NV Energy, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

LAS VEGAS--(Business Wire)--
NV Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NVE) announced that its board of directors today declared
a cash dividend of $0.11 per share, payable on December 16, 2009 to shareholders
of record on December 1, 2009.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements regarding the future
performance of NV Energy, Inc. within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to a variety of
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from current expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, the discretion of NV Energy's Board of Directors with respect to the
payment of future dividends based on its periodic review of various factors,
such as current and prospective financial conditions, earnings and liquidity,
prospective business conditions, regulatory factors, and dividend restrictions
in NV Energy's and its subsidiaries' financing agreements. Additional cautionary
statements regarding other risk factors that could have an effect on the future
performance of NV Energy and its subsidiaries are contained in its Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, and in its quarterly reports
for the quarters ended March 31, 2009, June 30, 2009 and September 30,2009, each
filed with the SEC. NV Energy undertakes no obligation to release publicly the
result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to
reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.

NV Energy, Inc., Las Vegas
Media Contacts:
Rob Stillwell, 702-402-5683
Andrea Smith, 702-402-5843
Investor Contact:
Britta Carlson, 702-402-5624

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