INTERSTATE POWER CO
U-1/A, 1998-11-24
ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
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                           (As filed on November 24, 1998)

                                                           File No. 70-9377


                          SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  AMENDMENT NO. 3 ON
                                      FORM U-1/A
                               APPLICATION-DECLARATION
                                        UNDER
                    THE PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING COMPANY ACT OF 1935

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                               INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY
                                   1000 MAIN STREET
                                     P.O. BOX 769
                              DUBUQUE, IOWA 52004-07691

                        (Name of company filing this statement
                     and address of principal executive offices)

                        -------------------------------------

                            INTERSTATE ENERGY CORPORATION

                (Name of top registered holding company parent of each
                               applicant or declarant)

                        -------------------------------------

                    Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Chief Executive Officer
                               Interstate Power Company
                                     P.O. Box 192
                            Madison, Wisconsin 53701-0192

                       (Name and address of agent for service)

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                The Commission is also requested to send copies of any
                  communications in connection with this matter to:

          Barbara J. Swan,                   William T. Baker, Jr., Esq.
            General Counsel                  Thelen Reid & Priest LLP
          Steven R. Suleski,                 40 West 57th Street
            Senior Attorney                  New York, New York 10019-4097
          Interstate Energy Corporation
          222 West Washington Avenue
          Madison, Wisconsin 53703-0192


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                    Paragraph 55 of Item 2 of the initial Form U-1 of
          Interstate Power Company (as filed with the Securities and
          Exchange Commission via the Edgar system on October 9, 1998), as
          amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto (as filed with the Securities
          and Exchange Commission via the Edgar system on October 23,
          1998), and as amended by Amendment No. 2 thereto (as filed with
          the Securities and Exchange Commission via the Edgar system on
          November 20, 1998), is hereby deleted and replaced with the
          following:

                    "55. The fees, commissions and expenses, other than
          those of the underwriters, to be incurred in connection with the
          issuance and sale of the First Mortgage Bonds, Senior Debentures
          and Subordinated Debentures are not expected to exceed the
          following estimates:

                                                                   Each
                                                     Initial    Additional
                                                       Sale        Sale
                                                     --------   ---------

           Registration statement                  $125,000          --

           Application-declaration                    5,000          --

           Rating agencies' fees                     30,000    $ 30,000

           Trustees' fees                            10,000       5,000

           Fees of Company's counsels                50,000      30,000

           Fees of service company affiliate         30,000      20,000

           Accountants' fees                         15,000      10,000

           Printing and engraving costs              25,000      20,000

           Miscellaneous expenses (including         25,000      15,000
                blue-sky expenses)                 --------    --------
                                                       
                Total estimated expenses           $315,000    $130,000 
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                    Paragraph 56 of Item 2 of the Form U-1 is hereby
          deleted and replaced with the following:

                    "56. The fees, commissions and expenses, other than
          those of the underwriters, to be incurred in connection with the
          issuance and sale of the Tax-Exempt Bonds (including expenses
          related to the issuance and pledge of the Tax-Exempt Collateral
          Bonds) are not expected to exceed the following estimates:

                                                                  Each
                                                 Initial       Additional
                                                   Sale           Sale

           Rating agencies' fees                $ 30,000       $ 30,000

           Trustees' fees                         10,000         10,000

           Fees of bond counsel                   30,000         20,000

           Fees of state bond counsel             25,000         15,000

           Fees of Company's counsels             50,000         35,000

           Fees of service company affiliate      30,000         20,000

           Accountants' fees                      10,000         10,000

           Printing and engraving costs           20,000         20,000

           Miscellaneous expenses (including      20,000         10,000
                blue-sky expenses)              --------       --------
                                                
                Total estimated expenses        $225,000       $170,000
                                                ========       ========




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                                      SIGNATURE




                    Pursuant to the requirements of the Public Utility
          Holding Company Act of 1935, the undersigned company has duly
          caused this amendment to be signed on its behalf by the
          undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

          Dated:  November 24, 1998          INTERSTATE POWER COMPANY


                                             By: /s/ Erroll B. Davis, Jr. 
                                                --------------------------
                                                Name:  Erroll B. Davis, Jr.
                                                Title: Chief Executive
                                                         Officer



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