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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment and Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] |
Property, Plant and Equipment |  |  |
As of December 31 | 2021 |  | 2020
Millions |  |  |
Regulated Operations |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment in Service | $5,028.7 |  |  | $4,972.3 |
Construction Work in Progress | 108.7 |  |  | 79.4 |
Accumulated Depreciation | (1,834.6) |  |  | (1,758.0) |
Regulated Operations – Net | 3,302.8 |  |  | 3,293.7 |
ALLETE Clean Energy |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment in Service | 1,716.9 |  |  | 1,275.4 |
Construction Work in Progress | 79.9 |  |  | 261.0 |
Accumulated Depreciation | (149.0) |  |  | (112.9) |
ALLETE Clean Energy – Net | 1,647.8 |  |  | 1,423.5 |
Corporate and Other (a) |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment in Service | 267.1 |  |  | 240.5 |
Construction Work in Progress | 19.8 |  |  | 9.6 |
Accumulated Depreciation | (137.3) |  |  | (126.5) |
Corporate and Other – Net | 149.6 |  |  | 123.6 |
Property, Plant and Equipment – Net | $5,100.2 |  |  | $4,840.8 |
(a)Primarily includes BNI Energy and a small amount of non-rate base generation.
Estimated Useful Lives of Property, Plant and Equipment (Years)
Regulated Operations |  |  |  |
Generation | 2 to 50 |  | ALLETE Clean Energy | 5 to 35
Transmission | 50 to 75 |  | Corporate and Other | 3 to 50
Distribution | 18 to 70 |  |  |
Asset Retirement Obligations [Table Text Block] |
Asset Retirement Obligations |  |
Millions |  |
Obligation as of December 31, 2019 |  | $160.3 |
Accretion |  | 8.3 |
Liabilities Recognized |  | 1.4 |
Liabilities Settled |  | (3.6) |
Revisions in Estimated Cash Flows |  | 0.2 |
Obligation as of December 31, 2020 |  | 166.6 |
Accretion |  | 8.8 |
Liabilities Recognized |  | 4.5 |
Liabilities Settled |  | (5.2) |
Revisions in Estimated Cash Flows |  | 9.8 |
Obligation as of December 31, 2021 |  | $184.5 |

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