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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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) May 13, 2005
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 10100 (6100 Neil Road) | ||||
Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511) | ||||
(775) 834-4011 | ||||
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
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:
o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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8.01 Other Events. | ||||||||
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
SIGNATURES | ||||||||
EX-99.1 Press Release dated May 13, 2005 |
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Section 8 — Other Events
8.01 Other Events.
On May 13, 2005, Sierra Pacific Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources, issued a press release announcing the filing of its mandatory annual natural gas application with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada seeking to recover the costs of natural gas purchased on behalf of its customers. Additionally, the Company is seeking to delay its projection of future natural gas prices until later this summer in order to provide a more accurate forecast of gas prices for the winter 2005-2006. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Sierra Pacific Resources (Registrant) | ||||
Date: May 16, 2005 | By: | /s/ John E. Brown | ||
John E. Brown | ||||
Controller | ||||
Sierra Pacific Power Company (Registrant) | ||||
Date: May 16, 2005 | By: | /s/ John E. Brown | ||
John E. Brown | ||||
Controller | ||||