UNITED STATES
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) August 5, 2008
| Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of | I.R.S. Employer | |||
| Commission File | Principal Executive Offices and Telephone | Identification | ||
| Number | Number | Number | ||
| 1-08788 | SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES | 88-0198358 | ||
| Nevada | ||||
| P.O. Box 30150 (6100 Neil Road) | ||||
| Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511) | ||||
| (775) 834-4011 | ||||
| 2-28348 | NEVADA POWER COMPANY | 88-0420104 | ||
| Nevada | ||||
| 6226 West Sahara Avenue | ||||
| Las Vegas, Nevada 89146 | ||||
| (702) 367-5000 | ||||
| 0-00508 | SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY | 88-0044418 | ||
| Nevada | ||||
| P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road) | ||||
| Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511) | ||||
| (775) 834-4011 |
None
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Sierra Pacific Resources made available, on its website at www.sierrapacificresources.com, comparative years financial information, including financial information for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial information contained within the posting to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP is attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2. Disclosures regarding definitions of these financial measures used by Sierra Pacific and why Sierra Pacific’s management believes these financial measures provide useful information to investors are also included in Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2. The information in this Current Report (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. |
(c) Exhibits — The following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K:
EX-99.1 — Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Information — EBITDA
EX-99.2 — Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Information — Funds from Operations
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: August 5, 2008 | By: | /s/ E. Kevin Bethel | ||
| E. Kevin Bethel Chief Accounting Officer | ||||
Nevada Power Company (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: August 5, 2008 | By: | /s/ E. Kevin Bethel | ||
E. Kevin Bethel Chief Accounting Officer | ||||
Sierra Pacific Power Company (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: August 5, 2008 | By: | /s/ E. Kevin Bethel | ||
| E. Kevin Bethel Chief Accounting Officer | ||||
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