(As filed December 15, 1999)
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 RENEWABLE RESOURCES, LTD.
Clarendon House, 2 Church Street
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
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(Name of foreign utility company)
Alliant Energy Corporation
222 West Washington Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
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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
Alliant Energy Corporation
222 West Washington Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
William T. Baker, Jr.
Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
40 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
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Alliant Energy Corporation ("Alliant Energy"), a Wisconsin corporation and
a registered holding company under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935 (the "1935 Act"), as amended, acting on behalf of Alliant Energy Renewable
Resources, Ltd. ("AERC"), a Bermuda company, hereby notifies the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") that AERC is, and hereby claims status
as, a foreign utility company ("FUCO") within the meaning of Section 33 of the
1935 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 as
follows:
Alliant Energy Renewable Resources, Ltd.
Clarendon House, 2 Church Street
Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda
AERC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alliant Energy International, Inc.
(formerly IES International, Inc.), which is itself a wholly-owned indirect
subsidiary of Alliant Energy and a FUCO.1 AERC was formed to invest, together
with other unrelated investors, in a portfolio of small electricity generation
projects fueled primarily from renewable energy sources which are located in
emerging foreign markets. These projects will consist primarily of generating
units in excess of 7 MW (net) and may also include related energy conservation
and efficiency equipment. These projects will be developed in any of the
emerging market nations eligible for International Finance Corporation
financing,.
ITEM 2. DOMESTIC ASSOCIATE PUBLIC-UTILITY COMPANIES OF AERC.
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The following companies, each of which is a direct or indirect subsidiary
of Alliant Energy, are domestic public utility companies and associate companies
of AERC: IES Utilities Inc., Interstate Power Company, Wisconsin Power and Light
Company and South Beloit Water, Gas & Electric Company (collectively, the
"Domestic Utilities"). At present, none of the Domestic Utilities has any
relationship with AERC.
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1 See Form U-57 Notification of Foreign Utility Company Status, dated April
23, 1998, filed on behalf of IES International Inc. (now Alliant Energy
International, Inc.). Alliant Energy International, Inc. is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Alliant Energy Resources, Inc., which in turn is wholly-owned
by Alliant Energy.
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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.
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ Barbara J. Swan
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Barbara J. Swan
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
Date: December 15, 1999
