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) January 14, 2005
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Commission File
Number | | Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of
Principal Executive Offices and Telephone
Number | | I.R.S. employer
Identification Number |
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| 1-08788 | | SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES
P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road)
Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511)
(775) 834-4011 | | 88-0198358 |
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| 0-00508 | | SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road)
Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511)
(775) 834-4011 | | 88-0044418 |
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 8—Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events
On January 14, 2005, Sierra Pacific Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources, issued a press release announcing the filing of its mandatory annual deferred energy application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada seeking to recover the costs of fuel and power purchased on behalf of its customers, plus a filing to address costs associated with energy conservation programs. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Section 9—Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired
Not required
(b) Pro forma financial information
Not required
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued January 14, 2005.
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.
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| | | Sierra Pacific Resources
(Registrant) | |
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| Date: January 18, 2005 | | By: | | /s/ John E. Brown | |
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| | | | John E. Brown
Vice President and Controller | |
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| | | Sierra Pacific Power Company
(Registrant) | |
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| Date: January 18, 2005 | | By: | | /s/ John E. Brown | |
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| | | | John E. Brown
Vice President and Controller | |
Exhibit Index
99.1—Press Release issued January 14, 2005.
