation of mercury emissions through Section 112 of the Clean Air
Act, setting Maximum Achievable Control Technology standards for the utility
sector. Cost estimates for complying with potential future mercury regulations
under the Clean Air Act are premature at this time. The EPA is preparing an
Information Collection Request to require numerous utilities across the United
States to perform stack testing in order to develop an improved database with
which to base future regulations.</font></div>
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Rule</font>. On September 22, 2009, the EPA issued the final rule mandating that
certain GHG emission sources, including electric generating units, are subject
to the EPA&#8217;s Acid Rain Program and are required to report emission levels.&#160;
The rule is intended to allow the EPA to collect accurate and timely data on GHG
emissions that can be used to form future policy decisions. The rule also
includes a record retention mandate requiring that written GHG monitoring plans
with assignments of responsibility and quality assurance and quality control
procedures be in place. The rule is effective January 1, 2010, and all GHG
emissions must be reported on an annual basis by March 31 of the following year.
Currently, we have the equipment necessary to track our 2010 emissions to comply
with this rule.</font></div>
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Rule.</font>&#160;On October 27, 2009, the EPA issued the proposed Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring rule. This
proposed regulation addresses the six primary greenhouse gases and new
thresholds for when permits will be required for new facilities and existing
facilities which undergo major modifications. The rule would require large
industrial facilities, including power plants, emitting greater than 25,000 tons
of GHGs annually, to obtain construction and operating permits that demonstrate
best practices and technologies are being used at the facility to minimize GHG
emissions. Best available control technologies (BACT) for criteria pollutants
are already prescribed by the PSD permit program.&#160;</font></div>
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existing facilities, the proposed rule does not require amending our existing
Title V operating permits to include BACT for GHGs.&#160;However, modifying or
installing units with GHG emissions that trigger the PSD permitting requirements
would require amending operating permits to incorporate BACT and energy
efficiency measures to minimize GHG emissions.</font></div>
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8, 2008, Minnesota Power received a Notice of Violation (NOV) from the United
States EPA asserting violations of the New Source Review (NSR) requirements of
the Clean Air Act at Boswell Units 1-4 and Laskin Unit 2. The NOV also asserts
that the Boswell Unit 4 Title V permit was violated. The NOV asserts that seven
projects undertaken at these coal-fired plants between the years 1981 and 2000
should have been reviewed under the NSR requirements. Minnesota Power believes
the projects were in full compliance with the Clean Air Act, NSR requirements
and applicable permits.</font></div><br>
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has been conducting a nationwide enforcement initiative since 1999 relating to
NSR requirements. In 2000, 2001, and 2002 Minnesota Power received requests from
the EPA pursuant to Section 114(a) of the Clean Air Act seeking information
regarding capital expenditures with respect to Boswell and Laskin. Minnesota
Power responded to these requests; however, we had no further communications
from the EPA regarding the information provided until receipt of the
NOV.</font></div>
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engaged in discussions with the EPA regarding resolution of these matters, but
we are unable to predict the outcome of these discussions. Since 2006, Minnesota
Power has significantly reduced, and continues to reduce, emissions at Boswell
and Laskin. The resolution could result in civil penalties and the installation
of control technology, some of which is already planned or completed for other
regulatory requirements. Any costs of installing pollution control technology
would likely be eligible for recovery in rates over time subject to MPUC and
FERC approval in a rate proceeding. We are unable to predict the ultimate
financial impact or the resolution of these matters at this time.</font></div>
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Site.</font>&#160;We are reviewing and addressing environmental conditions at a
former manufactured gas plant site within the City of Superior, Wisconsin and
formerly operated by SWL&amp;P.&#160;We have been working with the WDNR to
determine the extent of contamination and the remediation of contaminated
locations. We have accrued a $0.5&#160;million liability for this site as of
September 30, 2009, and have recorded a corresponding regulatory asset as we
expect recovery of remediation costs to be allowed by the PSCW.</font></div>
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September 30, 2009, BNI Coal had surety bonds outstanding of $18.4 million
related to the reclamation liability for closing costs associated with its mine
and mine facilities. Although the coal supply agreements obligate the customers
to provide for the closing costs, an additional guarantee is required by federal
and state regulations. In addition to the surety bond, BNI has secured a Letter
of Credit with CoBank for an additional $10.0 million to meet the requirements
for BNI&#8217;s total reclamation liability currently estimated at $25.1
million.</font></div>
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September 30, 2009, ALLETE Properties, through its subsidiaries, had surety
bonds outstanding of $19.1&#160;million primarily related to performance and
maintenance obligations for governmental entities to construct improvements in
the Company&#8217;s various projects. The cost of the remaining work to be completed
on these improvements is estimated to be approximately $10.8 million, and ALLETE
Properties does not believe it is likely that any of these outstanding bonds
will be drawn upon.</font></div>
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Obligations.</font> In March 2005, the Town Center District issued $26.4 million
of tax-exempt, 6 percent Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2005; and in
May 2006, the Palm Coast Park District issued $31.8 million of tax-exempt, 5.7
percent Special Assessment Bonds, Series 2006. The Capital Improvement Revenue
Bonds and the Special Assessment Bonds are payable through property tax
assessments on the land owners over 31 years (by May 1, 2036, and 2037,
respectively). The bond proceeds were used to pay for the construction of a
portion of the major infrastructure improvements in each district, and to
mitigate traffic and environmental impacts. The bonds are payable from and
secured by the revenue derived from assessments imposed, levied and collected by
each district. The assessments were billed to the landowners in November 2006,
for Town Center and November 2007, for Palm Coast Park. To the extent that we
still own land at the time of the assessment, we will incur the cost of our
portion of these assessments, based upon our ownership of benefited property. At
September 30, 2009, we owned 69 percent of the assessable land in the Town
Center District (69 percent at December 31, 2008) and 86 percent of the
assessable land in the Palm Coast Park District (86 percent at December 31,
2008). As we sell property, the obligation to pay special assessments will pass
to the new landowners. Under current accounting rules, these bonds are not
reflected as debt on our consolidated balance sheet.</font></div>
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litigation arising in the normal course of business. Also, in the normal course
of business, we are involved in tax, regulatory and other governmental audits,
inspections, investigations and other proceedings that involve state and federal
taxes, safety, compliance with regulations, rate base and cost of service
issues, among other things. While the resolution of such matters could have a
material effect on earnings and cash flows in the year of resolution, none of
these matters are expected to materially change our present liquidity position,
or have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.</font></div><br>
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following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated
financial statements, notes to those statements, Management&#8217;s Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations from the 2008 Form
10-K and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report. In
addition to historical information, the following discussion and other parts of
this Form 10-Q contain forward-looking information that involves risks and
uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking statements should be
read in conjunction with our disclosures in this Form 10-Q under the heading:
&#8220;Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995&#8221; located on page 5 and &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; located in Part I, Item 1A, page 20
of our 2008 Form 10-K. The risks and uncertainties described in this Form 10-Q
and our 2008 Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional
risks and uncertainties that we are not presently aware of, or that we currently
consider immaterial, may also affect our business operations. Our business,
financial condition or results of operations could suffer if the concerns set
forth are realized.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Regulated Operations</font> includes
our regulated utilities, Minnesota Power and SWL&amp;P, as well as our
investment in ATC, a Wisconsin-based regulated utility that owns and maintains
electric transmission assets in parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and
Illinois. Minnesota Power provides regulated utility electric service in
northeastern Minnesota to 144,000 retail customers and wholesale electric
service to 16 municipalities. SWL&amp;P provides regulated electric service,
natural gas and water service in northwestern Wisconsin to 15,000 electric
customers, 12,000 natural gas customers and 10,000 water customers. Our
regulated utility operations include retail and wholesale activities under the
jurisdiction of state and federal regulatory authorities.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Investments and Other</font> is
comprised primarily of BNI Coal, our coal mining operations in North Dakota, and
ALLETE Properties, our Florida real estate business. This segment also includes
Emerging Technology Investments ($4.8 million at September 30, 2009), a small
amount of non-rate base generation, approximately 7,000 acres of land for sale
in Minnesota, and earnings on cash and short-term investments.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ALLETE is
incorporated under the laws of Minnesota. Our corporate headquarters are in
Duluth, Minnesota. Statistical information is presented as of September 30,
2009, unless otherwise indicated. All subsidiaries are wholly owned unless
otherwise specifically indicated. References in this report to &#8220;we,&#8221; &#8220;us,&#8221; and
&#8220;our&#8221; are to ALLETE and its subsidiaries, collectively.</font></div>
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Overview</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(See Note
2. Business Segments for financial results by segment.)</font></div>
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following net income discussion summarizes a comparison of the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 to the nine months ended September 30, 2008.</font></div>
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income attributable to ALLETE for 2009 was $42.3 million, or $1.33 per diluted
share compared to $59.0 million, or $2.04 per diluted share for 2008. Earnings
per diluted share decreased approximately $0.13 compared to 2008 as a result of
additional shares of common stock outstanding in 2009. (See Note 12. Earnings
Per Share.)</font></div>
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income attributable to ALLETE was $45.0 million in 2009 ($46.5 million in 2008).
The decrease is primarily attributable to lower net income at Minnesota Power
due to a 5.2 percent decrease in kilowatt-hour sales, higher depreciation and
interest expense and the accrual of retail rate refunds related to 2008; these
decreases were partially offset by increased retail and FERC approved wholesale
rates and additional current cost recovery revenue. In addition, 2009 reflected
$1.1 million in additional after-tax earnings from our investment in ATC, as a
result of additional investments we have made to fund our pro-rata share of
ATC&#8217;s capital expansion program.</font></div><br>
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reflected a net loss attributable to ALLETE of $2.7 million in 2009 ($12.5
million of net income attributable to ALLETE in 2008). The decrease is primarily
attributable to a reduction in earnings at ALLETE Properties and the absence of
non-recurring items recorded in 2008. For the first nine months of 2009, ALLETE
Properties recorded a net loss of $3.9 million versus net income of $2.2 million
in 2008; a decline of $6.1 million. In 2008, we recorded a $3.8 million
non-recurring gain on the sale of certain available-for-sale securities and $5.3
million in non-recurring tax benefits and related interest due to the closing of
a tax year and the completion of an IRS review.</font></div>
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revenue</font> decreased $19.0 million, or 11 percent, from 2008 due to lower
fuel and purchased power recoveries, lower retail and municipal kilowatt-hour
sales, and lower authorized interim retail electric rates. These decreases were
partially offset by higher sales to Other Power Suppliers and higher wholesale
rates.</font></div>
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fuel and purchased power recoveries along with a decrease in retail and
municipal kilowatt-hour sales combined for a total revenue reduction of $41.5
million. Fuel and purchased power recoveries decreased due to an $11.2 million
reduction in fuel and purchased power expense. (See Fuel and Purchased Power
Expense.) Total kilowatt-hour sales to retail and municipal customers decreased
33.4 percent from 2008 primarily due to idle production lines and temporary
plant closures at some of our taconite customers.</font></div>
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decrease in kilowatt-hour sales to retail and municipal customers was partially
offset by revenue from marketing the power to Other Power Suppliers which
increased $21.9 million in 2009. Sales to Other Power Suppliers are sold at
market-based prices into the MISO market on a daily basis or through bilateral
agreements of various durations.</font></div>
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interim retail electric rates for Minnesota Power were $2.3 million lower in the
third quarter of 2009 from 2008 as a result of final rate orders received in
2009.</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">%</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" colspan="4" valign="bottom" width="42%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Quarter
      Ended September 30,</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Variance</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Variance</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" colspan="4" valign="bottom" width="42%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" colspan="4" valign="bottom" width="42%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Regulated
      Utility</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="40%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Retail
      and Municipals</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="35%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Residential</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: -9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.75pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">240</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 4.35pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">252</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(12)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -0.2pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(4.8)
      %</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="35%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Commercial</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: -9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.75pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">352</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 4.35pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">381</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(29)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -0.2pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(7.6)
      %</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="35%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Industrial</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: -9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.75pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">984</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 4.35pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1,854</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(870)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -0.2pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(46.9)
      %</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="35%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Municipals</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: -9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.75pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">243</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 4.35pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">243</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -0.2pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;
      %</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="30%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Retail and Municipals</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: -9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.75pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1,819</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 4.35pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2,730</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(911)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -0.2pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;(33.4)
      %</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="40%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Power Suppliers</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: -9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.75pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1,051</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 4.35pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">465</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">586</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -0.2pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">126.0
      %</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" colspan="4" valign="bottom" width="42%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Regulated Utility Kilowatt-hours Sold</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: -9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.75pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2,870</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 4.35pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3,195</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(325)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -0.2pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(10.2)
      %</font></div>
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          </tr></table>
    </div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Revenue
from electric sales to taconite customers accounted for 13 percent of
consolidated operating revenue in 2009 (28 percent in 2008). The decrease in
revenue from our taconite customers was partially offset by revenue from
electric sales to Other Power Suppliers which accounted for 24 percent of
consolidated operating revenue in 2009 (10 percent in 2008). Revenue from
electric sales to paper and pulp mills accounted for 10 percent of consolidated
operating revenue in 2009 (10 percent in 2008). Revenue from electric sales to
pipelines and other industrials accounted for 7 percent of consolidated
operating revenue in 2009 (7 percent in 2008).</font></div><br>
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      <div id="FTR">
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left">
        </div>
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ALLETE
Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
        <div id="GLFTR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
</font></div>
      </div>
      <div id="PN" style="PAGE-BREAK-AFTER: always">
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">26</font></div>
        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
          <hr style="COLOR: black" noshade size="2">
        </div>
      </div>
      <div id="HDR">
        <div id="GLHDR" style="WIDTH: 100%" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&#160;
</font></div>
      </div>
    </div><br>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">COMPARISON
OF THE QUARTERS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008 (Continued)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font id="TAB1" style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"></font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Operating
expenses</font> decreased $12.2 million, or 8 percent, from 2008.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Fuel and Purchased Power
Expense</font> decreased $11.2 million, or 14 percent, from 2008 due to
decreased power generation attributable to lower kilowatt-hour sales, as well as
a reduction in wholesale electricity prices. Minnesota Power&#8217;s coal generating
fleet produced fewer kilowatt-hours of electricity compared to the third quarter
of 2008 due to planned outages to implement environmental retrofits and to
respond to decreased demand from our taconite customers.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Operating and Maintenance
Expense</font> decreased $3.6 million from 2008 primarily due to lower natural
gas costs due to a decline in the price and quantity of natural gas, and lower
compensation expense of $2.2 million mainly from the termination of an incentive
compensation program. Our retail rate order requires that the expense reduction
attributable to the termination of the incentive compensation program must be
refunded to our retail customers to the extent it was included in retail
rates.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Depreciation Expense
</font>increased $2.6 million, or 21 percent, from 2008 reflecting higher
property, plant, and equipment balances placed in service.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Interest expense
</font>increased $0.9 million, or 15 percent, from 2008 primarily due to
additional long-term debt issued to fund new capital investments.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Investments
and Other</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Operating
revenue</font> decreased $3.9 million, or 17 percent, from 2008 primarily due to
a $4.2 million reduction in sales revenue at ALLETE Properties. No sales were
made during the third quarter of 2009 at ALLETE Properties, due to the continued
lack of demand for our properties as a result of poor real estate market
conditions in Florida. During the third quarter of 2008, ALLETE Properties sold
one acre of property located in southwestern Florida for $0.7 million, as well
as recognized $2.6 million in previously deferred revenue under percentage of
completion accounting.</font></div>
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      Properties</font></div>
            </td>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Revenue
      and Sales Activity</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Quantity</font></div>
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Revenue
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Acreage
      amounts are shown on a gross basis, including wetlands and non-controlling
      interest.</font></div>
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              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Reflects
      total contract sales price on closed land transactions. Land sales are
      recorded using a percentage-of-completion
  method.</font></div>
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which operates under a cost-plus contract, recorded additional revenue of $0.9
million as a result of higher expenses in 2009. (See Operating Expenses.)
Revenue from non-regulated generation was down $0.7 million primarily due to a
reduction in kilowatt-hour sales.</font></div>
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expenses</font> decreased $2.9 million, or 14 percent, from 2008 reflecting
decreased expenses at ALLETE Properties due to both lower cost of land sold and
reductions in general and administrative expenses. Expenses incurred as a result
of planned maintenance outage at a non-regulated generating facility in the
third quarter of 2008 also contributed to the decrease in 2009. Partiality
offsetting this decrease was an increase in expense at BNI Coal due to
permitting costs relating to mining expansion; these costs were recovered
through the cost-plus contract. (See Operating Revenue.)</font></div><br>
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        <div style="WIDTH: 100%" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ALLETE
Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">COMPARISON
OF THE QUARTERS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008 (Continued)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Investments
and Other (Continued)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Interest expense
</font>increased $0.5 million from 2008 primarily due to a decrease in the
proportion of ALLETE interest expense assigned to Minnesota Power. Interest
Expense reflected in our Investments and Other segment consists of ALLETE
interest expense not provided for in the regulatory orders for Minnesota Power
and SWL&amp;P. We record interest expense for Minnesota Power based on Minnesota
Power&#8217;s most recently authorized capital structure. Effective August 1, 2008,
the proportion of interest expense assigned to Minnesota Power decreased to
reflect the authorized capital structure inherent in interim rates that
commenced on that date. Interest expense was also higher in 2009 as 2008
included a $0.6 million reversal of interest expense previously accrued due to
the closing of a tax year.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Other income
</font>decreased $3.0 million from 2008 primarily due to interest income
recognized in the third quarter of 2008 related to tax benefits from prior
years, losses in our Emerging Technology Investments, and lower interest income
due to lower average cash balances.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Income
Taxes &#8211; Consolidated</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For the
quarter ended September 30, 2009, the effective tax rate was 29.0 percent (25.2
percent for the quarter ended September 30, 2008). The effective tax rate in
both years deviated from the statutory rate (approximately 41 percent for 2009)
due to deductions for Medicare health subsidies, AFUDC-Equity, investment tax
credits, wind production tax credits, and depletion. In addition, the effective
tax rate for the third quarter of 2009 was impacted by lower pre-tax income and
the benefit of a non-recurring permanent item. The effective tax rate for the
third quarter of 2008 included recognition of $4.1 million in non-recurring tax
benefits due to a closing of a tax year and the completion of an IRS review. We
expect the effective tax rate for the full year 2009 to be approximately 34
percent.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">COMPARISON
OF THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Regulated
Operations</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Operating
revenue</font> decreased $49.6 million, or 9 percent, from 2008 due to lower
fuel and purchased power recoveries, lower retail and municipal kilowatt-hour
sales, lower natural gas revenue at SWL&amp;P, and the accrual of estimated
prior year retail rate refunds related to our 2008 retail rate case. These
decreases were partially offset by higher sales to Other Power Suppliers, higher
rates and increased revenue from current cost recovery riders.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Lower
fuel and purchased power recoveries along with a decrease in retail and
municipal kilowatt-hour sales combined for a total revenue reduction of $106.8
million. Fuel and purchased power recoveries decreased due to a $42.9 million
reduction in fuel and purchased power expense. (See Fuel and Purchased Power
Expense.) Total kilowatt-hour sales to retail and municipal customers decreased
28.5 percent from 2008 primarily due to idled production lines and temporary
plant closures at some of our taconite customers.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Estimated
prior year retail rate refunds based on the MPUC May Order and the June 25,
2009, MPUC rate reconsideration decision total $7.6 million.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
decrease in kilowatt-hour sales to retail and municipal customers has been
partially offset by revenue from marketing the power to Other Power Suppliers,
which increased $57.9 million in 2009. Sales to Other Power Suppliers are sold
at market-based prices into the MISO market on a daily basis or through
bilateral agreements of various durations.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Natural
gas revenue at SWL&amp;P was lower by $6.5 million due to a 54 percent decrease
in the price of natural gas and a 14 percent decline in sales. Natural gas
revenue is primarily a flow-through of the natural gas costs. (See Operating and
Maintenance Expense.)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Higher
rates resulting from the March 1, 2008, and February 1, 2009, FERC approved
wholesale rate increases for our municipal customers increased revenue by $5.4
million. In addition, the August 1, 2008, interim rate increase for retail
customers in Minnesota increased revenue by $3.6 million in 2009, net of
estimated refunds.</font></div><br>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">COMPARISON
OF THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008 (Continued)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Regulated
Operations (Continued)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Current
cost recovery rider revenue increased $5.8 million in 2009 from 2008 primarily
due to increased capital expenditures related to our Boswell Unit 3 emission
reduction plan.</font></div>
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            <td colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="18%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Quantity</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">%</font></div>
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      Months Ended September 30,</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Variance</font></div>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Variance</font></div>
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            <td align="left" colspan="4" valign="bottom" width="42%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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      Utility</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom" width="40%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Retail
      and Municipals</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="35%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Residential</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 4.35pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">854</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -0.2pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.4
      %</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="35%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Commercial</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: -9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.75pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1,061</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 4.35pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1,090</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(29)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -0.2pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;&#160;(2.7)
      %</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="35%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Industrial</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: -9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.75pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">3,182</font></div>
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            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="5%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" colspan="2" valign="bottom" width="35%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 4.35pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">742</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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      %</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="2%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="5%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="30%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: -9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.75pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5,829</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="middle" width="9%">
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            <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="2%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -0.2pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">147.2
      %</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td align="left" colspan="4" valign="bottom" width="42%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Regulated Utility Kilowatt-hours Sold</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: -9pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 6.75pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">8,904</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: -0.2pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(5.2)
      %</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Revenue
from electric sales to taconite customers accounted for 15 percent of
consolidated operating revenue in 2009 (27 percent in 2008). The decrease in
revenue from our taconite customers was partially offset by revenue from
electric sales to Other Power Suppliers, which accounted for 21 percent of
consolidated operating revenue in 2009 (9 percent in 2008). Revenue from
electric sales to paper and pulp mills accounted for 9 percent of consolidated
operating revenue in 2009 (9 percent in 2008). Revenue from electric sales to
pipelines and other industrials accounted for 7 percent of consolidated
operating revenue in 2009 (7 percent in 2008).</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Operating
expenses</font> decreased $45.0 million, or 10 percent, from 2008.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Fuel and Purchased Power
Expense</font> decreased $42.9 million, or 18 percent, from 2008 due to
decreased power generation attributable to lower kilowatt-hour sales, as well as
a reduction in wholesale electricity prices. Minnesota Power&#8217;s coal generating
fleet produced fewer kilowatt-hours of electricity due to planned outages to
implement environmental retrofits and to respond to decreased demand from our
taconite customers.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Operating and Maintenance
Expense</font> decreased $9.9 million from 2008 primarily due to $6.3 million in
lower natural gas costs at SWL&amp;P due to a decline in the price and quantity
of natural gas purchased. In addition, lower maintenance and material costs at
Minnesota Power generating facilities were partially offset by defined benefit
pension and postretirement health expenses, which have increased primarily due
to a decline in asset values.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Depreciation Expense
</font>increased $7.8 million, or 22 percent, from 2008 reflecting higher
property, plant, and equipment balances placed in service.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Interest expense
</font>increased $3.4 million, or 19 percent, from 2008 primarily due to
additional long-term debt issued to fund new capital investments and $0.5
million related to estimated retail rate refunds.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Investments
and Other</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Operating
revenue</font> decreased $12.2 million, or 18 percent, from 2008 primarily due
to a $13.0 million reduction in sales revenue at ALLETE Properties. During the
first nine months of 2009, ALLETE Properties sold approximately 19 acres of
properties located outside of our three main development projects for $2.2
million; no other sales were made in 2009 due to the continued lack of demand
for our properties as a result of poor real estate market conditions in Florida.
During the first nine months of 2008, ALLETE Properties sold approximately 52
acres of property located outside of our three main development projects for
$4.6 million and recognized $2.6 million of previously deferred revenue under
percentage of completion accounting. Revenue at ALLETE Properties in 2008 also
included a pre-tax gain of $4.5 million resulting from the sale of a retail
shopping center in Winter Haven, Florida.</font></div><br>
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Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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</font></div>
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        <div style="WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">29</font></div>
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</font></div>
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    </div><br>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">COMPARISON
OF THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND 2008 (Continued)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Investments
and Other (Continued)</font></div>
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<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td align="left" valign="top" width="43%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">ALLETE
      Properties</font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
            </td>
            <td colspan="2" valign="top" width="18%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="43%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Revenue
      and Sales Activity</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Quantity</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Amount</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Quantity</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Amount</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="middle" width="43%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Dollars
      in Millions</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="43%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Revenue
      from Land Sales</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="top" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="43%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Acres
      <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">(a)</font></font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">19</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">52</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$4.6</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="43%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Contract
      Sales Price <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">(b)</font></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.2</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">4.6</font></div>
            </td>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="43%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Revenue
      Recognized from Previously Deferred Sales</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2.6</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="43%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Deferred
      Revenue</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(0.6)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#8211;</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="43%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Revenue
      from Land Sales</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">1.6</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.2</font></div>
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 27pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
      Revenue <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic">(c)</font></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">0.3</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">7.7</font></div>
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            <td align="left" valign="top" width="43%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;Total
      ALLETE Properties Revenue</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$1.9</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="9%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 3.6pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$14.9</font></div>
            </td>
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    <div>
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<tr valign="top">
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)</font></div>
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            <td>
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Acreage
      amounts are shown on a gross basis, including wetlands and non-controlling
      interest.</font></div>
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      total contract sales price on closed land transactions. Land sales are
      recorded using a percentage-of-completion
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      a $4.5 million pre-tax gain from the sale of a shopping center in Winter
      Haven, Florida in 2008.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">BNI Coal,
which operates under a cost-plus contract, recorded additional revenue of $2.9
million as a result of higher expenses. (See Operating Expenses.)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Operating
expenses</font> decreased $7.0 million, or 11 percent, from 2008 reflecting
decreased expenses at ALLETE Properties due to both lower cost of land sold and
reductions in general and administrative expenses. Expenses incurred as a result
of a planned maintenance outage at a non-regulated generating facility in the
third quarter of 2008 also contributed to the decrease in 2009. Partially
offsetting these decreases was an increase in expense at BNI Coal due to higher
permitting costs relating to mining expansion, reclamation bonding, and dragline
repairs in 2009.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Interest expense
</font>increased $2.5 million from 2008 primarily due to a decrease in the
proportion of ALLETE interest expense assigned to Minnesota Power. Interest
Expense reflected in our Investments and Other segment consists of ALLETE
interest expense not provided for in the regulatory orders for Minnesota Power
and SWL&amp;P. We record interest expense for Minnesota Power based on Minnesota
Power&#8217;s most recently authorized capital structure. Effective August 1, 2008,
the proportion of interest expense assigned to Minnesota Power decreased to
reflect the authorized capital structure inherent in interim rates that
commenced on that date. Interest expense was also higher in 2009 as 2008
included a $0.6 million reversal of interest expense previously accrued due to
the closing of a tax year.</font></div>
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</font>decreased $11.8 million from 2008 primarily due a $6.8 million gain
realized from the sale of certain available-for-sale securities in the first
quarter of 2008, increased losses in our Emerging Technology Investments in 2009
of $2.0 million, lower earnings on excess cash in 2009 of $1.6 million, and $1.4
million of interest income related to tax benefits recognized in the third
quarter of 2008.</font></div>
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Taxes &#8211; Consolidated</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, the effective tax rate was 33.8 percent
(32.3 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2008). The effective tax
rate in each period deviated from the statutory rate (approximately 41 percent
for 2009) due to deductions for Medicare health subsidies, AFUDC-Equity,
investment tax credits, wind production tax credits, and depletion. In addition,
the effective rate for 2009 was impacted by lower pre-tax income. The effective
rate for 2008 was impacted by the recognition of a non-recurring benefit on a
previously uncertain tax position for $1.7 million due to the closing of a tax
year and the reversal of a state valuation allowance for $2.4 million due to the
completion of an IRS review.&#160;&#160;We expect the effective tax rate for
2009 to be approximately 34 percent.</font></div><br>
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ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Certain
accounting measurements under GAAP involve management&#8217;s judgment about
subjective factors and estimates, the effects of which are inherently uncertain.
Accounting measurements that we believe are most critical to our reported
results of operations and financial condition include: regulatory accounting,
valuation of investments, pension and postretirement health and life actuarial
assumptions, and taxation. These policies are reviewed with the Audit Committee
of our Board of Directors on a regular basis and summarized in Part II,
Item&#160;7. Management&#8217;s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations of our 2008 Form 10-K.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a name="Outlook">ALLETE is committed to earning a financial return that rewards our
shareholders, allows for reinvestment in our businesses and sustains
growth.&#160;Minnesota Power&#8217;s industrial customers are facing weak conditions
in the markets for their products, and have and may continue to reduce the
amount of energy they use;&#160;we will work to sell available energy in the
wholesale markets. Our focus will be to maintain the competitively-priced
production of energy, while meeting environmental requirements.&#160;Minnesota
Power will also focus on maintaining competitive retail rates, as we believe
this is important to the success of our customers.</a></font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
strategy going forward is to focus on growth opportunities within our core
business as we expect to continue making significant investments to comply with
renewable and environmental requirements, maintain our existing competitively
priced generation fleet, and strengthen and enhance the regional transmission
grid.&#160;We will also look for additional transmission and renewable energy
opportunities which take advantage of our geographical location between sources
of renewable energy and growing energy markets. Earnings from our investment in
ATC are expected to grow as we anticipate making additional investments to fund
our pro-rata share of ATC&#8217;s capital expansion program.</font></div>
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</font>Minnesota Power expects significant rate base growth over the next
several years as it continues its program to comply with renewable energy
requirements and environmental mandates, as well as make significant investments
in our existing generation fleet to provide for continued future operations. We
anticipate our capital investments will be recovered through a combination of
current cost recovery riders and anticipated increased base electric
rates.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Rate Cases</font>. Entities within
our Regulated Operations segment file for periodic rate revisions with the MPUC,
the FERC or the PSCW.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">2008 Rate Case</font>. On May 2,
2008, Minnesota Power filed a retail rate increase request with the MPUC. On
May&#160;4, 2009, the MPUC issued its order (May Order) on the rate filing, and
on June 25, 2009, the MPUC reconsidered the May Order. The reconsideration order
was issued on August 10, 2009, resulting in an authorized rate increase of $20.4
million (slightly below the $21.1 million outcome in the May Order). The May
Order allowing a 10.74 percent return on common equity and a capital structure
consisting of 54.79 percent equity and 45.21 percent debt remains
unchanged.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
reconsideration order reduced Minnesota Power&#8217;s interim rates, which were in
effect between August 2008 and October 31, 2009, by $6.3 million annually to
approximately $15 million. This increased Minnesota Power&#8217;s refunding obligation
for 2008 and 2009.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As of
September 30, 2009, we recorded a $20.0 million liability, including interest,
for refunds anticipated to be paid to our customers as a result of the MPUC
decision on our retail rate filing. Current year rate refunds totaling $11.9
million have been recorded on our consolidated statement of income and prior
year rate refunds totaling $7.6 million are stated separately. Interest expense
of $0.5 million was also recorded on our consolidated statement of income
related to rate refunds.</font></div>
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October 29, 2009, the MPUC approved the implementation of final rates to begin
on November 1, 2009. Refunding of interim rates will commence in December 2009
and be completed during the first quarter of 2010.</font></div><br>
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May Order, the MPUC also approved the stipulation and settlement agreement that
affirmed the Company&#8217;s continued recovery of fuel and purchased power costs
under the former base cost of fuel that was in effect prior to the retail rate
filing. The transition to the former base cost of fuel will occur upon
implementation of final rates. Any revenue impact associated with this
transition will be identified in a future filing related to the Company&#8217;s fuel
clause operation.</font></div>
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Power has previously stated its intention to file for additional revenues to
recover the costs of significant investments to ensure current and future system
reliability, enhance environmental performance and bring new renewable energy to
northeastern Minnesota. As a result, Minnesota Power filed a retail rate
increase request with the MPUC on November 2, 2009, seeking a return on equity
of 11.5 percent, a capital structure consisting of 54.29 percent equity and
45.71 percent debt, and on an annualized basis, an $81.0 million net increase in
electric retail revenue. We cannot predict the final level of rates that may be
approved by the MPUC.</font></div>
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Power&#8217;s wholesale customers consist of 16 municipalities in Minnesota and 1
private utility in Wisconsin. SWL&amp;P, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ALLETE, is
also a private utility in Wisconsin and a wholesale customer of Minnesota Power.
In 2008, Minnesota Power entered into new contracts with all of our wholesale
customers with the exception of one small customer (less than 2 MW) whose
contract is now in the cancellation period. The new contracts transitioned each
customer to formula-based rates, which means rates can be adjusted annually
based on changes in cost. The new agreements with the private utilities in
Wisconsin are subject to PSCW approval. In February 2009, the FERC approved our
municipal contracts, including the formula-based rate provision. A 9.5 percent
rate increase for our municipal customers was implemented on February 1, 2009
under the formula-based rate provision. Incremental revenue from this rate
increase is expected to be approximately $7 million on an annualized
basis.</font></div>
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current retail rates are based on a December 2008 PSCW retail rate order that
became effective January 1, 2009, and allows for an 11.1 percent return on
equity. The new rates reflect a 3.5 percent average increase in retail utility
rates for SWL&amp;P customers (a 13.4 percent increase in water rates, a 4.7
percent increase in electric rates, and a 0.6 percent decrease in natural gas
rates). On an annualized basis, the rate increase will generate approximately $3
million in additional revenue.</font></div>
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Electric power is one of several key inputs in the taconite mining, paper
production, and pipeline industries. Approximately 35 percent of our Regulated
Utility kilowatt-hour sales were made to our industrial customers through the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, which includes the taconite, paper and
pulp, and pipeline industries.</font></div>
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worldwide steel demand, driven largely by extensive infrastructure development
in China, resulted in very robust world iron ore demand and steel pricing for
nearly a six-year period which lasted through the summer of 2008. Between 2004
and 2008, annual taconite production averaged just over 40 million tons per year
from taconite mines in northeastern Minnesota. Beginning in the fall of 2008,
worldwide steel makers began to dramatically cut steel production in response to
reduced demand driven largely by the world credit situation. In late 2008,
Minnesota taconite producers began to feel the impacts of decreased steel
demand. As a result, reduced taconite production levels are occurring in 2009.
Consequently, 2009 demand nominations for power from our taconite customers are
lower by approximately 40 percent from 2008 levels. We continue to remarket
available power to Other Power Suppliers in an effort to mitigate the earnings
impact of these lower industrial sales. These sales are dependent upon the
availability of generation and are sold at market based prices into the MISO
market on a daily basis or through bilateral agreements of various durations.
For 2009, we have successfully mitigated approximately 85 percent of the
earnings impact. Minnesota Power expects an increase in taconite production on
Minnesota&#8217;s Iron Range in 2010, which would result in increased electricity
usage by its industrial customers compared to 2009, but less than previous
years&#8217; levels.</font></div><br>
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</font>In February 2007, Minnesota enacted a law requiring 25 percent of
Minnesota Power&#8217;s total retail energy sales in Minnesota come from renewable
energy sources by 2025. The law also requires Minnesota Power to meet interim
milestones of 12 percent by 2012, 17 percent by 2016, and 20 percent by 2020.
The law allows the MPUC to modify or delay a standard obligation if
implementation will cause significant ratepayer cost or technical reliability
issues. If a utility is not in compliance with a standard, the MPUC may order
the utility to construct facilities, purchase renewable energy or purchase
renewable energy credits. Minnesota Power was developing and making renewable
supply additions as part of its generation planning strategy prior to the
enactment of this law and this activity continues. Minnesota Power believes it
will meet the requirements of this legislation.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The areas
in which we operate have strong wind, water, and biomass resources and provide
us with opportunities to develop a number of renewable forms of generation. Our
electric service area in northeastern Minnesota is situated for delivery of
renewable energy that is generated here and in adjoining regions. We intend to
secure the most cost competitive and geographically advantageous renewable
energy resources available. We believe that the demand for these resources is
likely to grow, and the costs of the resources to generate renewable energy will
continue to escalate. While we intend to maintain our disciplined approach to
developing generation assets, we also believe that by acting sooner rather than
later we can deliver lower cost power to our customers and maintain or improve
our cost competitiveness among regional utilities. We will continue to work with
our customers, our regulators and the communities we serve to develop generation
options that reflect the needs of our customers as well as the environment. We
believe that our location and our proactive leadership in developing renewable
generation provide us with a competitive advantage.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We are
executing our renewable energy strategy. In 2006 and 2007, we entered into two
long-term purchase power agreements for a total of 98 MWs of wind energy
constructed in North Dakota (Oliver Wind I and II). Taconite Ridge Wind I, a
$50&#160;million, 25-MW wind facility located in northeastern Minnesota became
operational in 2008.</font></div>
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July 7, 2009, the MPUC approved our petition seeking current cost recovery of
investments and expenditures related to our Bison I and associated transmission
upgrades. We anticipate filing a petition with the MPUC in the fourth quarter to
establish customer billing rates for the approved cost recovery. Bison I is the
first portion of several hundred MWs of our North Dakota Wind Project, which
upon completion will fulfill the 2025 renewable energy supply requirement for
our retail load. Bison I, which will be comprised of 33 wind turbines with a
total nameplate capacity of 75.9 MWs and located near Center, North Dakota, will
be phased into service in 2010 and 2011.</font></div>
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September 29, 2009 the NDPSC issued a Certificate of Site Compatibility for
Energy Conversion System for Bison I that authorized site construction to
commence.&#160; On October 2, 2009, Minnesota Power filed a route permit
application with the NDPSC for the 22 mile 230 kV Bison I transmission line that
will connect Bison I to the DC transmission line at the Square Butte Substation
in Center, North Dakota.</font></div>
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September 2008, we signed an agreement to purchase an existing 250 kV DC
transmission line for approximately $80 million to transport this wind energy to
our customers while gradually reducing the supply of energy currently delivered
to our system on this same transmission line from Square Butte&#8217;s Unit. The
transaction is subject to regulatory and board approvals. On May 14, 2009, we
filed a petition with the MPUC for approval of the DC transmission line purchase
and the restructuring of the power purchase agreement with Square Butte. That
petition was reviewed by the MPUC through an evidentiary hearing held on
September&#160;17,&#160;2009. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) takes the
information from the evidentiary hearing and makes a recommendation to the
MPUC.&#160;The MPUC may accept, reject, or modify the ALJ&#8217;s recommendation in
making their decision.&#160;On October 27, 2009, the ALJ recommended that the
MPUC approve this transaction.</font></div>
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September 30, 2009, we purchased boilers and associated systems previously owned
by the City of Duluth. This facility was initially built in the late 1940s as a
coal burning power plant, and retrofitted to burn wood-based biomass fuel as
well as coal. Minnesota Power intends to invest approximately $20 million over
the next several years to upgrade the boilers and associated systems to increase
biomass energy generation to approximately 200 MWh annually at the plant by
approximately 2013. Hibbard&#8217;s current generating capacity is approximately 60
MWh annually. This purchase will help us achieve Minnesota&#8217;s mandate of
providing 25 percent of our retail energy from renewable resources by
2025.</font></div><br>
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October 5, 2009, Minnesota Power filed with the MPUC its 2010 Integrated
Resource Plan (IRP), a comprehensive estimate of future capacity needs within
Minnesota Power&#8217;s service territory. Minnesota Power does not anticipate the
need for new base load generation within the Minnesota Power service territory
over the next 15 years, and plans to meet estimated future customer demand while
achieving:</font></div>
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      system flexibility to adapt to volatile business cycles and varied future
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">To
achieve these objectives over the coming years, we plan on reshaping our
generation portfolio by adding 300 to 500 megawatts of renewable energy to our
generation mix, and exploring options to incorporate peaking or intermediate
resources. Our 76 MW Bison I wind project in North Dakota, expected to be
in-service in 2010-2011, is part of this initiative, as is the 25 MW Taconite
Ridge wind energy center in northern Minnesota that was placed in service in
2008.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We do not
plan to add new coal generation or enter into long-term power purchase
agreements from coal-based generation resources without a GHG solution. We
project average annual long-term growth of approximately one percent in electric
usage over the next 15 years. We will also focus on conservation and demand side
management to meet the energy savings goals established in Minnesota
legislation.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Climate Change. </font>We believe
that future regulations may restrict the emissions of GHGs from our generation
facilities. &#160;Several proposals at the Federal level to &#8220;cap&#8221; the amount of
GHG emissions have been made. On June 26, 2009, the U.S. House of
Representatives passed H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of
2009. H.R. 2454 is a comprehensive energy bill that also includes a cap and
trade program. H.R. 2454 allocates a significant number of allowances to the
electric utility sector to mitigate cost impacts on consumers.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
September 30, 2009, the Senate introduced S. 1733, the Senate version of H.R.
2454. This legislation proposes a more stringent near-term greenhouse emissions
reduction target in 2020 of 20 percent below 2005 levels, as compared to the 17
percent reduction proposed by H.R. 2454.&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Congress
may consider proposals other than cap and trade programs to address GHG
emissions. We are unable to predict the outcome of H.R. 2454, S. 1733, or other
efforts that Congress may make with respect to GHG emissions, and the impact
that any GHG emission regulations may have on the Company.&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Rule</font>. On September 22, 2009, the EPA issued the final rule mandating that
certain GHG emission sources, including electric generating units, are subject
to the EPA&#8217;s Acid Rain Program and are required to report emission levels.&#160;
The rule is intended to allow the EPA to collect accurate and timely data on GHG
emissions that can be used to form future policy decisions. The rule also
includes a record retention mandate requiring that written GHG monitoring plans
with assignments of responsibility and quality assurance and quality control
procedures be in place. The rule is effective January 1, 2010, and all GHG
emissions must be reported on an annual basis by March 31 of the following year.
Currently, we have the equipment necessary to track our 2010 emissions to comply
with this rule.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring
Rule.</font>&#160;On October 27, 2009, the EPA issued the proposed Prevention of
Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V Greenhouse Gas Tailoring rule. This
proposed regulation addresses the six primary greenhouse gases and new
thresholds for when permits will be required for new facilities and existing
facilities which undergo major modifications. The rule would require large
industrial facilities, including power plants, emitting greater than 25,000 tons
of GHGs annually, to obtain construction and operating permits that demonstrate
best practices and technologies are being used at the facility to minimize GHG
emissions. Best available control technologies (BACT) for criteria pollutants
are already prescribed by the PSD permit program.&#160;</font></div>
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existing facilities, the proposed rule does not require amending our existing
Title V operating permits to include BACT for GHGs.&#160;However, modifying or
installing units with GHG emissions that trigger the PSD permitting requirements
would require amending operating permits to incorporate BACT and energy
efficiency measures to minimize GHG emissions.</font></div><br>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">CapX 2020.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>Minnesota Power is a
participant in the CapX 2020 initiative which represents an effort to ensure
electric transmission and distribution reliability in Minnesota and the
surrounding region for the future. CapX 2020, which includes Minnesota&#8217;s largest
transmission owners, consists of electric cooperatives, municipals and
investor-owned utilities, and has assessed the transmission system and projected
growth in customer demand for electricity through 2020. Studies show that the
region's transmission system will require major upgrades and expansion to
accommodate increased electricity demand as well as support renewable energy
expansion through 2020.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The CapX
2020 participants filed a request for a Certificate of Need for three 345 kV
lines and associated system interconnections with the MPUC in August 2007. The
MPUC issued the Certificate of Need for these 345 kV lines in May 2009. The MPUC
must now determine routes for the new lines in subsequent proceedings. Portions
of the 345 kV lines will also require approvals by federal officials and by
regulators in North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. A fourth line, a
70-mile, 230 kV line in north central Minnesota, is also among the CapX 2020
projects. A request for a Certificate of Need for this line was filed in March
2008, and a Route Permit application was filed in June 2008. The MPUC issued the
Certificate of Need for the 230 kV line on July&#160;9, 2009. The MPUC decision
on the Route Permit application is expected in 2010.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Minnesota
Power intends to invest in two of the lines, a 250-mile 345 kV line between
Fargo, North Dakota and Monticello, Minnesota, and a 70-mile, 230 kV line
between Bemidji and Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Our total investment in these two
lines is expected to be approximately $80&#160;million. We intend to include
these costs in an annual filing with the MPUC for current cost recovery of the
expenditures related to our investment in the lines under a Minnesota Power
transmission cost recovery tariff rider mechanism authorized by Minnesota
legislation. Construction of the lines is targeted to begin in 2010 and last
approximately three to four years.</font></div>
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Plan.</font> We are making emission reduction investments at our Boswell Unit 3
generating unit. The investments in pollution control equipment will reduce
particulates, SO<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: sub">2</font>, NO<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: sub">X</font>, and
mercury emissions to meet future federal and state requirements. The MPUC has
authorized a cash return on construction work in progress during the
construction phase in lieu of AFUDC and allows for a return on investment and
current cost recovery of incremental operations and maintenance expenses once
the new equipment is installed and the unit is placed back in service in late
2009. We began cost recovery on January&#160;1, 2008. Our November 2, 2009, rate
request proposes to move this project from current cost recovery to base
rates.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Boswell NO</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: sub; FONT-STYLE: italic">X</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic"> Reduction Plan.</font> In September
2008, we submitted to the MPCA and MPUC a $92 million environmental initiative
proposing cost recovery for NO<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: sub">X</font> emission
reductions from Boswell Units 1, 2, and 4. The Boswell NO<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: sub">X</font> Reduction
Plan is expected to significantly reduce NO<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: sub">X</font> emissions
from these units. In conjunction with the NO<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: sub">X </font>reduction,
we plan to make an efficiency improvement to the existing turbine/generator at
Boswell Unit 4, adding approximately 60 MWs of total output. Our November 2,
2009, rate request seeks recovery for this project in base rates.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Transmission. </font>In September
2008, in connection with our existing cost recovery rider for transmission
expenditures, we filed a petition with the MPUC to approve our 2009 billing
factor adjustment for ongoing transmission expenditures. The annual billing
factor allows us to charge our retail customers on a current basis for the costs
of constructing these facilities plus a return on the capital invested. These
expenditures include the Badoura and Tower transmission projects and certain
statutorily authorized MISO related transmission facility charges. The Badoura
and Tower transmission projects are being developed to address transmission
inadequacies in northeastern Minnesota. Both projects will provide regional
transmission benefits through increased voltage support and additional line
capacity. The MPUC approved the 2009 billing factor adjustment in June 2009
allowing new rates to go into effect July 1, 2009. Our November 2, 2009, rate
request proposes to move completed transmission projects from current cost
recovery to base rates.</font></div>
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October 29, 2009, Minnesota Power entered into an agreement to sell Basin
Electric Power Cooperative 100 MW of capacity and energy for the next ten years.
The transaction is scheduled to begin in May 2010, which coincides with the
expiration of two power sales contracts on April&#160;30,&#160;2010. (See Item
3. Power Marketing.)</font></div><br>
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September 30, 2009, our equity investment was $85.1 million, representing an
approximate 8 percent ownership interest. ATC provides transmission service
under rates regulated by the FERC that are set in accordance with the FERC&#8217;s
policy of establishing the independent operation and ownership of, and
investment in, transmission facilities. ATC rates, effective until 2012, are
based on a 12.2 percent return on common equity dedicated to utility plant. ATC
has identified $2.5 billion in future projects needed over the next 10 years to
improve the adequacy and reliability of the electric transmission system in its
service territory. These investments are expected to be funded through a
combination of internal cash, debt and investor contributions. As additional
opportunities arise, we plan to make additional investments in ATC through
general capital calls based upon our pro-rata ownership interest in ATC; these
future capital investments are voluntary and not a long-term binding commitment.
On October 30, 2009, we invested an additional $2.3 million for a total
investment of $7.7 million in 2009.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Investments
and Other</font></div>
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selling approximately 4.5 million tons of coal in 2009 (4.5 million tons were
sold in 2008) and has sold approximately 3.3 million tons through September 30,
2009 (3.4 million tons sold as of September 30, 2008).</font></div>
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real estate business that has operated in Florida since 1991. Our current
strategy is to complete and maintain key entitlements and infrastructure
improvements which enhance values without requiring significant additional
investment, and position the current property portfolio for a maximization of
value and cash flow. Due to continued weak real estate market conditions, we
anticipate a net loss of approximately $5 million for 2009.</font></div>
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major development projects include Town Center and Palm Coast Park. A third
proposed development project, Ormond Crossings, is in the permitting and
planning stage. Development activities involve mainly zoning, permitting,
platting, and master infrastructure construction. Development costs are financed
through a combination of community development district bonds, bank loans, and
internally-generated funds.</font></div>
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<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%">
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Units
      <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">(b)</font></font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Sq.
      Ft. <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">(b,
      c)</font></font></div>
            </td>
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            <td valign="bottom" width="33%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="33%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Current
      Development Projects</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="33%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Town
      Center</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">80%</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%">
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            <td valign="bottom" width="33%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Palm
      Coast Park</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="33%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      Current Development Projects</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%">
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            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="33%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="33%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Proposed
      Development Project</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="white">
            <td valign="bottom" width="33%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Ormond
      Crossings</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
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            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(d)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">(d)</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
            <td valign="bottom" width="33%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
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            <td valign="bottom" width="33%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total
      of Development Projects</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;
      </font></td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">10,395</font></div>
            </td>
            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="12%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
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            <td align="right" valign="bottom" width="13%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="right"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">5,345,000</font></div>
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          </tr></table>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
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<tr valign="top">
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              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(a)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Acreage
      amounts are approximate and shown on a gross basis, including wetlands and
      non-controlling interest.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div>
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<tr valign="top">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(b)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Estimated
      and includes non-controlling interest. Density at build out may differ
      from these estimates.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div>
      <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" id="hangingindent" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr valign="top">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(c)</font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
              <div align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Depending
      on the project, non-residential includes retail commercial, non-retail
      commercial, office, industrial, warehouse, storage and
      institutional.</font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div>
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<tr valign="top">
            <td style="WIDTH: 18pt">
              <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">(d)</font></font></div>
            </td>
            <td>
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      million square feet of non-residential space. We estimate the first two
      phases of Ormond Crossings will include 2,500-3,200 residential units and
      2.5 million - 3.5 million square feet of various types of non-residential
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      non-residential components of the project will be determined based upon
      market and traffic mitigation cost considerations. Approximately 2,000
      acres will be devoted to a regionally significant wetlands mitigation
      bank.</font></font></div>
            </td>
          </tr></table>
    </div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div>
      <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
<tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
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              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 9pt; TEXT-INDENT: -9pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Other
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Total</font></div>
            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Mixed
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            </td>
            <td valign="bottom" width="11%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">
              <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">Residential</font></div>
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      available-for-sale</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">&#160;</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">includes land located in Palm
      Coast, Florida not included in development projects and land held by
      Lehigh Acquisition Corporation and Cape Coral Holdings,
      Inc.</font></font></div>
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      amounts are approximate and shown on a gross basis, including wetlands and
      non-controlling interest.</font></div>
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Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">OUTLOOK
(Continued)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Investments
and Other (Continued)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">At
September 30, 2009, total pending land sales under contract were $5.6 million
($12.4 million at December&#160;31,&#160;2008) and are scheduled to close at
various times through 2010. However, given current market conditions it may be
difficult to complete these closings by 2010. We continue to have discussions
with our buyers under pending contracts. Our objective is to proactively assist
our buyers through this current period of weak market conditions. Our
discussions sometimes result in adjustments to contract terms, and may include
extending closing dates, revised pricing or termination. If a purchaser defaults
on a sales contract, the legal remedy is usually limited to terminating the
contract and retaining the purchaser&#8217;s deposit. The property is then available
for resale. In many cases, contract purchasers incur significant costs during
due diligence, planning, designing and marketing the property before the
contract closes, therefore they have substantially more at risk than the
deposit.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Long-term
finance receivables as of September 30, 2009 were $13.3 million, which included
$7.8 million due from an entity which filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection in June 2009. The estimated fair value of the collateral relating to
these receivables was greater than the $7.8 million amount due at September 30,
2009 and no impairment was recorded on these receivables; however, $0.1 million
of impairments was recorded on other receivables.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Although
weak real estate market conditions currently exist, we continue to believe the
long-term prospects for our properties are favorable. In 2009, we commissioned
an independent real estate advisory firm to do a study on the State of Florida,
northeast Florida, and our specific major land developments (Town Center, Palm
Coast Park, and Ormond Crossings) compared to the major competing developments
in the region.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The study
projected that northeastern Florida is expected to capture an increased portion
of the state&#8217;s anticipated population growth, with the most significant growth
in St. Johns and Flagler Counties (the location of our major
developments).&#160;In addition, national demographic trends should have a
positive impact on Florida&#8217;s long-term outlook. Based on a comparison of our
three major developments compared with major competing developments in the
region, the study concluded that our properties are well-positioned. Therefore,
we believe our properties have long-term value and we have the ability to hold
these properties, if needed, until the market improves.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Should
current weak market conditions continue for an extended period of time, the
impact on our future operations would be the continuation of little to no sales
while still incurring operating expenses such as community development district
assessments and property taxes. This could result in annual net losses for
ALLETE Properties similar to 2009.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Emerging Technology.</font> We have
the potential to recognize gains or losses on the sale of investments in our
Emerging Technology Investments. We plan to sell investments in our Emerging
Technology Investments when publicly traded shares are distributed to us. Some
restrictions on sales may apply, including, but not limited to, underwriter
lock-up periods that typically extend for 180 days following an initial public
offering. We have committed to make up to $0.5 million in additional investments
in certain emerging technology holdings. We do not have plans to make any
additional investments beyond this commitment.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Income Taxes</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">.</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">&#160;</font>ALLETE&#8217;s aggregate
federal and multi-state statutory tax rate is approximately 41 percent for 2009.
On an ongoing basis, ALLETE has certain tax credits and other tax adjustments
that will reduce the statutory rate to the expected effective tax rate. These
tax credits and adjustments historically have included items such as investment
tax credits, wind production tax credits, AFUDC-Equity, domestic manufacturer&#8217;s
deduction, depletion, Medicare prescription reimbursement, as well as other
items. The annual effective rate can also be impacted by such items as changes
in income from operations before non-controlling interest and income taxes,
state and federal tax law changes that become effective during the year,
business combinations and configuration changes, tax planning initiatives and
resolution of prior years&#8217; tax matters. We expect our effective tax rate to be
approximately 34 percent for 2009.</font></div>
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Third Quarter 2009 Form 10-Q</font></div>
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AND CAPITAL RESOURCES</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Cash
Flow Activities</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ALLETE is
well-positioned to meet the Company&#8217;s immediate cash flow needs. With our cash
balance of approximately $54&#160;million, $160.0 million in lines-of-credit
which includes a committed, syndicated, unsecured revolving line of credit of
$150.0&#160;million, and a debt-to-capital ratio of 42 percent at September 30,
2009, we project sufficient capital availability.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Operating Activities.</font> Cash
from operating activities was $106.3 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2009 ($101.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008). Cash
from operating activities was higher in 2009 primarily due to higher
depreciation and deferred tax expense, offset by lower net income and higher
working capital requirements in 2009.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Investing Activities.</font> Cash
used for investing activities was $206.5 million for the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 ($180.3 million for the nine months ended September 30,
2008). Cash used for investing activities was lower in 2008 due to the proceeds
from the sale of a retail shopping center in Winter Haven, Florida and
available-for-sale securities.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Financing Activities.</font> Cash
from financing activities was $52.5 million for the nine months ended September
30, 2009 ($133.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008). Cash
from financing activities was lower in 2009 than 2008 due to less debt issuance
which was partially offset by the issuance of 2.3 million shares of common stock
with net proceeds of $53.7 million.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Working Capital</font>. Additional
working capital, if and when needed, generally is provided by consolidated bank
lines of credit or the sale of securities or commercial paper. We have
consolidated bank lines of credit aggregating $160.0 million, the majority of
which expire in January 2012. In addition, we have 0.5 million original issue
shares of our common stock available for issuance through <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Invest Direct</font>, our direct
stock purchase and dividend reinvestment plan, and 3.5 million original issue
shares of common stock available for issuance through a Distribution Agreement
with KCCI, Inc. The amount and timing of future sales of our securities will
depend upon market conditions and our specific needs.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Auction Rate Securities.</font>
Included in Available-for-Sale Securities, as of September 30, 2009, are $14.3
million ($15.2 million at December 31, 2008) of three auction rate municipal
bonds with stated maturity dates ranging between 14 and 27 years. One of these
ARS bonds was called during the third quarter at par value of $7.0 million and
payment was received on October 6, 2009. These ARS consist of guaranteed student
loans insured or reinsured by the federal government. These ARS were
historically auctioned every 35 days to set new rates and provided a liquidating
event in which investors could either buy or sell securities. Beginning in 2008,
the auctions have been unable to sustain themselves due to the overall lack of
market liquidity and we have been unable to liquidate all of our ARS. As a
result, we have classified the ARS as long-term investments and have the ability
to hold these securities to maturity, until called by the issuer, or until
liquidity returns to this market. In the meantime, these securities will pay a
default rate which is above market interest rates.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Securities.</font> In January 2009,
we issued $42.0 million in principal amount of unregistered First Mortgage Bonds
(Bonds) in the private placement market. The Bonds mature January 15, 2019, and
carry a coupon rate of 8.17 percent. We have the option to prepay all or a
portion of the Bonds at our discretion, subject to a make-whole provision. The
Bonds are subject to additional terms and conditions which are customary for
this type of transaction. We are using the proceeds from the sale of the Bonds
to fund utility capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes. The
Bonds were sold in reliance on exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to institutional accredited
investors.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In
February 2008, we entered into a Distribution Agreement with KCCI, Inc., with
respect to the issuance and sale of up to 2.5 million shares of our common
stock. In February 2009, we amended and restated the Distribution Agreement with
KCCI, Inc., such that it now provides for the issuance and sale of up to 5.0
million shares of our common stock, without par value. The shares may be offered
for sale, from time to time, in accordance with the terms of the agreement
pursuant to Registration Statement No. 333-147965. For the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, 1.5 million shares of common stock were issued under this
agreement resulting in net proceeds of $44.2 million.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In March
2009, we contributed 463,000 shares of ALLETE common stock, with an aggregate
value of $12.0 million, to our pension plan. On May 19, 2009, we registered the
463,000 shares of ALLETE common stock with the SEC pursuant to Registration
Statement No. 333-147965.</font></div><br>
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AND CAPITAL RESOURCES (Continued)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Year to
date we have issued 0.3 million shares of common stock through Invest Direct,
Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Retirement Savings and Stock Ownership Plan
resulting in net proceeds of $9.5 million. These shares of common stock were
registered under the following Registration Statement Nos. 333-150681,
333-105225, and 333-124455, respectively.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Pension and Other Postretirement
Benefit Plans</font>.&#160; The funded status of the defined pension and other
postretirement benefit obligations refers to the difference between plan assets
and estimated obligations under the plans.&#160;The funded status may change
over time due to several factors, including contribution levels, assumed
discount rates and actual and assumed rates of return on plan
assets.&#160;During 2008, the unfunded status of ALLETE&#8217;s defined pension and
postretirement benefit plans increased significantly, to $255 million at
December 31, 2008, primarily due to a decline in the value of plan
assets.&#160;</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Management
considers various factors when making funding decisions such as regulatory
changes, actuarially determined minimum contribution requirements, and
contributions required to avoid benefit restrictions for the pension
plans.&#160;Estimated pension contributions for years 2010 through 2014 are
approximately $25 million per year, and are based on estimates and assumptions
that are subject to change. Funding for the other postretirement benefit plans
is impacted by utility regulatory requirements. Estimated postretirement
contributions for years 2010 through 2014 are approximately $11 million per
year, and are based on estimates and assumptions that are subject to change.
Based on the estimated contributions for the defined pension and other
postretirement benefit plans and the sources of cash as described above, we do
not anticipate these obligations to have a material impact on our financial
condition or liquidity.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Financial Covenants.</font> Our
long-term debt arrangements contain customary covenants. In addition, our lines
of credit and letters of credit supporting certain long-term debt arrangements
contain financial covenants. The most restrictive covenant requires
ALLETE&#160;to maintain a ratio of its Funded Debt to Total Capital (as the
amounts are calculated in accordance with the respective long-term debt
arrangements) of less than or equal to 0.65 to 1.00 measured quarterly. As of
September 30, 2009 our ratio was approximately 0.40 to 1.00. Failure to meet
this covenant would give rise to an event of default, if not cured after notice
from the lender, in which event ALLETE may need to pursue alternative sources of
funding. Some of ALLETE&#8217;s debt arrangements contain &#8220;cross-default&#8221; provisions
that would result in an event of default if there is a failure under other
financing arrangements to meet payment terms or to observe other covenants that
would result in an acceleration of payments due. As of September 30, 2009,
ALLETE was in compliance with its financial covenants.</font></div>
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Sheet Arrangements</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Off-balance
sheet arrangements are summarized in our 2008 Form 10-K, with additional
disclosure discussed in Note 14. Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies of
this Form 10-Q.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Capital
Requirements</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">For the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, capital expenditures totaled $186.7
million ($211.1 million at September 30, 2008). The expenditures were primarily
made in the Regulated Operations segment. Internally generated funds and
long-term debt and equity issuances were the primary sources of
funding.</font></div>
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MATTERS AND OTHER</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
businesses are subject to regulation of environmental matters by various
federal, state and local authorities. Due to restrictive environmental
requirements through legislation and/or rulemaking in the future, we anticipate
that potential expenditures for environmental matters will be material and will
require significant capital investments. We are unable to predict the outcome of
the matters discussed in Note 14. Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies of
this Form 10-Q.</font></div>
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ACCOUNTING STANDARDS</font></div>
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accounting standards are discussed in Note 1. Operations and Significant
Accounting Policies of this Form 10-Q.</font></div><br>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a name="item3">ITEM </a>3.&#160;&#160;QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT
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INVESTMENTS</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Available-For-Sale
Securities</font><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">.</font> As of
September 30, 2009, our available-for-sale securities portfolio consisted of
securities in a grantor trust, established to fund certain employee benefits,
and ARS. (See Note 3. Investments.)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Emerging Technology
Investments</font>.<font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">&#160;</font>As part of our Emerging
Technology Investments, we have several minority investments in venture capital
funds and direct investments in privately-held, start-up companies.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">COMMODITY
PRICE RISK</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our
regulated utility operations in Minnesota and Wisconsin incur costs for fuel
(primarily coal), power and natural gas purchased for resale in our regulated
service territories, and related transportation. Our regulated utilities&#8217;
exposure to price risk for these commodities is significantly mitigated by the
current ratemaking process and regulatory environment, which generally allows a
fuel clause surcharge if costs are in excess of those in the 2008 retail rate
case filing. Conversely, costs below those in the 2008 retail rate case filing
result in a credit to our ratepayers. We seek to prudently manage our customers&#8217;
exposure to price risk by entering into contracts of various durations and terms
for the purchase of coal and power (in Minnesota), power and natural gas (in
Wisconsin), and related transportation costs.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">POWER
MARKETING</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Our power
marketing activities consist of (1) purchasing energy in the wholesale market
for resale in our regulated service territories when retail energy requirements
exceed generation output and (2) selling excess available energy and purchased
power. From time to time, our utility operations may have excess energy that is
temporarily not required by retail and wholesale customers in our regulated
service territory. We actively sell this energy to the wholesale market to
optimize the value of our generating facilities.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Demand
nominations for power from our taconite customers in 2009 are lower by
approximately 40 percent from 2008 levels. We continue to remarket available
power to Other Power Suppliers in an effort to mitigate the earnings impact of
these lower industrial sales. These sales are dependent upon the availability of
generation and are sold at market based prices into the MISO market on a daily
basis or through bilateral agreements of various durations. For 2009, we have
successfully mitigated approximately 85 percent of the earnings
impact.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">In 2009,
we have entered into financial derivative instruments to manage price risk for
certain power marketing contracts. Outstanding derivative contracts at September
30, 2009, consist of cash flow hedges for an energy sale that includes pricing
based on daily natural gas prices, and FTRs purchased to manage congestion risk
for forward power sales contracts. These derivative instruments are recorded on
our consolidated balance sheet at fair value. As of September 30, 2009, we
recorded approximately $1.1 million of derivatives in other assets on our
consolidated balance sheet of which the entire balance relates to our FTRs.
These derivative instruments settle monthly throughout 2009 and the first five
months of 2010. (See Note 4. Derivatives.)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Approximately
200 MWs of capacity and energy from our Taconite Harbor facility in northern
Minnesota has been sold through two sales contracts totaling 175&#160;MWs
(201&#160;MWs including a 15 percent reserve), which were effective May&#160;1,
2005, and expire on April 30, 2010. Both contracts contain fixed monthly
capacity charges and fixed minimum energy charges. One contract provides for an
annual escalator to the energy charge based on increases in our cost of coal,
subject to a small minimum annual escalation. The other contract provides that
the energy charge will be the greater of the fixed minimum charge or an annual
amount based on the variable production cost of a combined-cycle, natural gas
unit. Our exposure in the event of a full or partial outage at our Taconite
Harbor facility is significantly limited under both contracts. When the buyer is
notified at least two months prior to an outage, there is no liability. Outages
with less than two months notice are subject to an annual duration limitation
typical of this type of contract. These contracts qualify for the normal
purchase normal sale exception under the guidance for derivative instruments and
hedging activities and are not required to be recorded at fair
value.</font></div>
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exposed to credit risk primarily through our power marketing activities. We use
credit policies to manage credit risk, which includes utilizing an established
credit approval process and monitoring counterparty limits.</font></div><br>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Power Sales Agreement. </font>On
October 29, 2009, Minnesota Power entered into an agreement to sell Basin
Electric Power Cooperative 100 MW of capacity and energy for the next ten years.
The transaction is scheduled to begin in May 2010, which coincides with the
expiration of two power sales contracts on April&#160;30,&#160;2010. (See Item
3. Power Marketing.)</font></div>
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RATE RISK</font></div>
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also exposed to risks resulting from changes in interest rates as a result of
our issuance of variable rate debt. We manage our interest rate risk by varying
the issuance and maturity dates of our fixed rate debt, limiting the amount of
variable rate debt, and continually monitoring the effects of market changes in
interest rates. Interest rates on variable rate long-term debt are reset on a
periodic basis reflecting current market conditions. Based on the variable rate
debt outstanding at September 30, 2009, and assuming no other changes to our
financial structure, an increase or decrease of 100 basis points in interest
rates would impact the amount of pretax interest expense by $0.8 million. This
amount was determined by considering the impact of a hypothetical 100 basis
point change to the average variable interest rate on the variable rate debt
outstanding as of September 30, 2009.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and
Procedures.</font> As of September 30, 2009, evaluations were performed, under
the supervision and with the participation of management, including our
principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the
effectiveness of the design and operation of ALLETE&#8217;s disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act)). Based upon those evaluations, our
principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that
such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide assurance that
information required to be disclosed in ALLETE&#8217;s reports filed or submitted
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the SEC&#8217;s rules and forms and such information is
accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal
executive officer and principal financial officer, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.</font></div>
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While we continue to enhance our internal control over financial reporting,
there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that
occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or
is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.</font></div>
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AND USE OF PROCEEDS</font></div>
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January 2009, we issued $42.0 million in principal amount of unregistered First
Mortgage Bonds (Bonds) in the private placement market. The Bonds mature January
15, 2019, and carry a coupon rate of 8.17 percent. We have the option to prepay
all or a portion of the Bonds at our discretion, subject to a make-whole
provision. The Bonds are subject to additional terms and conditions which are
customary for this type of transaction. We are using the proceeds from the sale
of the Bonds to fund utility capital expenditures and for general corporate
purposes. The Bonds were sold in reliance on exemption from registration under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to institutional
accredited investors.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ITEM
4.&#160;&#160;SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">None.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><a name="item5late">ITEM </a>5.&#160;&#160;OTHER INFORMATION</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Reference
is made to our 2008 Form 10-K for background information on the following
updates.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Ref. Page
12 &#8211; Regulated Operations, Minnesota Public Utilities Commission &#8211; First
Paragraph</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On May 2,
2008, Minnesota Power filed a retail rate increase request with the MPUC. On May
4, 2009, the MPUC issued its order (May Order) on the rate filing, and on June
25, 2009, the MPUC reconsidered the May Order. The reconsideration order was
issued on August 10, 2009, resulting in an authorized rate increase of $20.4
million (slightly below the $21.1 million outcome in the May Order). The May
Order allowing a 10.74 percent return on common equity and a capital structure
consisting of 54.79 percent equity and 45.21 percent debt remains
unchanged.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
reconsideration order reduced Minnesota Power&#8217;s interim rates, which were in
effect between August 2008 and October 31, 2009, by $6.3 million annually to
approximately $15 million. This increased Minnesota Power&#8217;s refunding obligation
for 2008 and 2009.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">As of
September 30, 2009, we recorded a $20.0 million liability, including interest,
for refunds anticipated to be paid to our customers as a result of the MPUC
decision on our retail rate filing. Current year rate refunds totaling $11.9
million have been recorded on our consolidated statement of income and prior
year rate refunds totaling $7.6 million are stated separately. Interest expense
of $0.5 million was also recorded on our consolidated statement of income
related to rate refunds.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
October 29, 2009, the MPUC approved the implementation of final rates to begin
on November 1, 2009. Refunding of interim rates will commence in December 2009
and be completed during the first quarter of 2010.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">With the
May Order, the MPUC also approved the stipulation and settlement agreement that
affirmed the Company&#8217;s continued recovery of fuel and purchased power costs
under the former base cost of fuel that was in effect prior to the retail rate
filing. The transition to the former base cost of fuel will occur upon
implementation of final rates. Any revenue impact associated with this
transition will be identified in a future filing related to the Company&#8217;s fuel
clause operation.</font></div>
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II.&#160;&#160;OTHER INFORMATION (Continued)</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">ITEM
5.&#160;&#160;OTHER INFORMATION (Continued)</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Ref. Page
12 &#8211; Regulatory Matters &#8211; Sixth Paragraph</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-STYLE: italic">Integrated Resource Plan.</font> On
October 5, 2009, Minnesota Power filed with the MPUC its 2010 Integrated
Resource Plan (IRP), a comprehensive estimate of future capacity needs within
Minnesota Power&#8217;s service territory. Minnesota Power does not anticipate the
need for new base load generation within the Minnesota Power service territory
over the next 15 years, and plans to meet estimated future customer demand while
achieving:</font></div>
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      system flexibility to adapt to volatile business cycles and varied future
      industrial load scenarios;</font></div>
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      in the emission of GHGs (primarily carbon dioxide);
  and</font></div>
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      with mandated renewable energy
standards.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">To
achieve these objectives over the coming years, we plan on reshaping our
generation portfolio by adding 300 to 500 megawatts of renewable energy to our
generation mix, and exploring options to incorporate peaking or intermediate
resources. Our 76 MW Bison I wind project in North Dakota, expected to be
in-service in 2010-2011, is part of this initiative, as is the 25 MW Taconite
Ridge wind energy center in northern Minnesota that was placed in service in
2008.</font></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt"><br></div>
    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">We do not
plan to add new coal generation or enter into long-term power purchase
agreements from coal-based generation resources without a GHG solution. We
project average annual long-term growth of approximately one percent in electric
usage over the next 15 years. We will also focus on conservation and demand side
management to meet the energy savings goals established in Minnesota
legislation.</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Ref. Page
18 &#8211; Employees &#8211; Second Paragraph</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Minnesota
Power, SWL&amp;P and IBEW Local 31 continue to work under contract extensions of
the agreements which expired on January 31, 2009.&#160;On April 10, 2009, IBEW
Local 31 requested binding arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the
contracts.&#160;The contracts also provide Minnesota Power and SWL&amp;P with
the protections of no strike clauses. The sole matter in dispute that would add
cost to the agreement is wage adjustments; although the parties have not reached
an agreement on this issue, the economic gap between the parties would not be
considered material. The Company is also seeking changes to existing benefit
plans. Arbitration hearings took place October 5, 2009, with final resolution
expected in December 2009. We remain optimistic that we will achieve a fair and
equitable result in both agreements.</font></div>
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to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.</font></div>
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      ended September 30, 2009, of
ALLETE;</font></div>
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      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;</font></div>
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      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;</font></div>
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      registrant&#8217;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
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      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
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      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
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      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;
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      financial reporting that occurred during the registrant&#8217;s most recent
      fiscal quarter (the registrant&#8217;s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
      annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
      materially affect, the registrant&#8217;s internal control over financial
      reporting; and</font></div>
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      registrant&#8217;s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
      most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
      the registrant&#8217;s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant&#8217;s
      board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
      functions):</font></div>
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      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&#8217;s ability to record,
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      employees who have a significant role in the registrant&#8217;s internal control
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<TYPE>EX-31.B
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ALLETE;</font></div>
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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
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      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;
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      financial reporting that occurred during the registrant&#8217;s most recent
      fiscal quarter (the registrant&#8217;s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
      annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
      materially affect, the registrant&#8217;s internal control over financial
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      registrant&#8217;s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our
      most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
      the registrant&#8217;s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant&#8217;s
      board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent
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      significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
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1350 Certification of Periodic Report</font></div>
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the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer</font></div>
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to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, each
of the undersigned officers of ALLETE, Inc. (ALLETE), does hereby certify
that:</font></div>
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      September 30, 2009, (Report) fully complies with the requirements of
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to liability pursuant to
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