Exhibit 10.56

AMENDMENT TO

                      DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT

                           IDACORP FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

(Change to Time and/or Form of Payment)

                        AMENDMENT TO DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT, by and between _______________ (“Director”) and IDACORP Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”);

                                                            W I T N E S S E T H:

                        WHEREAS, Director is a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company; and

                        WHEREAS, Director has elected to defer all or a portion of Director cash fees for service as a member of the Board pursuant to [a] Deferred Compensation Agreement[s] dated __________ [and [__________] (collectively, the “Deferred Compensation Agreement”)][ADD THE FOLLOWING IF DIRECTOR HAS EXECUTED AN AMENDMENT TO DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT: and an Amendment to Deferred Compensation Agreement dated _____________ (collectively, the “Deferred Compensation Agreement”)]; and

                        WHEREAS, Director desires to change his/her prior election regarding the time and/or form of payment of his/her account under the Deferred Compensation Agreement.