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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 17, 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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Section 8 — Other Events
8.01 Other Events.
On May 17, 2005, Sierra Pacific Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources, announced that the Public Utility Commission of Nevada (PUCN) approved an overall increase of 4.4 percent in electric rates for Sierra Pacific Power Company’s Northern Nevada electric customers, effective June 1, 2005. The approval by the PUCN represents full recovery of the fuel and purchased power costs accumulated between December 1, 2003 and November 30, 2004 of approximately $27 million after a $576,000 reduction to reflect an accounting adjustment. The action also sets an increase to the going forward base tariff energy rate. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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 18, 2005 | By: | /s/ John E. Brown | ||
John E. Brown | ||||
Controller | ||||
Sierra Pacific Power Company | ||||||
(Registrant) |
Date: May 18, 2005 | By: | /s/ John E. Brown | ||
John E. Brown | ||||
Controller | ||||