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This schedule contains summary financial information
extracted from Idaho Power (EX-27B) Company and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial
statements.
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PERIOD-TYPE 9-MOS
FISCAL-YEAR-END DEC-31-1999
PERIOD-END Sep-30-2000
BOOK-VALUE PER-BOOK
TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT 1,776,050
OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST 23,805
TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS 641,954
TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES 445,475
OTHER-ASSETS 0
TOTAL-ASSETS 2,887,284
COMMON 94,031
CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN 358,305
RETAINED-EARNINGS 306,783
TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ 759,119
PREFERRED-MANDATORY 0
PREFERRED 105,443
LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET 715,975
SHORT-TERM-NOTES 0
LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE 12,981
COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS 28,100
LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT 30,077
PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT 0
CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS 0
LEASES-CURRENT 0
OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB 1,235,589
TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB 2,887,284
GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE 610,954
INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE 68,795
OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES 478,888
TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES 547,683
OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS 63,271
OTHER-INCOME-NET 87,092
INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN 150,363
TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE 41,388
NET-INCOME 108,975
PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS 4,423
EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM 104,552
COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS 52,386
TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS 0
CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS 127,795
EPS-PRIMARY 0
EPS-DILUTED 0
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