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Exhibit 99.1

Alliant Energy Corporation

Corporate Headquarters

4902 North Biltmore Lane

Madison, WI 53718-2148

www.alliantenergy.com

News Release



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	Media Contact:	Scott Reigstad (608) 458-3145
	Investor Relations:	Susan Gille (608) 458-3956

ALLIANT ENERGY ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2015 RESULTS

Reaffirms 2015 earnings guidance

MADISON, Wis. - August 5, 2015 - Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT) today announced U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and non-GAAP consolidated unaudited earnings per share (EPS) from continuing operations for the three months ended June 30 as follows:



	Adjusted (non-GAAP) EPS				GAAP EPS from
	from Continuing Operations				Continuing Operations
	2015		2014		2015		2014
Utilities, ATC and Corporate Services		$0.58		$0.50		$0.52		$0.50
Non-regulated and Parent	0.09		0.06		0.09		0.06
Alliant Energy Consolidated		$0.67		$0.56		$0.61		$0.56

“The second quarter non-GAAP results were in line with our expectations and reflects earning on our increasing rate base, while managing impacts to customers,” said Patricia Kampling, Alliant Energy Chairman, President and CEO. “With the solid earnings to date, we are reaffirming 2015 earnings per share guidance.”

Utilities, ATC and Corporate Services - Alliant Energy’s Utilities, American Transmission Company LLC (ATC) and Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc. (Corporate Services) operations generated $0.58 per share of non-GAAP EPS from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2015, which was $0.08 per share higher than the second quarter of 2014. The primary drivers of higher EPS were lower retail electric customer billing credits at Interstate Power and Light Company (IPL) and lower energy efficiency cost recovery amortizations at Wisconsin Power and Light Company (WPL). Higher quarter-over-quarter EPS was partially offset by higher electric transmission service expense at WPL in the second quarter of 2015 compared to the second quarter of 2014.

Non-regulated and Parent - Alliant Energy’s Non-regulated and Parent operations generated $0.09 per share of non-GAAP EPS from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2015, which was $0.03 per share higher than the second quarter of 2014. The timing of income taxes at the Parent contributed to the higher quarter-over-quarter earnings.

Earnings Adjustments - Non-GAAP EPS for the three months ended June 30, 2015 excludes a charge of $0.06 per share from the sales of IPL’s Minnesota electric and gas distribution assets. Non-GAAP adjustments, which relate to material charges or income that are not normally associated with ongoing operations, are provided as a supplement to results reported in accordance with GAAP.

Details regarding GAAP EPS from continuing operations variances between the second quarters of 2015 and 2014 for Alliant Energy are as follows:



	Q2 2015			Q2 2014			Variance
Utilities, ATC and Corporate Services:
Lower retail electric customer billing credits at IPL		($0.03	)		($0.11	)		$0.08
Sales of Minnesota electric and gas distribution assets in 2015 at IPL	(0.06		)	—			(0.06		)
Lower energy efficiency cost recovery amortizations at WPL	(0.01		)	(0.06		)	0.05
Higher electric transmission service expense at WPL							(0.05		)
Estimated temperature impact on electric and gas sales	(0.03		)	0.02			(0.05		)
Higher estimated temperature-normalized retail electric sales							0.03
Other							0.02
Total Utilities, ATC and Corporate Services								$0.02
Non-regulated and Parent:
Income tax expense at Parent (timing between quarters)		$0.07			$0.04			$0.03
Total Non-regulated and Parent								$0.03

Lower retail electric customer billing credits at IPL - IPL is providing customer billing credits to its Iowa retail electric customers of $105 million in aggregate over the 2014-2016 period in connection with its approved Iowa retail electric base rate freeze through 2016. In 2015, IPL will credit customer bills by approximately $25 million and the credits will occur ratably throughout the year. By comparison, the billing credits in 2014 only occurred from May through December and were approximately $70 million.

Sales of Minnesota electric and gas distribution assets in 2015 at IPL - In April 2015 and July 2015, IPL completed the sales of its Minnesota gas and electric distribution assets, respectively, and received aggregate proceeds of approximately $145 million, including working capital adjustments and a $2 million promissory note. The premium received over the book value of the property, plant and equipment sold was more than offset by tax-related regulatory assets associated with the Minnesota distribution assets, resulting in a $0.06 per share non-recurring charge recorded in the second quarter of 2015.

Higher electric transmission service expense at WPL - Included in WPL’s base rate settlement for 2015 and 2016 was an increase in transmission expenses primarily due to the anticipated allocation of system support resource costs from the Presque Isle plant located in upper Michigan. Subsequent to the settlement, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order requiring the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. to change how it allocates those system support resource costs. As a result, the amount of transmission expenses billed to WPL in 2015 is expected to be lower than what was reflected in the settlement. WPL’s 2015 income statement will reflect transmission expenses based on what was reflected in the base rate settlement. Since the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) approved escrow accounting treatment of transmission expenses, the difference between actual transmission expenses billed to WPL and those reflected in the settlement will accumulate in a regulatory liability and be refunded to customers in the future.

Higher estimated temperature-normalized retail electric sales - Second quarter 2015 temperature-normalized retail electric sales were 1% higher than second quarter 2014. The quarter-over-quarter temperature-normalized sales increase is largely related to increases in commercial and industrial sales. Year-to-date, temperature-normalized retail electric sales for 2015 are consistent with the first half of 2014.

2015 Earnings Guidance

Alliant Energy is reaffirming its 2015 earnings per share guidance as follows:



Utilities, ATC and Corporate Services	$3.40 - $3.60
Non-regulated and Parent	0.05 - 0.15
Alliant Energy Consolidated	$3.45 - $3.75

Drivers for Alliant Energy’s 2015 earnings guidance include, but are not limited to:


•	Ability of IPL and WPL to earn their authorized rates of return


•	Stable economy and resulting implications on utility sales


•	Normal temperatures and operating conditions in its utility service territories


•	Continuing cost controls and operational efficiencies


•	Execution of IPL’s and WPL’s capital expenditure and financing plans


•	Consolidated effective tax rate of 16%

The 2015 earnings guidance does not include the impacts of any material non-cash valuation adjustments, regulatory-related charges or credits, reorganizations or restructurings, discontinued operations, impacts from the sales of the Minnesota distribution assets which resulted in a charge of $0.06 per share being recorded in the second quarter of 2015, impacts from anticipated changes to ATC’s authorized return on equity, future changes in laws or regulations, adjustments made to deferred tax assets and liabilities from valuation allowances and organizational structure changes, pending lawsuits and disputes, federal and state income tax audits and other Internal Revenue Service proceedings or changes in GAAP and tax methods of accounting that may impact the reported results of Alliant Energy.

Earnings Conference Call

A conference call to review the second quarter 2015 results is scheduled for Thursday, August 6th at 9:00 a.m. central time. Alliant Energy Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Patricia Kampling and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Tom Hanson will host the call. The conference call is open to the public and can be accessed in two ways. Interested parties may listen to the call by dialing 888-221-9591 (United States or Canada) or 913-312-1434 (International), passcode 8244179. Interested parties may also listen to a webcast at www.alliantenergy.com/investors. In conjunction with the information in this earnings announcement and the conference call, Alliant Energy posted supplemental materials on its website. A replay of the call will be available through August 13, 2015, at 888-203-1112 (United States or Canada) or 719-457-0820 (International), passcode 8244179. An archive of the webcast will be available on the Company’s Web site at www.alliantenergy.com/investors for 12 months.

About Alliant Energy Corporation

Alliant Energy is the parent company of two public utility companies - Interstate Power and Light Company and Wisconsin Power and Light Company - and of Alliant Energy Resources, LLC, the parent company of Alliant Energy’s non-regulated operations. Alliant Energy is an energy-services provider with utility subsidiaries serving approximately 1 million electric and 410,000 natural gas customers. Providing its customers in the Midwest with regulated electricity and natural gas service is the Company’s primary focus. Alliant Energy, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, is a Fortune 1000 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LNT. For more information, visit the Company’s Web site at www.alliantenergy.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “forecast,” “expect,” “guidance,” or other words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe future financial performance or plans or strategies are forward-looking statements. Such forward looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, such statements. Actual results could be materially affected by the following factors, among others:


•	federal and state regulatory or governmental actions, including the impact of energy, tax, financial and health care legislation, and regulatory agency orders;

•

IPL’s and WPL’s ability to obtain adequate and timely rate relief to allow for, among other things, the recovery of fuel costs, operating costs, transmission costs, deferred expenditures, capital expenditures, and remaining costs related to electric generating units (EGUs) that may be permanently closed, earning their authorized rates of return, and the payments to their parent of expected levels of dividends;


•	the ability to continue cost controls and operational efficiencies;


•	the impact of IPL’s retail electric base rate freeze in Iowa during 2015 and 2016;


•	the impact of WPL’s retail electric and gas base rate freeze in Wisconsin during 2015 and 2016;


•	weather effects on results of utility operations, including impacts of temperature changes in IPL’s and WPL’s service territories on customers’ demand for electricity and gas;


•	the impact of the economy in IPL’s and WPL’s service territories and the resulting impacts on sales volumes, margins and the ability to collect unpaid bills;


•	the impact of customer- and third party-owned generation, including alternative electric suppliers, in IPL’s and WPL’s service territories on system reliability, operating expenses and customers’ demand for electricity;


•	the impact of energy efficiency, franchise retention, customer- and third party-owned generation and customer disconnects on sales volumes and margins;


•	the impact that price changes may have on IPL’s and WPL’s customers’ demand for electric, gas and steam services and their ability to pay their bills;

•

developments that adversely impact the ability to implement the strategic plan, including unanticipated issues with new emission controls equipment for various coal-fired EGUs of IPL and WPL, IPL’s construction of the Marshalltown Generating Station, WPL’s proposed Riverside Energy Center expansion, various replacements and expansion of IPL’s and WPL’s natural gas distribution systems, Alliant Energy Resources, LLC’s electricity output and selling price of such output from its Franklin County wind project, and the potential decommissioning of certain EGUs of IPL and WPL;


•	issues related to the availability and operations of EGUs, including start-up risks, breakdown or failure of equipment, performance below expected or contracted levels of output or efficiency, operator error, transmission constraints, compliance with mandatory reliability standards and risks related to recovery of resulting incremental costs through rates;


•	disruptions in the supply and delivery of coal, natural gas and purchased electricity;


•	changes in the price of delivered coal, natural gas and purchased electricity due to shifts in supply and demand caused by market conditions and regulations, and the ability to recover and to retain the recovery of related changes in purchased power, fuel and fuel-related costs through rates in a timely manner;


•	impacts on equity income from unconsolidated investments due to anticipated changes to ATC’s authorized return on equity;

•

issues associated with environmental remediation and environmental compliance, including compliance with the Consent Decree between WPL, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Sierra Club, the Consent Decree between IPL, the EPA, the Sierra Club, the State of Iowa and Linn County in Iowa, the coal combustion residuals rule, future changes in environmental laws and regulations, including the EPA’s regulations for carbon dioxide emissions reductions from new and existing fossil-fueled EGUs, and litigation associated with environmental requirements;


•	the ability to defend against environmental claims brought by state and federal agencies, such as the EPA, state natural resources agencies or third parties, such as the Sierra Club, and the impact on operating expenses of defending and resolving such claims;


•	the ability to recover through rates all environmental compliance and remediation costs, including costs for projects put on hold due to uncertainty of future environmental laws and regulations;


•	impacts that storms or natural disasters in IPL’s and WPL’s service territories may have on their operations and recovery of, and rate relief for, costs associated with restoration activities;


•	the direct or indirect effects resulting from terrorist incidents, including physical attacks and cyber attacks, or responses to such incidents;


•	the impact of penalties or third-party claims related to, or in connection with, a failure to maintain the security of personally identifiable information, including associated costs to notify affected persons and to mitigate their information security concerns;


•	the direct or indirect effects resulting from breakdown or failure of equipment in the operation of natural gas distribution systems, such as leaks, explosions and mechanical problems, and compliance with natural gas distribution safety regulations, such as those that may be issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration;


•	risks associated with implementing a new customer billing and information system currently expected by the end of the first quarter of 2016;


•	impacts of IPL’s future tax benefits from Iowa rate-making practices, including deductions for repairs expenditures and allocation of mixed service costs, and recoverability of the associated regulatory assets from customers, when the differences reverse in future periods;


•	any material post-closing adjustments related to any past asset divestitures, including the sales of IPL’s Minnesota electric and natural gas distribution assets and RMT, Inc., which could result from, among other things, warranties, parental guarantees or litigation;


•	continued access to the capital markets on competitive terms and rates, and the actions of credit rating agencies;


•	inflation and interest rates;


•	changes to the creditworthiness of counterparties with which Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL have contractual arrangements, including participants in the energy markets and fuel suppliers and transporters;


•	issues related to electric transmission, including operating in Regional Transmission Organization energy and ancillary services markets, the impacts of potential future billing adjustments and cost allocation changes from Regional Transmission Organizations and recovery of costs incurred;


•	current or future litigation, regulatory investigations, proceedings or inquiries, including the flood damage lawsuit pending against CRANDIC;


•	Alliant Energy’s ability to sustain its dividend payout ratio goal;


•	employee workforce factors, including changes in key executives, collective bargaining agreements and negotiations, work stoppages or restructurings;


•	access to technological developments;


•	adverse developments in the food manufacturing industry, including animal flu and other illnesses;


•	changes in technology that alter the channels through which electric customers buy or utilize power;


•	material changes in retirement and benefit plan costs;


•	the impact of performance-based compensation plans accruals;


•	the effect of accounting pronouncements issued periodically by standard-setting bodies, including a new revenue recognition standard, which is currently expected to be adopted in 2018;


•	the impact of changes to production tax credits for wind projects;


•	the impact of adjustments made to deferred tax assets and liabilities from state apportionment assumptions;


•	the ability to utilize tax credits and net operating losses generated to date, and those that may be generated in the future, before they expire;


•	the ability to successfully complete tax audits and changes in tax accounting methods, including changes required by new tangible property regulations with no material impact on earnings and cash flows; and


•	factors listed in the “2015 Earnings Guidance” section of this press release.

For more information about potential factors that could affect Alliant Energy’s business and financial results, refer to Alliant Energy’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including the section therein titled “Risk Factors,” and its other filings with the SEC.

Without limitation, the expectations with respect to 2015 earnings guidance in this press release are forward-looking statements and are based in part on certain assumptions made by Alliant Energy, some of which are referred to in the forward-looking statements. Alliant Energy cannot provide any assurance that the assumptions referred to in the forward-looking statements or otherwise are accurate or will prove to be correct. Any assumptions that are inaccurate or do not prove to be correct could have a material adverse effect on Alliant Energy’s ability to achieve the estimates or other targets included in the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof and, except as required by law, Alliant Energy undertakes no obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Note: Unless otherwise noted, all “per share” references in this release refer to earnings per diluted share.

ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION

EARNINGS SUMMARY (Unaudited)

The following tables provide a summary of Alliant Energy’s results for the three months ended June 30:



EPS:	Three Months
	GAAP EPS					Adjustments				Non-GAAP EPS
	2015			2014		2015		2014		2015			2014
IPL		$0.15			$0.17		$0.06		$—		$0.21			$0.17
WPL	0.34			0.31		—		—		0.34			0.31
AE Transco Investments, LLC and Corporate Services	0.03			0.02		—		—		0.03			0.02
Subtotal for Utilities, ATC and Corporate Services	0.52			0.50		0.06		—		0.58			0.50
Non-regulated and Parent	0.09			0.06		—		—		0.09			0.06
EPS from continuing operations	0.61			0.56		0.06		—		0.67			0.56
EPS from discontinued operations	(0.01		)	—		—		—		(0.01		)	—
Alliant Energy Consolidated		$0.60			$0.56		$0.06		$—		$0.66			$0.56



Earnings (in millions):	Three Months
	GAAP Income (Loss)						Adjustments				Non-GAAP Income (Loss)
	2015			2014			2015		2014		2015			2014
IPL		$16.7			$18.4			$6.8		$—		$23.5			$18.4
WPL	39.0			34.6			—		—		39.0			34.6
AE Transco Investments, LLC and Corporate Services	3.2			2.3			—		—		3.2			2.3
Subtotal for Utilities, ATC and Corporate Services	58.9			55.3			6.8		—		65.7			55.3
Non-regulated and Parent	10.0			6.8			—		—		10.0			6.8
Earnings from continuing operations	68.9			62.1			6.8		—		75.7			62.1
Loss from discontinued operations	(1.3		)	(0.3		)	—		—		(1.3		)	(0.3		)
Alliant Energy Consolidated		$67.6			$61.8			$6.8		$—		$74.4			$61.8

The following tables provide a summary of Alliant Energy’s results for the six months ended June 30:



EPS:	Six Months
	GAAP EPS					Adjustments				Non-GAAP EPS
	2015			2014		2015		2014		2015			2014
IPL		$0.57			$0.56		$0.06		$—		$0.63			$0.56
WPL	0.74			0.80		—		—		0.74			0.80
AE Transco Investments, LLC and Corporate Services	0.06			0.04		—		—		0.06			0.04
Subtotal for Utilities, ATC and Corporate Services	1.37			1.40		0.06		—		1.43			1.40
Non-regulated and Parent	0.10			0.13		—		—		0.10			0.13
EPS from continuing operations	1.47			1.53		0.06		—		1.53			1.53
EPS from discontinued operations	(0.01		)	—		—		—		(0.01		)	—
Alliant Energy Consolidated		$1.46			$1.53		$0.06		$—		$1.52			$1.53



Earnings (in millions):	Six Months
	GAAP Income (Loss)						Adjustments				Non-GAAP Income (Loss)
	2015			2014			2015		2014		2015			2014
IPL		$64.5			$61.8			$6.8		$—		$71.3			$61.8
WPL	83.6			89.4			—		—		83.6			89.4
AE Transco Investments, LLC and Corporate Services	6.0			4.4			—		—		6.0			4.4
Subtotal for Utilities, ATC and Corporate Services	154.1			155.6			6.8		—		160.9			155.6
Non-regulated and Parent	11.4			14.5			—		—		11.4			14.5
Earnings from continuing operations	165.5			170.1			6.8		—		172.3			170.1
Loss from discontinued operations	(1.3		)	(0.3		)	—		—		(1.3		)	(0.3		)
Alliant Energy Consolidated		$164.2			$169.8			$6.8		$—		$171.0			$169.8



ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
	(in millions, except per share amounts)
Operating revenues:
Utility:
Electric		$640.4			$643.9			$1,311.7			$1,319.7
Gas	51.7			76.9			250.1			317.6
Other	14.8			15.6			31.2			38.4
Non-regulated	10.3			13.9			21.6			27.4
	717.2			750.3			1,614.6			1,703.1
Operating expenses:
Utility:
Electric production fuel and purchased power	185.2			214.1			401.1			452.8
Electric transmission service	116.9			105.5			240.1			219.6
Cost of gas sold	21.9			45.0			152.7			206.9
Other operation and maintenance:
Energy efficiency costs	12.2			20.9			29.2			51.7
Losses on sales of Minnesota electric and gas distribution assets	11.6			—			11.6			—
Other	133.5			139.8			263.1			270.0
Non-regulated operation and maintenance	—			1.8			1.3			3.1
Depreciation and amortization	100.4			95.8			200.6			191.3
Taxes other than income taxes	26.5			24.1			53.0			50.2
	608.2			647.0			1,352.7			1,445.6
Operating income	109.0			103.3			261.9			257.5
Interest expense and other:
Interest expense	46.5			45.1			93.1			90.3
Equity income from unconsolidated investments, net	(11.3		)	(11.3		)	(17.8		)	(22.7		)
Allowance for funds used during construction	(8.6		)	(8.4		)	(15.4		)	(17.5		)
Interest income and other	(0.2		)	0.1			(0.3		)	(1.6		)
	26.4			25.5			59.6			48.5
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	82.6			77.8			202.3			209.0
Income taxes	11.2			13.2			31.7			33.8
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	71.4			64.6			170.6			175.2
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1.3		)	(0.3		)	(1.3		)	(0.3		)
Net income	70.1			64.3			169.3			174.9
Preferred dividend requirements of IPL	2.5			2.5			5.1			5.1
Net income attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners		$67.6			$61.8			$164.2			$169.8
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding (basic and diluted)	113.1			110.8			112.1			110.8
Earnings per weighted average common share attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners (basic and diluted):
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		$0.61			$0.56			$1.47			$1.53
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(0.01		)	—			(0.01		)	—
Net income		$0.60			$0.56			$1.46			$1.53
Amounts attributable to Alliant Energy common shareowners:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		$68.9			$62.1			$165.5			$170.1
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1.3		)	(0.3		)	(1.3		)	(0.3		)
Net income		$67.6			$61.8			$164.2			$169.8
Dividends declared per common share		$0.55			$0.51			$1.10			$1.02



ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(in millions)
ASSETS:
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$54.8		$56.9
Other current assets	989.1		986.2
Property, plant and equipment, net	9,173.5		8,938.4
Investments	349.9		344.9
Other assets	1,745.0		1,759.5
Total assets		$12,312.3		$12,085.9
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY:
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt		$33.5		$183.0
Commercial paper	120.9		141.3
Other current liabilities	837.1		890.4
Long-term debt, net (excluding current portion)	3,717.4		3,606.7
Other liabilities	3,781.7		3,624.0
Equity:
Alliant Energy Corporation common equity	3,620.8		3,438.7
Cumulative preferred stock of IPL	200.0		200.0
Noncontrolling interest	0.9		1.8
Total equity	3,821.7		3,640.5
Total liabilities and equity		$12,312.3		$12,085.9



ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014
	(in millions)
Cash flows from operating activities		$517.3			$448.2
Cash flows used for investing activities:
Construction and acquisition expenditures:
Utility business	(436.2		)	(332.6		)
Alliant Energy Corporate Services, Inc. and non-regulated businesses	(32.2		)	(31.9		)
Other	(1.9		)	(4.5		)
Net cash flows used for investing activities	(470.3		)	(369.0		)
Cash flows used for financing activities:
Common stock dividends	(122.9		)	(112.9		)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net	139.5			—
Payments to retire long-term debt	(151.4		)	(0.8		)
Net change in commercial paper	90.8			28.5
Other	(5.1		)	12.4
Net cash flows used for financing activities	(49.1		)	(72.8		)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2.1		)	6.4
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	56.9			9.8
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		$54.8			$16.2

KEY FINANCIAL AND OPERATING STATISTICS



	June 30, 2015		June 30, 2014
Common shares outstanding (000s)	113,264		110,936
Book value per share		$31.97		$30.08
Quarterly common dividend rate per share		$0.55		$0.51



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015		2014
Utility electric sales (000s of MWh)
Residential	1,580			1,661			3,632		3,885
Commercial	1,526			1,523			3,122		3,177
Industrial	2,966			2,958			5,826		5,782
Retail subtotal	6,072			6,142			12,580		12,844
Sales for resale:
Wholesale	771			852			1,635		1,788
Bulk power and other	255			106			673		196
Other	37			36			74		78
Total	7,135			7,136			14,962		14,906
Utility retail electric customers (at June 30)
Residential	851,999			847,733
Commercial	139,367			138,757
Industrial	2,886			2,870
Total	994,252			989,360
Utility gas sold and transported (000s of Dth)
Residential	3,285			4,060			18,271		20,895
Commercial	2,695			3,137			12,263		13,712
Industrial	528			634			1,551		1,757
Retail subtotal	6,508			7,831			32,085		36,364
Transportation / other	15,854			13,583			38,441		31,611
Total	22,362			21,414			70,526		67,975
Utility retail gas customers (at June 30) ^(a)
Residential	364,254			370,431
Commercial	44,799			45,774
Industrial	395			433
Total	409,448			416,638

Estimated margin increases (decreases) from impacts of temperatures (in millions) -
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015			2014			2015		2014
Electric margins		($4	)		$5			$1		$18
Gas margins	(1		)	(1		)	2		8
Total temperature impact on margins		($5	)		$4			$3		$26



	Three Months Ended June 30,			Six Months Ended June 30,
	2015	2014	Normal ^(b)	2015	2014	Normal ^(b)
Heating degree days (HDDs) ^(b)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (IPL)	582	711	701	4,272	4,903	4,118
Madison, Wisconsin (WPL)	721	797	833	4,555	5,072	4,339
Cooling degree days (CDDs) ^(b)
Cedar Rapids, Iowa (IPL)	200	263	219	200	263	221
Madison, Wisconsin (WPL)	161	233	180	161	233	182

(a) Gas customer count decrease largely due to sale of IPL’s Minnesota gas distribution assets in April 2015.

(b) HDDs and CDDs are calculated using a simple average of the high and low temperatures each day compared to a 65 degree base. Normal degree days are calculated using a rolling 20-year average of historical HDDs and CDDs.

INTERSTATE POWER & LIGHT CO - FORM 8-K - EX-99.1 - 8-K EXHIBIT 99.1 - August 5, 2015

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