SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM U-57
NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN UTILITY COMPANY STATUS
Filed under Section 33(a) of the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended
ALLIANT ENERGY SERVICIOS DE MEXICO, S. DE R.L. DE C.V.
San Luis Potosi No. 211-100
Colonia Roma
Delegacion Cuauhtemoc
06770 Mexico, D.F.
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(Name of foreign utility company)
Interstate Energy Corporation
222 West Washington Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53703-0192
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(Name of filing company if filed on behalf
of a foreign utility company)
The Commission is requested to mail copies of all
communications relating to this Notification to:
Barbara J. Swan
General Counsel
Interstate Energy Corporation
222 West Washington Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53703-0192
William T. Baker, Jr.
Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
40 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
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Interstate Energy Corporation ("IEC"), a Wisconsin corporation and a
registered holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
(the "'35 Act"), as amended, acting on behalf of Alliant Energy Servicios de
Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. ("Servicios"), a company formed under the laws of
Mexico and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of IEC, hereby notifies the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") that Servicios is, and
hereby claims status as, a foreign utility company ("FUCO") within the meaning
of Section 33 of the '35 Act.
ITEM 1. NAME, BUSINESS ADDRESS, FACILITIES AND OWNERSHIP.
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The name and business address of the company claiming FUCO status is
Alliant Energy Servicios de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., San Luis Potosi No.
211-100, Colonia Roma, Delegacion Cuauhtemoc, 06770 Mexico, D.F.
Servicios is a 99.97% subsidiary of Alliant Energy de Mexico, S. de R.L. de
C.V. ("AE Mexico"), a FUCO with headquarters in Mexico. The remaining 0.03% of
Servicios is owned by Alliant Energy de Mexico, L.L.C. ("Mexico LLC"), a
Delaware corporation and a FUCO. Mexico LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Alliant Energy International, Inc., which, in turn, is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Alliant Energy Resources, Inc. ("Resources"). Resources is a direct
wholly-owned subsidiary of IEC and serves as the holding company for
substantially all of the non-regulated businesses of IEC.
Servicios and Alliant Energy Operaciones de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.,
which is also an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of IEC and a FUCO, have
entered into agreements to operate the electrical distribution facilities of a
non-affiliated company which serves a resort community known as Laguna Del Mar
located in Puerto Penasco, Sonora, United Mexican States. Neither entity owns or
operates any facilities that are used for the generation, transmission, or
distribution of electric energy for sale in the United States.
ITEM 2. DOMESTIC ASSOCIATE PUBLIC-UTILITY COMPANIES OF SERVICIOS
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AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO SERVICIOS.
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The following companies, each of which is a direct or indirect subsidiary
of IEC, are domestic public utility companies and associate companies of
Servicios: IES Utilities Inc., Interstate Power Company, Wisconsin Power and
Light Company and South Beloit Water, Gas & Electric Company (collectively, the
"Domestic Utilities"). At present, apart from their common affiliation with IEC,
none of the Domestic Utilities has any relationship with Servicios.
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EXHIBIT A. STATE CERTIFICATION.
Inapplicable.
SIGNATURE
The undersigned company has duly caused this statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
INTERSTATE ENERGY CORPORATION
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By: /s/ Barbara J. Swan
Barbara J. Swan
General Counsel
Date: May 17, 1999
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