UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 12, 2022		

	

Commission File
Number	 	Exact Name of Each Registrant as specified in its
charter; State of Incorporation; Address; and
Telephone Number		IRS Employer
Identification No.	
1-8962	 	PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION		86-0512431	
		(an Arizona corporation)			
		400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999			
		Phoenix	Arizona	85072-3999				
		(602)	250-1000					
1-4473	 	ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY		86-0011170	
		(an Arizona corporation)			
		400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999			
		Phoenix	Arizona	85072-3999				
		(602)	250-1000					

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
						
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☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)	
		
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered	
Common Stock	PNW	The New York Stock Exchange	

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company	☐	

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

This combined Form 8-K is separately filed or furnished by Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and Arizona Public Service Company. Each registrant is filing or furnishing on its own behalf all of the information contained in this Form 8-K that relates to such registrant and, where required, its subsidiaries. Except as stated in the preceding sentence, neither registrant is filing or furnishing any information that does not relate to such registrant, and therefore makes no representation as to any such information.

Item 7.01    Regulation FD Disclosure.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (“Pinnacle West”) will be participating in various meetings with securities analysts and investors in September 2022 and will be utilizing handouts during those meetings. Copies of the handouts are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Registrant(s)	Description	
			
99.1	Pinnacle West
Arizona Public Service Company	Pinnacle West handouts for use at meetings in September 2022	
			
104	Pinnacle West
Arizona Public Service Company	104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)	

SIGNATURES

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

		PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION	
		(Registrant)	
			
Dated: September 12, 2022		By: /s/ Andrew Cooper    	
		Andrew Cooper	
		Senior Vice President and	
		Chief Financial Officer	
			
		ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY	
		(Registrant)	
			
Dated: September 12, 2022		By: /s/ Andrew Cooper	
		Andrew Cooper	
		Senior Vice President and	
		Chief Financial Officer	

Investor Presentation September 2022

 

Forward Looking Statements 2 This presentation contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations, including statements regarding our earnings guidance and financial outlook and goals. These forward-looking statements are often identified by words such as “estimate,” “predict,” “may,” “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “require,” “intend,” “assume,” “project,” "anticipate," "goal," "seek," "strategy," "likely," "should," "will," "could," and similar words. Because actual results may differ materially from expectations, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these statements. A number of factors could cause future results to differ materially from historical results, or from outcomes currently expected or sought by Pinnacle West or APS. These factors include, but are not limited to: the potential effects of the continued COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, demand for energy, economic growth, our employees and contractors, vaccine mandates, supply chain, expenses, inflation, capital markets, capital projects, operations and maintenance activities, uncollectable accounts, liquidity, cash flows, or other unpredictable events; our ability to manage capital expenditures and operations and maintenance costs while maintaining reliability and customer service levels; variations in demand for electricity, including those due to weather, seasonality (including large increases in ambient temperatures), the general economy or social conditions, customer and sales growth (or decline), the effects of energy conservation measures and distributed generation, and technological advancements; the potential effects of climate change on our electric system, including as a result of weather extremes such as prolonged drought and high temperature variations in the area where APS conducts its business; power plant and transmission system performance and outages; competition in retail and wholesale power markets; regulatory and judicial decisions, developments and proceedings; new legislation, ballot initiatives and regulation or interpretations of existing legislation or regulations, including those relating to environmental requirements, regulatory and energy policy, nuclear plant operations and potential deregulation of retail electric markets; fuel and water supply availability; our ability to achieve timely and adequate rate recovery of our costs through our rates and adjustor recovery mechanisms, including returns on and of debt and equity capital investments; our ability to meet renewable energy and energy efficiency mandates and recover related costs; the ability of APS to achieve its clean energy goals (including a goal by 2050 of 100% clean, carbon-free electricity) and, if these goals are achieved, the impact of such achievement on APS, its customers, and its business, financial condition and results of operations; risks inherent in the operation of nuclear facilities, including spent fuel disposal uncertainty; current and future economic conditions in Arizona, including in real estate markets; the direct or indirect effect on our facilities or business from cybersecurity threats or intrusions, data security breaches, war, acts of war, international sanctions, terrorist attack, physical attack, severe storms, or other catastrophic events, such as fires, explosions, pandemic health events, or similar occurrences; the development of new technologies which may affect electric sales or delivery; the cost of debt and equity capital and the ability to access capital markets when required; general economic conditions, including inflation rates, monetary fluctuations and supply chain constraints; environmental, economic and other concerns surrounding coal-fired generation, including regulation of greenhouse gas emissions; volatile fuel and purchased power costs; the investment performance of the assets of our nuclear decommissioning trust, pension, and other postretirement benefit plans and the resulting impact on future funding requirements; the liquidity of wholesale power markets and the use of derivative contracts in our business; potential shortfalls in insurance coverage; new accounting requirements or new interpretations of existing requirements; generation, transmission and distribution facility and system conditions and operating costs; the ability to meet the anticipated future need for additional generation and associated transmission facilities in our region; the willingness or ability of our counterparties, power plant participants and power plant land-owners to meet contractual or other obligations or extend the rights for continued power plant operations; and restrictions on dividends or other provisions in our credit agreements and ACC orders. These and other factors are discussed in Risk Factors described in Part I, Item 1A of the Pinnacle West/APS Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and in Part II, Item 1A of the Pinnacle West/APS Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, which you should review carefully before placing any reliance on our financial statements, disclosures or earnings outlook. Neither Pinnacle West nor APS assumes any obligation to update these statements, even if our internal estimates change, except as required by law. In this presentation, references to net income and earnings per share (EPS) refer to amounts attributable to common shareholders.

 

T H E P I N N A C L E W E S T S T O R Y Navigating Short-Term Challenges. Longer-Term, A Powerful Growth Story 3 1 Company Profile - Solid Foundation 2 Growth Outlook Remains Strong 3 Customer Initiatives and ESG Leadership 4 Financial Outlook - Sets Clear Expectations

 

A T A G L A N C E Arizona’s Largest Electric Company 4 $22BConsolidated assets $3.8BRevenues ~$8B Market cap ~6.3 GW Generating capacity owned or leased – year end 1.3MCustomers ~50%Current % from clean energy LargestNuclear plant in U.S. Service Territory1 Key Facts as of Dec. 31, 2021 1 As of December 31,2021 Arizona

 

Attractive Customer Mix and Shifting Generation Profile 5 Residential 50% Commercial & Industrial 49% Other >1% Demand Side Management 15% 1 As of December 31, 2021. Gas 29% Renewable 10% Purchased 5% Coal 16% Nuclear 25% Retail Sales Mix1 Energy Mix – Will Shift Going Forward1

 

T H E P I N N A C L E W E S T S T O R Y Navigating Short-Term Challenges. Longer-Term, A Powerful Growth Story 6 1 Company Profile - Solid Foundation 2 Growth Outlook Remains Strong 3 Customer Initiatives and ESG Leadership 4 Financial Outlook - Sets Clear Expectations

 

Why We Are Optimistic About the Future 7 Key Reasons 5 1 4 2 Ability to navigate the regulatory environment over time Strong commitment to execute strategy 3 Robust economic growth in Arizona and our service territory A clear plan for a clean energy transition Solid long-term performance record

 

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Last 10 Years: Strong Performance Track Record 8 EPS and Annualized Dividends Per Share Dividends per share 5% CAGR $3.40 $5.47 $3.45 $2.18 Earnings per share 5% CAGR

 

Arizona remains among the fastest growing states in the U.S. 9 Annual Employment Growth Last Three Years1 Steady Housing Growth2 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 Single Family & Multifamily Housing Permits Maricopa County 8,425 43,378 2 Maricopa County population 4.5M, 62% of state population1 2019-2021 National Arizona (1)% 1% 18% CAGR

 

A clear plan for clean energy transition 10 Progress Towards Meeting Clean Energy Commitment1 Pathway 2005 2019 2030 2050 Contracted for nearly 1,600 MW of clean energy and storage to be in service for APS customers by end of 2024 Issued All-Source RFP which seeks 1,000 – 1,500 MWs of resources, including up to 600 – 800 MWs of renewable resources to be in service from 2025 – 2027 Charted course for healthy mix of APS-owned and third party- owned assets, to be continued through future planned RFPs 24% 50% 65% 100% 1 Since January 2020

 

Best-in-class service territory supports high tech growth and economic development 11 Our Approach: Focus on Four Main Areas Supports Influx of Manufacturing and Data Centers – Examples • Business attraction and expansion • Community development • Entrepreneurial support • Infrastructure support • Taiwan Semiconductor Began building $12B factory • Chang Chun Petrochemical Building 250k sq ft facility • Williams-Sonoma Leased 1.2M sq ft facility • Nestle USA Building 625k sq ft facility • KORE Power Building 1M sq facility • Kohler Co. Building 1M sq ft facility Data centers are projected to create up to 640 MW of capacity needs by 2035 Firs t Quarter 2022

 

We Will Pursue Improvements in the Regulatory Environment 12 ✓ Filing a new rate case to reduce regulatory lag and improve the ROE ✓ Work with stakeholders on common issues including reducing regulatory lag and improving customer experience ✓ Continue to find alignment with the regulators ✓ Focus on customer affordability ✓ Appealing last rate case to clarify the prudency standard in Arizona

 

We Have Embraced a Customer-Centric Strategy 13 Deliver exceptional customer service Ensure superior reliability and operating performance, anchored in safety Make intelligent and clean investments to support a growing Arizona Preserve strong financial health while sustaining customer affordability Customer Focused

 

T H E P I N N A C L E W E S T S T O R Y Navigating Short-Term Challenges. Longer-Term, A Powerful Growth Story 14 1 Company Profile - Solid Foundation 2 Growth Outlook Remains Strong 3 Customer Initiatives and ESG Leadership 4 Financial Outlook - Sets Clear Expectations

 

Bringing the Residential Customer into the Advanced Economy 15 Initiatives • Award-winning program to promote installation of advanced smart thermostats – reduces demand during peak load window • Super off-peak electric vehicle charging rate equivalent to ~30¢ per gallon gasoline Potential Impact Demand Savings During Peak Afternoon Window Today Future 100-150 MW 300-500 MW

 

Customer Driven Initiatives Underway – A Few Examples 16 Take Charge AZ Customer Advisory Board • Pilot program to encourage electric vehicle adoption by installing charging stations • Installed more than 250 chargers in 2021 Energy Efficiency • Gathers direct insight from residential customers • Identify customer concerns to shape solutions • Demand response programs to reward shift of energy usage to lower-cost times – smart thermostats – residential battery systems – grid-interactive water heaters

 

Leading ESG Practices Guide Our Approach – Snapshot ¹Pinnacle West is only one of two North American electric utility companies to achieve leadership scores in both cl imate chang e and water security out of the 140-plus electric utilities that were scored through CDP’s questionnaires in 2021, with nearly 12,000 companies being scored in total. 2 Report dated April 27, 2021. 17 Environmental Social Governance One of two North American electric utility to achieve CDP Leadership scores for Water and Climate¹ MSCI ESG “AA” rating2 Reduced carbon by 32% since 2005 and retired over 1,000 MW of coal Launched new diversity, equity and inclusion strategy 44% of new hires ethnically or racially diverse Commitment to support Coal Community Transition Plan 36% of independent directors gender or ethnically diverse ESG executive council Board oversight of strategy and risk

 

2018 2019 2025 2031 Coal Exit Strategy – 7 Years Earlier than Originally Projected 18 Coal Free 2038 Navajo 315 MW (now retired) Cholla 387 MW 2025 Remaining Four Corners 970 MW 20311 1Starting in 2023 and subject to the necessary approvals, Four Corners will have the option to move to a seasonal operating schedule that could further reduce annual carbon emissions at Four Corners by an estimated 20-25%.

 

Coal Exit and Expiring Purchase Contracts Will Create a 6,000 MW Supply-Demand Gap by 2035 ¹ Wi l l need more additions than 6,000 MW due to new resources being paired to meet reliability requirements (i .e., solar with s torage requires 100 MW solar plus 100 MW of s torage). 19 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 2020 2023 2026 2029 2032 2035 Peak Capacity (MW) Existing Owned Resources Existing / Signed Contracts 6,000 MW¹ Closing the gap - opportunity

 

Key New Energy Sources to Achieve Goals 20 Initiatives • Solar generation • Wind generation • Gas as a bridge fuel • Demand-side management • Energy storage solutions • Innovation Resource Mix Change1 Today 2035 Coal 16% 0% Gas 29% 6%-17% Nuclear 25% 16% Purchased 5% 11% Renewable/ DSM 25% 56%-67% 1 As of December 31,2021

 

T H E P I N N A C L E W E S T S T O R Y Navigating Short-Term Challenges. Longer-Term, A Powerful Growth Story 21 1 Company Profile - Solid Foundation 2 Growth Outlook Remains Strong 3 Customer Initiatives and ESG Leadership 4 Financial Outlook - Sets Clear Expectations

 

2022 EPS guidance 22 Key Factors and Assumptions as of August 3, 2022 2022 Adjusted gross margin (operating revenues, net of fuel and purchased power expenses, x/RES,DSM,CCT) $2.52 – $2.55 billion • Retail customer growth about 1.5-2.5% • Weather-normalized retail electricity sales volume 1.5-2.5% higher compared to prior year o Includes 0.5-1.5% contribution to sales growth of new large manufacturing facilities and several large data centers • Assumes normal weather for full-year forecast Adjusted operating and maintenance (O&M x/RES,DSM,CCT) $820 – $840 million Other operating expenses (depreciation and amortization, and taxes other than income taxes) $987 – $998 million Other income (pension and other post-retirement non-service credits, other income and other expense) $62 – $66 million Interest expense, net of allowance for borrowed and equity funds used during construction (Total AFUDC ~$64 million) $214 – $232 million Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests $17 million Effective tax rate 13.5% Average diluted common shares outstanding 113.5 million EPS Guidance $3.90 – $4.10

 

23 What Investors Can Expect From Us Moving Forward Strong EPS growth off 2022 Managing capital plan to support customer growth, reliability and clean transition Steady rate base growth Limiting equity dilution Declining O&M per MWh Dividend growth commitment Optimize our balance sheet in support of investment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

 

Projected 5-7% EPS Growth Off 20221 24 Long-Term Upside PotentialLong-Term Outlook Remainder of SCRs in rates Acceleration of clean energy transition Economic Development driving sales and customer growth Continued cost management Reduction of regulatory lag 5-7% EPS CAGR 1 Amounts provided are the Company’s current 5-year compound annual growth rate projections

 

$170 $175 $185 $190 $595 $510 $530 $500 $263 $250 $210 $210 $260 $340 $330 $560 $214 $250 $270 $190 2021 2022E 2023E 2024E Other Generation Clean Generation Transmission Distribution Other Total 2022-2024 $4.7B $1.50B $1.53B $1.53B $1.65B 25 Managed capital plan to support customer growth, reliability, and clean transition 2022–2024 as disclosed in the Second Quarter 2022 Form 10-Q.

 

Total Approved Rate BaseAPS Rate Base Growth Guidance Year-End Steady rate base growth 26 ACC FERC Rate Effective Date 12/01/2021 6/1/2022 Test Year Ended 06/30/20191 12/31/2021 Rate Base $8.6B $1.9B Equity Layer 54.7% 51.3% Allowed ROE 8.7% 10.75% 1 Adjusted to include post test-year plant in service through 06/30/2020 Rate base $ in billions, rounded $9.1 $11.2 $1.8 $2.4 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Projected 5-6% Annual FERC ACC $10.9 $13.6

 

Forecasted sources of capital to fund investments through 2024 No plans to issue equity before end of next rate case 27 Approx. $3 billion Approx. $1 billion $4.7 billion APS Debt2 PNW Debt2 Cash from Operations1 $200-$300 million $400-$500 million 1 Cash from operations i s net of shareholder dividends. 2 APS and PNW debt issuance is net of maturities. Total Capital Investment PNW Equity/ Alternatives

 

Our goal is flat total O&M and declining O&M per MWh 28 2021 2022 2023 2024 $29/MWh O&M per MWh Total O&M1 2021: $865M 2022: $820M-$840M 1 Total O&M amounts exclude RES/DSM, and include planned outage amounts of $54M in 2021 and $40M-$50M in 2022.

 

Continue Our Track Record of Consistent Dividend Growth1 29 $2.18 $3.40 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Indicated Annualized Dividend Dividend Targets • Committed to long-term dividend growth • Attractive dividend yield • Managing long term dividend payout ratio to 65-75% 5% CAGR 1 Future dividends are subject to declaration at Board of Directors’ discretion.

 

Strong balance sheet with attractive long-term debt maturity profile1 30 $M PNW Long-Term DebtAPS Long-Term Debt $0 $200 $400 $600 $800 $1,000 $1,200 2022 2024 2026 2028 2030 2032 2034 2036 2038 2040 2042 2044 2046 2048 2050 As of June 30, 2022 1 Does not include debt at Bright Canyon Energy.

 

Our credit ratings support growth opportunities 31 Corporate Ratings Senior Unsecured Ratings Short-Term Ratings Outlook APS1 Moody’s A3 A3 P-2 Negative S&P BBB+ BBB+ A-2 Negative Fitch BBB+ A- F2 Negative Pinnacle West1 Moody’s Baa1 Baa1 P-2 Negative S&P BBB+ BBB A-2 Negative Fitch BBB+ BBB+ F2 Negative Balance Sheet Targets • Strong investment grade credit ratings • APS equity layer >50% • FFO/Debt range of 16%-18% 1 We are disclosing credit ratings to enhance understanding of our sources of liquidity and the effects of our ratings on our costs of funds. Ratings are as of August 3, 2022.

 

Attractive Financial Profile Beyond 20221 32 • Deferring equity issuance • Reducing O&M • Optimizing balance sheet Management Actions ~5% Committed to growing dividend Dividend YieldEPS Growth 5-7% Target 10-12% Total Shareholder Return 1 Amounts provided are the Company’s current projections

 

I N S U M M A R Y We are Optimistic for the Future: The Growth Story Remains Intact 33 • Building on proven long-term, 10-year track record • Working to improve regulatory environment over time • Service territory is among the fastest growing in the U.S. • Executing on clear growth strategy including transition to clean energy • Attractive financial profile building from 2022

 

APPENDIX

 

ESG Leadership – 2021 Recognitions ¹ As of Apri l 27, 2021 35 Training Magazine 2021 Top 100 Learning and Development Organization US Women in Nuclear Leadership Award MSCI Upgrades Pinnacle West’s ESG Rating to AA1 A- Score for Climate Change and Water Security 2021 Inclusive Workplace Award Named to the annual ranking of the world’s Top 100 Green Utilities by