<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET OF NEVADA POWER COMPANY AS OF JUNE 30, 1999 AND THE RELATED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND CASH FLOWS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 1999 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1999 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-1999 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> $2,270,394 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 26,076 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 243,332 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 174,524 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,714,326 <COMMON> 54,182 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 683,017 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 117,334 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 854,533 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 188,872 <PREFERRED> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 943,902 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 93,987 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 45,259 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 3,417 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 85,075 <LEASES-CURRENT> 4,740 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 494,541 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 2,714,326 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 420,370 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 7,206 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 361,290 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 368,496 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 51,874 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 2,920 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 54,794 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 38,557 <NET-INCOME> 16,237 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 84 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 16,153 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 25,633 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0<F1> <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 16,767 <EPS-BASIC> .32 <EPS-DILUTED> 0<F1> <FN> <F1>INAPPLICABLE </FN>