<ARTICLE> UT <LEGEND> The schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the SPR's financial records and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements. </LEGEND> <NAME> SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES <CIK> 0000741508 <PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 3,923,934 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 132,838 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 572,430 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 748,061 <OTHER-ASSETS> 260,384 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 5,637,647 <COMMON> 78,451 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 1,294,412 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 25,119 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,397,982 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 50,000 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 2,072,147 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 205,175 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 452,716 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 78,347 <LEASES-CURRENT> 3,270 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,378,010 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 5,637,647 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,736,035 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> (17,310) <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,659,265 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,641,955 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 94,080 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 6,064 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 100,144 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 111,176 <NET-INCOME> (11,032) <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 2,624 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> (21,561) <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 59,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 89,337 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 34,343 <EPS-BASIC> (0.27) <EPS-DILUTED> (0.27)