Exhibit 12b

IDACORP, INC.Consolidated Financial InformationRatio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred DividendsRequirements
|                                 |                                     | **Twelve Months Ended**       |
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|                                 |                                     | **December 31,**              |
|                                 |                                     | **(Thousands of Dollars)**    |
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|                                 |                                     | **1998**                      |   | **1999** |   | **2000** |   | **2001** |   | **2002** |
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| Earnings,  as defined:               |                                     |                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                 | Income  before income taxes              |                          | $ | 133,806  |   | $ | 137,021  |   | $ | 210,701  |   | $ | 189,860  |   | $ | 10,525  |
|                                 | Adjust  for distributed income of equity |                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                 |                                     | investees                     |   |   | (4,697) |   |   | (837) |   |   | (3,116) |   |   | (1,620) |   |   | (2,544) |
|                                 | Equity  in loss of equity method         |                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                 |                                     | investments                   |   |   | 458  |   |   | 435  |   |   | 186  |   |   | 296  |   |   | -  |
|                                 | Minority  interest in losses of majority |                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                 |                                     | owned  subsidiaries           |   |   | (125) |   |   | (37) |   |   | (1,468) |   |   | (612) |   |   | (211) |
|                                 | Fixed  charges, as below                 |                          |   | 69,923  |   |   | 72,243  |   |   | 73,261  |   |   | 85,034  |   |   | 62,658  |
|                                 |                                     | Total  earnings, as defined   |   | $ | 199,365  |   | $ | 208,825  |   | $ | 279,564  |   | $ | 272,958  |   | $ | 70,428  |
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| Fixed  charges, as defined:          |                                     |                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                 | Interest  charges                        |                          | $ | 60,677  |   | $ | 62,975  |   | $ | 63,339  |   | $ | 75,305  |   | $ | 60,031  |
|                                 | Preferred  stock dividends of            |                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                 |                                     | subsidiaries  - gross up -    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                 |                                     | IDACORP  rate                 |   |   | 8,445  |   |   | 8,313  |   |   | 8,886  |   |   | 8,142  |   |   | 857  |
|                                 | Rental  interest factor                  |                          |   | 801  |   |   | 955  |   |   | 1,036  |   |   | 1,587  |   |   | 1,770  |
|                                 |                                     | Total  fixed charges          |   | $ | 69,923  |   | $ | 72,243  |   | $ | 73,261  |   | $ | 85,034  |   | $ | 62,658  |
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|                                 | Preferred  dividends requirements        |                          |   | -  |   |   | -  |   |   | -  |   |   | -  |   |   | -  |
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|                                 |                                     | Total  combined fixed charges |   | $ | 69,923  |   | $ | 72,243  |   | $ | 73,261  |   | $ | 85,034  |   | $ | 62,658  |
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| Ratio  of earnings to combined fixed |                                     |                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                 | charges  and preferred dividends         |                          |   | 2.85x |   |   | 2.89x |   |   | 3.82x |   |   | 3.21x |   |   | 1.12x |
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