UNITED STATES

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

~~November~~May 625, ~~2015~~2017 (~~November~~May 623, ~~2015~~2017)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)



Commission	Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter;	IRS Employer
File Number	State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization	Identification No.

000-52378	NEVADA POWER COMPANY	88-0420104
	(A Nevada Corporation)
	6226 West Sahara Avenue
	Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
	702-402-5000

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

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~~Item~~Indicate 7by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.01405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 ~~Regulation~~of FDthis ~~Disclosure~~chapter).

~~Berkshire~~Emerging ~~Hathaway~~growth Energy Company, the indirect parent of Nevada Power Company (the "Company"), is furnishing certain information titled "2015 EEI Financial Conference" in a Form 8-K filing today. The Company is furnishing the same information as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K as it, in part, includes information about the Company.company o

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Item 92.~~01.~~03 Creation of a Direct Financial ~~Statements~~Obligation ~~and~~or ~~Exhibits~~an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

~~(d)~~Series ~~Exhibits~~2017 Bonds

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Information titled "2015 EEI Financial Conference."

On May 23, 2017, Nevada Power Company (the “Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NV Energy, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy Company, entered into a Financing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2017, by and between Clark County, Nevada (the "Clark Issuer") and the Company (the "Series 2017 Financing Agreement") whereby the Clark Issuer loaned the proceeds from the issuance of, on behalf of the Company, $39,500,000 of its Pollution Control Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nevada Power Company Project) Series 2017, due 2036 (the “Series 2017 Bonds”) pursuant to an Indenture of Trust dated as of May 1, 2017 between the Clark Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the "Series 2017 Indenture"). Under the Series 2017 Financing Agreement, the Company will pay the principal (or redemption price) and the interest and premium, if any, coming due on the Series 2017 Bonds. The Series 2017 Bonds will initially bear interest at a term rate of 1.60% and be payable on June 1 and December 1 each year, commencing December 1, 2017. The Series 2017 Bonds are subject to mandatory purchase by the Company on May 21, 2020, and on and after the purchase date, the interest rate on the Series 2017 Bonds may be adjusted from time to time as described in the Series 2017 Indenture.

The proceeds from the Series 2017 Bonds were used to refund $39,500,000 of the Clark Issuer’s Pollution Control Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nevada Power Company Project) Series 2006, previously issued by the Clark Issuer on behalf of the Company.

The Company issued its General and Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series AA, No. AA-1 in the amount of $39,500,000 (the “Series AA-1 Notes”) pursuant to the General and Refunding Mortgage Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2001, as amended and supplemented to the date hereof, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee (the ‘‘G&R Indenture’’), to provide collateral security for its obligations under the Series 2017 Financing Agreement. The obligations of the Company to make any payment of the principal and interest on any Series AA-1 Notes shall be fully or partially, as the case may be, deemed to have been paid or otherwise satisfied and discharged to the extent that the Company has made a payment (or otherwise funded a payment) as provided in the Series 2017 Financing Agreement, in respect of the principal and interest of the Series 2017 Bonds.

The foregoing discussion of the Series 2017 Financing Agreement and the Series AA-1 Notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Series 2017 Financing Agreement and the Officer's Certificate establishing the terms of the Series AA-1 Notes under the G&R Indenture, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.3, respectively, and incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

Series 2017AB Bonds

On May 23, 2017, the Company entered into a Financing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2017, by and between the Coconino County, Arizona Pollution Control Corporation (the “Coconino Issuer”) and the Company (the "Series 2017AB Financing Agreement") whereby the Coconino Issuer loaned the proceeds from the issuance of, on behalf of the Company, $40,000,000 of its Pollution Control Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nevada Power Company Project) Series 2017A, due 2032 (the “Series 2017A Bonds”) and $13,000,000 of its Pollution Control Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nevada Power Company Project) Series 2017B, due 2039 (the “Series 2017B Bonds”) (collectively, the "Series 2017AB Bonds") pursuant to an Indenture of Trust dated as of May 1, 2017 between the Coconino Issuer and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (the "Series 2017AB Indenture"). Under the Series 2017AB Financing Agreement, the Company will pay the principal (or redemption price) and the interest and premium, if any, coming due on the Series 2017AB Bonds. The Series 2017A Bonds and Series 2017B Bonds will initially bear interest at a term rate of 1.80% and 1.60%, respectively, and be payable on June 1 and December 1 each year, commencing December 1, 2017. The Series 2017AB Bonds are subject to mandatory purchase by the Company on May 21, 2020, and on and after the purchase date, the interest rate on the Series 2017AB Bonds may be adjusted from time to time as described in the Series 2017AB Indenture.

The proceeds from the Series 2017AB Bonds were used to refund $40,000,000 of the Coconino Issuer’s Pollution Control Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nevada Power Company Project) Series 2006A, and $13,000,000 of the Coconino Issuer’s Pollution Control Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nevada Power Company Project) Series 2006B, each previously issued by the Coconino Issuer on behalf of the Company.

The Company issued its General and Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series AA, No. AA-2 in the amount of $53,000,000 (the “Series AA-2 Notes”) pursuant to the G&R Indenture to provide collateral security for its obligations under the Series 2017AB Financing Agreement. The obligations of the Company to make any payment of the principal and interest on any Series AA-2 Notes shall be fully or partially, as the case may be, deemed to have been paid or otherwise satisfied and discharged to the extent that the

~~Forward-Looking~~Company ~~Statements~~has made a payment (or otherwise funded a payment) as provided in the Series 2017AB Financing Agreement, in respect of the principal and interest of the Series 2017AB Bonds.

~~This~~The ~~report~~foregoing ~~contains~~discussion ~~statements~~of ~~that~~the doSeries ~~not~~2017AB ~~directly~~Financing orAgreement ~~exclusively~~and ~~relate~~the toSeries ~~historical~~AA-2 ~~facts.~~Notes ~~These~~is ~~statements~~qualified ~~are~~in ~~"forward-looking~~its ~~statements"~~entirety ~~within~~by ~~the~~reference ~~meaning~~to ofthe ~~Section 27A~~Series of2017AB ~~the~~Financing ~~Securities~~Agreement ~~Act~~ and ~~Section 21E of~~ the ~~Exchange~~Officer's ~~Act.~~Certificate ~~Forward-looking~~establishing ~~statements~~the ~~can~~terms ~~typically~~of ~~be identified by~~ the ~~use~~Series ~~of forward~~AA-~~looking~~2 ~~words,~~Notes ~~such~~under asthe ~~"will,"~~G&R ~~"may~~Indenture," ~~"could,"~~copies ~~"project,"~~of ~~"believe,"~~which ~~"anticipate,"~~are ~~"expect,"~~attached ~~"estimate,"~~hereto ~~"continue,"~~as ~~"intend,"~~Exhibit ~~"potential,"~~4.2 ~~"plan," "forecast"~~ and ~~similar~~Exhibit ~~terms~~4. ~~These statements are based upon the Company's current intentions~~3, ~~assumptions~~respectively, ~~expectations~~ and ~~beliefs~~incorporated ~~and~~into ~~are~~this ~~subject~~Item ~~to risks, uncertainties and other important factors~~2.03 ~~Many of these factors are outside the control of the Company and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied~~ by ~~such forward-looking statements~~reference. ~~These factors include, among others:~~

•Item ~~general~~9.01 ~~economic,~~Financial ~~political~~Statements and ~~business conditions, as well as changes in, and compliance with, laws and regulations, including reliability and safety standards, affecting the Company's operations or related industries;~~Exhibits

•(d) changes in, and compliance with, environmental laws, regulations, decisions and policies that could, among other items, increase operating and capital costs, reduce generating facility output, accelerate generating facility retirements or delay generating facility construction or acquisition;Exhibits

• the outcome of rate cases and other proceedings conducted by regulatory commissions or other governmental and legal bodies and the Company's ability to recover costs in rates in a timely manner;



Exhibit No.			Description

4.1			Financing Agreement dated May 1, 2017 between Clark County, Nevada and Nevada Power Company (relating to Clark County, Nevada's $39,500,000 Pollution Control Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nevada Power Company Project) Series 2017).

4.2			Financing Agreement dated May 1, 2017 between the Coconino County, Arizona Pollution Control Corporation and Nevada Power Company (relating to the Coconino County, Arizona Pollution Control Corporation's $53,000,000 Pollution Control Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nevada Power Company Projects) Series 2017A and 2017B).

4.3			Officer’s Certificate establishing the terms of Nevada Power Company’s General and Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series AA (Nos. AA-1 and AA-2).

• changes in economic, industry, competition or weather conditions, as well as demographic trends, new technologies and various conservation, energy efficiency and distributed generation measures and programs, that could affect customer growth and usage, electricity supply or the Company's ability to obtain long-term contracts with customers and suppliers;

• performance, availability and ongoing operation of the Company's generating facilities, including facilities not operated by the Company, due to the impacts of market conditions, outages and repairs, transmission constraints, weather and operating conditions;

• a high degree of variance between actual and forecasted load or generation that could impact the Company's hedging strategy and the cost of balancing its generation resources with its retail load obligations;

• changes in prices, availability and demand for wholesale electricity, coal, natural gas, other fuel sources and fuel transportation that could have a significant impact on generating capacity and energy costs;

• the financial condition and creditworthiness of the Company's significant customers and suppliers;

• changes in business strategy or development plans;

• availability, terms and deployment of capital, including reductions in demand for investment-grade commercial paper, debt securities and other sources of debt financing and volatility in the London Interbank Offered Rate, the base interest rate for the Company's credit facility;

• changes in the Company's credit ratings;

• the impact of certain contracts used to mitigate or manage volume, price and interest rate risk, including increased collateral requirements, and changes in commodity prices, interest rates and other conditions that affect the fair value of certain contracts;

• the impact of inflation on costs and the Company's ability to recover such costs in rates;

• increases in employee healthcare costs, including the implementation of the Affordable Care Act;

• the impact of investment performance and changes in interest rates, legislation, healthcare cost trends, mortality and morbidity on pension and other postretirement benefits expense and funding requirements related to the Company's participation in NV Energy, Inc.'s benefit plans;

• unanticipated construction delays, changes in costs, receipt of required permits and authorizations, ability to fund capital projects and other factors that could affect future generating facilities and infrastructure additions;

• the impact of new accounting guidance or changes in current accounting estimates and assumptions on the Company's consolidated financial results;

• the effects of catastrophic and other unforeseen events, which may be caused by factors beyond the Company's control or by a breakdown or failure of the Company's operating assets, including storms, floods, fires, earthquakes, explosions, landslides, litigation, wars, terrorism and embargoes; and

• other business or investment considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or in other publicly disseminated written documents.

The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The foregoing factors should not be construed as exclusive.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	NEVADA POWER COMPANY
	(Registrant)
Date: November 6, 2015	/s/ E. Kevin Bethel
Date: May 25, 2017	/s/ E. Kevin Bethel
	E. Kevin Bethel
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	~~Description~~	Description
99.1	Information titled "2015 EEI Financial Conference."
4.1		Financing Agreement dated May 1, 2017 between Clark County, Nevada and Nevada Power Company (relating to Clark County, Nevada's $39,500,000 Pollution Control Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nevada Power Company Project) Series 2017).
4.2		Financing Agreement dated May 1, 2017 between the Coconino County, Arizona Pollution Control Corporation and Nevada Power Company (relating to the Coconino County, Arizona Pollution Control Corporation's $53,000,000 Pollution Control Refunding Revenue Bonds (Nevada Power Company Projects) Series 2017A and 2017B).
4.3		Officer’s Certificate establishing the terms of Nevada Power Company’s General and Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series AA (Nos. AA-1 and AA-2).

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