Allete Inc. subsidiary Minnesota Power on Tuesday announced a goal to deliver 100% carbon-free energy to customers by the year 2050.

Utilizing its EnergyForward strategy, Minnesota Power was the state’s first utility to provide 50% renewable energy to its customers and seeks to build upon that as it transitions to “clean energy.” 

The upcoming Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) would outline the future steps the utility would need to take over the period of the next 15 years. The utility plans to submit the IRP to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) on Feb. 1.

Under the IRP, Minnesota Power would identify plans to increase its renewable energy supply to 70% by 2030 and phase out coal completely by 2035. These include the addition of around 400 MW of solar and...