REVENUES
 
The following table provides a summary of electric utility operating revenues for IDACORP and Idaho Power (in thousands of dollars):
Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Electric utility operating revenues:
Revenue from contracts with customers$1,746,972 $1,768,881 $1,639,612 
Alternative revenue programs and derivative revenues62,637 54,084 123,282 
Total electric utility operating revenues$1,809,609 $1,822,965 $1,762,894 
Revenues from Contracts with Customers

Revenues from contracts with customers are primarily related to Idaho Power’s regulated tariff-based sales of energy or related services. Generally, tariff-based sales do not involve a written contract, but are classified as revenues from contracts with customers. Idaho Power assesses revenues on a contract-by-contract basis to determine the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty, if any, of revenues being recognized.

The following table presents revenues from contracts with customers disaggregated by revenue source (in thousands of dollars):

Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Revenues from contracts with customers:
Retail revenues:
 Residential (includes $3,972, $(2,686), and $37,233, respectively, related to the FCA(1))
$708,126 $700,586 $684,649 
 Commercial (includes $(76), $(170), and $1,338, respectively, related to the FCA(1))
394,313 397,385 378,330 
Industrial270,571 267,211 244,538 
Irrigation198,468 196,401 173,929 
Deferred revenue related to HCC relicensing AFUDC(2)
(15,120)(8,803)(8,780)
Total retail revenues1,556,358 1,552,780 1,472,666 
Less: FCA mechanism revenues(1)
(3,896)2,856 (38,571)
Wholesale energy sales55,989 73,908 63,421 
Transmission wheeling-related revenues72,231 79,173 80,357 
Energy efficiency program revenues30,480 27,581 31,948 
Other revenues from contracts with customers35,810 32,583 29,791 
Total revenues from contracts with customers$1,746,972 $1,768,881 $1,639,612 
(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 in its Idaho jurisdiction, even though the relicensing process is not yet complete and the costs have not been moved to utility plant in service. Effective October 1, 2025, Idaho Power began collecting $38.5 million annually. Prior to October 1, 2025, Idaho Power collected $8.8 million annually. For more information refer to Note 3 - "Regulatory Matters." Amounts collected in the Idaho jurisdiction are recognized as deferred revenue until the license is issued and the accumulated license costs approved for recovery are placed in service.

Retail Revenues: Idaho Power’s retail revenues primarily relate to the sale of electricity to customers based on regulated tariff-based prices. Idaho Power recognizes retail revenues in amounts for which it has the right to invoice the customer in the period when energy is delivered or services are provided to customers. The total energy price generally has a fixed component related to having service available and a usage-based component related to the demand, delivery, and consumption of energy. The revenues recognized reflect the consideration Idaho Power expects to be entitled to in exchange for energy and services. Retail customers are classified as residential, commercial, industrial, or irrigation. Approximately 95 percent of Idaho Power's retail revenue originates from customers located in Idaho, with the remainder originating from customers located in Oregon. Idaho Power’s retail customer rates are based on Idaho Power’s cost of service and are determined through general rate case proceedings, settlement stipulations, and other filings with the IPUC and OPUC. Changes in rates and changes in customer demand are typically the primary causes of fluctuations in retail revenue from period to period. The primary influences on changes in customer demand for electricity are weather, economic conditions (including growth in the number of Idaho Power customers), and energy efficiency. Idaho Power's utility revenues are not earned evenly during the year.

Retail revenues are billed monthly based on meter readings taken throughout the month. Payments for amounts billed are generally due from the customer within 15 days of billing. Idaho Power accrues estimated unbilled revenues for energy or related services delivered to customers but not yet billed at period-end based on actual meter readings at period-end and estimated rates.

Residential Customers: Idaho Power’s energy sales to residential customers typically peak during the summer cooling season and winter heating season. Extreme temperatures increase sales to residential customers who use electricity for cooling and
heating, compared with normal temperatures. Idaho Power's rate structure provides for higher rates during the summer when overall system loads are at their highest, and includes tiers such that rates increase as a customer's consumption level increases. These seasonal and tiered rate structures contribute to the seasonal fluctuations in revenues and earnings. Economic and demographic conditions can also affect residential customer demand; strong job growth and population growth in Idaho Power’s service area have led to higher customer growth in recent years. Residential demand is also impacted by energy efficiency initiatives. Idaho Power’s FCA mechanism mitigates some of the fluctuations caused by weather and energy efficiency initiatives.

Commercial Customers: Most businesses are included in Idaho Power's commercial customer class, as are small industrial companies, and public street and highway lighting accounts. Idaho Power’s commercial customers are less influenced by weather conditions than residential customers, although weather does still affect commercial customer energy use. Economic conditions, including manufacturing activity levels, and energy efficiency initiatives also affect energy use of commercial customers.

Industrial Customers: Industrial customers consist of large industrial companies, including special contract customers. Energy use of industrial customers is primarily driven by economic conditions, with weather having little impact on this customer class.

Irrigation Customers: Irrigation customers use electricity to operate irrigation pumps, primarily during the agricultural growing season. The amount and timing of precipitation as well as temperature levels affect the timing and amounts of sales to irrigation customers, with increased precipitation during the agricultural growing season generally resulting in decreased sales.

Wholesale Energy Sales: As a public utility under the FPA, Idaho Power has been granted the authority to charge market-based rates for wholesale energy sales under its FERC tariff. Idaho Power’s wholesale electricity sales are primarily to utilities and power marketers and are predominantly short-term and consist of a single performance obligation satisfied as energy is transferred to the counterparty. Idaho Power's wholesale energy sales depend largely on the availability of generation resources in excess of the amount necessary to serve customer loads as well as adequate market power prices and demand at the time when those resources are available. A reduction in any of those factors may lead to lower wholesale energy sales.

Transmission Wheeling-Related Revenues: As a public utility under the FPA, Idaho Power has been granted the authority to provide cost-based wholesale and retail access transmission services under its OATT. Services under the OATT are offered on a nondiscriminatory basis such that all potential customers have an equal opportunity to access the transmission system. Idaho Power’s transmission revenue is primarily related to third parties reserving capacity on Idaho Power’s transmission system to transmit electricity through Idaho Power’s service area. Reservations are predominantly short-term contracts or on-demand when available, but may be part of a long-term capacity contract. Transmission wheeling-related revenues consist of a single performance obligation satisfied as capacity on Idaho Power’s transmission system is provided to the third party. Transmission wheeling-related revenues are affected by changes in Idaho Power’s OATT rate and customer demand. Demand for transmission services can be affected by regional market factors, such as loads and generation of utilities in Idaho Power’s region.

Energy Efficiency Program Revenues: Idaho Power collects most of its energy efficiency program costs through an energy efficiency rider on customer bills. The rider collections are deferred until expenditures are incurred. Energy efficiency program expenditures funded through the rider are reported as an operating expense with an equal amount recognized in revenues, resulting in no net impact on earnings. The cumulative variance between expenditures and amounts collected through the rider is recorded as a regulatory asset or liability. A liability balance indicates that Idaho Power has collected more than it has spent, and an asset balance indicates that Idaho Power has spent more than it has collected. At December 31, 2025, Idaho Power's energy efficiency rider balances were a $13.4 million regulatory liability in the Idaho jurisdiction and a $3.1 million regulatory liability in the Oregon jurisdiction.

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 retail 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 RECs. 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 consolidated statements of income. For more information on settled electricity swaps, see Note 16 - "Derivative Financial Instruments."

The table below presents the FCA mechanism revenues and derivative revenues (in thousands of dollars):
Year Ended December 31,
 202520242023
Alternative revenue programs and derivative revenues:
FCA mechanism revenues$3,896 $(2,856)$38,571 
Derivative revenues58,741 56,940 84,711 
Total alternative revenue programs and derivative revenues$62,637 $54,084 $123,282 

IDACORP's Other Operating Revenues

Other operating revenues on IDACORP's consolidated statements of income are primarily comprised of revenues from IDACORP’s subsidiary, Ida-West. Ida-West operates small PURPA-qualifying hydropower generation projects.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2025Feb 19, 2026Showing above
2024Feb 20, 2025
2023Feb 15, 2024
2022Feb 16, 2023
2021Feb 17, 2022

About Revenue Disclosures

Revenue disclosures under ASC 606 explain how a company identifies performance obligations, allocates transaction prices, and determines when revenue is recognized. This section is essential for understanding whether reported revenue reflects genuine economic activity or aggressive accounting choices. Analysts examine the mix of point-in-time versus over-time recognition, which directly affects revenue timing and comparability.

Key signals: rising contract liabilities (deferred revenue) suggest strong future revenue visibility, while declining contract assets may indicate slowing project milestones. Watch for variable consideration estimates — rebates, returns, and performance bonuses that require management judgment. Significant changes in disaggregated revenue by geography or product line can reveal shifting business mix before it appears in headline numbers. Compare revenue growth against contract liability growth to assess sustainability, and scrutinize any changes in the timing of recognition that coincide with earnings pressure.