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Pinnacle West Capital Corp., et al. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/21 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Friday, 2/25/22, at 8:33am ET · For: 12/31/21 · Accession #: 764622-22-14 · File #s: 1-04473, 1-08962

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/25/22  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-K       12/31/21  150:28M
          Arizona Public Service Co.

Annual Report — Form 10-K

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   3.34M 
 2: EX-4.9      Instrument Defining the Rights of Security Holders  HTML     64K 
 3: EX-10.6.4   Material Contract                                   HTML     42K 
 4: EX-10.6.5N  Material Contract                                   HTML     63K 
 5: EX-10.6.5O  Material Contract                                   HTML     64K 
 6: EX-10.6.5P  Material Contract                                   HTML     67K 
 7: EX-10.6.5Q  Material Contract                                   HTML     66K 
 8: EX-10.6.5R  Material Contract                                   HTML     65K 
 9: EX-10.6.5S  Material Contract                                   HTML     66K 
10: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries List                                   HTML     38K 
11: EX-23.1     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     38K 
12: EX-23.2     Consent of Expert or Counsel                        HTML     38K 
13: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     44K 
14: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     44K 
15: EX-31.3     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     44K 
16: EX-31.4     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     44K 
17: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
18: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     42K 
24: R1          Cover Page                                          HTML    117K 
25: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     46K 
26: R3          Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    135K 
27: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     76K 
28: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     46K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
29: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    243K 
30: R7          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     54K 
31: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    149K 
32: R9          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML    110K 
33: R10         Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     41K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
34: R11         Consolidated Statements of Income                   HTML    124K 
35: R12         Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     80K 
36: R13         Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     47K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
37: R14         Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    266K 
38: R15         Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     57K 
39: R16         Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    167K 
40: R17         Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity        HTML     92K 
41: R18         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    123K 
42: R19         Revenue                                             HTML     73K 
43: R20         New Accounting Standards                            HTML     51K 
44: R21         Regulatory Matters                                  HTML    271K 
45: R22         Income Taxes                                        HTML    222K 
46: R23         Lines of Credit and Short-Term Borrowings           HTML     61K 
47: R24         Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters                HTML    104K 
48: R25         Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits  HTML    313K 
49: R26         Leases                                              HTML     84K 
50: R27         Jointly-Owned Facilities                            HTML     88K 
51: R28         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML    102K 
52: R29         Asset Retirement Obligations                        HTML     51K 
53: R30         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML    160K 
54: R31         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     55K 
55: R32         Stock-Based Compensation                            HTML     76K 
56: R33         Derivative Accounting                               HTML    120K 
57: R34         Other Income and Other Expense                      HTML     81K 
58: R35         Palo Verde Sale Leaseback Variable Interest         HTML     50K 
                Entities                                                         
59: R36         Investments in Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts and   HTML    110K 
                Other Special Use Funds                                          
60: R37         Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss     HTML     78K 
61: R38         Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of     HTML    148K 
                Registrant                                                       
62: R39         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    137K 
                (Policies)                                                       
63: R40         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     81K 
                (Tables)                                                         
64: R41         Revenue (Tables)                                    HTML     65K 
65: R42         Regulatory Matters (Tables)                         HTML    166K 
66: R43         Income Taxes (Tables)                               HTML    224K 
67: R44         Lines of Credit and Short-Term Borrowings (Tables)  HTML     55K 
68: R45         Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters (Tables)       HTML    102K 
69: R46         Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits  HTML    305K 
                (Tables)                                                         
70: R47         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML     81K 
71: R48         Jointly-Owned Facilities (Tables)                   HTML     89K 
72: R49         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     56K 
73: R50         Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)               HTML     49K 
74: R51         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML    140K 
75: R52         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     55K 
76: R53         Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)                   HTML     93K 
77: R54         Derivative Accounting (Tables)                      HTML    169K 
78: R55         Other Income and Other Expense (Tables)             HTML     81K 
79: R56         Palo Verde Sale Leaseback Variable Interest         HTML     48K 
                Entities (Tables)                                                
80: R57         Investments in Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts and   HTML    108K 
                Other Special Use Funds (Tables)                                 
81: R58         Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss     HTML     77K 
                (Tables)                                                         
82: R59         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML    125K 
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
83: R60         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     68K 
                Summary of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)               
84: R61         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -        HTML     55K 
                Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details)                     
85: R62         Revenue - Sources of Revenue (Details)              HTML     56K 
86: R63         Revenue - Additional Information (Details)          HTML     60K 
87: R64         Revenue - Allowance for Doubtful Accounts           HTML     46K 
                (Details)                                                        
88: R65         Regulatory Matters - COVID-19 Pandemic (Details)    HTML     80K 
89: R66         Regulatory Matters - Retail Rate Case Filing        HTML    174K 
                (Details)                                                        
90: R67         Regulatory Matters - Capital Structure and Costs    HTML     53K 
                of Capital (Details)                                             
91: R68         Regulatory Matters - Cost Recovery Mechanisms       HTML    260K 
                (Details)                                                        
92: R69         Regulatory Matters - Deferred Fuel and Purchased    HTML     51K 
                Power Regulatory Asset (Details)                                 
93: R70         Regulatory Matters - Additional Information         HTML    126K 
                (Details)                                                        
94: R71         Regulatory Matters - Schedule of Regulatory Assets  HTML     97K 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R72         Regulatory Matters - Schedule of Regulatory         HTML     95K 
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
96: R73         Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details)     HTML     68K 
97: R74         Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax   HTML     60K 
                Benefits (Details)                                               
98: R75         Income Taxes - Summary of Unrecognized Tax          HTML     48K 
                Benefits (Details)                                               
99: R76         Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax Expense     HTML     65K 
                (Details)                                                        
100: R77         Income Taxes - Effective Tax Rate Reconciliation    HTML     69K  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R78         Income Taxes - Components of Deferred Income Tax    HTML    111K  
                Liability (Details)                                              
102: R79         Lines of Credit and Short-Term Borrowings -         HTML     58K  
                Schedule of Credit Facilities (Details)                          
103: R80         Lines of Credit and Short-Term Borrowings -         HTML    117K  
                Additional Information (Details)                                 
104: R81         Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters - Components   HTML     87K  
                of Long-Term Debt (Details)                                      
105: R82         Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters - Additional   HTML     97K  
                Information (Details)                                            
106: R83         Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters - Future       HTML     64K  
                Principal Payments (Details)                                     
107: R84         Long-Term Debt and Liquidity Matters - Fair Value   HTML     47K  
                of Long-Term Debt (Details)                                      
108: R85         Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits  HTML     80K  
                - Additional Information (Details)                               
109: R86         Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits  HTML     67K  
                - Net Periodic Benefit Costs and Portion including               
                Portion Charged to Expense (Details)                             
110: R87         Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits  HTML     83K  
                - Changes Benefit Obligations and Funded Status                  
                (Details)                                                        
111: R88         Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits  HTML     51K  
                - Projected Benefit Obligation for Pension Plans                 
                (Details)                                                        
112: R89         Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits  HTML     57K  
                - Amounts Recognized on the Consolidated Balance                 
                Sheets (Details)                                                 
113: R90         Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits  HTML     56K  
                - Impact to Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss                 
                (Details)                                                        
114: R91         Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits  HTML     81K  
                - Weighted-Average Assumptions for Pensions and                  
                Other Benefits (Details)                                         
115: R92         Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits  HTML     62K  
                - Asset Allocation (Details)                                     
116: R93         Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits  HTML    150K  
                - Fair Value of Pinnacle West's Pension Plan                     
                (Details)                                                        
117: R94         Retirement Plans and Other Postretirement Benefits  HTML     56K  
                - Estimated Future Benefit Payments (Details)                    
118: R95         Leases - Additional information (Details)           HTML     42K  
119: R96         Leases - Lease costs (Details)                      HTML     53K  
120: R97         Leases - Maturity of our operating lease            HTML     67K  
                liabilities (Details)                                            
121: R98         Leases - Other additional information related to    HTML     48K  
                operating lease liabilities (Details)                            
122: R99         Jointly-Owned Facilities (Details)                  HTML    104K  
123: R100        Commitments and Contingencies - Palo Verde Nuclear  HTML    136K  
                Generating Station, Contractual Obligations and                  
                Super-Fund Related Matters (Details)                             
124: R101        Commitments and Contingencies - Additional          HTML    111K  
                Information (Details)                                            
125: R102        Asset Retirement Obligations (Details)              HTML     60K  
126: R103        Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Assets and  HTML    123K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
127: R104        Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information    HTML     42K  
                (Details)                                                        
128: R105        Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     68K  
129: R106        Stock-Based Compensation - Additional Information   HTML    103K  
                (Details)                                                        
130: R107        Stock-Based Compensation - Summary of Restricted    HTML     50K  
                Stock, Stock Grants, Stock Units and Performance                 
                Shares (Details)                                                 
131: R108        Stock-Based Compensation - Status of Nonvested      HTML     79K  
                Restricted Stock, Stock Grants, Stock Units and                  
                Performance Shares (Details)                                     
132: R109        Derivative Accounting - Additional Information      HTML     59K  
                (Details)                                                        
133: R110        Derivative Accounting - Outstanding Gross Notional  HTML     43K  
                Amounts Outstanding (Details)                                    
134: R111        Derivative Accounting - Gains and Losses from       HTML     53K  
                Derivative Instruments (Details)                                 
135: R112        Derivative Accounting - Derivative Instruments in   HTML    100K  
                the Balance Sheet (Details)                                      
136: R113        Derivative Accounting - Credit Risk and Related     HTML     46K  
                Contingent Features (Details)                                    
137: R114        Other Income and Other Expense (Details)            HTML     80K  
138: R115        Palo Verde Sale Leaseback Variable Interest         HTML     68K  
                Entities - Additional Information (Details)                      
139: R116        Palo Verde Sale Leaseback Variable Interest         HTML     54K  
                Entities - Schedule of VIEs (Details)                            
140: R117        Investments in Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts and   HTML     47K  
                Other Special Use Funds - Additional Information                 
                (Details)                                                        
141: R118        Investments in Nuclear Decommissioning Trusts and   HTML    124K  
                Other Special Use Funds (Details)                                
142: R119        Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss     HTML     76K  
                (Details)                                                        
143: R120        SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF     HTML     79K  
                REGISTRANT - Comprehensive Income (Details)                      
144: R121        SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF     HTML    173K  
                REGISTRANT - Balance Sheets (Details)                            
145: R122        SCHEDULE I - CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF     HTML    119K  
                REGISTRANT - Cash Flows (Details)                                
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 2/23/18  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-K¶      12/31/17  138:27M
 9/11/17  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       8-K:9       9/06/17    6:415K
 6/20/17  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       8-K:8,9     6/20/17    2:717K
 5/02/17  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-Q        3/31/17   81:16M
 3/31/17  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       DEF 14A     5/17/17    1:4.3M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
 2/24/17  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-K¶      12/31/16  138:27M
 9/20/16  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       8-K:9       9/15/16    6:412K
 5/06/16  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       8-K:9       5/03/16    6:488K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/19/16  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-K       12/31/15  137:27M
11/06/15  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       8-K:9      11/03/15    6:415K
10/30/15  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-Q        9/30/15   87:13M
 5/19/15  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       8-K:9       5/14/15    6:406K
 2/20/15  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-K¶      12/31/14  146:38M
 7/31/14  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-Q        6/30/14   98:26M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/02/14  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-Q        3/31/14   94:19M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/21/14  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-K¶      12/31/13  148:38M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 2/22/13  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-K¶      12/31/12  140:39M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/22/12  Arizona Public Service Co.        8-K:5,9     5/16/12    3:147K                                   Toppan Merrill/FA
 5/03/12  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-Q        3/31/12   93:19M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 3/29/12  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       DEF 14A     5/16/12    1:2.3M                                   Toppan Merrill-FA
 2/24/12  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-K       12/31/11  143:50M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA
 4/29/11  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-Q        3/31/11   52:5.9M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/18/11  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-K       12/31/10   68:13M                                    Donnelley … Solutions/FA
11/08/10  Arizona Public Service Co.        8-K:1,8,9  11/08/10    3:994K                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 8/03/10  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-Q        6/30/10   49:5.5M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/06/10  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-Q        3/31/10   14:2.1M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 2/19/10  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-K       12/31/09   19:3.1M                                   Donnelley … Solutions/FA
 5/05/09  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-Q        3/31/09   14:899K                                   RR Donnelley
 2/20/09  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-K       12/31/08   19:2.3M                                   RR Donnelley
11/25/08  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       S-3ASR     11/25/08    5:271K                                   RR Donnelley
 8/07/08  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-Q        6/30/08   17:900K                                   Bowne - BPX/FA
 2/27/08  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-K       12/31/07   15:1.9M                                   Bowne - BPX/FA
11/06/07  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-Q        9/30/07   14:908K                                   Bowne - BPX/FA
 5/09/07  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-Q        3/31/07   14:741K                                   Bowne - BPX/FA
 4/20/07  Arizona Public Service Co.        8-K:8,9     4/18/07    3:54K                                    RR Donnelley
 4/20/07  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       DEF 14A     5/23/07    1:757K                                   RR Donnelley
 8/03/06  Arizona Public Service Co.        8-K:9       7/31/06    7:324K                                   Bowne - BPX/FA
 3/13/06  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-K       12/31/05   25:3.1M                                   Bowne - BPX/FA
 8/22/05  Arizona Public Service Co.        8-K:9       8/17/05    4:102K                                   Bowne - BPX/FA
 8/09/05  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-Q        6/30/05   15:1.2M                                   Bowne - BPX/FA
 3/16/05  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-K¶      12/31/04   28:2.5M                                   Bowne - BPX/FA
 8/09/04  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       8-K:7       6/23/04    2:78K                                    Bowne - BPX/FA
 3/15/04  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-K       12/31/03   16:1.8M                                   Bowne - BPX/FA
 5/15/03  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-Q        3/31/03    9:364K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 5/09/03  Arizona Public Service Co.        8-K:7       5/07/03    7:139K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 5/15/02  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-Q        3/31/02    7:161K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 3/14/01  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-K       12/31/00   12:288K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
12/21/00  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       S-3                    9:512K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 8/14/00  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-Q        6/30/00    3:92K                                    Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 3/30/00  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-K       12/31/99   21:332K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
11/15/99  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-Q        9/30/99    4:376K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 6/26/98  Arizona Public Service Co.        8-K:5,7     5/19/98    3:34K                                    Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 5/15/98  Pinnacle West Capital Corp.       10-Q        3/31/98    2:49K                                    Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 1/16/98  Arizona Public Service Co.        8-K:7       1/13/98    6:280K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 3/28/97  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-K405    12/31/96   13:337K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
11/22/96  Arizona Public Service Co.        8-K:7      11/19/96    7:507K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 8/09/96  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-Q        6/30/96    4:50K                                    Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 3/29/96  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-K405    12/31/95   15:379K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 3/30/95  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-K405    12/31/94   14:361K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 1/11/95  Arizona Public Service Co.        8-K:7       1/01/95    7:295K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
11/10/94  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-Q        9/30/94    5:52K                                    Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA
 3/30/94  Arizona Public Service Co.        10-K       12/31/93   14:453K                                   Imperial Fin’l … Corp/FA

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