In comments made to state regulator, the Department of Commerce and Office of Attorney General Keith Ellison had vastly different suggestions for the Duluth-based utility's transition away from coal.
North Dakota-based Basin Electric Power Cooperative will become a 30% owner in the Nemadji Trail Energy Center. Allete will have a 20% ownership stake in the power plant planned for Superior, Wisconsin, while Dairyland Power Cooperative will remain a 50% owner of the facility.
The company reached 50% renewables in December, and now plans to increase that to 70% by 2030. It will be 80% carbon free by 2035 and 100% carbon free by 2050.
