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Equity Investments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Equity Method Investments |
ALLETE’s Investment in ATC |
Millions |
Equity Investment Balance as of December 31, 2019 | $141.6 |
Cash Investments | 1.1 |
Equity in ATC Earnings (a) | 11.6 |
Distributed ATC Earnings | (9.4) |
Amortization of the Remeasurement of Deferred Income Taxes | 0.7 |
Equity Investment Balance as of June 30, 2020 | $145.6 |
(a)Equity in ATC Earnings includes $1.2 million of additional earnings resulting from the FERC’s May 21, 2020, order increasing ATC’s authorized return on equity to 10.52 percent including an incentive adder for participation in a regional transmission organization.

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