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Contacts: Karl Walquist, Sierra Pacific Power (775) 834-3891Mike Draper, R&R Partners (775) 323-1611Sierra Pacific Power Company, in collaboration with Management Assistance Partnership and the...

MOODY'S PLACES RATINGS OF SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES (SR. UNSEC. B2) AND UTILITY SUBSIDIARIES (SR. SEC. Ba2) UNDER REVIEW FOR POSSIBLE UPGRADE; ASSIGNS B1 CORPORATE FAMILY RATING AND SGL-3...

Contact: Sonya Headen(702) 367-5222For Immediate ReleaseLas Vegas, Nev. -- For the fifth time in seven days Nevada Power Company today recorded a new system peak of 5,587 megawatts, breaking the...

Media Contact: Faye Andersen(775) 834-4822For Immediate ReleaseFor the fourth time in seven days, Sierra Pacific Power reported a record electric system peak of 1,744 megawatts*, recorded today at...

Media Contact:Faye Andersen (775) 834-4822For Immediate ReleaseSierra Pacific Power reported that a record electric system peak of 1,716 megawatts* was recorded today at 5 p.m., the third record...

Media Contact:Sonya Headen (702) 367-5222For Immediate ReleaseNevada Power Company reported a record system peak of 5,410 megawatts (MW) at 5 p.m. today. This exceeds the previous system peaks...

Media Contact:Sonya Headen 702-367-5222For Immediate ReleaseNevada Power Company reported a record system peak of 5,306 megawatts at 5 p.m. today. This exceeds the previous peak of 5,062 megawatts...

Media Contact:Faye Andersen: (775) 834-4822For Immediate ReleaseFor the second day in a row, Sierra Pacific Power announced that a record system peak of 1,698 megawatts was recorded at 5 p.m....

Media Contact:Faye Andersen: (775) 834-4822Sierra Pacific Power announced today that a record system peak of 1,686 megawatts was recorded at 5 p.m. The record is attributable to increased use of...

Media Contact: Sonya Headen 702-367-5222Nevada Power Company today set a record system peak of 5,062 megawatts (MW) at 5 p.m., breaking the previous record of 4,969 MW set on August 11, 2004.The...

Contact: Faye Andersen (775) 834-4822Tonopah Middle School is getting brighter, more energy efficient lights for the school's gymnasium with funds from a program created to encourage energy...

Contact: Karl Walquist, (775) 834-3891 Sierra Pacific Power is paying a $140,000 rebate to the Smoky Valley Library District for investing in a photovoltaic solar power system that will generate...

Sierra Pacific Power Company, a subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE: SRP), filed today with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) to update its rates in the face of escalating...

Media Contact: Sonya Headen 702-367-5222Analyst Contact: Britta Carlson 702-367-5624Las Vegas, Nev. -- Nevada Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE:SRP),...

Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE: SRP) announced today that it has completed the private placement of $240 million of its short-term floating rate senior notes. The notes are unsecured obligations...

Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE: SRP) announced today that they have successfully remarketed Sierra Pacific Resources'7.93% Senior Notes due 2007 (the"Senior Notes"). On May 24, 2005, Sierra...

Media Contact: Andrea Smith (702) 367-5843 Analyst Contact: Britta Carlson (702) 367-5624 Nevada Power Company (the"Company") announced that it will redeem $87,500,000 aggregate principal amount...

Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE: SRP), announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement relating to an offering of $240 million of its short-term floating rate notes. The notes will be...

Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE: SRP) announced today that they have successfully remarketed Sierra Pacific Resources' 7.93% Senior Notes due 2007 (the "Senior Notes"). On May 24, 2005, Sierra...

Media ContactsDon Baird/ America's Schools Program800-345-4025 ext. 712 Sonya Headen/Nevada Power702- 367-5222The America's Schools Program, in cooperation with the Nevada Association of...

Karl Walquist, Sierra Pacific Power Company (775) 834-3891Mike Draper, R&R Partners- (775) 323-1611 or (775) 303-3252In an effort to encourage energy conservation, Sierra Pacific Power Company has...

Media Contact: Sonya Headen (702) 367-5222In an effort to encourage energy conservation, Nevada Power has again launched its successful Refrigerator and Freezer Recycling Program. Nevada Power is...

Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE: SRP) today announced that Ernest E. East, general counsel and corporate secretary, has resigned from the company. East plans to return to the gaming industry where...

Contact: Karl Walquist (775) 834-3891Nonprofit groups in Tonopah are getting nearly $10,000 in grants from Sierra Pacific Power that they'll use to make energy efficiency improvements that...

Contact: Karl Walquist (775) 834-3891Mineral County Care& Share, a nonprofit agency that provides services to senior citizens in Hawthorne and Mineral County, is getting a $5,000 energy efficiency...