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UNITED STATES
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)January 19, 2005
| Commission File Number | Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number | I.R.S. employer 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 | ||||
| 0-508 | 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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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) | |||
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b)) | |||
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) | |||
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) | |||
| Section 8—Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 8.01 Other Events | ||||||||
| Section 9—Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| Signatures | ||||||||
| Exhibit Index | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 Press Release issued January 19, 2005 | ||||||||
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Section 8—Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events
On January 19, 2005, Sierra Pacific Resources issued a press release announcing that Philip G. Satre has been elected to its board of directors effective immediately. Satre also joins the boards of Sierra Pacific Resources’ two utility subsidiaries, Sierra Pacific Power Company and Nevada Power Company. 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 19, 2005.
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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.
| Sierra Pacific Resources (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: January 20, 2005 | By: | /s/ John E. Brown | ||
| John E. Brown | ||||
| Vice President and Controller | ||||
| Nevada Power Company (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: January 20, 2005 | By: | /s/ John E. Brown | ||
| John E. Brown | ||||
| Vice President and Controller | ||||
| Sierra Pacific Power Company (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: January 20, 2005 | By: | /s/ John E. Brown | ||
| John E. Brown | ||||
| Vice President and Controller | ||||