SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) April 4, 2002
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Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of
Commission File Principal Executive Offices and Telephone I.R.S. employer
Number Number Identification Number
1-8788 SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES 88-0198358
P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road)
Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511)
(775) 834-4011
1-4698 NEVADA POWER COMPANY 88-0045330
6226 West Sahara Avenue
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
(702) 367-5000
0-508 SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY 88-0044418
P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road)
Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511)
(775) 834-4011
None
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
Item 5. Other Events
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On April 4, 2002, Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company
sent letters to the counterparties to their fuel and purchased power contracts
regarding the recent decision of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada
(PUCN) to deny nearly half of Nevada Power Company's deferred energy expenses
from 2001. The letter provided an update to the counterparties as to the
consequences of the disallowance by the PUCN and certain responsive actions
taken by the Companies.
The form of the letter, dated April 4, 2002, is attached as Exhibit 99.1
hereto.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
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Not required
(b) Pro forma financial information
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Not required
(c) Exhibits
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Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company
99.1 - Letter dated April 4, 2002
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrants have each duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Sierra Pacific Resources
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(Registrant)
Date: April 4, 2002 By: /s/Dennis D. Schiffel
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Dennis D. Schiffel
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Nevada Power Company
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(Registrant)
Date: April 4, 2002 By: /s/Dennis D. Schiffel
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Dennis D. Schiffel
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Sierra Pacific Power Company
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(Registrant)
Date: April 4, 2002 By: /s/Dennis D. Schiffel
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Dennis D. Schiffel
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit Index
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Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power Company
Exhibit 99.1 - Letter dated April 4, 2002