ALLETE 2010 Form 10-K
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Definitions
The following abbreviations or acronyms are used in the text. References in this report to “we,” “us” and “our” are to ALLETE, Inc. and its subsidiaries, collectively.
Abbreviation or Acronym
Term
ALLETE
ALLETE, Inc.
ALLETE Properties
ALLETE Properties, LLC and its subsidiaries
AFUDC
Allowance for Funds Used During Construction - the cost of both debt and equity funds used to finance utility plant additions during construction periods
ARS
Auction Rate Securities
ATC
American Transmission Company LLC
Basin
Basin Electric Power Cooperative
Bison 1
Bison 1 Wind Project
Bison 2
Bison 2 Wind Project
BNI Coal
BNI Coal, Ltd.
Boswell
Boswell Energy Center
CO2
Carbon Dioxide
Company
ALLETE, Inc. and its subsidiaries
DC
Direct Current
EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
ESOP
Employee Stock Ownership Plan
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FERC
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Form 8-K
ALLETE Current Report on Form 8-K
Form 10-K
ALLETE Annual Report on Form 10-K
Form 10-Q
ALLETE Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
FTR
Financial Transmission Rights
GAAP
Accounting Principles Generally Accepted in the United States
GHG
Greenhouse Gases
Hibbard
Hibbard Renewable Energy Center
IBEW Local 31
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 31
IBEW Local 1593
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1593
Invest Direct
ALLETE’s Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan
kV
Kilovolt(s)
Laskin
Laskin Energy Center
Manitoba Hydro
Manitoba Hydro-Electric Board
MBtu
Million British thermal units
Medicare Part D
Medicare Part D provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
Mesabi Nugget
Mesabi Nugget Delaware, LLC
Minnesota Power
An operating division of ALLETE, Inc.
Minnkota Power
Minnkota Power Cooperative, Inc.
MISO
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.
Moody’s
Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.
MPCA
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
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Definitions (Continued)
MPUC
Minnesota Public Utilities Commission
MW / MWh
Megawatt(s) / Megawatt-hour(s)
NextEra Energy
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
NDPSC
North Dakota Public Service Commission
NOL
Net Operating Loss
Non-residential
Retail commercial, non-retail commercial, office, industrial, warehouse, storage and institutional
NO2
Nitrogen Dioxide
NOX
Nitrogen Oxides
Note ___
Note ___ to the consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-K
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
OES
Minnesota Office of Energy Security
Oliver Wind I
Oliver Wind I Energy Center
Oliver Wind II
Oliver Wind II Energy Center
Palm Coast Park
Palm Coast Park development project in Florida
Palm Coast Park District
Palm Coast Park Community Development District
PolyMet
PolyMet Mining Corporation
PPA
Power Purchase Agreement
PSCW
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin
PUHCA 2005
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005
Rainy River Energy
Rainy River Energy Corporation - Wisconsin
RSOP
Retirement Savings and Stock Ownership Plan
SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
SO2
Sulfur Dioxide
Square Butte
Square Butte Electric Cooperative
Standard & Poor’s
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
SWL&P
Superior Water, Light and Power Company
Taconite Harbor
Taconite Harbor Energy Center
Taconite Ridge
Taconite Ridge Energy Center
Town Center
Town Center at Palm Coast development project in Florida
Town Center District
Town Center at Palm Coast Community Development District
WDNR
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
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