EXHIBIT 23




                                                                      Exhibit 23


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM



We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on
Form S-8 of our reports relating to the consolidated financial statements and
financial statement schedules of IDACORP, Inc. (which report expresses an
unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the
adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158) and
management's report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting dated February 28, 2007 appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of
IDACORP, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2006.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boise, Idaho
May 30, 2007