<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> Ex27B 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> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1998 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,726,138 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 113,923 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 240,748 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 381,199 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,462,008 <COMMON> 94,031 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 358,369 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 271,838 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 724,238 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 105,856 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 728,339 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 13,510 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 10,165 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 88,026 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 791,874 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 2,462,008 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 501,200 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 37,480 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 361,705 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 399,185 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 102,015 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 20,364 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 122,379 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 45,428 <NET-INCOME> 76,951 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 4,121 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 72,830 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 52,443 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 165,846 <EPS-BASIC> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0