Attached files
Exhibit
23(a)
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We hereby
consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form
S-3 (Nos. 333-150681, 333-02109, 333-41882, 333-57104, 333-147965) and Form S-8
(Nos. 333-16445, 333-16463, 333-82901, 333-91348, 333-105225, 333-124455,
333-162890) of ALLETE, Inc. of our report dated
February 12, 2010, relating to the financial statements, financial statement
schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting,
which appears in this Form 10-K.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
LLP
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
February
12, 2010