8-K

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) June 7, 2005

Commission File Number	Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number	I.R.S. employer Identification Number
1-08788	SIERRA PACIFIC RESOURCES	88-0198358
	P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road)
	Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511)
	(775) 834-4011
2-28348	NEVADA POWER COMPANY	88-0420104
	6226 West Sahara Avenue
	Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
	(702) 367-5000
0-00508	SIERRA PACIFIC POWER COMPANY	88-0044418
	P.O. Box 10100 (6100 Neil Road)
	Reno, Nevada 89520-0400 (89511)
	(775) 834-4011

None

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 EX-99.1 - Press Release dated June 7, 2005

Item 8.01. Other Events

     On June 7, 2005, Sierra Pacific Resources announced that Ernest E. East, general counsel and corporate secretary, has resigned from the company. East plans to return to the gaming industry where he was employed previously. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)	Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired
	Not required
(b)	Pro forma financial information
	Not required
(c)	Exhibits
	99.1 Press release dated June 7, 2005.

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 (Registrant)
Date: June 7, 2005	By:	/s/ John E. Brown
		John E. Brown
		Controller
	Nevada Power Company (Registrant)
Date: June 7, 2005	By:	/s/ John E. Brown
		John E. Brown
		Controller
	Sierra Pacific Power Company (Registrant)
Date: June 7, 2005	By:	/s/ John E. Brown
		John E. Brown
		Controller

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

For Immediate Release	Media Contact:
Andrea Smith

June 7, 2005	702/334-5843
	Analyst Contact: Britta Carlson
	702/367-5624

Sierra Pacific Resources General Counsel Leaves Company

Acting Replacement Named

Las Vegas, Nev. — 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 he was employed previously.

Effective immediately, Colleen Rice will serve as acting general counsel and acting corporate secretary.

“We thank Ernie for his service to the company and wish him all the best in the next phase of his career,” said Walt Higgins, chairman and chief executive officer of Sierra Pacific Resources.

The company has initiated a search for a permanent replacement for East.

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 and several unregulated energy services companies.

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