Alliant Energy said its Utilities and Corporate Services net income decreased by $4 million in Q1 2024, citing lower retail electric and gas sales due to warmer-than-normal temperatures and higher financing and depreciation expenses. It said higher revenue requirements from WPL's capital investments partially offset the decline.

10-QQuarterly reportFiled May 3, 2024Period of report Mar 31, 2024Summary published (UTC) Oct 24, 2026

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Alliant Energy said its Utilities and Corporate Services net income decreased by $4 million in Q1 2024, citing lower retail electric and gas sales due to warmer-than-normal temperatures and higher financing and depreciation expenses. It said higher revenue requirements from WPL's capital investments partially offset the decline.
The company said retail electric sales volumes decreased 3% and retail gas sales volumes decreased 10% in Q1 2024. In December 2023, the PSCW approved an annual base rate increase of $49 million for WPL's retail electric customers and $13 million for its retail gas customers, covering the 2024 forward-looking Test Period.
The company said it expects construction costs for WPL's approximately 1,100 MW of new solar generation to exceed the PSCW-approved construction cost estimates by about $180 million. The PSCW approved deferral of the incremental construction costs in February 2024 but did not approve deferral of the return on those costs, and WPL filed for judicial review in March 2024.
The company said it had $32 million of cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024, along with $666 million of available capacity under its single revolving credit facility and $92 million of available capacity at IPL under its sales of accounts receivable program.

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Quarter ended March 31, 2024

Revenue: $1.0B
Operating income: $222M
Net income: $158M
EPS: $0.62
Operating cash flow: $307M

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Utilities and Corporate Services Net Income Decline

Alliant Energy said its Utilities and Corporate Services net income decreased by $4 million in Q1 2024, citing lower retail electric and gas sales due to warmer-than-normal temperatures and higher financing and depreciation expenses. It said higher revenue requirements from WPL's capital investments partially offset the decline.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Retail Sales Volume Changes and WPL Rate Increase Approval

The company said retail electric sales volumes decreased 3% and retail gas sales volumes decreased 10% in Q1 2024. In December 2023, the PSCW approved an annual base rate increase of $49 million for WPL's retail electric customers and $13 million for its retail gas customers, covering the 2024 forward-looking Test Period.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

WPL Solar Construction Cost Overrun and Judicial Review

The company said it expects construction costs for WPL's approximately 1,100 MW of new solar generation to exceed the PSCW-approved construction cost estimates by about $180 million. The PSCW approved deferral of the incremental construction costs in February 2024 but did not approve deferral of the return on those costs, and WPL filed for judicial review in March 2024.

Source · Based on the MD&A text of the filing

Liquidity Position as of March 31, 2024

The company said it had $32 million of cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2024, along with $666 million of available capacity under its single revolving credit facility and $92 million of available capacity at IPL under its sales of accounts receivable program.

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