ALLIANT ENERGY CORP

Construction and Acquisition Expenditures - Construction and acquisition expenditures and financing plans are reviewed, approved and updated as part of the strategic planning process. Changes may result from a number of reasons, including changes in expected load growth, regulatory requirements, changing legislation, not obtaining favorable and acceptable regulatory approval on certain projects, changing costs of projects due to market conditions and the impact of tariffs, improvements in technology, and improvements to ensure resiliency and reliability of the electric and gas distribution systems. Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL have not yet entered into contractual commitments relating to the majority of their anticipated future construction and acquisition expenditures. As a result, they have some discretion with regard to the level and timing of these expenditures. Construction and acquisition expenditures for 2025 through 2029 are currently anticipated as follows (in millions), which are focused on adding renewable generation and energy storage projects and dispatchable gas generation projects to meet growing customer demand for electricity, including expected future data center growth from currently executed electric service agreements, and strengthening the resiliency and reliability of the electric and gas distribution systems. Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL are currently evaluating the impacts of tariffs, recently enacted legislation and additional potential large load growth customers on their resource plans, and will update their anticipated construction and acquisition expenditures as needed in the future. Cost estimates represent Alliant Energy’s, IPL’s and WPL’s portion of construction expenditures and exclude allowance for funds used during construction and capitalized interest, if applicable.

Financing Activities - The following items contributed to increased (decreased) financing activity cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 (in millions):

FERC Financing Authorization - In August 2025, IPL received authorization from FERC to increase the long-term debt securities issuances in 2024 and 2025 to $1,950 million. The remaining capacity as of September 30, 2025 is $400 million.

Common Stock Issuances and Common Stock Dividends - Refer to Note 6 for discussion of common stock issuances by Alliant Energy in 2025 and Alliant Energy’s at-the-market offering program. Refer to “Results of Operations” for discussion of expected future issuances of common stock from 2026 through 2029 and common stock dividends in 2026.

Long-term Debt - Refer to Note 7(b) for discussion of AEF’s term loan credit agreements and various issuances and/or retirements of long-term debt by Alliant Energy and IPL in 2025. Refer to “Results of Operations” for discussion of expected future issuances and retirements of long-term debt by the end of 2026.

Impact of Credit Ratings on Liquidity and Collateral Obligations -

Ratings Triggers - In March 2025, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services changed certain Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL credit ratings and outlooks, which are not expected to have a material impact on Alliant Energy’s, IPL’s and WPL’s liquidity or collateral obligations, and the current credit ratings and outlooks are as follows:

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Certain Financial Commitments -A summary of Alliant Energy’s and IPL’s off-balance sheet arrangements and Alliant Energy’s, IPL’s and WPL’s contractual obligations is included in the 2024 Form 10-K and has not changed materially from the items reported in the 2024 Form 10-K, except for the items described in Notes 4,7 and 13.

OTHER MATTERS

Critical Accounting Estimates - The summary of critical accounting estimates included in the 2024 Form 10-K has not changed materially, except as described below.

Long-Lived Assets -

Regulated Operations -

Generating Units Subject to Early Retirement - WPL currently plans to continue coal operations at Columbia Units 1 and 2 at least through 2029 as well as evaluate the potential conversion of Columbia Unit 1 and/or Unit 2 to natural gas. WPL previously planned to cease coal operations at Columbia Units 1 and 2 by the end of 2029. As a result, Alliant Energy and WPL concluded that Columbia Units 1 and 2 no longer meet the criteria to be considered probable of abandonment as of September 30, 2025. Refer to Note 3 for further discussion of Columbia Units 1 and 2.

Solar Generation Projects Recently Completed - Construction costs associated with WPL’s approximately 1,100 MW of new solar generation exceeded the construction cost estimates previously approved by the PSCW by approximately $205 million. In September 2025, WPL filed a settlement agreement with the PSCW for the 2026/2027 forward-looking Test Period. In November 2025, the PSCW issued an oral decision approving the settlement agreement, which includes a full return of and on these solar generation construction costs from WPL’s retail electric customers. As a result, Alliant Energy and WPL concluded that there was not a probable disallowance of the higher rate base amounts as of September 30, 2025. Refer to Note 3 for further discussion.

Retroactive Tariffs on Solar Cells and Modules - In August 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) issued a final ruling that found solar cells and modules produced in certain Southeast Asian countries, including Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, using parts and components produced in China, were circumventing pre-existing antidumping and countervailing duties on China. Consistent with a June 2022 Presidential Proclamation, the DOC issued rules granting duty-free treatment of solar cells and modules imported from these four countries as of June 2022 until June 2024. In August 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) ruled that this two-year duty suspension, as issued, was impermissible. In September 2025, this ruling from the CIT was appealed to the Federal Circuit. The CIT's order has been stayed pending appeal. Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL continue to assess the potential impact of these tariffs on previously completed solar generation projects and are currently unable to predict with certainty the future outcome or impact of these matters, including resolution of ongoing litigation.