Idaho Power Company
                       Consolidated Financial Information
                                        
                       Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

                                                                                        Twelve Months               
                                            Twelve Months Ended December 31,                Ended
                                                  (Thousands of Dollars)                September 30,
                                         1989      1990      1991      1992      1993        1994
                                                                        
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to
 Fixed Charges:
  Consolidated net income             $ 84,737  $ 69,241  $ 57,872  $ 59,990  $ 84,464   $  79,746

Income taxes:
  Income taxes (includes amounts 
   charged to other income and 
   deductions)                          45,336    26,418    24,321    24,601    38,057      34,315
  Investment tax credit adjustment      (3,295)   (3,184)   (3,177)   (1,439)   (1,583)     (2,719)

     Total income taxes                 42,041    23,234    21,144    23,162    36,474      31,596

Income before income taxes             126,778    92,475    79,016    82,152   120,938     111,342

Fixed Charges:
  Interest on long-term debt            49,629    50,119    54,370    53,408    53,706      51,179
  Amortization of debt discount,
   expense and premium - net               238       309       374       392       507         566
  Interest on short-term bank loans      2,200     1,027       935       647       220         639
  Other interest                         3,164     2,259     3,297     1,011     2,023       2,476
  Interest portion of rentals              757       902       884       683     1,077         893

     Total fixed charges                55,988    54,616    59,860    56,141    57,533      55,753

Earnings - as defined                 $182,766  $147,091  $138,876  $139,293  $178,471    $167,095

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges       3.26X     2.69X     2.32X     2.48X     3.10X       3.00X