<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL RECORDS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. </LEGEND> <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,726,055 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 61,773 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 153,342 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 162,372 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,103,542 <COMMON> 4 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 591,684 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 88,586 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 680,274 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 50,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 623,946 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 101,782 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 102,685 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LEASES-CURRENT> 0 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 544,855 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 2,103,542 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 202,707 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 11,034 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 158,330 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 169,364 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 33,343 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (310) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 33,033 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 12,479 <NET-INCOME> 20,554 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 975 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 18,536 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 19,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 9,750 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 55,335 <EPS-BASIC> 0<F1> <EPS-DILUTED> 0<F1> <FN> <F1>Sierra Pacific Power Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources and, as such, its common stock is not publicly traded. SPPC does not report EPS information. </FN>