EXHIBIT 23
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
IDACORP, Inc.
 
    We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of IDACORP, Inc., IDACORP Trust I, IDACORP Trust II and IDACORP Trust III on
Form S-3 of our report dated January 30, 1998 appearing in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Idaho Power Company for the year ended December 31, 1997 and to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of
this Registration Statement.
 
Deloitte & Touche LLP
September 29, 1998
Boise, Idaho