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  • Public Utilities Commission Grants Rate Change

    RENO, Nev., June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada PUCN has approved an increase in electric rates for Sierra Pacific Power Company, a subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources . The increase, effective July 1, 2008, is the result of the company's...

    Articles 2008-06-30

  • Sierra Pacific Resources Recognized for Safety Achievements

    Accident Prevention and Workplace Safety Awarded RENO, Nev., June 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- For the second consecutive year, Sierra Pacific Resources has been recognized for significant achievement in the area of accident prevention and workplace safety by the American Gas Association AGA. ...

    Articles 2008-06-04

  • Electric Companies Earn Energy Awards

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy presented 11 shareholder-owned electric power companies with Energy Star awards for 2008 in recognition of their contributions to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. The electric companies received their awards for their long-term commitment to the...

    Articles 2008-06-01

  • Sierra Pacific Resources' Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend

    LAS VEGAS -- Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE:SRP) announced that its board of directors today declared a cash dividend of 8 cents per share, payable on June 11, 2008, to common shareholders of record on May 23, 2008. Headquartered in Nevada, Sierra Pacific Resources is a holding company whose...

    Articles 2008-04-28

  • SJI Elects New Directors

    FOLSOM, N.J. -- Edward J. Graham, chairman, president and CEO of South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI), announced that the board of directors voted to amend the company's bylaws to increase the board size from 10 to 12 members at its April 18 meeting. The members then elected Walter M. Higgins III...

    Articles 2008-04-22

  • Nevada Power Company to Acquire Bighorn Electric Generating Plant from Reliant Energy

    LAS VEGAS & HOUSTON -- Nevada Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE: SRP), has reached an agreement with Reliant Energy, Inc. (NYSE: RRI) to acquire Reliant's Bighorn Generating Station, a 598-megawatt natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant located near Primm, Nevada, approximately 35 miles south of...

    Articles 2008-04-22

  • "Pelco Endura Mapping Wins Best New Product Honors at WGPC".

    M2 PRESSWIRE-27 March 2008-Pelco: "Pelco Endura Mapping Wins Best New Product Honors at WGPC"C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:26032008 Clovis, CA -- Pelco Endura Mapping was named Best New Product at the 3rd Annual World Game Protection Conference WGPC in Las...

    Articles 2008-03-27

  • Ormat Announces First Geothermal Joint Ownership With Investor Owned Utility

    To: ENERGY EDITORS Contact: Dita Bronicki, CEO of Ormat Technologies, +1-775-356-9029, dbronicki@ormat.com; or Investor Relations, Todd Fromer, +1-212-896-1214, tfromer@kcsa.com, or Marybeth Csaby, +1-212-896-1236,mcsaby@kcsa.com, both of KCSA Strategic Communications, for OrmatTechnologies, Inc. RENO, Nevada, March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OrmatTechnologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA), a leading geothermal developer inthe United States, and...

    Articles 2008-03-26

  • Nevada Power and Ormat Announce New Geothermal Co-Development Agreement

    LAS VEGAS -- Nevada Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE:SRP), announced today that it has entered into a joint ownership agreement JOA with Ormat Nevada Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Ormat Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ORA), for the co-development of the Carson Lake geothermal energy...

    Articles 2008-03-26

  • Nevada Power Company, Kern River Gas Transmission and Ormat Technologies Announce New Renewable Energy Project

    LAS VEGAS -- Nevada Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE:SRP), Kern River Gas Transmission Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, and Ormat Nevada Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ormat Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today plans to build a six-megawatt MW waste-heat recovery...

    Articles 2008-03-24

  • EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Electrical Construction Contract at Nevada Power Clark Station

    NORWALK, Conn. -- EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500[R] leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses globally, announced that its Dynalectric Company of Nevada subsidiary has been awarded a contract to provide electrical construction services for a natural...

    Articles 2008-03-06

  • Hot times for solar energy: utility-scale solar thermal power may be poised for the big time.(concentrating solar power)

    Fly into the surreal rainbow glow of the Las Vegas strip at twilight and it becomes clear why the state of Nevada has become a metaphor for the energy crossroads confronting the United States. The city's hunger for electricity, like its visitors' appetite for...

    Articles 2008-03-01

  • Boring Las Vegas: Team Fishel installs 12,000 feet of fiber in harsh rock conditions under Vegas streets.(directional drilling)

    [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Doing any kind of road work in downtown Las Vegas is going to take some planning, but installing 4,500 feet of fiber-optic cable in the middle of the city is going to require weeks of painstaking coordination. This...

    Articles 2008-03-01

  • Sierra Pacific Resources Names Robert Stewart VP of Marketing

    LAS VEGAS -- Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE:SRP) today announced that Robert Stewart is joining the company as vice president of marketing, a newly created position, effective immediately. Stewart has approximately 25 years of utility industry experience with a focus on marketing, management and strategic planning. In his position,...

    Articles 2008-02-13

  • Park Service opposes plan for coal-fired power plant

    LAS VEGAS -- The National Park Service says a $3.8 billion coal- fired power plant is "unacceptable" because it would foul air and water and mar scenic views in the Great Basin National Park. "Like a clean white page, the relatively clear air in the Great Basin...

    Articles 2008-01-27

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  • Incorporated: 1929
  • CEO: Mr. Michael W. Yackira

Nevada Power is a public utility engaged in the distribution, transmission, generation, purchase and sale of electric energy in Clark County in southern Nevada. Co. provides electricity to approximately 669,000 customers in the communities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Searchlight, Laughlin and adjoining areas.

Summer retail peak loads are driven by air conditioning demand. Co.'s
peak load increased an average of 5.7% annually over the past three years,
reaching 4,617 MW on July 12, 2002. Co.'s total electric megawatt-hour (MWh)
sales have increased an average of 3.9% annually over the past three years.

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Nevada Power Co. Company Info

Board of Directors

Mr. Philip G. Satre

Non-Executive Chairman

Mr. Donald D. Snyder

Ms. Mary Lee Coleman

Mr. Krestine M. Corbin

Mr. Theodore J. Day

Mr. James R. Donnelley

Mr. Jerry E. Herbst

Mr. John F. O'Reilly

Mr. Clyde T. Turner

Mr. Joseph B. Anderson Jr.

Contact Information

6226 West Sahara Avenue

Las Vegas, NV

http://www.nevadapower.com

702 367-5000

NAICS Code

Electric Power Distribution: 221122

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