Alliant Energy Lights up America's Heartland

Alliant Energy was created in 1998 as a result of the merger of IES Industries Inc., Interstate Power Co. and WPL Holdings, Inc. The company's world headquarters is in Madison, Wisconsin. Business unit operating headquarters are located in Madison, Wisconsin, Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, Iowa.

The company and its utility subsidiaries IES Utilities Inc., Interstate Power Co., Wisconsin Power and Light Co. and South Beloit Water, Gas and Electric Co. provide electric, natural gas, water and steam energy to more than one million customers in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Alliant Energy employs approximately 6,000 employees in the United States and abroad.

Corporate Profile

Alliant Energy is a major energy services company with growing national and international diversified operations. The company, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, through its energy delivery, generation and Alliant Energy Resources business units, provide electric, natural gas, water and steam energy to customers in four Midwestern states and have diversified interests in China and New Zealand.

Alliant Energy, through its operating units IES Utilities Inc., Interstate Power Co. and Wisconsin Power and Light Co. serves more than one million customers in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The company's service territory covers 54,000 square miles in the heartland of America. Utility operations are headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Alliant Energy Corporate Services includes traditional administrative functions that support the company's operations, such as Information Technology, Human Resources, Sourcing and Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounting, Legal and Corporate Communications.

One of the lowest-cost electricity manufacturers in the nation, The company provides affordable and reliable electric

energy to customers within Alliant Energy's regulated service territory.

Corporate Vision

Creativity is a key part of our vision statement. The company will have a more creative customer focus based on the expectation that each of us will think creatively at all times for the benefit of our customers. Our employees will continuously look for creative solutions to meet our customers' present-day needs and long-term dreams.

Alliant Energy's vision also emphasizes the global marketplace in which the company will compete.

For more information about Alliant Energy, check out the Web site at www.alliantenergy.com

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Where Our People are Our Greatest Resource and the Reason For Our Success

Alliant Energy Worldwide Headquarters 222 West Washington Avenue P.O. Box 192 Madison, WI 53701-0192

From electrical engineering, computer technicians and communications professionals to line mechanics, customer service consultants and marketing representatives, Alliant Energy and its affiliate companies have more than 6,000 employees across the country and around the world. Made up of men and women from various ethnic backgrounds and diverse races and cultures, Alliant Energy employees strive for excellence and innovation in customer service.

Alliant Energy is dedicated to living our corporate values. We work every day to achieve our vision as a partner seeking to enhance the comfort, security and productivity of our customers around world. We believe that our people are our greatest resource and the reason for our success. Our employees uphold the Alliant Energy values each and every day.

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