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) July 7, 2004
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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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| 1-8788 | | SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES
P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road)
Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511)
(775) 834-4011 | | 88-0198358 |
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| 0-508 | | SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY
P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road)
Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511)
(775) 834-4011 | | 88-0044418 |
None
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 5. Other Events
On July 7, 2004, Sierra Pacific Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources announced that the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada approved an overall increase of 4.4 percent in electric rates for Sierra Pacific Power Company’s northern Nevada customers, effective July 15. The increase means a rise in electric prices for the typical residential customer of approximately $2.80 per month, or 3.4 percent. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| | (a) | | Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired |
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| | | | Not required |
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| | (b) | | Pro forma financial information |
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| | | | Not required |
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| | (c) | | Exhibits |
| | 99.1 | | Sierra Pacific Power Company – Press Release issued July 7, 2004 |
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: July 8, 2004 | By: | /s/ John E. Brown | |
| | | John E. Brown | |
| | | Vice President and Controller | |
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| | Sierra Pacific Power Company
(Registrant)
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| Date: July 8, 2004 | By: | /s/ John E. Brown | |
| | | John E. Brown | |
| | | Vice President and Controller | |
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