<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