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)October 6, 2003
| Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of | ||||
| Commission File | Principal Executive Offices and Telephone | I.R.S. employer | ||
| Number | Number | Identification Number | ||
| 1-08788 | SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES | 88-0198358 | ||
| P.O. Box 10100 | ||||
| (6100 Neil Road) | ||||
| Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511) | ||||
| (775) 834-4011 | ||||
| 2-28348 | NEVADA POWER COMPANY | 88-0420104 | ||
| 6226 West Sahara Avenue | ||||
| Las Vegas, Nevada 89146 | ||||
| (702) 367-5000 | ||||
| 0-00508 | SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY | 88-0044418 | ||
| P.O. Box 10100 | ||||
| (6100 Neil Road) | ||||
| Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511) | ||||
| (775) 834-4011 |
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| Item 5. Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| Signature | ||||||||
| Exhibit Index | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 Press Release Issued October 6, 2003 | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 Complaint Requesting Fast Track Processing | ||||||||
Item 5. Other Events
On October 6, 2003, Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sierra Pacific Resources, filed a complaint with the United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to prevent Enron Power Marketing, Inc. (EPMI) from enforcing the termination provisions of certain wholesale electric power transactions involving more than $330 million until FERC has determined whether EPMI complied with applicable tariff provisions and whether it is in the public interest to require payment of the termination payments to EPMI.
A copy of the press release, dated October 6, 2003, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. A copy of the Complaint Requesting Fast Track Processing and Emergency Request for Order Preserving Jurisdiction is attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (a) | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired. | |
| Not required | ||
| (b) | Pro forma financial information. | |
| Not required | ||
| (c) | Exhibit. |
| 99.1 | Sierra Pacific Resources- Press Release issued October 6, 2003 |
| 99.2 | Complaint Requesting Fast Track Processing and Emergency Request for Order Preserving Jurisdiction |
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Sierra Pacific Resources (Registrant) | ||
| Date: October 7, 2003 | By: /s/ John E. Brown | |
| John E. Brown Vice President, Controller | ||
| Nevada Power Company (Registrant) | ||
| Date: October 7, 2003 | By: /s/ John E. Brown | |
| John E. Brown Vice President, Controller | ||
| Sierra Pacific Power Company (Registrant) | ||
| Date: October 7, 2003 | By: /s/ John E. Brown | |
| John E. Brown Vice President, Controller |
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit 99.1 | Sierra Pacific Resources- Press Release issued October 6, 2003. | |
| Exhibit 99.2 | Complaint Requesting Fast Track Processing and Emergency Request for Order Preserving Jurisdiction |
