Exhibit 12

IDACORP, INC.Consolidated Financial InformationRatio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
|                                |                                     | **Twelve Months Ended**          |
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|                                |                                     | **December 31,**                 |
|                                |                                     | **(Thousands of Dollars)**       |
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|                                |                                     | **1999**                         |   | **2000** |   | **2001** |   | **2002** |   | **2003** |   | **2004** |
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| Earnings,  as defined:              |                                     |                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                | Income  before income taxes              |                             | $ | 137,021  |   | $ | 210,701  |   | $ | 189,860  |   | $ | 10,525  |   | $ | 25,459  |   | $ | 48,213  |
|                                | Adjust  for distributed income (loss)    |                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                |                                     | of  equity investees             |   |   | (837) |   |   | (3,116) |   |   | (1,620) |   |   | (2,544) |   |   | (20,536) |   |   | 26,616  |
|                                | Equity  in loss of equity method         |                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                |                                     | investments                      |   |   | 435  |   |   | 186  |   |   | 296  |   |   | -  |   |   | -  |   |   | -  |
|                                | Minority  interest in losses of majority |                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                |                                     | owned  subsidiaries              |   |   | (37) |   |   | (1,468) |   |   | (612) |   |   | (211) |   |   | (435) |   |   | (48) |
|                                | Fixed  charges, as below                 |                             |   | 72,243  |   |   | 73,261  |   |   | 85,034  |   |   | 62,658  |   |   | 68,134 |   |   | 66,137  |
|                                |                                     | Total  earnings, as defined      |   | $ | 208,825  |   | $ | 279,564  |   | $ | 272,958  |   | $ | 70,428  |   | $ | 72,622  |   | $ | 140,918  |
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| Fixed  charges, as defined:         |                                     |                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                | Interest  charges                        |                             | $ | 62,975  |   | $ | 63,339  |   | $ | 75,305  |   | $ | 60,031  |   | $ | 64,813  |   | $ | 61,269  |
|                                | Preferred  stock dividends of            |                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                |                                     | subsidiaries  - gross up -       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                |                                     | IDACORP  rate                    |   |   | 8,313  |   |   | 8,886  |   |   | 8,142  |   |   | 857  |   |   | 1,915  |   |   | 3,216  |
|                                | Rental  interest factor                  |                             |   | 955  |   |   | 1,036  |   |   | 1,587  |   |   | 1,770  |   |   | 1,406  |   |   | 1,652  |
|                                |                                     | Total  fixed charges, as defined |   | $ | 72,243  |   | $ | 73,261  |   | $ | 85,034  |   | $ | 62,658  |   | $ | 68,134  |   | $ | 66,137  |
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| Ratio  of earnings to fixed charges |                                     |                             | 2.89x |   |   | 3.82x |   |   | 3.21x |   |   | 1.12x |   |   | 1.07x |   |   | 2.13x |
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