Exhibit 23

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


We  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  Idaho  Power  Company's
Registration  Statement  Nos.  33-51215  and  333-33124 on Form S-3 and IDACORP,
Inc.'s  Registration  Statement  Nos.  333-00139  and  333-64737 on Form S-3 and
Registration  Statement Nos.  333-89445 and 333-65157 on Form S-8 of our reports
dated February 1, 2001 on IDACORP,  Inc. and Idaho Power  Company,  appearing in
this Current Report on Form 8-K of IDACORP, Inc. and Idaho Power Company.




DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boise, Idaho
February 23, 2001