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<DESCRIPTION>POWER OF ATTORNEY (PUBLIC): POA WHITING
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POWER OF ATTORNEY



	KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS,
that the undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint
each of F. J. Buri, Jake C. Blavat and Karen Nelson
the true and lawful agents and attorneys-in-fact of
the undersigned, with respect to all matters arising
inn connection with the undersigned?s reporting
obligations under Section 16(a) of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934 (the ?Exchange Act?) as
amended, and related rules and regulations, with
full power and authority to execute and deliver for
and on behalf of the undersigned all Securities and
Exchange Commission Forms 3, 4, 5 and other
documents in connection therewith regarding
Alliant Energy Corporation, Interstate Power and
Light Company, and Wisconsin Power and Light
Company securities, as each of said agents
and attorneys-in-fact may deem advisable.
The undersigned hereby gives each of said agents
and attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to
act in the premises, and hereby ratifies and confirms
all that each of said agents and attorneys-in-fact may
do by virtue hereof.


	The undersigned acknowledges that each
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at
the request of the undersigned, is not
assuming any of the undersigned?s responsibilities
to comply with the Exchange Act.  The undersigned
agrees to defend and hold harmless each attorney-in-fact
from and against any and all loss, damage or liability
that such attorney-in-fact may sustain as a result of
any action taken in good faith hereunder.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force
and effect until the undersigned is no longer required
to file documents with respect to the undersigned?s
holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in writing or by executing a new Power of Attorney.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this
Power of Attorney on this 16 day of July, 2013.


		/s/Susan D. Whiting
		Susan D. Whiting


Subscribed and sworn before me this
16 day of July, 2013.


/s/Karen L. Williams,
(Notary Public)

My Commission Expires: 11-27-15

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