<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL  INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
BALANCE SHEET OF NEVADA POWER COMPANY AS OF  DECEMBER 31, 1995, AND THE
RELATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME, CASH FLOWS, AND RETAINED EARNINGS FOR THE
YEAR  ENDED  DECEMBER  31,  1995  AND  IS  QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY
REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   YEAR
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               DEC-31-1995
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                   $1,701,120
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                      9,989
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                         124,917
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                       211,585
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                       0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                               2,047,611
<COMMON>                                        50,243
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                      595,258
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                            118,860
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                 764,361
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                           38,000
<PREFERRED>                                      3,863
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                           703,775
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                      300
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                          200
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                     96,224
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                 5,309
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                 435,579
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                2,047,611
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                      749,981
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                            34,372
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     598,051
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                     632,423
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                        117,558
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                               6,349
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                 123,907
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                        46,936
<NET-INCOME>                                    76,971
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                      3,966
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                   73,005
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                        73,745
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                       47,745
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                         185,919
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.58
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0<F1>
<FN>
<F1>INAPPLICABLE.
</FN>