Contact: Karl Walquist (775) 834-3891    

 Reno, Nev. - Senior management of Sierra Pacific Resources (SRP: NYSE) will review the company's first quarter financial results, regulatory issues and other matters during a conference call and webcast on Tuesday,  May 10, at 7 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

The webcast will be accessible on the Sierra Pacific Resources web site at:

     www.sierrapacificresources.com

An archived version of the webcast will remain on the Sierra Pacific Resources web site for approximately one month following the live webcast.  To listen to a recording of the call by telephone, call (800) 475-6701 and use the conference call access code, 779516, to access the recording.

Headquartered in Nevada, Sierra Pacific Resources is a holding company whose principal subsidiaries are Nevada Power Company, the electric utility for most of southern Nevada, and Sierra Pacific Power Company, the electric utility for most of northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe area of California. Sierra Pacific Power Company also distributes natural gas in the Reno- Sparks area of northern Nevada. Other subsidiaries include the Tuscarora Gas Pipeline Company, which owns 50 percent interest in an interstate natural gas transmission partnership.