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 DE MEXICO, L.L.C.
Corporation Trust Center
1209 Orange Street
Wilmington, Delaware
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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 de Mexico,
L.L.C. ("Mexico LLC"), a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned indirect
subsidiary of IEC, hereby notifies the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") that Mexico LLC 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 de Mexico, L.L.C., Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street,
Wilmington, Delaware.
Mexico LLC was organized in 1998 as an investment company for international
(primarily Mexico) investments of IEC. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Alliant Energy International, Inc. ("Alliant International"), 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.
Mexico LLC has three subsidiaries. Mexico LLC owns 0.03% of Alliant Energy
de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. ("AE Mexico"), a FUCO with headquarters in Mexico.
Alliant International owns the remaining 99.97% of AE Mexico. Mexico LLC owns
0.03% of Alliant Energy Operaciones de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.
("Operaciones"), a FUCO with headquarters in Mexico. AE Mexico owns the
remaining 99.97% of Operaciones. Mexico LLC owns 0.03% of Alliant Energy
Servicios de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. ("Servicios"), a FUCO with headquarters
in Mexico. AE Mexico owns the remaining 99.97% of Servicios.
Operaciones and Servicios 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 MEXICO LLC
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AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO MEXICO LLC.
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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 Mexico
LLC: IES Utilities Inc., Interstate Power Company, Wisconsin Power and Light
Company and South Beloit Water, Gas & Electric Company (collectively, the
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"Domestic Utilities"). At present, apart from their common affiliation with IEC,
none of the Domestic Utilities has any relationship with Mexico LLC.
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
By: /s/ Barbara J. Swan
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Barbara J. Swan
General Counsel
Date: May 17, 1999
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