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3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Shedule of short term debt [Abstract]

Schedule of Short-term Debt

Balances (in thousands of dollars) and interest rates of IDACORP’s and Idaho Power's short-term borrowings were as follows at March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:

	March 31, 2016									December 31, 2015
	Idaho Power			IDACORP			Total			Idaho Power			IDACORP			Total
Commercial paper outstanding	$	—		$	23,300		$	23,300		$	—		$	20,000		$	20,000
Weighted-average annual interest rate	—		%	0.81		%	0.81		%	—		%	0.88		%	0.88		%