EX-24 11 0011.txt POWERS OF ATTORNEY POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Alan B. Arends hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Edward M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director of IES Utilities Inc. (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto, relating to securities to be offered and sold pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, between the Company and Interstate Power Company ("IPC"), which provides for the merger of IPC with and into the Company, and to file said Registration Statement, and any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the above-referenced securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 29th day of November, 2000. /s/ Alan B. Arends ---------------------------------------- Alan B. Arends POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Jack B. Evans hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Edward M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director of IES Utilities Inc. (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto, relating to securities to be offered and sold pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, between the Company and Interstate Power Company ("IPC"), which provides for the merger of IPC with and into the Company, and to file said Registration Statement, and any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the above-referenced securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 29th day of November, 2000. /s/ Jack B. Evans ---------------------------------------- Jack B. Evans POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Rockne G. Flowers hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Edward M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director of IES Utilities Inc. (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto, relating to securities to be offered and sold pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, between the Company and Interstate Power Company ("IPC"), which provides for the merger of IPC with and into the Company, and to file said Registration Statement, and any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the above-referenced securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 29th day of November, 2000. /s/ Rockne G. Flowers ---------------------------------------- Rockne G. Flowers POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Joyce L. Hanes hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Edward M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director of IES Utilities Inc. (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto, relating to securities to be offered and sold pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, between the Company and Interstate Power Company ("IPC"), which provides for the merger of IPC with and into the Company, and to file said Registration Statement, and any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the above-referenced securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 29th day of November, 2000. /s/ Joyce L. Hanes ---------------------------------------- Joyce L. Hanes POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Lee Liu hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Edward M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director of IES Utilities Inc. (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto, relating to securities to be offered and sold pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, between the Company and Interstate Power Company ("IPC"), which provides for the merger of IPC with and into the Company, and to file said Registration Statement, and any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the above-referenced securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 29th day of November, 2000. /s/ Lee Liu ---------------------------------------- Lee Liu POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Katharine C. Lyall hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Edward M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director of IES Utilities Inc. (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto, relating to securities to be offered and sold pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, between the Company and Interstate Power Company ("IPC"), which provides for the merger of IPC with and into the Company, and to file said Registration Statement, and any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the above-referenced securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 29th day of November, 2000. /s/ Katharine C. Lyall ---------------------------------------- Katharine C. Lyall POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Arnold M. Nemirow hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Edward M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director of IES Utilities Inc. (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto, relating to securities to be offered and sold pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, between the Company and Interstate Power Company ("IPC"), which provides for the merger of IPC with and into the Company, and to file said Registration Statement, and any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the above-referenced securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 29th day of November, 2000. /s/ Arnold M. Nemirow ---------------------------------------- Arnold M. Nemirow POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Milton E. Neshek hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Edward M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director of IES Utilities Inc. (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto, relating to securities to be offered and sold pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, between the Company and Interstate Power Company ("IPC"), which provides for the merger of IPC with and into the Company, and to file said Registration Statement, and any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the above-referenced securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 29th day of November, 2000. /s/ Milton E. Neshek ---------------------------------------- Milton E. Neshek POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Judith D. Pyle hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Edward M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director of IES Utilities Inc. (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto, relating to securities to be offered and sold pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, between the Company and Interstate Power Company ("IPC"), which provides for the merger of IPC with and into the Company, and to file said Registration Statement, and any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the above-referenced securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 29th day of November, 2000. /s/ Judith D. Pyle ---------------------------------------- Judith D. Pyle POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Robert W. Schlutz hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Edward M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director of IES Utilities Inc. (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto, relating to securities to be offered and sold pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, between the Company and Interstate Power Company ("IPC"), which provides for the merger of IPC with and into the Company, and to file said Registration Statement, and any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the above-referenced securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 29th day of November, 2000. /s/ Robert W. Schlutz ---------------------------------------- Robert W. Schlutz POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Wayne H. Stoppelmoor hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Edward M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director of IES Utilities Inc. (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto, relating to securities to be offered and sold pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, between the Company and Interstate Power Company ("IPC"), which provides for the merger of IPC with and into the Company, and to file said Registration Statement, and any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the above-referenced securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 29th day of November, 2000. /s/ Wayne H. Stoppelmoor ---------------------------------------- Wayne H. Stoppelmoor POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, That I Anthony R. Weiler hereby constitute and appoint Erroll B. Davis, Jr. and Edward M. Gleason, and each of them individually, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for me and in my name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign my name as a director of IES Utilities Inc. (the "Company") to the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and any amendments (including post-effective amendments) or supplements thereto, relating to securities to be offered and sold pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended, between the Company and Interstate Power Company ("IPC"), which provides for the merger of IPC with and into the Company, and to file said Registration Statement, and any amendment (including any post-effective amendment) or supplement thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the registration of the above-referenced securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or each of them, have done or shall lawfully do by virtue of this Power of Attorney. WITNESS my hand this 29th day of November, 2000. /s/ Anthony R. Weiler ---------------------------------------- Anthony R. Weiler