INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

   

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
WPL Holdings, Inc. and Interstate Power Company, a Wisconsin Corporation, on
Form S-4, Amendment No. 1, of our reports dated January 26, 1996, appearing 
in and incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of 
Interstate Power Company, a Delaware Corporation, for the year ended 
December 31, 1995 and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in 
the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is part of this Registration 
Statement.
    

We also consent to the use in this Registration Statement of WPL Holdings, Inc.
and Interstate Power Company, a Wisconsin Corporation, on Form S-4 of our report
dated April 3, 1996 (relating to the balance sheet as of March 25, 1996 of
Interstate Power Company, a Wisconsin Corporation), appearing in Annex S to this
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.




                                   Deloitte & Touche LLP



   
Davenport, Iowa
August 19, 1996