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 Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company
for the year ended December 31, 2002 (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.
March 25, 2003