Exhibit (99.3)

         Written Statement of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
                          Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

       Solely for the purposes of complying with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, the
undersigned Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Interstate Power and
Light Company (the "Company"), hereby certify, based on my knowledge, that
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended June
30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the
Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of the Company.




/s/  Erroll B. Davis, Jr.
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Erroll B. Davis, Jr.
August 9, 2002