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- Net income attributable to ALLETE in 2023 was $247.1 million, or $4.30 per diluted share, compared to $189.3 million, or $3.38 per diluted share, in 2022. Net income in 2023 included a $40.5 million, or $0.71 per share, after-tax gain recognized for a favorable arbitration ruling involving a subsidiary of ALLETE Clean Energy. (See Note 9. Commitments, Guarantees and Contingencies.) This increase was partially offset by the impact of unusually low wind resources at ALLETE Clean Energy and warmer winter weather impacting our Regulated Operations in 2023. Earnings per share dilution in 2023 was $0.11 due to additional shares of common stock outstanding in 2023 compared to 2022.
- Regulated Operations net income attributable to ALLETE was $147.2 million in 2023, compared to $149.9 million in 2022. Net income at Minnesota Power was lower than 2022 primarily due to higher operating and maintenance, depreciation and interest expenses, and lower kWh sales to residential and commercial customers in 2023 compared to 2022 due to warmer winter weather. These decreases were partially offset by higher kWh sales to industrial customers in 2023 and lower property tax expense resulting from the favorable impact of an updated estimate for property taxes payable in 2023. Net income at SWL&P was higher than 2022 primarily due to the implementation of new rates from its most recent rate case in 2023. (See Note 4. Regulatory Matters.) Our after-tax equity earnings in ATC were higher than 2022 reflecting period over period changes in ATC’s estimate of a refund liability related to the appeals court decision on MISO return on equity complaints in 2022. (See Note 6. Equity Investments.)
- ALLETE Clean Energy net income attributable to ALLETE was $71.7 million in 2023 compared to $16.3 million in 2022. Net income in 2023 reflected a $44.3 million after-tax gain recognized for a favorable arbitration ruling involving a subsidiary of ALLETE Clean Energy. Net income in 2023 also included the gain on sale of the Red Barn project in 2023 of $4.3 million after-tax and higher interest income related to interest awarded as part of the arbitration ruling. These increases were partially offset by lower wind resources and availability at its wind energy facilities in 2023 as well as a network outage located near its Caddo wind energy facility resulting in lower earnings. Net income in 2022 included reserves for an anticipated loss on the sale of ALLETE Clean Energy’s project to repower and sell its Northern Wind project as well as earnings from the legacy Northern Wind facilities, which were decommissioned in April 2022 as part of the project.