SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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       In the Matter of
 Alliant Energy Corporation, et al                     CERTIFICATE
                                                       PURSUANT TO
           File No.                                      RULE 24

(Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935)
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     This Certificate of Notification  (the  "Certificate")  is filed by Alliant
Energy Corporation  ("Alliant  Energy"),  a registered holding company under the
Public  Utility  Holding  Company Act of 1935,  as amended (the "Act"),  and its
wholly-owned  subsidiary,  Alliant  Energy  Resources,  Inc.  ("Resources"),  in
connection    with    the    transactions    proposed    in   the    Form    U-1
Application-Declaration (the "Application-Declaration"),  as amended, of Alliant
Energy and Resources (collectively, the "Applicants") in File No. 70-9455. These
transactions were authorized by order of the Securities and Exchange  Commission
(the  "Commission")  dated  August 26,  1999 (the  "Order"),  as  amended.

This Certificate is for the period covering  October 1 and 2, 2001 (hereinafter
referred to as the "period").

The Applicants hereby certify the matters set forth below pursuant to Rule 24 of
the rules under the Act:

     a.   The sales of Common Stock of Alliant Energy and the purchase price per
          share and the market  price per share at the date of the  agreement of
          sale.

                ANSWER:
                None

     b.   The total  number of shares of Alliant  Energy  Common Stock issued or
          issuable  under  options  granted  during  the  period  under  Alliant
          Energy's benefit plans or otherwise.

                ANSWER:
                None

     c.   If Common Stock has been  transferred  to a seller of  securities of a
          company being acquired,  the number of shares so issued, the value per
          share and whether the shares are restricted to the acquiror.

                ANSWER:
                None

     d.   The names of the guarantors  and of the  beneficiary of any Guaranteed
          Note,  Alliant Energy  Guarantee or Non-utility  Subsidiary  Guarantee
          issued  during the period,  and the  amount,  terms and purpose of the
          guarantee.

                ANSWER:
                None

     e.   The amount and terms of any Debentures issued during the period.

                ANSWER
                None

     f.   The amount and terms of any  financings  consummated by any Nonutility
          Subsidiary during the period that are not exempt under Rule 52.

                ANSWER:
                None.

     g.   The notional  amount and principal terms of any Interest Rate Hedge or
          Anticipatory  Hedge entered into during the period and the identity of
          the parties to such instruments.

                ANSWER:
                None

     h.   The name, parent company,  and amount invested in any new Intermediate
          Subsidiary or Financing Subsidiary during the period.

                ANSWER:

                                                    
        Subsidiary                  Parent                Amount Invested
        ----------                  -------               ---------------

        Alliant Energy
         Generation, Inc.           Resources                  $0

        Alliant Energy Tallmadge    Alliant Energy
         Power Co., LLC              Generation, Inc.          $0




     i.   A list of  U-6B-2  forms  (Certificate  of the  issuance,  renewal  or
          guarantee of a security  exempted  from  provisions  of Section  6(a))
          filed with the Commission during the period, including the name of the
          filing entity and the date of filing.

                ANSWER:
                None

     j.   Consolidated balance sheets:

                ANSWER:
                The balance sheets of Alliant Energy and Resources as of
                September 30, 2001 are in the 10-Q filing for the quarter ended
                September 30, 2001 and are incorporated herein by reference.


    k.   Additional investments in Energy Assets during the period:

                ANSWER:
                None


                               S I G N A T U R E

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
1935, as amended, the undersigned companies have duly caused this Certificate to
be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                    ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION


                                By: ______________________________
                                    Name:   Enrique Bacalao
                                    Title:  Assistant Treasurer

March 29, 2002