Article: ALLIANT ENERGY REPORTS LOSS IN THIRD QUARTER THE UTILITY REPORTED THAT 7 PERCENT OF INDUSTRIAL SALES HAVE BEEN PERMANENTLY LOST DUE TO PLANT CLOSURES.(BUSINESS)(Financial report)

Byline: JUDY NEWMAN jdnewman@madison.com 608-252-6156

Cool summer weather, the stunted economy and replacing old debt with new all worked together to push Alliant Energy Corp. to a loss for the third quarter.

The Madison utility holding company reported a $44.3 million net loss, or 40 cents a share, on $885.7 million in revenue for the three months that ended Sept. 30, a sharp drop from profits of $108.5 million, or 98 cents a share, on $980.3 million in revenue for the 2008 third quarter.

Earnings for local utility subsidiary Wisconsin Power & Light were $20.2 million, less than half of the $41.8 million in earnings for the 2008 third quarter. ...

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