UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 18, 2009
| Commission File Number |
Name of Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number |
IRS Employer Identification Number | ||
| 1-9894 | Alliant Energy Corporation (a Wisconsin corporation) 4902 N. Biltmore Lane Madison, Wisconsin 53718 Telephone (608) 458-3311 |
39-1380265 | ||
| 0-337 | Wisconsin Power and Light Company (a Wisconsin corporation) 4902 N. Biltmore Lane Madison, Wisconsin 53718 Telephone (608) 458-3311 |
39-0714890 | ||
This combined Form 8-K is separately furnished by Alliant Energy Corporation and Wisconsin Power and Light Company.
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On December 18, 2009, Wisconsin Power and Light Company (“WPL”) received the final written order from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (“PSCW”) related to its most recent retail electric and gas rate case. A summary of certain provisions of that order can be found posted to Alliant Energy Corporation’s website at www.alliantenergy.com and furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The full testimony of the filing will be available on the PSCW’s website at www.psc.wi.gov.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | Not applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith: |
(99.1) Summary of Wisconsin Power and Light Company’s Retail Electric and Gas Rate Case Order
Forward –Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified as such because the statements include expected recoveries and rate of returns in the rate order approved by the PSCW are forward-looking. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated. Actual results could be affected by the following factors, among others:
| • | state regulatory or governmental actions, and future regulatory proceedings; |
| • | WPL’s ability to obtain adequate and timely rate relief to allow for, among other things, the recovery of operating costs, capital expenditures and deferred expenditures, the earning of reasonable rates of return and the payment of expected levels of dividends; |
| • | economic and political conditions in WPL’s service territory; and |
| • | the impact fuel and fuel-related prices and the effectiveness of continued cost control efforts and operating efficiencies. |
These factors should be considered when evaluating the forward-looking statements and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. The forward-looking statements included herein are made as of the date hereof and Alliant Energy and WPL undertake no obligation to update publicly such statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Alliant Energy Corporation and Wisconsin Power and Light Company have each duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||
| Date: December 22, 2009 | By: | /S/ PATRICIA L. KAMPLING | ||
| Patricia L. Kampling | ||||
| Vice President-Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
| WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY | ||||
| Date: December 22, 2009 | By: | /S/ PATRICIA L. KAMPLING | ||
| Patricia L. Kampling | ||||
| Vice President-Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Summary of Wisconsin Power and Light Company’s Retail Electric and Gas Rate Case Order | |
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