SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)October 1, 2003
Commission File Number | Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number | I.R.S. Employer Number | ||
1-8788 | SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road) Reno, Nevada 895-0400 (89511) (775) 834-4011 | 88-0198358 | ||
1-4698 | NEVADA POWER COMPANY 6226 West Sahara Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada 89146 (702) 367-5000 | 88-0045330 |
None
Item 5. Other Events
On October 1, 2003, Nevada Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources, filed a general rate case with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada calling for a 3.4 percent rate increase to customers beginning April 1, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired | |
Not required | ||
(b) | Pro forma financial information | |
Not required | ||
(c) | Exhibits | |
99.1 Press Release issued October 1, 2003 |
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrants have each duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Sierra Pacific Resources | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: October 1, 2003 | By: /s/ John E. Brown | |
John E. Brown Vice President and Controller | ||
Nevada Power Company | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Date: October 1, 2003 | By: /s/ John E. Brown | |
John E. Brown Vice President and Controller |
Exhibit Index
99.1 – Press Release issued October 1, 2003.