Exhibit 32.3

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Idaho Power Company (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 (the "Report"), I, J. LaMont Keen, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ J. LaMont Keen

J. LaMont Keen

Chief Executive Officer

August 2, 2012