Allete operates 303 MW Diamond Springs wind project in Oklahoma

ALLETE Clean Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE), has started the commercial operation of its Diamond Spring wind site in southern Oklahoma, USA.

The output from the 303 megawatt Diamond Spring site is contracted to provide renewable energy to Walmart, Smithfield Foods, and Starbucks through separate renewable energy sales agreements with 12‐15 year terms.

Diamond Spring is ALLETE Clean Energy’s largest wind site, producing enough energy to power about 114,000 homes and increasing the company’s total wind capacity to more than 1,000 megawatts.