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) September 12, 2002
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Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Commission File Address of Principal Executive Offices I.R.S. employer
Number and Telephone 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
None
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(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
if changed since last report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On September 12, 2002, Sierra Pacific Resources (the parent corporation
of Nevada Power Company) issued a press release announcing that it had delivered
a letter to the Southern Nevada Water Authority ("SNWA") in response to a letter
from the SNWA regarding the agency's proposal to enter into negotiations for the
possible purchase of Nevada Power Company.
A copy of the press release, dated September 12, 2002, is attached as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESSES ACQUIRED
Not required
(b) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Not required
(c) EXHIBITS
99.1 Sierra Pacific Resources - Press Release issued
September 12, 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: September 13, 2002 By: /s/ William E. Peterson
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William E. Peterson
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
NEVADA POWER COMPANY
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(Registrant)
Date: September 13, 2002 By: /s/ William E. Peterson
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William E. Peterson
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES
Exhibit 99.1 -- Press Release issued September 12, 2002