WARNING: THE EDGAR SYSTEM ENCOUNTERED ERROR(S) WHILE PROCESSING THIS SCHEDULE.

  


This schedule contains summary financial information
extracted from Idaho Power (EX-27B) Company and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.

 MULTIPLIER  1,000
 table
 s                                         c
 PERIOD-TYPE                               9-MOS
 FISCAL-YEAR-END                           DEC-31-1999
 PERIOD-END                                Sep-30-2000
 BOOK-VALUE                                   PER-BOOK
 TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT                     1,776,050
 OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST                      23,805
 TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS                          641,954
 TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES                        445,475
 OTHER-ASSETS                                        0
 TOTAL-ASSETS                                2,887,284
 COMMON                                         94,031
 CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN                       358,305
 RETAINED-EARNINGS                             306,783
 TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ                  759,119
 PREFERRED-MANDATORY                                 0
 PREFERRED                                     105,443
 LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET                            715,975
 SHORT-TERM-NOTES                                    0
 LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE                        12,981
 COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS                   28,100
 LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT                    30,077
 PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT                             0
 CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS                           0
 LEASES-CURRENT                                      0
 OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB                1,235,589
 TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB                 2,887,284
 GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE                       610,954
 INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE                             68,795
 OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES                      478,888
 TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES                      547,683
 OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS                          63,271
 OTHER-INCOME-NET                               87,092
 INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN                  150,363
 TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE                         41,388
 NET-INCOME                                    108,975
 PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS                       4,423
 EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM                   104,552
 COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS                         52,386
 TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS                             0
 CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS                          127,795
 EPS-PRIMARY                                         0
 EPS-DILUTED                                         0
 /table