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Arizona Public Service Co – ‘10-Q’ for 9/30/96

As of:  Thursday, 11/14/96   ·   For:  9/30/96   ·   Accession #:  950147-96-542   ·   File #:  1-04473

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Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q
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 2: EX-10.1     Arizona Corporation Commission Order                  18     73K 
 3: EX-27.1     Financial Data Schedule                                2±     9K 


10-Q   —   Quarterly Report
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11st Page   -   Filing Submission
3Item 1. Financial Statements
13Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
15Liquidity and Capital Resources
16Item 5. Other Information
"Environmental Matters
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FORM 10-Q Securities and Exchange Commission Washington, D.C. 20549 [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996 ------------------ OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to --------------- ----------------- Commission file number 1-4473 ------ ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Arizona 86-0011170 ------------------------------- ---------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999, Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999 ------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (602) 250-1000 ------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No --- --- Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. Number of shares of common stock, $2.50 par value, outstanding as of November 13, 1996: 71,264,947
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i Glossary -------- ACC - Arizona Corporation Commission ACC Order - ACC Order commencing a formal rulemaking process for the adoption of Proposed Rules regarding the introduction of retail electric competition in Arizona ACC Staff - Staff of the Arizona Corporation Commission AFUDC - Allowance for funds used during construction Affected Utilities - Utilities affected by the ACC's Proposed Rules on retail electric competition in Arizona CC&N - Certificate of convenience and necessity Company - Arizona Public Service Company EPA - Environmental Protection Agency ITC - Investment tax credit June 10-Q - Arizona Public Service Company Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1996 1995 10-K - Arizona Public Service Company Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995 Palo Verde - Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Proposed Rules - Proposed rules issued by the ACC regarding the introduction of retail electric competition in Arizona Pinnacle West - Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION ------------------------------ Item 1. Financial Statements ---------------------------- ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME ------------------------------ (Unaudited) [Enlarge/Download Table] Three Months Ended September 30, ----------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 --------------------- --------------------- (Thousands of Dollars) ELECTRIC OPERATING REVENUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 566,899 $ 549,082 --------------------- --------------------- FUEL EXPENSES: Fuel for electric generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,243 68,715 Purchased power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,793 23,539 --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108,036 92,254 --------------------- --------------------- OPERATING REVENUES LESS FUEL EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . 458,863 456,828 --------------------- --------------------- OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES: Operations excluding fuel expenses . . . . . . . . . . . 74,816 75,807 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,570 21,758 Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,431 61,157 Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,994 100,282 Other taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,745 35,222 --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306,556 294,226 --------------------- --------------------- OPERATING INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152,307 162,602 --------------------- --------------------- OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS): AFUDC - equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,942 1,111 Other - net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,988) (14,393) Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,922 21,305 --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,876 8,023 --------------------- --------------------- INCOME BEFORE INTEREST DEDUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 167,183 170,625 --------------------- --------------------- INTEREST DEDUCTIONS: Interest on long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,100 39,063 Interest on short-term borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . 2,597 3,275 Debt discount, premium and expense . . . . . . . . . . . 2,023 2,072 AFUDC - debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,021) (2,130) --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,699 42,280 --------------------- --------------------- NET INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128,484 128,345 PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . 4,153 4,775 --------------------- --------------------- EARNINGS FOR COMMON STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 124,331 $ 123,570 ===================== ===================== See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
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-2- ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME ------------------------------ (Unaudited) [Enlarge/Download Table] Nine Months Ended September 30, ----------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 --------------------- --------------------- (Thousands of Dollars) ELECTRIC OPERATING REVENUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,338,818 $ 1,266,228 --------------------- --------------------- FUEL EXPENSES: Fuel for electric generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167,866 160,248 Purchased power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,197 49,563 --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244,063 209,811 --------------------- --------------------- OPERATING REVENUES LESS FUEL EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . 1,094,755 1,056,417 --------------------- --------------------- OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES: Operations excluding fuel expenses . . . . . . . . . . . 213,156 207,167 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75,269 76,081 Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207,612 181,996 Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172,017 160,817 Other taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,894 105,821 --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 761,948 731,882 --------------------- --------------------- OPERATING INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332,807 324,535 --------------------- --------------------- OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS): AFUDC - equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,620 3,645 Other - net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5,030) (10,862) Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,111 29,830 --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30,701 22,613 --------------------- --------------------- INCOME BEFORE INTEREST DEDUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 363,508 347,148 --------------------- --------------------- INTEREST DEDUCTIONS: Interest on long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110,860 120,986 Interest on short-term borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . 9,396 6,932 Debt discount, premium and expense . . . . . . . . . . . 6,144 6,082 AFUDC - debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7,422) (6,481) --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118,978 127,519 --------------------- --------------------- NET INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244,530 219,629 PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . 12,956 14,358 --------------------- --------------------- EARNINGS FOR COMMON STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 231,574 $ 205,271 ===================== ===================== See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
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-3- ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME ------------------------------ (Unaudited) [Enlarge/Download Table] Twelve Months Ended September 30, ----------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 --------------------- --------------------- (Thousands of Dollars) ELECTRIC OPERATING REVENUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,687,542 $ 1,608,308 --------------------- --------------------- FUEL EXPENSES: Fuel for electric generation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216,546 209,258 Purchased power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,504 61,250 --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304,050 270,508 --------------------- --------------------- OPERATING REVENUES LESS FUEL EXPENSES . . . . . . . . . . 1,383,492 1,337,800 --------------------- --------------------- OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES: Operations excluding fuel expenses . . . . . . . . . . . 290,831 279,461 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115,160 106,699 Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267,714 243,703 Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190,065 181,011 Other taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,696 139,827 --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993,466 950,701 --------------------- --------------------- OPERATING INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390,026 387,099 --------------------- --------------------- OTHER INCOME (DEDUCTIONS): AFUDC - equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,957 4,749 Other - net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (11,200) (11,823) Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37,879 31,399 --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,636 24,325 --------------------- --------------------- INCOME BEFORE INTEREST DEDUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 423,662 411,424 --------------------- --------------------- INTEREST DEDUCTIONS: Interest on long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149,906 160,617 Interest on short-term borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . 10,607 8,147 Debt discount, premium and expense . . . . . . . . . . . 8,684 8,136 AFUDC - debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10,006) (8,005) --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159,191 168,895 --------------------- --------------------- NET INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264,471 242,529 PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . 17,732 19,242 --------------------- --------------------- EARNINGS FOR COMMON STOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 246,739 $ 223,287 ===================== ===================== See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
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-4- ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS ------------------------ ASSETS (Unaudited) [Enlarge/Download Table] September 30, December 31, 1996 1995 ------------------ ------------------ (Thousands of Dollars) UTILITY PLANT: Electric plant in service and held for future use . . . $ 6,683,761 $ 6,544,860 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization . . . . . 2,389,447 2,231,614 --------------------- --------------------- Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,294,314 4,313,246 Construction work in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307,251 281,757 Nuclear fuel, net of amortization . . . . . . . . . . . 49,829 52,084 --------------------- --------------------- Utility plant - net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,651,394 4,647,087 --------------------- --------------------- INVESTMENTS AND OTHER ASSETS :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,221 97,742 --------------------- --------------------- CURRENT ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,815 18,389 Accounts receivable: Service customers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145,341 100,433 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,848 28,107 Allowance for doubtful accounts . . . . . . . . . . . (1,862) (1,656) Accrued utility revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74,008 53,519 Materials and supplies, at average cost . . . . . . . . 75,871 78,271 Fossil fuel, at average cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,188 21,722 Deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,614 5,653 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,132 17,839 --------------------- --------------------- Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366,955 322,277 --------------------- --------------------- DEFERRED DEBITS: Regulatory asset for income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . 520,910 548,464 Palo Verde Unit 3 cost deferral . . . . . . . . . . . . 270,131 283,426 Palo Verde Unit 2 cost deferral . . . . . . . . . . . . 157,754 165,873 Unamortized costs of reacquired debt . . . . . . . . . . 71,520 63,518 Unamortized debt issue costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,204 17,772 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267,872 272,103 --------------------- --------------------- Total deferred debits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,304,391 1,351,156 --------------------- --------------------- TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,435,961 $ 6,418,262 ===================== ===================== See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
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-5- ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS ------------------------ LIABILITIES (Unaudited) [Enlarge/Download Table] September 30, December 31, 1996 1995 ------------------ ------------------ (Thousands of Dollars) CAPITALIZATION: Common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 178,162 $ 178,162 Premiums and expenses - net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,040,681 1,039,550 Retained earnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 507,801 403,843 --------------------- --------------------- Common stock equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,726,644 1,621,555 Non-redeemable preferred stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,391 193,561 Redeemable preferred stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,000 75,000 Long-term debt less current maturities . . . . . . . . . 1,924,507 2,132,021 --------------------- --------------------- Total capitalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,874,542 4,022,137 --------------------- --------------------- CURRENT LIABILITIES: Commercial paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134,500 177,800 Current maturities of long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . 153,643 3,512 Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116,280 106,583 Accrued taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170,372 82,827 Accrued interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,619 41,549 Customer deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,130 32,746 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,729 21,134 --------------------- --------------------- Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671,273 466,151 --------------------- --------------------- DEFERRED CREDITS AND OTHER: Deferred income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,417,881 1,429,482 Deferred investment tax credit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90,025 115,353 Unamortized gain - sale of utility plant . . . . . . . . 88,083 91,514 Customer advances for construction . . . . . . . . . . . 23,673 19,846 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270,484 273,779 --------------------- --------------------- Total deferred credits and other . . . . . . . . . . 1,890,146 1,929,974 --------------------- --------------------- COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Notes 5, 6 and 7) TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,435,961 $ 6,418,262 ===================== ===================== See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
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-6- ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS ---------------------------------- (Unaudited) [Enlarge/Download Table] Nine Months Ended September 30, ----------------------------------------------- 1996 1995 --------------------- --------------------- (Thousands of Dollars) Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 244,530 $ 219,629 Items not requiring cash: Depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . 207,612 181,996 Nuclear fuel amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,166 24,354 AFUDC - equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5,620) (3,645) Deferred income taxes - net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,768 27,609 Deferred investment tax credit - net . . . . . . . . . (25,328) (24,469) Changes in certain current assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable - net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (35,443) (34,010) Accrued utility revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (20,489) (23,419) Materials, supplies and fossil fuel . . . . . . . . . 8,934 9,154 Other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,707 (1,731) Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,340 (65) Accrued taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87,545 86,763 Accrued interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15,930) (13,557) Other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,277 18,360 Other - net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,515 11,999 --------------------- --------------------- Net cash flow provided by operating activities . . . 518,584 478,968 --------------------- --------------------- Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Capital expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (196,641) (209,471) AFUDC - debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (7,422) (6,481) Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (13,691) (13,354) --------------------- --------------------- Net cash flow used for investing activities. . . . . (217,754) (229,306) --------------------- --------------------- Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000 82,863 Short-term borrowings - net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (43,300) (69,300) Dividends paid on common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . (127,500) (112,500) Dividends paid on preferred stock . . . . . . . . . . . (13,456) (14,358) Repayment of preferred stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (46,083) (4) Repayment and reacquisition of long-term debt . . . . . (171,065) (119,707) --------------------- --------------------- Net cash flow used for financing activities . . . . (301,404) (233,006) --------------------- --------------------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents . . . (574) 16,656 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period . . . . . 18,389 6,532 --------------------- --------------------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period . . . . . . . . $ 17,815 $ 23,188 ===================== ===================== Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information: Cash paid during the period for: Interest (excluding capitalized interest) . . . . . . $ 127,492 $ 135,034 Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 102,144 $ 84,599 See Notes to Condensed Financial Statements.
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-7- ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements contain all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 1996, the results of operations for the three months, nine months and twelve months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, and the cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995. It is suggested that these condensed financial statements and notes to condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes to financial statements included in the 1995 10-K. Certain prior year balances have been restated to conform to the current year presentation. 2. The Company's operations are subject to seasonal fluctuations, with variations occurring in energy usage by customers from season to season and from month to month within a season, primarily as a result of changing weather conditions. For this and other reasons, the results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. 3. All the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company are owned by Pinnacle West. 4. See "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in Part I, Item 2 of this report for changes in capitalization for the nine months ended September 30, 1996. 5. Regulatory Matters Regulatory Agreement In April 1996, the ACC approved a regulatory agreement between the Company and the ACC Staff. This agreement is substantially the same as the agreement proposed by the Company and the ACC Staff in December 1995. The major provisions of the 1996 regulatory agreement are: O An annual rate reduction of approximately $48.5 million ($29 million after income taxes), or an average 3.4% for all customers except certain contract customers, effective July 1, 1996. O Recovery of substantially all of the Company's present regulatory assets through accelerated amortization over an eight-year period beginning July 1, 1996, increasing annual amortization by approximately $120 million ($72 million after income taxes).
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-8- O A formula for sharing future cost savings between customers and shareholders, referencing a return on equity (as defined) of 11.25%. O A moratorium on filing for permanent rate changes, except under the sharing formula and under certain other limited circumstances, prior to July 2, 1999. O Infusion of $200 million of common equity into the Company by Pinnacle West, in annual increments of $50 million starting in 1996. Competition and Electric Industry Restructuring In recognition of evolving competition in the electric utility industry, there has been an ongoing investigation by the ACC Staff into industry restructuring in an open competition docket involving many parties. See Note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the 1995 10-K for further discussion of the industry restructuring. On October 9, 1996, the ACC issued an order (the "ACC Order"), attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, initiating a formal rulemaking process for the adoption of rules ("Proposed Rules") regarding the introduction of retail electric competition in Arizona. The ACC will hold public comment meetings on the Proposed Rules on December 2, 3, and 4, 1996. The ACC has indicated that, even if it then adopts the Proposed Rules, issues such as reliability, stranded cost recovery, the phase-in process, and bundled, unbundled and metering services, as well as legal issues, will require additional consideration and will be addressed through workshops and working groups which will issue recommendations to the ACC during 1997. Commissioner Carl Kunasek, the sole Republican on the three-member ACC, provided a concurring statement to the ACC Order in which he expressed concerns about the Proposed Rules and his intent to make substantive changes in them. As a result of the recent election, Mr. Kunasek will be joined on the ACC in January 1997 by Republican Jim Irvin, which will impact the leadership of the ACC and the composition of the ACC Staff. The positions on the rulemaking that will actually be taken by the members of the ACC, as evidenced by recently reported comments, are by no means clear at this time. The Proposed Rules include the following major provisions: O The Proposed Rules are intended to apply to virtually all of the Arizona electric utilities regulated by the ACC (the "Affected Utilities"), including the Company. O Each Affected Utility would be required to make available at least 20 percent of its 1995 system retail peak demand for competitive generation supply to all customer classes not later than January 1, 1999, at least 50 percent not later than January 1, 2001, and all of its retail demand not later than January 1, 2003. O "Electric Service Providers" that obtain a "Certificate of Convenience and Necessity" ("CC&N") from the ACC would be allowed to supply, market, and or broker specified electric services at retail. These services would not include most
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-9- electric distribution services. Affected Utilities would not be required to apply for CC&N's for any services provided in their existing service territories. O On or before December 31, 1997, each Affected Utility would file with the ACC proposed tariffs for "Standard Offer Bundled Service" and "Unbundled Service." "Standard Offer Bundled Service" means electric service elements (i.e., generation, transmission, distribution, and ancillary services) provided and priced as a package to consumers within a designated area. "Unbundled Service" means electric service elements provided and priced separately. The Proposed Rules indicate that the ACC shall allow recovery by Affected Utilities of unmitigated Stranded Cost, defined as "the verifiable net difference between (a) the value of all prudent jurisdictional assets and obligations necessary to furnish electricity (such as generating plants, purchased power contracts, fuel contracts, and regulatory assets), acquired or entered into prior to the adoption of the [Proposed Rules], and (b) the market value of those assets and obligations directly attributable to the introduction of competition under the [Proposed Rules]." Each Affected Utility would be required to take "every feasible, cost-effective measure" to mitigate or offset Stranded Cost and to file with the ACC estimates of unmitigated Stranded Cost. The ACC would then, after hearing and consideration of various factors, determine the magnitude of Stranded Cost and appropriate Stranded Cost recovery mechanisms and charges on a case-by-case basis. In comments submitted to the ACC, the Company has stated that certain provisions of the Proposed Rules are deficient, legally and otherwise, because, among other things, (i) the ACC has no authority to require or authorize retail competition between electric utilities or to regulate non-public service corporations; (ii) the rules fail to address the vested property rights of Affected Utilities, including the Company, to receive adequate compensation for the amendment or rescission of CC&N's or for stranded costs; (iii) the rules are discriminatory because they favor newly-certificated competitors over Affected Utilities; (iv) the rules do not provide for the fundamental statutory and due process rights of the Company and other Affected Utilities; (v) specific measures of the Proposed Rules, including the proposed phase-in, could affect the Company's ability to maintain system reliability in a cost-effective manner; and (vi) the status of certain of the Company's potential competitors, including public power entities and out-of-state utilities, is unclear. In April 1996, an Arizona law established legislative and advisory committees to study electric utility industry restructuring issues and report back to the legislature by the end of 1997. The committees include representatives of the ACC and the Company.
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-10- The Company believes that legislation will ultimately be required before significant implementation of the Proposed Rules (or whatever they may evolve into) can lawfully occur. 6. The Palo Verde participants have insurance for public liability payments resulting from nuclear energy hazards to the full limit of liability under federal law. This potential liability is covered by primary liability insurance provided by commercial insurance carriers in the amount of $200 million and the balance by an industry-wide retrospective assessment program. If losses at any nuclear power plant covered by this program exceed the accumulated funds for this program, the Company could be assessed retrospective premium adjustments. The maximum assessment per reactor under the program for each nuclear incident is approximately $79 million, subject to an annual limit of $10 million per incident. Based upon the Company's 29.1% interest in the three Palo Verde units, the Company's maximum potential assessment per incident is approximately $69 million, with an annual payment limitation of approximately $9 million. The Palo Verde participants maintain "all risk" (including nuclear hazards) insurance for property damage to, and decontamination of, property at Palo Verde in the aggregate amount of $2.75 billion, a substantial portion of which must first be applied to stabilization and decontamination. The Company has also secured insurance against portions of any increased cost of generation or purchased power and business interruption resulting from a sudden and unforeseen outage of any of the three units. The insurance coverage discussed in this and the previous paragraph is subject to certain policy conditions and exclusions. 7. The Company has encountered tube cracking in the Palo Verde steam generators and has taken, and will continue to take, remedial actions that it believes have slowed the rate of tube degradation. The projected service life of the steam generators is reassessed periodically in conjunction with inspections made during scheduled outages of the Palo Verde units. The Company's ongoing analyses indicate that it will be economically desirable for the Company to replace the Unit 2 steam generators, which have been most affected by tube cracking, in five to ten years. The Company expects that the steam generator replacement can be accomplished within financial parameters established before replacement was a consideration, and the Company estimates that its share of the replacement costs (in 1996 dollars and including installation and replacement power costs) will be approximately $50 million, most of which will be incurred after the year 2000. The Company expects that the replacement would be performed in conjunction with a normal refueling outage in order to limit incremental outage time to approximately 50 days. Based on the latest available data, the Company estimates that the Unit 1 and Unit 3 steam generators should operate for the license periods (until 2025 and 2027, respectively), although the Company will continue its normal periodic assessment of these steam generators.
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-11- ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results ----------------------------------------------------------------------- of Operations. -------------- Operating Results ----------------- The following table summarizes the Company's revenues and earnings for the three-month, nine-month and twelve-month periods ended September 30, 1996 and 1995: Periods ended September 30 (Thousands of Dollars) [Enlarge/Download Table] Three Months Nine Months Twelve Months ------------------------------- ------------------------------------ ---------------------------------- 1996 1995 1996 1995 1996 1995 --------------- --------------- ----------------- ------------------ ---------------- ----------------- Operating revenues $566,899 $549,082 $1,338,818 $1,266,228 $1,687,542 $1,608,308 Earnings for common stock $124,331 $123,570 $ 231,574 $ 205,271 $ 246,739 $ 223,287 Operating Results - Three-month period ended September 30, 1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- compared with three-month period ended September 30, 1995 --------------------------------------------------------- Earnings were flat in the three-month period ended September 30, 1996. Results were favorably impacted by increased operating revenues, the write-down of an office building in 1995, lower property taxes, and lower interest expense. Operating revenues were higher due to customer growth, warmer weather, and higher residential usage. Property tax estimates for 1996 were reduced in the third quarter to reflect a change in tax law. See "Property Taxes" in Part II, Item 1 of the June 10-Q. Interest expense decreased due to lower average interest rates and lower debt balances. Substantially offsetting these positive factors were the accelerated amortization of regulatory assets, a retail rate reduction, and an increase in fuel expenses. The accelerated regulatory asset amortization and the rate reduction were part of a regulatory agreement which became effective July 1, 1996. See Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Financial Statements. Fuel expenses were higher primarily due to higher natural gas costs, a less favorable mix of fuel and purchased power, and increased retail sales. Operating Results - Nine-month period ended September 30, 1996 compared ----------------------------------------------------------------------- with nine-month period ended September 30, 1995 ----------------------------------------------- Earnings increased in the nine-month period ended September 30, 1996 primarily due to increased operating revenues, the
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-12- write-down of an office building in 1995, a reduction in property taxes (see "Property Taxes" in Part II, Item 1 of the June 10-Q), and lower interest expense. Operating revenues were higher due to customer growth, warmer weather, and higher residential usage. Interest expense decreased due to lower average interest rates and lower debt balances. Partially offsetting these positive factors were an increase in fuel expenses, the accelerated amortization of regulatory assets, a retail rate reduction, and a gain on the sale of a small subsidiary in the first quarter of 1995. Fuel expenses were higher primarily due to higher natural gas costs, increased retail sales, higher coal prices, and a less favorable mix of fuel and purchased power. The accelerated regulatory asset amortization and the rate reduction were part of a regulatory agreement which became effective July 1, 1996. See Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Financial Statements. Operating Results - Twelve-month period ended September 30, 1996 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- compared with twelve-month period ended September 30, 1995 ---------------------------------------------------------- Earnings increased in the twelve-month period ended September 30, 1996 primarily due to increased operating revenues, the write-down of an office building in 1995, a reduction in property taxes (see "Property Taxes" in Part II, Item 1 of the June 10-Q), and lower interest expense. Operating revenues were higher due to customer growth, warmer weather, and higher residential usage. Interest expense decreased due to lower average interest rates and lower debt balances. Partially offsetting these positive factors were an increase in fuel expenses, the accelerated amortization of regulatory assets, increased operation and maintenance expenses, a retail rate reduction, and a gain on the sale of a small subsidiary in the first quarter of 1995. Fuel expenses were higher primarily due to increased retail sales, higher natural gas costs, a less favorable mix of fuel and purchased power, and higher coal prices. The accelerated regulatory asset amortization and the rate reduction were part of a regulatory agreement which became effective July 1, 1996. See Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Financial Statements. Operations and maintenance expenses were higher primarily due to the write-down of certain inventory in the fourth quarter of 1995. Other Income ------------ Other income reflects accounting practices required for regulated public utilities and represents a composite of cash and non-cash items, including AFUDC. See Note 1 of Notes to Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the 1995 10-K. As part of a 1994 rate settlement agreement with the ACC, the Company accelerated amortization of substantially all
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-13- deferred ITCs over a five-year period beginning in 1995, resulting in a decrease in annual income tax expense of approximately $21 million. Voluntary Severance Program --------------------------- The Company will take a charge in the fourth quarter of 1996 for a voluntary severance program. Employees may submit their request to participate in the program from October 15 through November 15, 1996. The Company cannot currently estimate the financial impact of this program. Regulatory Matters ------------------ See Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report and Note 3 of Notes to Financial Statements in Part II, Item 8 of the 1995 10-K for a discussion of the Company's regulatory agreement and the Proposed Rules regarding the introduction of retail electric competition in Arizona. Liquidity and Capital Resources ------------------------------- For the nine months ended September 30, 1996, the Company incurred approximately $197 million in capital expenditures, accounting for approximately 76% of the most recently estimated 1996 capital expenditures. The Company has estimated total capital expenditures for the years 1996, 1997, and 1998 to be approximately $260 million, $284 million, and $284 million, respectively. These amounts include about $30 million each year for nuclear fuel expenditures. Required and optional redemptions of preferred stock and long-term debt, including premiums thereon, and a capitalized lease obligation are expected to total approximately $217 million, $164 million, and $114 million for the years 1996, 1997, and 1998, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 1996, the Company redeemed approximately $171 million of its long-term debt and approximately $46 million of its preferred stock, and incurred $100 million of long-term debt under a revolving credit agreement. As a result of the 1996 regulatory agreement (see Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Financial Statements), Pinnacle West will invest $50 million in the Company in each of the years 1996 through 1999. It is the Company's intention over the next several years to use excess cash flow primarily to retire debt and preferred stock. Although provisions in the Company's bond indenture, articles of incorporation, and financing orders from the ACC restrict the issuance of additional first mortgage bonds and preferred stock, management does not expect any of these restrictions to limit the Company's ability to meet its capital requirements.
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-14- PART II - OTHER INFORMATION --------------------------- ITEM 5. Other Information ------------------------------ Environmental Matters --------------------- As previously reported, the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 required two studies with respect to hazardous air pollutants emitted by electric utility steam generating units. See "Environmental Matters - EPA Environmental Regulation" in Part I, Item 1 of the 1995 10-K. The EPA has postponed, for up to three years, the general study concerning the necessity of regulating such units and has deferred promulgating regulations relating to mercury emissions. Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station ------------------------------------- See Note 7 of Notes to Condensed Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report for a discussion of issues regarding the Palo Verde steam generators. Construction and Financing Programs ----------------------------------- See "Liquidity and Capital Resources" in Part I, Item 2 of this report for a discussion of the Company's construction and financing programs. Competition and Electric Industry Restructuring ----------------------------------------------- See Note 5 of the Notes to Condensed Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1 of this report for a discussion of competition and the Proposed Rules regarding the introduction of retail electric competition in Arizona.
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-15- ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ----------------------------------------- (a) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 10.1 Arizona Corporation Commission Order, Decision No. 59870, dated October 9, 1996, including the Proposed Rules regarding the introduction of retail electric competition in Arizona 27.1 Financial Data Schedule (b) Reports on Form 8-K During the quarter ended September 30, 1996, and the period ended November 13, 1996, the Company filed the following report on Form 8-K: Report dated August 28, 1996 regarding draft rules of the ACC Staff relating to the introduction of retail electric competition in Arizona.
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-16- SIGNATURES ---------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY (Registrant) Dated: November 13, 1996 By: Jaron B. Norberg -------------------------------- ------------------------------- Jaron B. Norberg Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Officer Duly Authorized to sign this Report)

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