Exhibit 23




                                                                      Exhibit 23

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-103917 on Form S-3 of our reports dated
February 28, 2007, 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 to
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, 2006, and to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.


/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Boise, Idaho
May 30, 2007