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 dated March 8, 2005, relating to the financial
statements and financial statement schedules of IDACORP, Inc. (which report
expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating
to the consolidation of two variable interest entities related to the adoption
of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46(R)), and
management's report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial
reporting appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of IDACORP, Inc. for the
year ended December 31, 2004.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Boise, Idaho

May 25, 2005