INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of IES Utilities Inc. on
Form S-4 of our report dated January 29, 1998 (April 21, 1998, as to the fourth
paragraph of Note 1) which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an
explanatory paragraph relating to the restatement described in Note 1, relating
to the financial statements of Interstate Power Company for the year ended
December 31, 1997 appearing in the Prospectus, which is a part of such
Registration Statement, and to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Davenport, Iowa
January 15, 2001