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Pinnacle West Capital — Investor Presentation (August 2005)

49 slides from Pinnacle West Capital's investor presentation, Aug 31, 2005

  1. Slide 1: Driven by Growth ...

    PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION Driven by Growth ... Boston – New York Analyst Meetings August 30 – September 1, 2005

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations, and neither Pinnacle West nor APS assumes any obligation to update these statements or make any further statements on any of these issues, except as required by applicable law. These forwa

  3. Slide 3: Focused on Our Core Business

    Focused on Our Core Business ● Vertically integrated utility ● Capitalizing on benefits of exceptional growth Phoenix ● Strong operating performance ● Solid regulatory track record ● Demonstrated long-term value creation APS Retail Service Territory

  4. Slide 4: Driven by Strong Economic Growth

    Driven by Strong Economic Growth Arizona vs U.S. Metro Phoenix Population Growth Single-Family Building Permits 4% 50,000 40,000 3% 30,000 2% 20,000 1% 10,000 0% 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Projected Projected Arizona U.S.

  5. Slide 5: Economic Growth Translates into Utility Business Growth

    Economic Growth Translates into Utility Business Growth Annual Growth 6% 4% 2% 0% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Projected Arizona Population APS Customers APS Retail Sales* * Weather normalized

  6. Slide 6: APS Extraordinary Customer Growth

    APS Extraordinary Customer Growth 2nd Fastest Growing U.S. Electric Utility 5% APS 4% 3.7% 3% 2% 1% 0% 1999 – 2004 average annual growth

  7. Slide 7: Meeting Challenges of APS Peak Requirements

    Meeting Challenges of APS Peak Requirements 2004 - 2008 Average Annual Growth 4.0% MW 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Projected Existing Resources Peaking Shortfall Including 15% reserve margin

  8. Slide 8: APS Resource Acquisition Activities

    APS Resource Acquisition Activities ● Pinnacle West Energy Arizona plants rate based at APS ► 1,790 MW capacity transferred July 2005 ● Sundance Power Plant ► 450 MW peaking capacity acquired May 2005 ► Will request rate base treatment in next ACC rate case ● 2005 requests for proposals underway ► A

  9. Slide 9: Outstanding Customer Service and Delivery

    Outstanding Customer Service and Delivery ● APS ranked 3rd nationally among IOU’s in customer satisfaction by J.D Power & Associates ● Capital investment and technology ► Improve customer service and efficiency ► Enhance operational performance ► Preserve reliability

  10. Slide 10: APS 3rd Nationally in Customer Satisfaction

    APS 3rd Nationally in Customer Satisfaction J.D. Power Rating 125 APS 100 75 50 2005 Residential Customer Satisfaction Survey (64 Investor-Owned Electric Utilities)

  11. Slide 11: Improving APS Customer Efficiency

    Improving APS Customer Efficiency Average Annual Growth Customers 3.6% Employees 0.7% Cumulative Change 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Average Customers Employees

  12. Slide 12: Strong Generation Performance

    Strong Generation Performance ● Diverse, low-cost Coal generation 44% 44% ● Top-tier operating Nuclear performance 29% 29% Gas 11% 11% ● Palo Verde – top Purchased U.S. power producer Power 16% 16% past 13 years ● Coal plants 2004 capacity factors 2004 Native Load Energy Fuel Mix set record

  13. Slide 13: Solid Generation Track Record

    Solid Generation Track Record Nuclear and Coal Combined Gas Equivalent Availability Factors Capacity Factors 100% 100% 90% 90% 80% 80% 70% 70% 60% 60% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Est. Est. APS Industry Average* APS Gas Industry Average* * Latest available

  14. Slide 14: Operations Summary

    Operations Summary ● Focused on our vertically integrated utility business ● Capitalizing on benefits of high-growth market area ● Maintaining solid operations and reliability

  15. Slide 15: APS Regulatory Fundamentals

    APS Regulatory Fundamentals Objectives ● Support growth and reliability ● Provide fair return for shareholders Strategies ● Focus on customer service ● Build positive relationships

  16. Slide 16: Major Retail Rate Issues

    Major Retail Rate Issues Power supply adjustor ● Surcharge application pending ● First annual adjustment - Spring 2006 2005 general rate case filing

  17. Slide 17: 2005 PSA Surcharge Application

    2005 PSA Surcharge Application Components ● Recovery of $100 million of purchased power and fuel costs deferred since April 1, 2005 ● 2.2% temporary rate increase for 24 months Timing ● Application filed July 2005 ● Requested effective November 2005 ● ACC process and timing to be established

  18. Slide 18: Key Components of 2005 Rate Filing

    Key Components of 2005 Rate Filing Components ● Fuel and other cost of service updates ● Rate base additions ► Sundance ► Other capital additions since 2002 ● Cost of capital Timing ● Filing by end of 2005 ● Decision target end of 2006

  19. Slide 19: Creating Value for Shareholders

    Creating Value for Shareholders ● Positive long-term earnings and cash flow trends ● Pro-active cost management ► Fuel and purchased power ► Operating and capital costs ● Maintain financial strength and ample liquidity ● Optimize unregulated assets ● Favorable access to capital ► Commitment to inves

  20. Slide 20: 2005 Earnings Outlook

    2005 Earnings Outlook ● Reasonable range around $3.00 per share ● Does not reflect: ► Regulatory disallowance ► Effects of Silverhawk sale

  21. Slide 21: Strengthening Equity Ratio

    Strengthening Equity Ratio Consolidated APS 60% 60% 55% 52% 50% 50% 40% 40% 30% 30% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 Projected Projected Year-end ratios

  22. Slide 22: Capital Expenditures Support Growth & Reliability

    Capital Expenditures Support Growth & Reliability $ Millions 800 APS Delivery 600 Sundance Acquisition APS Other Generation 400 Other 200 Pinnacle West Energy 0 2004 2005 2006 2007 Projected Excluding SunCor

  23. Slide 23: Optimize Unregulated Assets: Silverhawk Sale

    Optimize Unregulated Assets Silverhawk Sale ● Company’s only merchant power plant ● Eliminates annualized operating loss $0.20 to $0.25 per share in near term ● Sale terms ► $208 million net proceeds ► Expected closing fall 2005 ► Proceeds to be invested in APS equity

  24. Slide 24: SunCor Year-End Assets ROI-Driven Business Strategy

    SunCor Year-End Assets ROI-Driven Business Strategy $ Millions Estimated 2002 2005 Change Legacy Properties $ 305 $ 123 $ (182) Post-1990 Properties 158 244 86 Total Properties 463 367 (96) Consolidated Land Not Owned - 34 34 Other 72 39 (33) Total Assets $ 535 $ 440 $ (95)

  25. Slide 25: SunCor Book Values ROI-Driven Business Strategy

    SunCor Book Values ROI-Driven Business Strategy Legacy Properties Post-1990 Properties $ Millions $ Millions 350 350 300 300 250 250 200 200 150 150 100 100 50 50 0 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Est. Est. Master Planned Master Planned Owned Ventures with Landowners Co

  26. Slide 26: SunCor Development Company Improved Cash Realization

    SunCor Development Company Improved Cash Realization 12/31/05 Average Remaining Book Value Years to Project Life ($ Millions) Realize (Years) Post-1990 Properties Condos $ 31 2 5 Homebuilding 34 1 1 Commercial 62 6 1-12 Master Planned 117 5 1-40 Total $ 244 4 Estimates

  27. Slide 27: Pinnacle West #1 in Dividend Growth

    Pinnacle West #1 in Dividend Growth 1995 – 2004 Compound Annual Growth Rates For U.S. Electric Utilities 10% PNW 7.8% 5% Industry 0% Average (1.4)% (5)% (10)% (15)%

  28. Slide 28: Chairman's Comments

    Chairman’s Comments

  29. Slide 29: Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

    PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION

  30. Slide 30: Appendix

    Appendix

  31. Slide 31: Investment Grade Credit Profile

    Investment Grade Credit Profile S&P Moody’s Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Senior Unsecured Debt BBB- Baa2 Commercial Paper A2 P2 Outlook Stable Stable Business Position 5* NA Arizona Public Service Company Senior Unsecured Debt BBB Baa1 Commercial Paper A2 P2 Outlook Stable Stable Business Posit

  32. Slide 32: Liquidity Resources

    Liquidity Resources APS ● $500 million cash on hand* ● $325 million revolver through May 2007 Pinnacle West (parent) ● $150 million cash on hand* ● $300 million revolver through October 2007 * As of June 30, 2005

  33. Slide 33: Required Debt Redemptions

    Required Debt Redemptions $ Millions 2005 2006 2007 APS* Senior notes due 1/05 $ 100 $ - $ - Senior notes due 8/05 300 - - Senior notes due 11/06 - 84 - Pinnacle West Energy Senior notes due 4/07 - - 500 Parent Company Floating rate notes due 11/05** 165 - - Senior notes due 4/06 - 300 - Total $ 565

  34. Slide 34: APS 2004 Retail Customer and Sales Mix

    APS 2004 Retail Customer and Sales Mix Customers Sales 89% 45% 45% 11% 9% Residential Commercial Industrial Other Industrial and other customers <1%

  35. Slide 35: 2004 Energy Fuel Mix

    2004 Energy Fuel Mix Consolidated Native Load Coal Coal Nuclear 21% 21% Gas 44% 44% 14% 14% 9% 9% Nuclear 29% 29% Gas Purchased 11% 11% Power Purchased 56% 56% Power 16% 16%

  36. Slide 36: 2005 RFP for Long-Term Capacity

    2005 RFP for Long-Term Capacity Terms ● At least 1,000 MW of summer capacity ● Beginning 2007 ● 5-year minimum contract length ● 25 MW minimum amount of capacity per proposal Schedule ● RFP issued May 31, 2005 ● Responses due July 18, 2005 ● Shortlist notification August 30, 2005 ● Selection complet

  37. Slide 37: 2005 RFP for Renewable Resources

    2005 RFP for Renewable Resources Terms ● At least 100 MW ● Beginning 2006 ● 5-year minimum contract length ● Costs limited to 125% of market price of conventional resource alternative Schedule ● RFP issued May 11, 2005 ● Responses due June 14, 2005 ● Shortlist notification July 14, 2005 ● Selection

  38. Slide 38: Arizona Corporation Commissioners

    Arizona Corporation Commissioners Party Commissioner Term Commissioner Affiliation Since Expires Jeff Hatch-Miller, Chairman Republican Jan. 2003 Jan. 2009 Michael Gleason Republican Jan. 2003 Jan. 2009 Kristin Mayes Republican Oct. 2003 Jan. 2007 William Mundell Republican June 1999 Jan. 2009 Marc

  39. Slide 39: Arizona Regulation in a Changing Environment

    Arizona Regulation in a Changing Environment ACC Competition Approved September 1999 Rules Proceedings APS Settlement Approved September 1999 Proceedings Track A Order (Competition Reversal) Issued September 2002 Track B Order (Competitive Procurement) Issued March 2003 PWEC Arizona Plants Transferr

  40. Slide 40: Retail Rate Settlement Key Provisions

    Retail Rate Settlement Key Provisions ● Approved by Arizona commission March 28, 2005 ● Effective April 1, 2005 ● 4.2% base rate increase (pretax revenues: $71 million in 2005, $93 million in 2006) ● Power supply adjustor mitigates risk of commodity price volatility ● Pinnacle West Energy Arizona pl

  41. Slide 41: Power Supply Adjustor Major Provisions

    Power Supply Adjustor Major Provisions ● Changes in fuel and purchased power costs versus base level ($0.020743 per kWh) ● 90% of differential passed through to customers ● Adjustor rate limited to +/- $0.004 per kWh ● Surcharge possible if accumulated deferrals between $50 million and $100 million

  42. Slide 42: Average Residential Retail Price Ranking

    Average Residential Retail Price Ranking Southwestern U.S. ¢/kWh 15 12 Regional Average 9 10.10 6 3 0 PacifiCorp Salt PNM APS Tucson Nevada El Paso SCE PG&E SDG&E Utah River Electric Power Electric Project As of December 31, 2004

  43. Slide 43: Average Commercial Retail Price Ranking

    Average Commercial Retail Price Ranking Southwestern U.S. ¢/kWh 15 12 Regional Average 9 9.47 6 3 0 PacifiCorp Salt PNM APS Nevada El Paso Tucson SCE PG&E SDG&E Utah River Power Electric Electric Project As of December 31, 2004

  44. Slide 44: Average Industrial Retail Price Ranking

    Average Industrial Retail Price Ranking Southwestern U.S. ¢/kWh 15 12 9 Regional Average 6 6.61 3 0 PacifiCorp Salt PNM APS El Paso Tucson SCE Nevada PG&E SDG&E Utah River Electric Electric Power Project As of December 31, 2004

  45. Slide 45: Arizona Transmission System

    Arizona Transmission System UTAH UTAH UTAH COLORADO NAVAJO SHIPROCK MEAD/ GLEN SAN JUAN MARKETPLACE/ CANYON LAS VEGAS TRIBAL FOUR LAND CORNERS MOENKOPI FLAGSTAFF MCKINLEY CHOLLA CALIFORNIA CORONADO SPRINGER- VILLE BOUSE PINNACLE PEAK CALIFORNIA WEST WING PERKINS PALO VERDE LIBERTY GREENLEE KYRENE (A

  46. Slide 46: WECC Available Transmission Capability

    WECC Available Transmission Capability 3,007 3,989 2,478 5,263 290 301 Summer 2006 estimate (MW)

  47. Slide 47: SunCor Project Summaries Master Planned Communities

    SunCor Project Summaries Master Planned Communities Year Original 12/31/04 Acquired Acreage Acreage Legacy Properties Palm Valley (Phoenix, AZ) 1987 11,630 3,330 Tatum Ranch (Phoenix, AZ) 1987 1,400 0 Post-1990 Properties Scottsdale Mountain (Scottsdale, AZ) 1991 1,400 0 SunRidge Canyon (Scottsdale,

  48. Slide 48: SunCor Project Summaries Commercial Properties

    SunCor Project Summaries Commercial Properties Year Original 12/31/04 Acquired Acreage Acreage Legacy Properties (Phoenix, AZ) Tempe Market Place/Autoplex 1987 420 0 Talavi 1987 140 7 Post-1990 Properties (Phoenix, AZ) Black Canyon Commerce Park 1998 16 0 Hayden Ferry Lakeside Office & Condos 2000 1

  49. Slide 49: Pinnacle West Capital Corporation

    PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION

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