Clean Grid Alliance Applauds Allete Acquisition Approval
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 3, 2025
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Jon Mills, Clean Grid Alliance, jmills@cleangridalliance.org
ST. PAUL, MN – Clean Grid Alliance (CGA) applauds the Allete acquisition approval by the Minnesota Public Utility Commission.
"We applaud the commission's decision and their thoughtful process to ensure the acquisition was in the public interest," said Beth Soholt, Executive Director, Clean Grid Alliance. "This acquisition will provide Allete access to the capital the company needs to grow, while investing to meet increasing energy demands. It will also stabilize costs and ensure long-term stability and reliability for customers."
Soholt added, "CGA supports all efforts to implement clean energy solutions for Allete and Minnesota Power. Clean energy projects, like solar, wind and battery storage, can be brought to market quickly, are cost-competitive, and drive economic investment and job creation in communities. The collective work across the clean energy industry in the Midwest is fueling more than $450 million in economic benefits for local and state economies in 2025 and now employs hundreds of thousands of hardworking Americans."
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About Clean Grid Alliance: Clean Grid Alliance (CGA) is transforming and strengthening the power grid across the Midwest. CGA is a team of experts in clean energy development, engineering, economics, policy, and communications advancing solutions that ensure people have clean, low-cost energy when and where they need it. Established in 2001, CGA brings together a coalition of over 80 industry partners and non-profit organizations to realize a shared vision of delivering an affordable, reliable energy future for the Midwest. CGA's leadership has changed the energy landscape, leading to hundreds of successful wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects. The collective work across our industry is fueling more than $450 million in economic benefits for local and state economies in 2025 and now employs hundreds of thousands across the Midwest. CGA is leading the charge for innovation in the rapidly evolving Midwest energy landscape, driving real economic growth through energy abundance.
