Exhibit
32.2
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
18
U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION
906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
NEVADA
POWER COMPANY (d/b/a NV ENERGY)
(“Registrant”)
In
connection with this report of Nevada Power Company (d/b/a NV Energy) on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof, I, Michael W. Yackira, President and
Chief Executive Officer of registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as
adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
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1.
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This
report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
and
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2.
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The
information contained in this report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
registrant.
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/s/ Michael W.
Yackira
Michael
W. Yackira
President
and Chief Executive Officer
Nevada
Power Company (d/b/a NV Energy)
February
23, 2009
This
Certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the registrant for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise
subject to the liability of that section. Such certification will not
be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent the registrant specifically
incorporates it by reference.
A signed
original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to
the registrant and will be retained by the registrant and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.