Minnesota Power, an ALLETE Company

Administrative Law Judge Kimberly Middendorf has scheduled public hearings so that customers may have an opportunity to present their views regarding Minnesota Power’s recently filed retail rate case (MPUC Docket No. E015/GR-23-155). Any Minnesota Power customer or other person may attend or provide comments at the hearings. You are invited to comment on the adequacy and quality of Minnesota Power’s service, the level of rates or other related matters. You do not need to be represented by an attorney.

Bad weather? To find out if a meeting is canceled, call 1-855-731-6208.

Free bus transportation to Hermantown hearing

A Voyageur school bus is scheduled to arrive at the Duluth Transportation Center (parking on Michigan Street – not pulling into the center) at 1:30 p.m. and depart at 1:40 p.m. for the AAD Shrine Event Center in Hermantown on May 21. There will be a sign in the bus indicating it is going to the Shrine Event Center public hearing.

Accessibility accommodations

If you need any reasonable accommodation to enable you to fully participate in these public hearings (i.e., sign language or foreign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or large-print materials) please contact the Office of Administrative Hearings at 651-361-7834 one week in advance of the hearing.

Customers with hearing or speech disabilities may call through Minnesota Relay 1-800-627-3529 or 7-1-1.

The MPUC welcomes your comments on the requested rate increase

A comment is a statement of your opinion about any issue that the MPUC is making a decision on in a docket. Your comments will be part of the case record and are public information that can be read by anyone. Please do not include any personal information that you do not want to be public.

You can submit comments through May 30, 2024. Comments received after the comment period closes may or may not be considered in the MPUC’s final decision.

Visit mn.gov/puc/get-involved where you will find a list of ways to comment on docket 23-155.

To comment by email

Send your comments to consumer.puc@state.mn.us and reference docket 23-155

To comment by US mail

Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
121 7th Place East, Suite #350
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101

Be sure to reference docket 23-155

To send comments by fax

651-297-7073 and reference docket 23-155

Important: Comments can be viewed by the public on the MPUC’s Web site, except in limited circumstances consistent with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act. The MPUC does not edit or delete personal identifying information from submissions.

For assistance in submitting comments, or if you have questions, contact the Commission’s Consumer Affairs Office at:

Phone: 651-296-0406 or 800-657-3782

Email: consumer.puc@state.mn.us

Index of Complete Filing PDF

Filing Letter

Volume 1 Index

Statement Regarding Trade Secret Information

Statement on Rounding

Summary of Filing

Notice of Change in Rates

Notice and Petition for Interim Rates

Index of Interim Rate Schedules

Interim Rate Schedules

1. Interim Jurisdictional Financial Summary Schedules
2. Proposed Interim Rates Schedules
3. Comparison of Proposed Interim Rates to Most Recent General Rate Case
4. Comparison of Proposed Interim Rates to Most Recent Fiscal Year
5. Comparison of Proposed Test Year to Most Recent General Rate Case
6. Comparison of Proposed Interim Rates to Proposed Test Year

Interim Tariff Sheets – Redlined

Interim Tariff Sheets – Clean

Proposed Notice to Counties and Municipalities

Proposed Notice to Customers

Proposed Newspaper Publication

Agreement and Undertaking

Certification

List of Counties and Cities

Completeness Checklist

Certificate of Service

Service List

Jennifer J. Cady
Rate Case Overview

Joshua D. Taran
Capital Structure and Cost of Capital

Ann E. Bulkley
Return on Equity

Frank L. Frederickson
Customer Overview and Sales Forecast

Colin B. Anderson
Budgeting, Cost Allocations, and Expenses

Julie I. Pierce
Power Supply Strategy and Alignment

Todd Z. Simmons
Generation Operations

Daniel W. Gunderson
Transmission and Distribution

Laura E. Krollman
Employee Compensation and Benefits

Patrick L. Cutshall
Retirement Plan Accounting

Michael F. Farrell
Independent Confirmation of Prepaid Pension Asset

Rena E. Verdoljak
Tax

Stewart J. Shimmin
Jurisdictional Costs, Class Cost of Service Study, and Cost Recovery Riders

Amanda L. Turner
Revenue Requirements

Leah N. Peterson
Rate Design

Volume 3 Index

A. Jurisdictional Financial Summary Schedules

B. Rate Base Schedules

C. Operating Income Schedules

D. Rate of Return/Cost of Capital Schedules

E. Test Year 2024 Rate Structure and Rate Design

F. Other Supplemental Information

G. Commission Policy Statement Information

H. Travel, Entertainment, and Related Employee Expenses

I. Conservation Cost Recovery Charge

J. Final Rate Tariff Sheets

Volume 4 Index

Adjustments to Rate Base (ADJ-RB)

Adjustments to Income Statement(ADJ-IS)

Rate Base (RB)

Income Statement (IS)

Cost of Capital (COC)

Cost of Service (COS)

Reconciliation (RECON)

Allocation Factors (AF)

Rate Design (RD)

Interim Rates (IR)

Other Studies (OS)