Our Culture

Our Mission

Challenge and grow our skills and agility while investing in opportunities that demonstrate energy industry leadership—creating value for employees, shareholders, customers, and communities.

Our Values

  • Integrity
  • Safety
  • People
  • Planet
  • Adaptability
  • Ingenuity
  • Caring
  • Responsibility

We don’t just talk about our values, we live them. ALLETE Clean Energy has a rich history of giving back to the local communities where we live and work.

Since the start of 2021, ALLETE Clean Energy and its wind site partners have raised and donated more than $325,000 to support nonprofits, schools, fire departments and other organizations near our wind sites. In addition, our employees generously and regularly volunteer their time, talent and money to local projects and organizations too numerous to mention here.

Our largest donations included:

Roff, Sulphur and Tishomingo school districts

ALLETE Clean Energy and partners donated $105,000 in grants to the Roff, Sulphur and Tishomingo school districts near the Diamond Spring wind site in Oklahoma in early 2021.

$105,000 in grants to the Roff, Sulphur and Tishomingo school districts near the company’s Diamond Spring wind site in Oklahoma. The grants were used for pandemic-related expenses related to remote learning and safety, including computers and internet access for students and teachers, and personal protective equipment for school staff and students. Joining ALLETE Clean Energy in the grants were Oklahoma City-based law firm Crowe and Dunlevy; Sheppard Mullin, an international law firm based in Los Angeles; Burns and McDonnell, a construction engineering firm based in Kansas City, Missouri; Apex Clean Energy, a renewable energy developer; and Red Hot Construction, a subcontractor at the Diamond Spring wind site.

Fort Cobb-Broxton School District and the Apache Fire Department

ALLETE Clean Energy General Manager of Operations William Sawyer presents a $50,000 check to the Apache Fire Department in front of the Fort Cobb-Broxton Public Schools in February 2022. An additional $50,000 was donated to the school district.

$50,000 each to the Fort Cobb-Broxton School District and the Apache Fire Department near our Caddo wind site in Oklahoma. The donation to the school district will help pay for construction of an agricultural education livestock facility. The fire department donation will support the purchase of equipment to help the department more effectively and safely respond to specific situations, including wildland fires and bunker fires. Joining ALLETE Clean Energy in the grants were Caddo general contractor Wanzek Construction; turbine supplier General Electric; customer Hormel Foods; Oklahoma City-based law firm Crowe and Dunlevy; Sheppard Mullin, an international law firm based in Los Angeles with 15 offices across North America and Asia; Burns and McDonnell, a construction engineering firm based in Kansas City, Missouri; Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa, electrical transformer and turbine suppliers; and Eversheds Sutherland, an international law firm with 74 offices in 35 countries.

Local corporate grants

ALLETE Clean Energy employees organized donations to the Salvation Army’s Adopt-a-Family program. This effort was one of many ways our employees support local projects and organizations.

$109,138 in grants to local organizations through the ALLETE Clean Energy corporate office in Duluth, Minnesota, and individual company wind sites. Recipients included:

  • Humane Society of Douglas County
  • 23rd Veteran
  • Duluth Amateur Hockey Association
  • Rajala Woods Foundation
  • Stella Maris Academy
  • Denfeld Speech Team
  • Denfeld Theater Department
  • Courage Kenny Foundation
  • Itasca County Veterans Council
  • South St. Louis County 4H Federation – Hurricane Hooves
  • Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center
  • Range Engineering Council for STEM Enrichment Programs
  • Second Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank
  • Esko Subzero Robotics

In addition to these large grants, our individual wind sites regularly donate to local organizations. These include:

Armenia Mountain Wind
Pennsylvania

  • Mansfield Area Food Pantry
  • Troy Area Food Pantry
  • Troy Area Foundation
  • Two Scholarships
  • Endless Mountain Mission Center
  • Partners in Progress
  • Big Brothers and Big Sisters

Condon Wind
Oregon

  • Condon Scholarship Foundation

Diamond Spring Wind
Oklahoma

  • Mill Creek FFA & 4H students
  • Roff Public School – remote learning/safety
  • Sulphur Public School – remote learning/safety
  • Tishomingo Pubic Schools

Glen Ullin Wind
North Dakota

  • Demolition Derby
  • Motorcross Racing Truck

Lake Benton Wind
Minnesota

  • Relay for Life Walk
  • Elk Nation Annual Golf Tournament
  • Lady Elks Volleyball Team Cancer Night
  • Lake Benton Area Chamber – Santa Clause Day and Visitor Guide
  • Lake Benton Community Services for Diner’s Club

Northern Wind
Minnesota

  • $5,000 to Lake Wilson Volunteer Fire Department

South Peak Wind
Montana

  • GES Ambulance Fund
  • Angel Flight West

Storm Lake Wind
Iowa

  • Sioux Rapids Fire Protection Agency
  • Cherokee Youth Summer Ball Association
  • National Child Safety
  • Alta Sire
  • Alta Library After School Program
  • Aurelia Fire Department
  • The Lord’s Cupboard Food Pantry
  • Mid Sioux
  • Cherry House
  • Peterson Fire Fundraiser
  • Jump Rope for Heart