WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE. <ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> Ex-27a This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from IDACORP, Inc. and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,725,905 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 139,280 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 320,086 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 368,227 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,553,498 <COMMON> 451,076 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 294,644 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 745,720 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 105,919 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 724,832 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 13,715 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 48,150 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 86,193 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 828,969 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 2,553,498 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 339,222 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 27,224 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 239,668 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 266,892 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 72,330 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 12,356 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 84,686 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 33,944 <NET-INCOME> 50,742 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 0 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 50,742 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 34,931 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 85,445 <EPS-BASIC> 1.35 <EPS-DILUTED> 1.35