POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and

appoints each of REX BLACKBURN, PATRICK A. HARRINGTON and LISA NORDSTROM

signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



1.  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's

capacity as an officer and/or director of IDACORP, Inc. and/or Idaho

Power Company (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules

thereunder;



2.  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned

which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form

3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form with the United States Securities

and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



3.  take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of

benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the

undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such

attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of

Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and

Conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-

fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever

requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the

rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as

the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power

of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that

such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or

substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this

power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The

undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving

in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor

is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to

comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect

to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by

the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed

writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to

be executed as of this 1st day of April, 2009.



Signature):   /s/  Rex Blackburn



Print Name): Rex Blackburn