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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001062993-25-010643
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250602
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250602
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250602

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NESTEGARD SUSAN K
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001222107
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03548
		FILM NUMBER:		251014507

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD.
		STREET 2:		2 BETHESDA METRO, 14TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20814

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALLETE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000066756
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	01 Energy & Transportation
		EIN:				410418150
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	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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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Includes shares acquired in exempt transactions pursuant to the dividend equivalent feature of stock awards deferred under the ALLETE non-employee director deferral plan, based on plan information available as of May 31, 2025.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney</remarks>

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        <signatureName>Julia L. Padilla for Susan K. Nestegard</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2025-06-02</signatureDate>
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<p style="margin-bottom:10.5pt;page-break-before:always;
page-break-after:avoid"><b>POWER
OF ATTORNEY</b></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.5pt">The
undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Julie L. Padilla and
Andrew M. Biggerstaff, or either of them acting singly, and with full power of
substitution, re-substitution and delegation, the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney&#8209;in&#8209;fact (each of such persons and their substitutes and
delegees being referred to herein as the &quot;Attorney-in-Fact&quot;), with
full power to act for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and
stead, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer, director or stockholder of ALLETE,
Inc. (the "Company"), to:</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:normal">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Take such actions as may be necessary
or appropriate to enable the undersigned to submit and file forms,
schedules and other documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") utilizing the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval ("EDGAR")
system, which actions may include (a) enrolling the undersigned in EDGAR Next
and (b) preparing, executing and submitting to the SEC
a Form ID, amendments thereto, and such other documents and information as may
be necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make filings and submissions utilizing the EDGAR system;</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:normal">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Prepare and execute any and all forms,
schedules and other documents (including any amendments thereto) the
undersigned is required to file with the SEC, or which the Attorney-in-Fact
considers it advisable for the undersigned to file with the SEC, under Section
13 or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or
regulation thereunder, or under Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933
("Rule 144"), including Forms 3, 4 and 5, Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 144
(all such forms, schedules and other documents being referred to herein as "SEC
Filings");</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:normal">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Submit and file SEC Filings with the
SEC utilizing the EDGAR system or cause them to be submitted and filed by a
person appointed under <u>Section 5</u> below;</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:normal">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
File, submit or otherwise deliver SEC
Filings to any securities exchange on which the Company's securities may be
listed or traded;</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:normal">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Act as a delegated administrator for the undersigned's EDGAR
account, including: (i) appoint, remove and replace delegated account
administrators and users; (ii) maintain the security of the undersigned's EDGAR
account; and (iii) any other actions contemplated by Rule 10 of Regulation S-T
with respect to delegated entities;</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:normal">6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Cause the Company to accept a delegation of authority from any of
the undersigned's EDGAR account administrators and, pursuant to that
delegation, authorize the Company's EDGAR account administrators to appoint,
remove or replace users for the undersigned's EDGAR account; and</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:normal">7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Obtain, as the undersigned's
representative and on the undersigned's behalf, information regarding
transactions in the Company's equity securities from any third party, including
the Company and any brokers, dealers, employee benefit plan administrators and
trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such third party to release
any such information to the Attorney-in-Fact.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.5pt">               The
undersigned acknowledges that:</p>

<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:63.8pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal">a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
This Power of Attorney authorizes, but
does not require, the Attorney-in-Fact to act in his or her discretion on
information provided to such Attorney-in-Fact without independent verification
of such information;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:63.8pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal">b)   Any documents prepared or executed by the
Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
Attorney will be in such form and will contain such information as the
Attorney-in-Fact, in his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;</p>

<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:63.8pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal">c)   Neither the Company nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes
any liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the
requirements of Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144, any
liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such requirements,
or any liability of the undersigned for disgorgement of profits under Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act; and</p>

<p style="margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:63.8pt;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:normal">d)   This Power of Attorney does not relieve the
undersigned from responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's
obligations under Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including,
without limitation, the reporting requirements under Section 13 or Section 16
of the Exchange Act.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.5pt">               The
undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and authority to
do and perform each and every act and thing requisite, necessary or advisable
to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully, to all intents and
purposes, as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact, or his or her substitute or
substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by authority of this Power
of Attorney.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.5pt">               This
Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned
is no longer required to file Forms 4 or 5 or Schedules 13D or 13G or Forms 144
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities of
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the Attorney-in-Fact. This Power of Attorney revokes all previous
powers of attorney with respect to the subject matter of this Power of
Attorney.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.5pt">               IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of May 13,
2025. </p>

<p>                                                                                    <i><u>/s/
Susan K. Nestegard                        </u></i></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.5pt">                                                                                                            Signature</p>

<p>                                                                                    <u>
Susan K. Nestegard             </u></p>

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