Exhibit 12(a)

IDACORP, Inc.Consolidated Financial InformationSupplemental Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

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|                                          |                                          |                                   |            |              | **Twelve Months Ended**    |
|                                          |                                          |                                   | ** ** |              | **December 31,**           |
|                                          |                                          |                                   | ** ** | ** **   | **(Thousands of Dollars)** |
|                                          |                                          |                                   | ** ** | ** **   | ** **                 |
|                                          |                                          |                                   | **2006**   | ** **   | **2005**                   | ** ** | **2004** | ** ** | **2003** | ** ** | **2002** |
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| Earnings, as defined:                    |                                          |                                   |            |              |                            |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|                                          | Income from continuing  operations       |                                   |            |              |                            |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|                                          |                                          | before income taxes               |            | $            | 115.452               |  | $ | 103,327  |  | $ | 60,830  |  | $ | 31,063  |  | $ | 22,036  |
|                                          | Adjust for distributed  income of equity |                                   |            | (9,347)      |                            |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|                                          |                                          | investees                         |            |              |                            |  |  | (10,370) |  |  | 1,990  |  |  | (2,136) |  |  | (2,544) |
|                                          | Equity in loss of equity  method         |                                   |            |              |                            |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|                                          |                                          | investments                       |            |              | -                     |  |  | -  |  |  | -  |  |  | -  |  |  | -  |
|                                          | Minority interest in losses  of majority |                                   |            |              |                            |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|                                          |                                          | owned subsidiaries                |            |              | -                     |  |  | -  |  |  | (48) |  |  | (435) |  |  | (211) |
|                                          | Supplemental fixed charges,  as below    |                                   |            | 67,521  |                            |  | 65,991  |  |  | 67,654  |  |  | 69,679  |  |  | 64,257  |
|                                          |                                          | Total earnings, as defined        |            | $            | 173,626               |  | $ | 158,948  |  | $ | 130,426  |  | $ | 98,171  |  | $ | 83,538  |
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| Fixed charges, as defined:               |                                          |                                   |            |              |                            |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|                                          | Interest charges                         |                                   | $          | 64,720  |                            | $ | 62,962  |  | $ | 61,269 |  | $ | 64,813  |  | $ | 60,031  |
|                                          | Preferred stock dividends of             |                                   |            |              |                            |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|                                          |                                          | subsidiaries - gross up -         |            |              |                            |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|                                          |                                          | IDACORP rate                      |            |              | -                     |  |  | -  |  |  | 3,216  |  |  | 1,915  |  |  | 857  |
|                                          | Rental interest factor                   |                                   |            | 1,025   |                            |  | 1,417  |  |  | 1,652  |  |  | 1,406  |  |  | 1,770  |
|                                          |                                          | Total fixed charges               |            | $            | 65,745                |  | $ | 64,379  |  | $ | 66,137  |  | $ | 68,134  |  | $ | 62,658  |
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|                                          | Supplemental increment to  fixed         |                                   |            |              |                            |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|                                          |                                          | charges *                         |            |              | 1,776                 |  |  | 1,612  |  |  | 1,517  |  |  | 1,545  |  |  | 1,599  |
|                                          |                                          |                                   |            |              |                            |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|                                          |                                          | Total supplemental fixed  charges |            | $            | 67,521                |  | $ | 65,991  |  | $ | 67,654  |  | $ | 69,679  |  | $ | 64,257  |
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| Supplemental ratio of  earnings to fixed |                                          |                                   |            |              |                            |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|                                          | Charges                                  |                                   |            | 2.57x        |                            |  | 2.41x |  |  | 1.93x |  |  | 1.41x |  |  | 1.30x |
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* Explanation of increment - Interest on the guaranty of American Falls ReservoirDistrict bonds and Milner Dam, Inc. notes which are already included inoperation expenses.

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