POWER OF ATTORNEY

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I

                                 Alan B. Arends

hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Thomas M. Walker, and Edward
M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director
of Alliant Energy Corporation (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3, any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements
thereto and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to a public offering of shares of
common stock to be issued and sold by the Company, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the
above-referenced shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

         I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of
Attorney.

               WITNESS my hand this 28th day of September, 2001.


                                        /s/ Alan B. Arends
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Alan B. Arends



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I

                                  Jack B. Evans

hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Thomas M. Walker, and Edward
M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director
of Alliant Energy Corporation (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3, any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements
thereto and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to a public offering of shares of
common stock to be issued and sold by the Company, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the
above-referenced shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

         I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of
Attorney.

               WITNESS my hand this 28th day of September, 2001.


                                        /s/ Jack B. Evans
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Jack B. Evans



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I

                                 Joyce L. Hanes

hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Thomas M. Walker, and Edward
M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director
of Alliant Energy Corporation (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3, any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements
thereto and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to a public offering of shares of
common stock to be issued and sold by the Company, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the
above-referenced shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

         I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of
Attorney.

               WITNESS my hand this 28th day of September, 2001.


                                        /s/ Joyce L. Hanes
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Joyce L. Hanes

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I

                                     Lee Liu

hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Thomas M. Walker, and Edward
M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director
of Alliant Energy Corporation (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3, any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements
thereto and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to a public offering of shares of
common stock to be issued and sold by the Company, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the
above-referenced shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

         I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of
Attorney.

               WITNESS my hand this 28th day of September, 2001.


                                        /s/ Lee Liu
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Lee Liu


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I

                               Katharine C. Lyall

hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Thomas M. Walker, and Edward
M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director
of Alliant Energy Corporation (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3, any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements
thereto and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to a public offering of shares of
common stock to be issued and sold by the Company, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the
above-referenced shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

         I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of
Attorney.

               WITNESS my hand this 28th day of September, 2001.


                                        /s/ Katharine C. Lyall
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Katharine C. Lyall

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I

                             Singleton B. McAllister

hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Thomas M. Walker, and Edward
M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director
of Alliant Energy Corporation (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3, any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements
thereto and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to a public offering of shares of
common stock to be issued and sold by the Company, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the
above-referenced shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

         I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of
Attorney.

               WITNESS my hand this 28th day of September, 2001.


                                        /s/ Singleton B. McAllister
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Singleton B. McAllister


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I

                                 David A. Perdue

hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Thomas M. Walker, and Edward
M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director
of Alliant Energy Corporation (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3, any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements
thereto and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to a public offering of shares of
common stock to be issued and sold by the Company, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the
above-referenced shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

         I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of
Attorney.

               WITNESS my hand this 28th day of September, 2001.


                                        /s/ David A. Perdue
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        David A. Perdue



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I

                                 Judith D. Pyle

hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Thomas M. Walker, and Edward
M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director
of Alliant Energy Corporation (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3, any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements
thereto and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to a public offering of shares of
common stock to be issued and sold by the Company, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the
above-referenced shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

         I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of
Attorney.

               WITNESS my hand this 28th day of September, 2001.


                                        /s/ Judith D. Pyle
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Judith D. Pyle



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I

                                Robert W. Schlutz

hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Thomas M. Walker, and Edward
M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director
of Alliant Energy Corporation (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3, any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements
thereto and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to a public offering of shares of
common stock to be issued and sold by the Company, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the
above-referenced shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

         I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of
Attorney.

               WITNESS my hand this 28th day of September, 2001.


                                        /s/ Robert W. Schlutz
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Robert W. Schlutz



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I

                              Wayne H. Stoppelmoor

hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Thomas M. Walker, and Edward
M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director
of Alliant Energy Corporation (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3, any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements
thereto and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to a public offering of shares of
common stock to be issued and sold by the Company, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the
above-referenced shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

         I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of
Attorney.

               WITNESS my hand this 28th day of September, 2001.


                                        /s/ Wayne H. Stoppelmoor
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Wayne H. Stoppelmoor



                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

                   KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I

                                Anthony R. Weiler

hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Thomas M. Walker, and Edward
M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director
of Alliant Energy Corporation (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on
Form S-3, any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements
thereto and any additional registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to a public offering of shares of
common stock to be issued and sold by the Company, and to file the same, with
all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the
above-referenced shares of common stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.

         I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of
Attorney.

               WITNESS my hand this 28th day of September, 2001.


                                        /s/ Anthony R. Weiler
                                        -------------------------------------
                                        Anthony R. Weiler