<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> Ex-27b This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from Idaho Power Company 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> 1,723,824 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 110,207 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 257,546 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 367,630 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,459,207 <COMMON> 94,031 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 358,348 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 268,243 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 720,622 <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> 17,276 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 86,193 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 790,650 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 2,459,207 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 339,222 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 27,061 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 239,668 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 266,729 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 72,493 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 11,712 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 84,205 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 30,625 <NET-INCOME> 53,580 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 2,720 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 50,860 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 34,979 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 106,260 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0