Exhibit 23

                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-103917 of IDACORP, Inc. on Form S-3 of
our reports dated February 6, 2003 (which report for IDACORP, Inc. expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to changes in
accounting for goodwill and the presentation of energy trading activities),
appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of IDACORP, Inc. and Idaho Power
Company for the year ended December 31, 2002, and to the reference to us under
the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration
Statement.

Deloitte & Touche LLP
Boise, Idaho
August 13, 2003