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IDACORP INC

For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Oct 31, 2024.

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Sep 30, 2024 · Filed Oct 31, 2024

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Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

Three months endedSeptember 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2024202320242023
(in thousands, except per share amounts) · (in thousands, except per share amounts)
Operating Revenues:
Electric utility revenues$527,487$509,635$1,425,606$1,351,700
Other1,0401,2712,8962,703
Total operating revenues528,527510,9061,428,5021,354,403
Operating Expenses:
Electric utility:
Purchased power114,578142,851321,860405,404
Fuel expense73,47171,723188,411191,917
Power cost adjustment20,7795,899102,2974,191
Other operations and maintenance116,16895,824332,900284,988
Energy efficiency programs5,28310,49816,69922,265
Depreciation56,38850,832165,133143,331
Other electric utility operating expenses, net7,4536,29712,48223,169
Total electric utility operating expenses394,120383,9241,139,7821,075,265
Other6986942,1452,453
Total operating expenses394,818384,6181,141,9271,077,718
Operating Income133,709126,288286,575276,685
Nonoperating (Income) Expense:
Allowance for equity funds used during construction(15,179)(11,044)(39,610)(32,125)
Earnings of unconsolidated equity-method investments(1,978)(4,195)(3,880)(9,387)
Interest on long-term debt35,43229,361102,04882,908
Other interest6,3535,57217,89514,935
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction(7,639)(4,903)(20,518)(14,291)
Other income, net(13,478)(7,924)(40,188)(24,890)
Total nonoperating expense, net3,5116,86715,74717,150
Income Before Income Taxes130,198119,421270,828259,535
Income Tax Expense16,35813,77418,87629,000
Net Income113,840105,647251,952230,535
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests(235)(383)(654)(599)
Net Income Attributable to IDACORP, Inc.$113,605$105,264$251,298$229,936
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic53,38650,72652,11250,713
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted53,48550,80552,17950,762
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock:
Earnings Attributable to IDACORP, Inc. - Basic$2.13$2.08$4.82$4.53
Earnings Attributable to IDACORP, Inc. - Diluted$2.12$2.07$4.82$4.53

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Three months endedSeptember 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2024202320242023
(in thousands) · (in thousands)
Net Income$113,840$105,647$251,952$230,535
Other Comprehensive Income:
Unfunded pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $99, $51, $296, and $153, respectively285146853439
Total Comprehensive Income114,125105,793252,805230,974
Income attributable to noncontrolling interests(235)(383)(654)(599)
Comprehensive Income Attributable to IDACORP, Inc.$113,890$105,410$252,151$230,375
September 30,2024December 31,2023
(in thousands)
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$427,950$327,429
Receivables:
Customer (net of allowance of $3,296 and $4,869, respectively)152,452107,256
Other (net of allowance of $782 and $716, respectively)21,56344,661
Income taxes receivable—24,574
Accrued unbilled revenues93,13190,521
Materials and supplies (at average cost)179,693140,515
Fuel stock (at average cost)39,87319,952
Prepayments28,83122,840
Current regulatory assets89,823226,235
Other4271
Total current assets1,033,3581,004,054
Investments161,612163,971
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Utility plant in service7,669,0837,291,532
Accumulated provision for depreciation(2,673,078)(2,557,744)
Utility plant in service - net4,996,0054,733,788
Construction work in progress1,302,148985,502
Utility plant held for future use9,8789,511
Other property, net of accumulated depreciation13,47816,429
Property, plant and equipment - net6,321,5095,745,230
Other Assets:
Company-owned life insurance89,21082,038
Regulatory assets1,435,3351,426,815
Other64,09453,810
Total other assets1,588,6391,562,663
Total$9,105,118$8,475,918
September 30,2024December 31,2023
(in thousands)
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt$69,685$49,800
Accounts payable241,186308,504
Taxes accrued38,2816,854
Interest accrued32,93538,292
Accrued compensation60,55564,645
Current regulatory liabilities8,6427,952
Advances from customers101,766104,297
Other53,13453,732
Total current liabilities606,184634,076
Other Liabilities:
Deferred income taxes863,783882,724
Regulatory liabilities888,699874,601
Pension and other postretirement benefits230,579233,965
Other184,352160,019
Total other liabilities2,167,4132,151,309
Long-Term Debt3,053,9482,775,790
Commitments and Contingencies
Equity:
IDACORP, Inc. shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, no par value (120,000 shares authorized; 53,270 and 50,615 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)1,127,743888,615
Retained earnings2,158,3332,036,138
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(16,331)(17,184)
Total IDACORP, Inc. shareholders’ equity3,269,7452,907,569
Noncontrolling interests7,8287,174
Total equity3,277,5732,914,743
Total$9,105,118$8,475,918
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine months ended September 30,
20242023
(in thousands)
Operating Activities:
Net income$251,952$230,535
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization168,607146,645
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits(34,699)300
Changes in regulatory assets and liabilities124,5491,585
Pension and postretirement benefit plan expense34,35920,390
Contributions to pension and postretirement benefit plans(23,967)(54,388)
Earnings of equity-method investments(3,880)(9,387)
Distributions from equity-method investments3,9501,250
Allowance for equity funds used during construction(39,610)(32,125)
Other non-cash adjustments to net income, net4,6296,115
Change in:
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues658(10,691)
Prepayments(7,931)(2,669)
Materials, supplies, and fuel stock(59,105)(45,343)
Accounts and wages payable(33,044)(116,417)
Taxes accrued/receivable56,00141,174
Other assets and liabilities15,513(14,943)
Net cash provided by operating activities457,982162,031
Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment, net(823,969)(427,211)
Payments received from transmission project joint funding partners58,75014,920
Other8,805410
Net cash used in investing activities(756,414)(411,881)
Financing Activities:
Issuance of long-term debt300,000872,000
Discount on issuance of long-term debt(186)(7,006)
Retirement of long-term debt—(225,000)
Dividends on common stock(129,152)(120,578)
Issuance of common stock234,672—
Tax withholdings on net settlements of share-based awards(3,782)(3,274)
Other(2,599)1,620
Net cash provided by financing activities398,953517,762
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents100,521267,912
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period327,429177,577
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period$427,950$445,489
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash paid for income taxes$8,830$1,900
Cash paid for interest (net of amount capitalized)$88,391$82,614
Non-cash investing activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment in accounts payable$144,232$127,076

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

Three months endedSeptember 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2024202320242023
(in thousands) · (in thousands)
Common Stock
Balance at beginning of period$1,123,745$884,309$888,615$882,189
Issuance1,494—234,672—
Share-based compensation expense2,7091,9208,2807,224
Tax withholdings on net settlements of share-based awards(88)(19)(3,782)(3,274)
Other(117)33(42)104
Balance at end of period1,127,743886,2431,127,743886,243
Retained Earnings
Balance at beginning of period2,089,1851,982,0832,036,1381,937,972
Net income attributable to IDACORP, Inc.113,605105,264251,298229,936
Common stock dividends ($0.83, $0.79, $2.49, and $2.37 per share, respectively)(44,457)(40,218)(129,103)(120,779)
Balance at end of period2,158,3332,047,1292,158,3332,047,129
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at beginning of period(16,616)(12,629)(17,184)(12,922)
Unfunded pension liability adjustment (net of tax)285146853439
Balance at end of period(16,331)(12,483)(16,331)(12,483)
Total IDACORP, Inc. shareholders’ equity at end of period3,269,7452,920,8893,269,7452,920,889
Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at beginning of period7,5937,5927,1747,376
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests235383654599
Balance at end of period7,8287,9757,8287,975
Total equity at end of period$3,277,573$2,928,864$3,277,573$2,928,864

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

Three months endedSeptember 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2024202320242023
(in thousands) · (in thousands)
Operating Revenues$527,487$509,635$1,425,606$1,351,700
Operating Expenses:
Operation:
Purchased power114,578142,851321,860405,404
Fuel expense73,47171,723188,411191,917
Power cost adjustment20,7795,899102,2974,191
Other operations and maintenance116,16895,824332,900284,988
Energy efficiency programs5,28310,49816,69922,265
Depreciation56,38850,832165,133143,331
Other operating expenses, net7,4536,29712,48223,169
Total operating expenses394,120383,9241,139,7821,075,265
Operating Income133,367125,711285,824276,435
Nonoperating (Income) Expense:
Allowance for equity funds used during construction(15,179)(11,044)(39,610)(32,125)
Earnings of unconsolidated equity-method investments(841)(3,007)(1,936)(7,402)
Interest on long-term debt35,43229,361102,04882,908
Other interest6,2685,49117,64514,693
Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction(7,639)(4,903)(20,518)(14,291)
Other income, net(12,207)(7,588)(37,469)(23,434)
Total nonoperating expense, net5,8348,31020,16020,349
Income Before Income Taxes127,533117,401265,664256,086
Income Tax Expense16,44414,37919,88530,274
Net Income$111,089$103,022$245,779$225,812

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

Three months endedSeptember 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2024202320242023
(in thousands) · (in thousands)
Net Income$111,089$103,022$245,779$225,812
Other Comprehensive Income:
Unfunded pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $99, $51, $296, and $153, respectively285146853439
Total Comprehensive Income$111,374$103,168$246,632$226,251
September 30,2024December 31,2023
(in thousands)
Assets
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$356,699$271,791
Receivables:
Customer (net of allowance of $3,296 and $4,869, respectively)152,452107,256
Other (net of allowance of $782 and $716, respectively)21,05144,335
Income taxes receivable—22,926
Accrued unbilled revenues93,13190,521
Materials and supplies (at average cost)179,693140,515
Fuel stock (at average cost)39,87319,952
Prepayments28,70822,710
Current regulatory assets89,823226,235
Other4271
Total current assets961,472946,312
Investments90,10893,037
Property, Plant and Equipment:
Utility plant in service7,669,0837,291,532
Accumulated provision for depreciation(2,673,078)(2,557,744)
Utility plant in service - net4,996,0054,733,788
Construction work in progress1,302,148985,502
Plant held for future use9,8789,511
Other property1,7184,310
Property, plant and equipment, net6,309,7495,733,111
Other Assets:
Company-owned life insurance89,21082,038
Regulatory assets1,435,3351,426,815
Other52,72242,218
Total other assets1,577,2671,551,071
Total$8,938,596$8,323,531
September 30,2024December 31,2023
(in thousands, except par value)
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt$69,685$49,800
Accounts payable240,522307,538
Accounts payable to affiliates40,33216,456
Taxes accrued46,7736,834
Interest accrued32,88238,292
Accrued compensation60,35864,408
Current regulatory liabilities8,6427,952
Advances from customers101,766104,297
Other32,59544,907
Total current liabilities633,555640,484
Other Liabilities:
Deferred income taxes861,784881,050
Regulatory liabilities888,699874,601
Pension and other postretirement benefits230,579233,965
Other170,329135,468
Total other liabilities2,151,3912,125,084
Long-Term Debt3,053,9482,775,790
Commitments and Contingencies
Equity:
Common stock, $2.50 par value (50,000 shares authorized; 39,151 shares issued and outstanding)97,87797,877
Premium on capital stock912,258712,258
Capital stock expense(2,097)(2,097)
Retained earnings2,107,9951,991,319
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(16,331)(17,184)
Total equity3,099,7022,782,173
Total$8,938,596$8,323,531
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Nine months ended September 30,
20242023
(in thousands)
Operating Activities:
Net income$245,779$225,812
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization168,150146,203
Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits(39,823)(1,828)
Changes in regulatory assets and liabilities124,5491,585
Pension and postretirement benefit plan expense34,32220,373
Contributions to pension and postretirement benefit plans(23,930)(54,371)
Earnings of equity-method investments(1,936)(7,402)
Distributions from equity-method investments3,100550
Allowance for equity funds used during construction(39,610)(32,125)
Other non-cash adjustments to net income, net(3,843)(1,056)
Change in:
Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues1,094(11,107)
Prepayments(7,938)(2,677)
Materials, supplies, and fuel stock(59,105)(45,343)
Accounts and wages payable4,644(156,644)
Taxes accrued/receivable48,75370,947
Other assets and liabilities15,545(14,844)
Net cash provided by operating activities469,751138,073
Investing Activities:
Additions to utility plant, net(823,855)(427,191)
Payments received from transmission project joint funding partners58,75014,920
Other11,9999,099
Net cash used in investing activities(753,106)(403,172)
Financing Activities:
Issuance of long-term debt300,000872,000
Discount on issuance of long-term debt(186)(7,006)
Retirement of long-term debt—(225,000)
Dividends on common stock(129,268)(80,698)
Capital contribution from parent200,000—
Other(2,283)1,751
Net cash provided by financing activities368,263561,047
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents84,908295,948
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period271,791108,933
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period$356,699$404,881
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:
Cash (received from) paid to IDACORP related to income taxes$(15,483)$15,333
Cash paid for interest (net of amount capitalized)$88,193$82,372
Non-cash investing activities:
Additions to utility plant in accounts payable$144,232$127,076

IDACORP, INC. AND IDAHO POWER COMPANY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is a combined report of IDACORP and Idaho Power. Therefore, these Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements apply to both IDACORP and Idaho Power. However, Idaho Power makes no representation as to the information relating to IDACORP’s other operations.

Nature of Business

IDACORP is a holding company formed in 1998 whose principal operating subsidiary is Idaho Power. Idaho Power is an electric utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution, sale, and purchase of electric energy and capacity with a service area covering approximately 24,000 square miles in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon. Idaho Power is regulated primarily by the state utility regulatory commissions of Idaho and Oregon and the FERC. Idaho Power is the parent of IERCo, a joint-owner of BCC, which mines and supplies coal to the Jim Bridger plant owned in part by Idaho Power.

IDACORP’s other notable subsidiaries include IFS, an investor in affordable housing and other real estate tax credit investments, and Ida-West, an operator of small PURPA-qualifying hydropower generation projects.

Regulation of Utility Operations

As a regulated utility, many of Idaho Power's fundamental business decisions are subject to the approval of governmental agencies, including the prices that Idaho Power is authorized to charge for its electric service. These approvals are a critical factor in determining IDACORP's and Idaho Power's results of operations and financial condition.

IDACORP's and Idaho Power's financial statements reflect the effects of the different ratemaking principles followed by the jurisdictions regulating Idaho Power. The application of accounting principles related to regulated operations sometimes results in Idaho Power recording expenses and revenues in a different period than when an unregulated entity would record such expenses and revenues. In these instances, the amounts are deferred or accrued as regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities on the balance sheet. Regulatory assets represent incurred costs that have been deferred because it is probable they will be recovered from customers through future rates. Regulatory liabilities represent obligations to make refunds to customers for previous collections, or represent amounts collected in advance of incurring an expense. The effects of applying these regulatory accounting principles to Idaho Power's operations are discussed in more detail in Note 3 - "Regulatory Matters."

Financial Statements

In the opinion of management of IDACORP and Idaho Power, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly each company's condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2024, condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and condensed consolidated cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023. These adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. These financial statements do not contain the complete detail or note disclosures concerning accounting policies and other matters that would be included in full-year financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2023 Annual Report. The statements of income for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. A change in management's estimates or assumptions could have a material impact on IDACORP's or Idaho Power's respective balance sheets and statements of income during the period in which such change occurred.

Management Estimates

Management makes estimates and assumptions when preparing financial statements in conformity with GAAP. These estimates and assumptions include, among others, those related to rate regulation, retirement benefits, contingencies, asset impairment, income taxes, unbilled revenues, and the allowance for uncollectible accounts. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic factors that are difficult to predict and are beyond management's control. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

New and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

There have been no recently adopted accounting pronouncements that have had a material impact on IDACORP's or Idaho Power's condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which expands annual and interim disclosure requirements for reportable segments, primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2023, and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this ASU will be applied retrospectively. IDACORP and Idaho Power are currently evaluating the impact that adoption of this ASU will have on the notes to their respective financial statements, but the companies do not believe adoption of the new standard will have a material impact.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures which expands the disclosure requirements for income taxes, specifically related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid. This ASU is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The amendments in this ASU are required to be applied prospectively and are allowed to be applied retrospectively. IDACORP and Idaho Power are currently evaluating the impact that adoption of this ASU will have on the notes to their respective financial statements.

There have been no other recent accounting pronouncements not yet adopted that are expected to have a material impact on IDACORP's or Idaho Power's condensed consolidated financial statements.

  1. INCOME TAXES

In accordance with interim reporting requirements, IDACORP and Idaho Power use an estimated annual effective tax rate for computing their provisions for income taxes. An estimate of annual income tax expense (or benefit) is made each interim period using estimates for annual pre-tax income, income tax adjustments, and tax credits. The estimated annual effective tax rates do not include discrete events such as tax law changes, examination settlements, accounting method changes, or adjustments to tax expense or benefits attributable to prior years. Discrete events are recorded in the interim period in which they occur or become known. The estimated annual effective tax rate is applied to year-to-date pre-tax income to determine income tax expense (or benefit) for the interim period consistent with the annual estimate. In subsequent interim periods, income tax expense (or benefit) for the period is computed as the difference between the year-to-date amount reported for the previous interim period and the current period's year-to-date amount.

Income Tax Expense

The following table provides a summary of income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):

IDACORPIdaho Power
2024202320242023
Income tax at statutory rates (federal and state)$69,543$66,650$68,382$65,916
Excess deferred income tax reversal(7,535)(8,013)(7,535)(8,013)
Income tax return adjustments1,875(8,227)1,865(7,732)
Other(1)(22,507)(13,910)(20,327)(12,397)
Income tax expense before additional ADITC amortization$41,376$36,500$42,385$37,774
Additional ADITC amortization(22,500)(7,500)(22,500)(7,500)
Income tax expense$18,876$29,000$19,885$30,274
Effective tax rate7.0%11.2%7.5%11.8%

(1) "Other" primarily consists of the net tax effect of Idaho Power's regulatory flow-through tax adjustments.

  1. REGULATORY MATTERS

Included below is a summary of Idaho Power's most recent general rate cases and base rate changes, as well as other recent or pending notable regulatory matters and proceedings.

Idaho and Oregon Rate Cases

Idaho Power's current base rates result from the IPUC order described in Note 3 - "Regulatory Matters" to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2023 Annual Report and the September 2024 OPUC order described below related to Idaho Power's general rate case filed with the OPUC in December 2023.

In May 2024, Idaho Power filed its 2024 Idaho Limited-Issue Rate Case and proposed rate schedules with the IPUC. The filing requested an increase in annual Idaho jurisdictional revenue of $99.3 million, to become effective January 1, 2025. If approved as filed, this request would result in an overall increase to adjusted base revenue of 7.31 percent.

The 2024 Idaho Limited-Issue Rate Case focuses on revenue requirements for approximately $730 million of incremental plant additions as of December 31, 2024, and incremental O&M labor costs. In the 2024 Idaho Limited-Issue Rate Case, Idaho Power did not request any changes to other aspects of the 2023 Settlement Stipulation approved by the IPUC for Idaho Power's 2023 Idaho general rate case. Additionally, the 2024 Idaho Limited-Issue Rate Case application:

applies the overall rate of return approved in the 2023 Settlement Stipulation;

does not seek to adjust any other revenue requirement components such as non-labor O&M expense, net power supply costs, or other revenue;

does not propose changes to any other Idaho regulatory mechanisms, such as the power cost adjustment, fixed cost adjustment, or energy efficiency rider; and

continues to reflect the 2023 Settlement Stipulation amounts for categories other than incremental plant and O&M labor costs.

Written testimony from the Staff of the IPUC and intervenors in the 2024 Idaho Limited-Issue Rate Case and Idaho Power's rebuttal testimony are due in November 2024. Technical hearings before the IPUC are scheduled for December 2024. Idaho Power is unable to predict the outcome of the 2024 Idaho Limited-Issue Rate Case. Idaho Power anticipates that new rates, if approved by the IPUC, would become effective on or after January 1, 2025.

In December 2023, Idaho Power filed a general rate case with the OPUC. In September 2024, the OPUC issued an order approving the 2024 Oregon Settlement Stipulations, which are settlement stipulations among Idaho Power and intervening parties settling the general rate case. The OPUC order and the 2024 Oregon Settlement Stipulations contain the following significant terms, among other items:

Idaho Power will implement revised tariff schedules designed to increase annual Oregon-jurisdiction revenue by $6.7 million, or 12.14 percent; and

A 9.5 percent Oregon-jurisdiction return on year-end equity and a 7.302 percent Oregon-jurisdiction authorized rate of return based on a 5.104 percent cost of debt and capital structure of 50 percent debt and 50 percent equity, applied to an Oregon-jurisdictional rate base of approximately $188.9 million.

Rate changes from the 2024 Oregon Settlement Stipulations became effective on October 15, 2024. The 2024 Oregon Settlement Stipulations do not preclude Idaho Power from filing another general rate case or other limited issue proceeding in Oregon at any time in the future.

Idaho ADITC Mechanism

The May 2018 Idaho settlement stipulation related to tax reform (2018 Settlement Stipulation) and the 2023 Settlement Stipulation are each described in Note 3 - "Regulatory Matters" to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2023 Annual Report. The 2023 Settlement Stipulation modifies the 2018 Settlement Stipulation in part. The 2023 Settlement Stipulation includes provisions for the accelerated amortization of ADITC to help achieve a minimum 9.12 percent Idaho ROE.

Based on its estimate of full-year 2024 Idaho ROE, in the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024, Idaho Power recorded $2.5 million and $22.5 million, respectively, in additional ADITC amortization under the 2023 Settlement Stipulation. Accordingly, at September 30, 2024, approximately $87.5 million of additional ADITC remained available for future use. Idaho Power recorded zero and $7.5 million, respectively, of additional ADITC amortization during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2023, based on its then-current estimate of full-year 2023 Idaho ROE.

Power Cost Adjustment Mechanisms

In both its Idaho and Oregon jurisdictions, Idaho Power's power cost adjustment mechanisms address the volatility of power supply costs and provide for annual adjustments to the rates charged to its retail customers. The power cost adjustment mechanisms compare Idaho Power's actual net power supply costs (primarily fuel and purchased power less wholesale energy sales) against net power supply costs being recovered in Idaho Power's retail rates. Under the power cost adjustment mechanisms, certain differences between actual net power supply costs incurred by Idaho Power and costs being recovered in retail rates are recorded as a deferred charge or credit on the balance sheet for future recovery or refund. The power supply costs deferred primarily result from changes in contracted power purchase prices and volumes, changes in wholesale market prices and transaction volumes, fuel prices, and the levels of Idaho Power's own generation.

In May 2024, the IPUC issued an order approving a $35.7 million net decrease in PCA revenues, effective for the PCA collection period from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025. The net decrease in PCA revenues reflects forecasted improved hydropower generation during the April 2024 to March 2025 PCA deferral period.

In May 2024, the OPUC approved a settlement stipulation between Idaho Power and intervening parties for its APCU in Oregon. The APCU includes both an October update and a March forecast. The results of the October update are reflected as an update to base rates and the results of the March forecast are reflected as an update to APCU rates. The settlement resulted in an overall rate decrease of $6.9 million effective June 1, 2024.

Idaho Fixed Cost Adjustment Mechanism

The FCA mechanism, applicable to Idaho residential and small commercial customers, is designed to remove a portion of Idaho Power’s financial disincentive to invest in energy efficiency programs by separating (or decoupling) the recovery of fixed costs from the variable kilowatt-hour charge and linking it instead to a set amount per customer. Under Idaho Power's current rate design, Idaho Power recovers a portion of fixed costs through the variable kilowatt-hour charge, which may result in over-collection or under-collection of fixed costs. To return over-collection to customers or to collect under-collection from customers, the FCA mechanism allows Idaho Power to accrue, or defer, the difference between the authorized fixed-cost recovery amount per customer and the actual fixed costs per customer recovered by Idaho Power during the year. The IPUC has discretion to cap the annual increase in the FCA recovery at 3 percent of base revenue, with any excess deferred for collection in a subsequent year. In May 2024, the IPUC issued an order approving an $11.7 million increase in recovery from the FCA from $25.1 million to $36.8 million for the 2023 FCA deferral, with new rates effective for the period from June 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025.

  1. REVENUES

The following table provides a summary of electric utility operating revenues for IDACORP and Idaho Power for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):

Three months endedSeptember 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2024202320242023
Revenue from contracts with customers$532,477$496,632$1,393,006$1,267,527
Alternative revenue programs and other revenues(4,990)13,00332,60084,173
Total electric utility operating revenues$527,487$509,635$1,425,606$1,351,700

Revenues from Contracts with Customers

The following table presents revenues from contracts with customers disaggregated by revenue source for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):

Three months endedSeptember 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2024202320242023
Retail revenues:
Residential (includes $(6,193), $5,583, $(8,982), and $20,170, respectively, related to the FCA)(1)$195,291$181,736$525,353$505,158
Commercial (includes $(66), $328, $(158), and $900, respectively, related to the FCA)(1)112,323107,971303,031283,478
Industrial71,90867,522203,990181,312
Irrigation109,861104,645191,671168,358
Deferred revenue related to HCC relicensing AFUDC(2)(2,881)(2,815)(6,913)(6,861)
Total retail revenues486,502459,0591,217,1321,131,445
Less: FCA mechanism revenues(1)6,259(5,911)9,140(21,070)
Wholesale energy sales6,9465,06565,75950,461
Transmission wheeling-related revenues19,41920,09060,14261,701
Energy efficiency program revenues5,28310,49816,69922,265
Other revenues from contracts with customers8,0687,83124,13422,725
Total revenues from contracts with customers$532,477$496,632$1,393,006$1,267,527

(1)The FCA mechanism is an alternative revenue program in the Idaho jurisdiction and does not represent revenue from contracts with customers.

(2)The IPUC allows Idaho Power to recover a portion of the AFUDC on construction work in progress related to the HCC relicensing process, even though the relicensing process is not yet complete and the costs have not been moved to utility plant in service. Idaho Power is collecting $8.8 million annually in the Idaho jurisdiction but is deferring revenue recognition of the amounts collected until the license is issued and the accumulated license costs approved for recovery are placed in service.

Alternative Revenue Programs and Other Revenues

While revenues from contracts with customers make up most of Idaho Power’s revenues, the IPUC has authorized the use of an additional regulatory mechanism, the FCA mechanism, which may increase or decrease tariff-based customer rates. The FCA mechanism is described in Note 3 - "Regulatory Matters."The FCA mechanism revenues include only the initial recognition of FCA revenues when they meet the regulator-specified conditions for recognition. Revenue from contracts with customers excludes the portion of the tariff price representing FCA revenues that Idaho Power initially recorded in prior periods when revenues met regulator-specified conditions. When Idaho Power includes those amounts in the price of utility service and billed to customers, Idaho Power records such amounts as recovery of the associated regulatory asset or liability and not as revenues.

Derivative revenues include gains from settled electricity swaps and sales of electricity under forward sales contracts that are bundled with renewable energy credits. Related to these forward sales, Idaho Power simultaneously enters into forward purchases of electricity for the same quantity at the same location, which are recorded in purchased power on the condensed consolidated statements of income. For more information on settled electricity swaps, see Note 11 - "Derivative Financial Instruments."

The table below presents the FCA mechanism revenues and other revenues for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):

Three months endedSeptember 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2024202320242023
FCA mechanism revenues$(6,259)$5,911$(9,140)$21,070
Derivative revenues1,2697,09241,74063,103
Total alternative revenue programs and other revenues$(4,990)$13,003$32,600$84,173

Receivables and Allowance for Uncollectible Accounts

The following table provides a rollforward of the allowance for uncollectible accounts related to customer receivables for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):

Nine months ended September 30,
20242023
Balance at beginning of period$4,869$5,034
Additions to the allowance1,7442,040
Write-offs, net of recoveries(3,317)(2,939)
Balance at end of period$3,296$4,135
Allowance for uncollectible accounts as a percentage of customer receivables2.2%3.0%
  1. LONG-TERM DEBT

Idaho Power First Mortgage Bonds

On August 12, 2024, Idaho Power issued $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.20% first mortgage bonds, secured medium-term notes, Series M, maturing on August 15, 2034.

Idaho Power's issuance of long-term indebtedness is subject to the approval of the IPUC, OPUC, and WPSC. In February and March 2024, Idaho Power received orders from the IPUC, OPUC, and WPSC authorizing the company to issue and sell from time to time up to $1.2 billion in aggregate principal amount of debt securities and first mortgage bonds, subject to conditions specified in the orders. Authority from the IPUC is effective through December 31, 2026, subject to extensions upon request to the IPUC. The OPUC's and WPSC's orders do not impose a time limitation for issuances, but the OPUC order does impose a number of other conditions, including a requirement that the interest rates for the debt securities or first mortgage bonds fall within either (a) designated spreads over comparable U.S. Treasury rates or (b) a maximum interest rate limit of 8 percent. At September 30, 2024, $900 million remained available for debt issuance under the regulatory orders.

  1. COMMON STOCK

IDACORP Common Stock

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, IDACORP issued an aggregate of 2,654,577 shares of common stock using original issuances of shares. IDACORP granted 103,771 restricted stock unit awards to employees and issued 61,997 shares of common stock pursuant to the IDACORP, Inc. 2000 Long-Term Incentive and Compensation Plan, including 10,571 shares of common stock issued to members of the board of directors. IDACORP issued 50,138 shares of common stock pursuant to its IDACORP, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.

Effective January 1, 2024, IDACORP instructed the plan administrator of the IDACORP, Inc. Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan to use original issuance of common stock from IDACORP, as opposed to market purchases of IDACORP common stock, to acquire shares of IDACORP common stock for the plan. However, IDACORP may determine at any time to resume market purchases of common stock under the plan. As directed by IDACORP, the plan administrator of the Idaho Power Company Employee Savings Plan used market purchases of IDACORP common stock to acquire shares of IDACORP common stock for the plan.

At-the-Market Offering Program: On May 20, 2024, IDACORP entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (EDA) pursuant to which it may issue, offer, and sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate gross sales price of $300 million of shares of its common stock through an at-the-market offering program, which includes the ability to enter into FSAs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, IDACORP didnot issue common stock, nor did it enter into any FSAs, pursuant to the EDA.

Equity Forward Sale Agreements: On November 7, 2023, IDACORP announced a registered public offering of 2,801,724 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $92.80 per share, for an aggregate amount of $260.0 million. In conjunction with this offering, IDACORP granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to 420,258 additional shares, which was subsequently exercised in full on November 8, 2023, for an additional aggregate amount of $39.0 million. The 3,221,982 shares were sold by IDACORP to the underwriters under FSAs which provide for settlement on dates to be specified at IDACORP’s discretion, the first of which occurred on May 14, 2024. The settlement of the remaining shares under the FSAs is expected to occur on a settlement date or dates on or prior to November 7, 2024.

The FSAs will be physically settled with common shares issued by IDACORP, unless IDACORP elects to settle the agreements in net cash or net shares, subject to certain conditions. On a settlement date or dates, if IDACORP elects to physically settle the FSAs, IDACORP will issue shares of common stock to the forward purchaser at the then-applicable forward sale price and receive issuance proceeds at that time. The forward sale price was initially $90.016 per share and is subject to certain adjustments in accordance with the terms of the FSAs through the date of settlement.

On May 14, 2024, IDACORP partially settled the FSAs with physical delivery of 2,542,442 shares of common stock to the counterparty in exchange for cash of $230.0 million. At September 30, 2024, IDACORP could have settled the remainder of the FSAs with physical delivery of 679,540 shares of common stock to the counterparty in exchange for cash of $62.0 million. Alternatively, the remainder of the FSAs could have also been settled at September 30, 2024, with delivery of approximately $6.2 million of cash or approximately 62,000 shares of common stock to the counterparty, if IDACORP had elected to net cash or net share settle, respectively. The FSAs have been classified as an equity transaction because they are indexed to IDACORP’s common stock and the other requirements necessary for equity classification are met. As a result of the equity classification, no gain or loss will be recognized within earnings due to subsequent changes in the fair value of the FSAs.

Prior to settlement, the potentially issuable shares pursuant to the FSAs will be reflected in IDACORP’s diluted earnings per share calculations using the treasury stock method. Under this method, the number of shares of IDACORP’s common stock used in calculating diluted earnings per share for a reporting period would be increased by the number of shares, if any, that would be issued upon physical settlement of the FSAs, less the number of shares that could be purchased by IDACORP in the market with the proceeds received from issuance (based on the average market price during that reporting period). Share dilution occurs when the average market price of IDACORP’s stock during the reporting period is higher than the then-applicable forward sale price as of the end of the reporting period. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024, approximately 59,000 and 54,000 incremental shares, respectively, were included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share related to the securities under the FSAs. See Note 7 - "Earnings Per Share" for additional information concerning IDACORP's diluted earnings per share.

Idaho Power Common Stock

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, IDACORP contributed $200 million of additional capital to Idaho Power. No additional shares of Idaho Power common stock were issued.

Restrictions on Dividends

Idaho Power’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock held by IDACORP and IDACORP’s ability to pay dividends on its common stock are limited to the extent payment of such dividends would violate the covenants in their respective credit facilities or Idaho Power’s Statement of Policy and Code of Conduct. A covenant under IDACORP’s credit facility and Idaho Power’s credit facility requires IDACORP and Idaho Power to maintain leverage ratios of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated total capitalization, as defined therein, of no more than 65 percent at the end of each fiscal quarter. At September 30, 2024, the leverage ratios for IDACORP and Idaho Power were 49 percent and 50 percent, respectively. Based on these restrictions, IDACORP’s and Idaho Power’s dividends were limited to $1.6 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively, at September 30, 2024. There are additional facility covenants, subject to exceptions, that prohibit or restrict the sale or disposition of property without consent and any agreements restricting dividend payments to IDACORP and Idaho Power from any material subsidiary. At September 30, 2024, IDACORP and Idaho Power were in compliance with those covenants.

Idaho Power’s Statement of Policy and Code of Conduct relating to transactions between and among Idaho Power, IDACORP, and other affiliates, which was approved by the IPUC in April 2008, provides that Idaho Power will not pay any dividends to IDACORP that will reduce Idaho Power’s common equity capital below 35 percent of its total adjusted capital without IPUC approval. At September 30, 2024, Idaho Power's common equity capital was 50 percent of its total adjusted capital. Further, Idaho Power must obtain approval from the OPUC before it can directly or indirectly loan funds or issue notes or give credit on its books to IDACORP.

Idaho Power’s articles of incorporation contain restrictions on the payment of dividends on its common stock if preferred stock dividends are in arrears. As of the date of this report, Idaho Power hasno preferred stock outstanding.

In addition to contractual restrictions on the amount and payment of dividends, the Federal Power Act prohibits the payment of dividends from "capital accounts." The term "capital account" is undefined in the Federal Power Act or its regulations, but

Idaho Power does not believe the restriction would limit Idaho Power's ability to pay dividends out of current year earnings or retained earnings.

  1. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The table below presents the computation of IDACORP’s basic and diluted earnings per share for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands, except for per share amounts).

Three months endedSeptember 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2024202320242023
Numerator:
Net income attributable to IDACORP, Inc.$113,605$105,264$251,298$229,936
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic53,38650,72652,11250,713
Effect of dilutive securities(1)99796749
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted53,48550,80552,17950,762
Basic earnings per share$2.13$2.08$4.82$4.53
Diluted earnings per share$2.12$2.07$4.82$4.53

(1)The effect of dilutive securities amount includes approximately 59 thousand and 54 thousand incremental shares related to FSAs for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. See Note 6 - "Common Stock" for additional information concerning IDACORP's FSAs.

  1. COMMITMENTS

Purchase Obligations

During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Idaho Power entered into:

three agreements in January, February, and September 2024 to replace expiring power purchase agreements with PURPA-qualifying hydropower and cogeneration facilities, which increased Idaho Power's contractual purchase obligations by approximately $54.8 million over the 5- to 20-year terms of the contracts;

an energy and capacity market purchase agreement with an energy marketer giving Idaho Power the right to acquire 200 MW on a daily basis during summer months, subject to regulatory approval, which increased Idaho Power's contractual purchase obligations by approximately $84.3 million over the 5-year term of the contract commencing in June 2026;

an agreement in July 2024 to acquire and own 200 MW of battery storage assets, which increased Idaho Power's contractual purchase obligations by approximately $156.8 million. The battery storage assets are scheduled to be online in the spring of 2026. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Idaho Power made payments of $33.3 million related to this obligation; and

a firm transportation capacity agreement in September 2024 with a natural gas transporter, which increased Idaho Power's contractual purchase obligations by approximately $185.2 million over the 18-year term of the contract commencing in November 2024. Concurrently with this agreement, Idaho Power extended the term of several existing firm transportation capacity agreements with the natural gas transporter, which increased Idaho Power's contractual purchase obligations by approximately $31.2 million over the 6-year term of the extensions commencing in May 2031.

In October 2024, Idaho Power entered into one new non-PURPA-qualifying solar facility power purchase agreement with a scheduled online date of December 2027, the output of which Idaho Power plans to sell to a customer under its Clean Energy Your Way program, and one new non-PURPA-qualifying wind facility power purchase agreement with a scheduled online date of June 2027. Also, in October 2024, Idaho Power entered into a commitment to acquire and own a 300 MW wind facility, with milestone payments due through its expected completion in June 2027. The agreements signed in October 2024 collectively increased Idaho Power's contractual purchase obligations by approximately $3.1 billion over the 3- to 35-year terms of the contracts. The wind facility agreements are subject to counterparty board approval.

Except as disclosed in this Note 8, during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, IDACORP's and Idaho Power's contractual obligations, outside the ordinary course of business, did not change materially from the amounts disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements in the 2023 Annual Report.

Guarantees

Idaho Power guarantees its portion of reclamation activities and obligations at BCC, of which IERCo owns a one-third interest. This guarantee, which is renewed annually with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ), was $47.6 million at September 30, 2024, representing IERCo's one-third share of BCC's total reclamation obligation of $142.9 million. BCC has a reclamation trust fund set aside specifically for the purpose of paying these reclamation costs. At September 30, 2024, the value of BCC's reclamation trust fund exceeded WDEQ's guarantee requirement for the total reclamation obligation. BCC periodically assesses the adequacy of the reclamation trust fund and its estimate of future reclamation costs. To ensure that the reclamation trust fund maintains adequate reserves, BCC has the ability to, and does, add a per-ton surcharge to coal sales to the Jim Bridger plant. Because of the existence of the fund and the ability to apply a per-ton surcharge, the estimated fair value of this guarantee is minimal.

IDACORP and Idaho Power enter into financial agreements and power purchase and sale agreements that include indemnification provisions relating to various forms of claims or liabilities that may arise from the transactions contemplated by these agreements. Generally, a maximum obligation is not explicitly stated in the indemnification provisions and, therefore, the overall maximum amount of the obligation under such indemnification provisions cannot be reasonably estimated. IDACORP and Idaho Power periodically evaluate the likelihood of incurring costs under such indemnities based on their historical experience and the evaluation of the specific indemnities. As of September 30, 2024, management believe the likelihood is remote that IDACORP or Idaho Power would be required to perform under such indemnification provisions or otherwise incur any significant losses with respect to such indemnification obligations. Neither IDACORP nor Idaho Power has recorded any liability on their respective condensed consolidated balance sheets with respect to these indemnification obligations.

  1. CONTINGENCIES

IDACORP and Idaho Power have in the past and expect in the future to become involved in various claims, controversies, disputes, and other contingent matters, some of which involve litigation and regulatory or other contested proceedings. The ultimate resolution and outcome of litigation and regulatory proceedings is inherently difficult to determine, particularly where (a) the remedies or penalties sought are indeterminate, (b) the proceedings are in the early stages or the substantive issues have not been well developed, or (c) the matters involve complex or novel legal theories or a large number of parties. In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, IDACORP and Idaho Power, as applicable, establish an accrual for legal proceedings when those matters proceed to a stage where they present loss contingencies that are both probable and reasonably estimable. If the loss contingency at issue is not both probable and reasonably estimable, IDACORP and Idaho Power do not establish an accrual and the matter will continue to be monitored for any developments that would make the loss contingency both probable and reasonably estimable. As of the date of this report, IDACORP's and Idaho Power's accruals for loss contingencies are not material to their financial statements as a whole; however, future accruals could be material in a given period. IDACORP's and Idaho Power's determination is based on currently available information, and estimates presented in financial statements and other financial disclosures involve significant judgment and may be subject to significant uncertainty. For matters that affect Idaho Power's operations, Idaho Power intends to seek, to the extent permissible and appropriate, recovery through the ratemaking process of costs incurred, although there is no assurance that such recovery would be granted.

IDACORP and Idaho Power are parties to legal claims and legal, tax, and regulatory actions and proceedings in the ordinary course of business and, as noted above, record an accrual for associated loss contingencies when they are probable and reasonably estimable. In connection with its utility operations, Idaho Power is subject to claims by individuals, entities, and governmental agencies for damages for alleged personal injury, property damage, and economic losses, relating to the company’s provision of electric service, the operation of its power supply, transmission, and distribution facilities, and other aspects of its business. Some of those claims relate to electrical contacts, service quality, property damage, and wildfires. In recent years, utilities in the western United States have been subject to significant liability for personal injury, loss of life, property damage, trespass, and economic losses, and in some cases, punitive damages and criminal charges, associated with wildfires that originated from utility property, most commonly transmission and distribution lines. Idaho Power has also regularly received claims by governmental agencies and private landowners for damages for fires allegedly originating from Idaho Power’s transmission and distribution system. As of the date of this report, the companies believe that resolution of existing claims will not have a material adverse effect on their respective condensed consolidated financial statements.

Idaho Power actively monitors any pending or potential environmental regulations and executive orders related to environmental matters that may have a significant impact on its future operations. Given uncertainties regarding the outcome, timing, and compliance plans for these environmental matters, Idaho Power is unable to estimate the financial impact of any such regulations and orders.

  1. BENEFIT PLANS

Idaho Power has a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (pension plan) and two nonqualified defined benefit plans for certain senior management employees called the SMSP. Idaho Power also has a nonqualified defined benefit pension plan for directors that was frozen in 2002. Remaining vested benefits from that plan are included with the SMSP in the disclosures below. The benefits under the pension plan are based on years of service and the employee’s final average earnings. Idaho Power also maintains a defined benefit postretirement benefit plan (consisting of health care and death benefits) that covers all employees who were enrolled in the active-employee group plan at the time of retirement as well as their spouses and qualifying dependents. The table below shows the components of net periodic benefit costs for the pension, SMSP, and postretirement benefits plans for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands).

Pension PlanSMSPPostretirementBenefitsTotal
20242023202420232024202320242023
Service cost$9,127$6,549$262$153$175$165$9,564$6,867
Interest cost13,54913,1491,3331,33170674515,58815,225
Expected return on plan assets(16,240)(15,303)——(457)(412)(16,697)(15,715)
Amortization of prior service cost1,156255543874161,598472
Amortization of net loss——329143(374)(310)(45)(167)
Net periodic benefit cost7,5924,3971,9791,68143760410,0086,682
Regulatory deferral of net periodic benefit cost(1)(7,269)(4,223)————(7,269)(4,223)
Previously deferred pension costs recognized(1)8,7964,288————8,7964,288
Net periodic benefit cost recognized for financial reporting(1)(2)$9,119$4,462$1,979$1,681$437$604$11,535$6,747

(1)Net periodic benefit costs for the pension plan are recognized for financial reporting based upon the authorization of each regulatory jurisdiction in which Idaho Power operates. Under IPUC order, the Idaho portion of net periodic benefit cost is recorded as a regulatory asset and is recognized in the income statement as those costs are recovered through rates.

(2)Of total net periodic benefit cost recognized for financial reporting, $9.4 million and $5.1 million, respectively, were recognized in "Other operations and maintenance" and $2.1 million and $1.7 million, respectively, were recognized in "Other income, net" on the condensed consolidated statements of income of the companies for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

The table below shows the components of net periodic benefit costs for the pension, SMSP, and postretirement benefits plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands).
Pension PlanSMSPPostretirementBenefitsTotal
20242023202420232024202320242023
Service cost$25,494$22,705$788$459$524$494$26,806$23,658
Interest cost39,13638,4583,9993,9922,1182,23545,25344,685
Expected return on plan assets(49,900)(46,171)——(1,373)(1,238)(51,273)(47,409)
Amortization of prior service cost1,28051651641,1611,2492,6061,418
Amortization of net loss——984428(1,121)(928)(137)(500)
Net periodic benefit cost16,01014,9975,9365,0431,3091,81223,25521,852
Regulatory deferral of net periodic benefit cost(1)(15,320)(14,344)————(15,320)(14,344)
Previously deferred pension costs recognized(1)26,38712,865————26,38712,865
Net periodic benefit cost recognized for financial reporting(1)(2)$27,077$13,518$5,936$5,043$1,309$1,812$34,322$20,373

(1) Net periodic benefit costs for the pension plan are recognized for financial reporting based upon the authorization of each regulatory jurisdiction in which Idaho Power operates. Under IPUC order, the Idaho portion of net periodic benefit cost is recorded as a regulatory asset and is recognized in the income statement as those costs are recovered through rates.

(2) Of total net periodic benefit cost recognized for financial reporting, $28.2 million and $15.5 million, respectively, were recognized in "Other operations and maintenance" and $6.1 million and $4.9 million, respectively, were recognized in "Other income, net" on the condensed consolidated statements of income of the companies for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.

Idaho Power has no minimum contribution requirement to its defined benefit pension plan in 2024, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Idaho Power contributed $20 million in a continued effort to balance the regulatory collection of these expenditures with the amount and timing of contributions, as well as to mitigate the cost of being in an underfunded position. The primary impact of pension contributions is on the timing of cash flows, as the timing of cost recovery lags behind contributions.

Idaho Power also has an Employee Savings Plan that complies with Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code and covers substantially all employees. Idaho Power matches specified percentages of employee contributions to the Employee Savings Plan.

  1. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Commodity Price Risk

Idaho Power is exposed to market risk relating to electricity, natural gas, and other fuel commodity prices, all of which are heavily influenced by supply and demand. Market risk may be influenced by market participants’ nonperformance of their contractual obligations and commitments, which affects the supply of or demand for the commodity. Idaho Power uses derivative instruments, such as physical and financial forward contracts, for both electricity and fuel to manage the risks relating to these commodity price exposures. The primary objectives of Idaho Power’s energy purchase and sale activity are to meet the demand of retail electric customers, maintain appropriate physical reserves to ensure reliability, and make economic use of temporary surpluses that may develop.

All of Idaho Power's derivative instruments have been entered into for the purpose of securing energy resources for future periods or economically hedging forecasted purchases and sales, though none of these instruments have been designated as cash flow hedges. Idaho Power offsets fair value amounts recognized on its balance sheet and applies collateral related to derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under the same master netting agreement. Idaho Power does not offset a counterparty's current derivative contracts with the counterparty's long-term derivative contracts, although Idaho Power's master netting arrangements would allow current and long-term positions to be offset in the event of default. Also, in the event of default, Idaho Power's master netting arrangements would allow for the offsetting of all transactions executed under the master netting arrangement. These types of transactions may include non-derivative instruments, derivatives qualifying for scope exceptions, receivables and payables arising from settled positions, and other forms of non-cash collateral (such as letters of credit). These types of transactions are excluded from the offsetting presented in the derivative fair value and offsetting table that follows.

The table below presents the gains and losses on derivatives not designated as hedging instruments for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands):

Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income(1)
Location of Realized Gain/(Loss) on Derivatives Recognized in Income · Three months endedSeptember 30, · Nine months ended September 30,
2024 · 2023 · 2024 · 2023
Financial swapsOperating revenues$954$253$4,575$4,216
Financial swapsPurchased power(3,786)(8,541)(4,311)(8,647)
Financial swapsFuel expense(18,359)(7,932)(43,544)4,182
Forward contractsOperating revenues——1,2781,710
Forward contractsPurchased power(1,454)(1,454)(3,135)(3,504)
Forward contractsFuel expense(335)(202)(556)(641)

(1) Excludes unrealized gains or losses on derivatives, which are recorded on the balance sheet as regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities.

Settlement gains and losses on electricity swap contracts are recorded on the income statement in operating revenues or purchased power depending on the forecasted position being economically hedged by the derivative contract. Settlement gains and losses on contracts for natural gas are reflected in fuel expense. Settlement gains and losses on diesel derivatives are recorded in other O&M expense. See Note 12 - "Fair Value Measurements" for additional information concerning the determination of fair value for Idaho Power’s assets and liabilities from price risk management activities.

Credit Risk

At September 30, 2024, Idaho Power did not have material credit risk exposure from financial instruments, including derivatives. Idaho Power monitors credit risk exposure through reviews of counterparty credit quality, corporate-wide counterparty credit exposure, and corporate-wide counterparty concentration levels. Idaho Power manages these risks by establishing credit and concentration limits on transactions with counterparties and requiring contractual guarantees, cash deposits, bonds, or letters of credit from counterparties or their affiliates, as deemed necessary. Idaho Power’s physical power contracts are commonly under WSPP, Inc. agreements, physical gas contracts are usually under North American Energy

Standards Board contracts, and financial transactions are usually under International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. contracts. These contracts typically contain adequate assurance clauses requiring collateralization if a counterparty has debt that is downgraded below investment grade by at least one rating agency.

Credit-Contingent Features

Certain of Idaho Power's derivative instruments contain provisions that require Idaho Power's unsecured debt to maintain an investment grade credit rating from Moody's and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services. If Idaho Power's unsecured debt were to fall below investment grade, it would be in violation of these provisions, and the counterparties to the derivative instruments could request immediate payment or demand immediate and ongoing full overnight collateralization on derivative instruments in net liability positions. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-risk-related contingent features that were in a liability position at September 30, 2024, was $19.7 million. As of September 30, 2024, Idaho Power posted $24.9 million of cash collateral related to its derivative instruments. If the credit-risk-related contingent features underlying these agreements had been triggered on September 30, 2024, Idaho Power would have been required to pay or post collateral to its counterparties up to an additional $9.3 million to cover open liability positions as well as completed transactions that have not yet been paid.

Derivative Instrument Summary

The table below presents the fair values and locations of derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments recorded on the balance sheets and reconciles the gross amounts of derivatives recognized as assets and as liabilities to the net amounts presented in the balance sheets at September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023 (in thousands):

Asset Derivatives · Liability Derivatives
Balance Sheet Location · Gross Fair Value · Amounts Offset · Net Assets · Gross Fair Value · Amounts Offset · Net Liabilities
Current:
Financial swapsOther current assets$609$(567)$42$567$(567)$—
Financial swapsOther current liabilities3,391(3,391)—15,784(14,553)(1)1,231
Long-term:
Financial swapsOther liabilities1,203(1,203)—3,306(3,261)(2)45
Total$5,203$(5,161)$42$19,657$(18,381)$1,276
Current:
Financial swapsOther current assets$241$(169)$72$169$(169)$—
Financial swapsOther current liabilities1,476(1,476)—41,977(38,045)(3)3,932
Forward contractsOther current liabilities———2,000—2,000
Long-term:
Financial swapsOther assets106(89)1789(89)—
Financial swapsOther liabilities376(376)—2,123(2,123)(4)—
Total$2,199$(2,110)$89$46,358$(40,426)$5,932

(1)Current liability derivative amounts offset include $11.2 million of collateral receivable at September 30, 2024.

(2)Long-term liability derivative amounts offset include $2.1 million of collateral receivable at September 30, 2024.

(3)Current liability derivative amounts offset include $36.6 million of collateral receivable at December 31, 2023.

(4)Long-term liability derivative amounts offset include $1.7 million of collateral receivable at December 31, 2023.

The table below presents the volumes of derivative commodity forward contracts and swaps outstanding at September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands of units):

September 30,
CommodityUnits20242023
Electricity purchasesMWh220434
Electricity salesMWh16—
Natural gas purchasesMMBtu30,13327,283
  1. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

IDACORP and Idaho Power have categorized their financial instruments into a three-level fair value hierarchy, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). If the inputs used to measure the financial instruments fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the categorization is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:

Level 1: Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that IDACORP and Idaho Power have the ability to access.

Level 2: Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on the following:

a) quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

b) quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets;

c) pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

d) pricing models whose inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

IDACORP and Idaho Power Level 2 inputs for derivative instruments are based on quoted market prices adjusted for location using corroborated, observable market data or using quoted price which may be in non-active markets.

Level 3: Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability.

IDACORP’s and Idaho Power’s assessment of a particular input's significance to the fair value measurement requires judgment and may affect the valuation of fair value assets and liabilities and their placement within the fair value hierarchy. There were no transfers between levels or material changes in valuation techniques or inputs during the nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Certain instruments have been valued using NAV as a practical expedient. The NAV is generally not published and publicly available, nor are these instruments traded on an exchange. Instruments valued using NAV as a practical expedient are included in the fair value disclosures below; however, in accordance with GAAP are not classified within the fair value hierarchy levels.

The following table presents information about IDACORP’s and Idaho Power’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023 (in thousands).

September 30, 2024December 31, 2023
Level 1Level 2Level 3TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3Total
Assets:
Money market funds and commercial paper
IDACORP(1)$36,684$—$—$36,684$32,472$—$—$32,472
Idaho Power300,120——300,120230,600——230,600
Derivatives42——4289——89
Equity securities34,925——34,92537,320——37,320
IDACORP assets measured at NAV (not subject to hierarchy disclosure)(1)———4,211———3,751
Liabilities:
Derivatives1,276——1,2763,9322,000—5,932

(1)Holding company only. Does not include amounts held by Idaho Power.

Idaho Power’s derivatives are contracts entered into as part of its management of loads and resources. Electricity swap derivatives are valued on the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) with quoted prices in an active market. Electricity forward contract derivatives are valued using a blend of two electricity exchanges, adjusted for location basis, as specified in the forward contract. Natural gas and diesel derivatives are valued using New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) and ICE pricing, adjusted for location basis, which are also quoted under NYMEX and ICE pricing. Equity securities at Idaho Power consist of employee-directed investments related to an executive deferred compensation plan and actively traded money market and exchange traded funds related to the SMSP. The investments are measured using quoted prices in active markets and are held in a rabbi trust.

The table below presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of financial instruments that are not reported at fair value as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies (in thousands).

September 30, 2024December 31, 2023
Carrying AmountEstimated Fair ValueCarrying AmountEstimated Fair Value
IDACORP
Assets:
Notes receivable(1)$3,038$3,038$3,038$3,038
Held-to-maturity securities(1)(2)32,26930,15631,63928,341
Liabilities:
Long-term debt (including current portion)(1)3,123,6333,022,6902,825,5902,684,278
Idaho Power
Assets:
Held-to-maturity securities(1)(2)$32,269$30,156$31,639$28,341
Liabilities:
Long-term debt (including current portion)(1)3,123,6333,022,6902,825,5902,684,278

(1) Notes receivable are categorized as Level 3 and held-to-maturity securities and long-term debt are categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, as defined earlier in this Note 12 - "Fair Value Measurements."

(2) All held-to-maturity securities are carried at amortized cost and were in a gross unrealized holding loss position totaling $2.1 million and $3.3 million as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023, respectively. Substantially all of these debt securities mature between 2027 and 2038. Based on ongoing credit evaluations of these holdings, Idaho Power does not expect payment defaults or delinquencies and had not recorded an allowance for credit losses for these securities as of September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023.

Notes receivable are related to Ida-West and are valued based on unobservable inputs, including forecasted cash flows, which are partially based on expected hydropower conditions. Held-to-maturity securities are held in a rabbi trust and are generally valued using quoted prices, which may be in non-active markets. Long-term debt is not traded on an exchange and is valued using quoted rates for similar debt in active markets. Carrying values for cash and cash equivalents, deposits, customer and other receivables, notes payable, accounts payable, interest accrued, and taxes accrued approximate fair value.

  1. SEGMENT INFORMATION

IDACORP’s only reportable segment is utility operations. The utility operations segment’s primary source of revenue is the regulated operations of Idaho Power. Idaho Power’s regulated operations include the power supply, transmission, distribution, purchase, and sale of electricity. This segment also includes income from IERCo, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Idaho Power that is also subject to regulation and is a one-third owner of BCC, an unconsolidated investment.

IDACORP’s other operating segments are below the quantitative and qualitative thresholds for reportable segments and are included in the "All Other" category in the table below. This category consists of IFS’s investments in affordable housing and other real estate tax credit projects, Ida-West’s joint venture investments in small hydropower generation projects, and IDACORP’s holding company expenses.

The table below summarizes the segment information for IDACORP’s utility operations and the total of all other segments, and reconciles this information to total enterprise amounts (in thousands).

UtilityOperationsAllOtherEliminationsConsolidatedTotal
Three months ended September 30, 2024:
Revenues$527,487$1,040$—$528,527
Net income attributable to IDACORP, Inc.111,0892,516—113,605
Total assets as of September 30, 20248,938,596273,445(106,923)9,105,118
Three months ended September 30, 2023:
Revenues$509,635$1,271$—$510,906
Net income attributable to IDACORP, Inc.103,0222,242—105,264
Nine months ended September 30, 2024:
Revenues$1,425,606$2,896$—$1,428,502
Net income attributable to IDACORP, Inc.245,7795,519—251,298
Nine months ended September 30, 2023:
Revenues$1,351,700$2,703$—$1,354,403
Net income attributable to IDACORP, Inc.225,8124,124—229,936
  1. CHANGES IN ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The table below presents changes in components of AOCI, net of tax, during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands). Items in parentheses indicate charges to AOCI.

Defined Benefit Pension Items · Defined Benefit Pension Items
Three months endedSeptember 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2024202320242023
Balance at beginning of period$(16,616)$(12,629)$(17,184)$(12,922)
Amounts reclassified out of AOCI285146853439
Balance at end of period$(16,331)$(12,483)$(16,331)$(12,483)

The table below presents amounts reclassified out of components of AOCI and the income statement location of those amounts reclassified during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands). Items in parentheses indicate increases to net income.

Amount Reclassified from AOCI
Details About AOCIThree months endedSeptember 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2024202320242023
Amortization of defined benefit pension items(1)
Prior service cost$55$54$165$164
Net loss329143984428
Total before tax3841971,149592
Tax benefit(2)(99)(51)(296)(153)
Total reclassification for the period, net of tax$285$146$853$439

(1)Amortization of these items is included in IDACORP's condensed consolidated statements of income in other operating expenses and in Idaho Power's condensed consolidated statements of income in other expense, net.

(2)The tax benefit is included in income tax expense in the condensed consolidated statements of income of both IDACORP and Idaho Power.

  1. CHANGES IN IDAHO POWER RETAINED EARNINGS

The table below presents changes in Idaho Power retained earnings during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands).

Three months endedSeptember 30,Nine months ended September 30,
2024202320242023
Balance at beginning of period$2,041,364$1,918,759$1,991,319$1,836,547
Net income111,089103,022245,779225,812
Dividends to parent(44,458)(40,218)(129,103)(80,796)
Balance at end of period$2,107,995$1,981,563$2,107,995$1,981,563

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of IDACORP, Inc.

Results of Review of Interim Financial Information

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of IDACORP, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2024, the related condensed consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, and equity for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "interim financial information"). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial information for it to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2023, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 15, 2024, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

Basis for Review Results

This interim financial information is the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boise, Idaho

October 31, 2024

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the shareholder and the Board of Directors of Idaho Power Company

Results of Review of Interim Financial Information

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Idaho Power Company and subsidiary (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2024, the related condensed consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "interim financial information"). Based on our reviews, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial information for it to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2023, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, retained earnings, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 15, 2024, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2023, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

Basis for Review Results

This interim financial information is the responsibility of the Company’s management. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our reviews in accordance with standards of the PCAOB. A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Boise, Idaho

October 31, 2024

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