Jul 25, 2008
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LAS VEGAS, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sierra Pacific Resources (NYSE: SRP - News ) today announced consolidated net income applicable to common stock of $36.1 million, or 15 cents per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared with net income applicable to common stock of $25.8 million, or 12 cents per share, for the same period in 2007. The improvement in earnings is primarily a result of a rate increase and an increase to allowance for funds used during construction related primarily to the construction of additional generating units at Clark Power Station in Las Vegas and the Tracy Combined Cycle Plant near Reno. During the first six months of 2008, Sierra Pacific Resources earned $60.2 million, or 26 cents per share, compared with $41.4 million, or 19 cents per share, for the first six months of 2007....
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