Pinnacle West Capital Corporation · NYSE:PNW
Pinnacle West Capital — Non-Deal Roadshow (June 2019)
26 slides from Pinnacle West Capital's roadshow presentation, Jun 24, 2019
Slide 1: Powering Growth, Delivering Value: Investor Meetings June 26-27, 2019
POWERING GROWTH DELIVERING VALUE Investor Meetings June 26-27, 2019
Slide 2: Forward Looking Statements
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS 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,” “
Slide 3: Pinnacle West: Who We Are
PINNACLE WEST: WHO WE ARE We are a vertically integrated, regulated electric utility in the growing Southwest United States Our Business Our Plants Pinnacle West operates Arizona Public Service Company (“APS”), APS co-owns and operates power plants in the Southwest, with full our principal subsidiar
Slide 4: A Strategy to Drive Value
A STRATEGY TO DRIVE VALUE The Core is the foundation The APS Strategic Business Plan is anchored by four for our strategic and business themes that align with industry trends shaping our initiatives future and the way we do business Clean Affordable Build a clean energy future Deliver affordable
Slide 5: Pinnacle West: Our Future
PINNACLE WEST: OUR FUTURE We are making clean energy and infrastructure investments to support Arizona’s growth Our future includes: • More clean energy • A healthier environment • Palo Verde Generating Station, the largest clean energy producer in the country • Infrastructure to power Arizona’s gro
Slide 6: Clean Energy Investments
• . CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS Plans to invest in 950 MW of new clean technology by 2025 2018 Battery Storage RFP • 141 MW located on six APS solar plant sites • Utility owned • Anticipated in-service by mid-2020 2018 Peaking Capacity RFP • 150 MW of battery storage • 20 year PPA contracts beginning J
Slide 7: Sustainability
SUSTAINABILITY APS’s vision is to create a sustainable energy future for Arizona Five critical areas of our sustainability efforts Carbon Management • Commitment to exit coal by 2038 Today, we serve customers with an energy mix that is 50% clean • MSCI Environmental Sustainability and Governance “A”
Slide 8: Coal Exit Strategy
COAL EXIT STRATEGY Plan to reduce carbon intensity by 23% Navajo over the next 15 years 315 MW by end of 2019 Cholla 387 MW by 2025 Remaining 970 MW by 2038 Coal Free 2018 2019 2025 2038 • We have a long history of transitioning to clean energy resources that reduce carbon emissions • Since 2005, ba
Slide 9: Carbon Avoidance and Emission Reductions
CARBON AVOIDANCE AND EMISSION REDUCTIONS APS surpassed the Paris Agreement greenhouse gas reduction goal 9 years early Carbon Avoidance Metric • Measures Companywide carbon reduction, Cumulative Carbon Avoidance not just generation 20 Carbon Avoidance Opportunities 18.1 15 • Retiring coal plants 13.
Slide 10: Renewable Resources
RENEWABLE RESOURCES APS Solar Portfolio* APS currently has 1,745 MW* Owned of renewable resources: PPA 238 MW 310 MW • Solar 1,426 MW • Wind 289 MW DG 878 MW • Biomass 14 MW • Geothermal 10 MW • Biogas 6 MW Owned solar includes 170 MW AZ Sun Program, 24 MW of APS owned Distributed Generation (DG), 4
Slide 11: Economic Development
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Arizona’s focus on economic development continues to support growth in the state 2018 – APS partnered with Greater Phoenix Economic Council and Arizona Commerce Authority to welcome 17 new companies to the Arizona is the 4th state, adding an estimated: fastest-growing state • 43
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Slide 13: Senior Management Team
SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM Our management team has more than 100 combined years of creating shareholder value in the energy industry Don Brandt Jim Hatfield Chairman of the Board, President and Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle West and Chief Financial Officer, Pinnacle West
Slide 14: APS Capital Expenditures
APS CAPITAL EXPENDITURES Capital expenditures will support our growing customer base and utilization of advanced technology $ in millions $1,600 PROJECTED $1,472 $1,400 $105 $1,237 $1,266 $71 $1,202 $1,200 $119 $117 $16 $41 $187 $31 $425 Traditional Generation $1,000 New Gas Generation $112 $247 $33
Slide 15: Distribution Grid Investments
DISTRIBUTION GRID INVESTMENTS Grid Operations and Investment Projected to be $1.5 billion from 2019-2021 Customer Growth Grid Modernization Run and Maintain Approximately 50% of distribution capex Approximately 9% of distribution capex Approximately 41% of distribution capex Line Extensions for new
Slide 16: Operations & Maintenance
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE Goal is to keep O&M per kwh flat, adjusted for planned outages $ in millions $933 $865 - $885 $848 $858 74 50 - 60 72 63 859 776 795 815 - 825 2016 2017 2018 2019E 1 PNW Consolidated ex RES/DSM Planned Fleet Outages 1 Excludes RES/DSM of $83 million in 2016, $91 million in 2
Slide 17: Rate Base
RATE BASE APS’s revenues come from a regulated retail rate base and meaningful transmission business APS Rate Base Growth Total Approved Rate Base Year-End ACC FERC Generation & Distribution Transmission Long-term Rate Base Guidance: 6-7% Average Annual Growth 17% $2.0 83% $1.5 ACC FERC $9.6 Rate Ef
Slide 18: Balance Sheet Strength
BALANCE SHEET STRENGTH Long-Term Debt Maturity Schedule 2019 Major Financing Activities $ in millions • $200 million 18-month APS $1,000 unsecured term loan entered into in February 2019 $800 $450 • $300 million 30-year 4.25% APS $600 senior unsecured notes issued February 2019 $400 • Expect up to $
Slide 19: Residential PV Applications
RESIDENTIAL PV APPLICATIONS1 Residential DG (MWdc) Annual Additions 151 133 133 4,000 3718 74 3432 57 46 3,500 3,000 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD 2464 2,500 2143 1944 2033 2,000 1818 1561 1600 1602 1426 1413 1905 1442 1434 1,500 1361 1364 1283 1105 1291 1153 1001 1100 908 1248 1,000 1267 1147 8
Slide 20: The "Duck Curve"
THE “DUCK CURVE” Non-curtailable rooftop solar is changing the load shape of the grid MW 5,000 Meeting Evening Peak 4,500 4,000 • The mid-day dip in load disappears once the sun sets 3,500 Load before renewables • This causes a steep ramp in 3,000 demand heading into the evening peak 2,500 Load afte
Slide 21: Tax Reform
TAX REFORM Customer Rate Reductions ACC – TAX EXPENSE ADJUSTOR MECHANISM: • PHASE I: The ACC approved $119 million annual rate reduction reflecting the lower federal tax rate. Effective for the March 2018 billing cycle • PHASE II: The ACC approved an additional $86.5 million rate reduction to return
Slide 22: Credit Ratings and Metrics
CREDIT RATINGS AND METRICS APS Pinnacle West 2016 2017 2018 Corporate Credit Ratings1 APS FFO / Debt 27.4% 29.4% 24.5% Moody’s A2 A3 FFO / Interest 6.9x 7.5x 6.5x S&P A- A- Debt / 47.3% 46.8% 47.0% Fitch A- A- Capitalization Pinnacle West Senior Unsecured1 FFO / Debt 26.3% 26.4% 22.1% Moody’s A2 A3
Slide 23: Ocotillo Modernization Project & Four Corners SCRs
OCOTILLO MODERNIZATION PROJECT & FOUR CORNERS SCRs • Included in the 2017 Rate Review Order1, APS has been granted Accounting Deferral Orders for two large generation-related capital investments – Ocotillo Modernization Project: Retiring two aging, steam-based, natural gas units, and replacing with
Slide 24: Four Corners SCR Step Increase
FOUR CORNERS SCR STEP INCREASE The Administrative Law Judge issued a Recommended Opinion and Order on November 27, 20181 Key Components of APS’s Filed Request Financial Cost of Capital Bill Impact • Consistent with prior • 7.85% Return on Rate Base2 • Rate rider applied as a disclosed estimates – We
Slide 25: 2019 Key Dates
2019 KEY DATES ACC Key Dates / Docket # Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Power Supply Adjustor (PSA): E-01345A-16-0036 Implemented: Feb 1 2018 LFCR approved 2019 Lost Fixed Cost Recovery: E-01345A-16-0036 LFCR Filed: Feb 15 Filed: May 15 Transmission Cost Adjustor: E-01345A-16-0036 Implementation: Jun 1 To be filed by:
Slide 26: Investor Relations Contacts
INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS Stefanie Layton Director, Investor Relations (602) 250-4541 stefanie.layton@pinnaclewest.com Michelle Clemente (602) 250-3752 michelle.clemente@pinnaclewest.com Pinnacle West Capital Corporation P.O. Box 53999, Mail Station 9998 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999 Visit us online
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