NOTES PAYABLE: Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Shedule of short term debt [Abstract]

Schedule of Short-term Debt

 Balances and interest rates of IDACORP’s short-term borrowings were as follows at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands of dollars):

	September 30, 2011			December 31, 2010
Commercial paper outstanding	$	51,500		$	66,900
Weighted-average annual interest rate	0.42		%	0.43		%