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)   September 29, 2011


         
    Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of   I.R.S. Employer
Commission File
 
Principal Executive Offices and Telephone
 
Identification
Number
 
Number
 
Number
         
1-08788
 
NV ENERGY, INC.
 
88-0198358
   
Nevada
   
   
6226 West Sahara Avenue
   
   
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
   
   
(702) 402-5000
   
         
2-28348
 
NEVADA POWER COMPANY d/b/a
 
88-0420104
   
NV ENERGY
   
   
6226 West Sahara Avenue
   
   
Las Vegas, Nevada 89146
   
   
(702) 402-5000
   
         
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 
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On September 29, 2011, Nevada Power Company, d/b/a NV Energy, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 396 entered into a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA).  The CBA will be in place from September 1, 2011 through January 31, 2013.  The CBA includes a lump sum deposit to the employees’ cash-balance pension plan of 1.5% of base wage in 2012 and 1.5% of base wage in 2013; and general base wage increases of 1.5% in 2011 and 1% in 2012.  Other negotiated items include a 1% lump sum of base wage ratification bonus in 2011 and the removal of the Short Term Incentive Plan (STIP) effective for 2011 and future years.


 
 
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.
 


         
   
NV Energy, Inc.
   
             (Registrant)
         
         
Date:  October 5, 2011
 
By:
 
/s/ E. Kevin Bethel
       
E. Kevin Bethel
       
Chief Accounting Officer
         
         
   
Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy
   
             (Registrant)
         
         
Date:   October 5, 2011
 
By:
 
/s/ E. Kevin Bethel
       
E. Kevin Bethel
       
Chief Accounting Officer