<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>