Exhibit 12.3

WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES


   AND PREFERRED DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS

|                                                    | Six Months            |                     
|--------------------------------------------------- | --------------------- | --------------------
|                                                    | Ended June 30,        | Years Ended Dec. 31,
|                                                    |                       |                     
|                                                    | 2008                  | 2007                
|                                                    |                       |                     
|                                                    | (dollars in millions)
|EARNINGS:                                           |                       |                     
|Net income                                          |                       | $51.5               
|Income taxes (a)                                    |                       | 29.3                
|                                                    |                       |                     
|Income before income taxes                          |                       | 80.8                
|                                                   
|Fixed charges as defined                            |                       | 42.7                
|                                                   
|Adjustment for undistributed equity earnings        |                       | (2.8)               
|                                                    |                       |                     
|Total earnings as defined                           |                       | $120.7              
|                                                    |                       |                     
|FIXED CHARGES:                                      |                      
|Interest expense                                    |                       | $29.8               
|Estimated interest component of rent expense        |                       | 12.9                
|                                                    |                       |                     
|Total fixed charges as defined                      |                       | $42.7               
|                                                    |                       |                     
|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                  |                       | 2.83                
|                                                    |                       |                     
|Preferred dividend requirements (pre-tax basis) (b) |                       | $2.7                
|                                                    |                       |                     
|Fixed charges and preferred dividend requirements   |                       | $45.4               
|                                                    |                       |                     
|Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and     |                      
|Preferred Dividend Requirements                     |                       | 2.66                
|                                                    |                       |                     

(a) Includes net interest related to
unrecognized tax benefits.

(b) Preferred dividend requirements
(pre-tax basis) are computed by dividing the preferred dividend
requirements by one hundred percent minus the respective year-to-date
effective income tax rate.