Exhibit 99.5

       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
     Wisconsin  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 March 31, 2003 (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.
May 15, 2003

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to
the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.