Sierra Pacific Power 10-K 2017 FY Annual report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, William J. Fehrman, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company (the "Company"), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the annual period ended December 31, 2017 (the "Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: February 23, 2018	/s/ William J. Fehrman
	William J. Fehrman
	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
	(principal executive officer)