Ex12a
                                  IDACORP, Inc.
                          Consolidated Financial Information
                 Supplemental Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges


                                                                                                     Twelve Months
                                            Twelve Months Ended December 31,                              Ended
                                                 (Thousands of Dollars)                                 June 30,

                                         1995         1996         1997         1998        1999          2000
                                                                                   
Earnings, as defined:
  Income before  income taxes        $ 127,342   $  135,247   $  133,570    $ 133,806   $ 137,021    $ 173,364
  Adjust for distributed income of
  equity investees                      (2,058)      (1,413)      (3,943)      (4,697)       (837)      (4,191)
  Equity in loss of equity method
  investments                                0            0            0          458         435          279
  Minority interest in losses of
  majority owned subsidiaries                0            0            0         (125)        (37)        (558)
  Supplemental fixed charges, as
  below                                 72,826       73,018       72,208       72,496      74,800       74,606

  Total earnings, as defined         $ 198,110   $  206,852   $  201,835    $ 201,938   $ 211,382    $ 243,500

  Fixed charges, as defined:
  Interest charges                   $  56,456   $   57,348   $   60,761    $  60,677   $  62,975    $  62,494
  Preferred stock dividends of
  subsidiaries- gross up-IDACORP
  rate                                  12,834       12,079        7,891        8,445       8,313        8,627
  Rental interest factor                   925          991          982          801         955          937

  Total fixed charges                   70,215       70,418       69,634       69,923      72,243       72,058

  Supplemental increment to fixed
  charges*                               2,611        2,600        2,574        2,573       2,557        2,548

  Total supplemental fixed charges   $  72,826   $   73,018   $   72,208    $  72,496   $  74,800    $  74,606

  Supplemental ratio of earnings to
  fixed charges                         2.72 x       2.83 x       2.80 x       2.79 x      2.83 x        3.26x

  *Explanation of increment - Interest on the guaranty of American Falls
      Reservoir District bonds and Milner Dam, Inc. notes which are already
      included in operation expenses.