EXHIBIT 23
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
IDACORP, Inc.
 
   
    We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment to the
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
November 3, 1998
Boise, Idaho