8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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):    February 22, 2019

Commission File Number	Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter; State of Incorporation; Address and Telephone Number	IRS Employer Identification Number
1-8962	Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (an Arizona corporation) 400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999 Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999 (602) 250-1000	86-0512431
1-4473	Arizona Public Service Company (an Arizona corporation) 400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999 Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999 (602) 250-1000	86-0011170

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). 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 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02.

On February 22, 2019, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (the “Company” or “Pinnacle West”) issued a press release regarding its financial results for the fiscal quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018 and its earnings outlook for 2019.  A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01.

The Company is providing a copy of the slide presentation made in connection with its earnings conference call on February 22, 2019.  This information contains Company operating results for the fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, earnings outlook for 2019 and a quarterly and full year consolidated statistical summary. The slide presentation is attached hereto as Exhibits 99.2 and is concurrently being posted to the Company’s website at www.pinnaclewest.com.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Registrant(s)	Description
99.1	Pinnacle West APS	Earnings News Release issued on February 22, 2019.
99.2	Pinnacle West APS	Pinnacle West 4th Quarter and Full-Year 2018 Results slide presentation accompanying February 22, 2019 conference call.

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: February 22, 2019	By: /s/ James R. Hatfield
	James R. Hatfield
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer
	ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
	(Registrant)
Dated: February 22, 2019	By: /s/ James R. Hatfield
	James R. Hatfield
	Executive Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE		February 22, 2019
Media Contact: Analyst Contacts:	Alan Bunnell (602) 250-3376 Stefanie Layton (602) 250-4541
Website:	pinnaclewest.com

PINNACLE WEST REPORTS 2018 FULL-YEAR AND FOURTH-QUARTER RESULTS

• Full-year 2018 results benefit from strong operational performance and prior year’s collaborative rate agreement

• An expanding Arizona economy and customer growth drive increase in retail revenue

PHOENIX - Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE: PNW) today reported consolidated net income attributable to common shareholders of $511.0 million, or $4.54 per diluted share, for full-year 2018. This result compares with net income of $488.5 million, or $4.35 per share, in 2017.

“Strong operational performance and a robust Arizona economy helped us achieve solid 2018 results at the top of our earnings guidance,” said Pinnacle West Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Don Brandt. “And, by operating efficiently and safely, our employees provided our 1.2 million customers with clean, reliable and affordable electricity.”

“Whether it’s operating Palo Verde Generating Station, the nation’s largest producer of clean-energy; quickly restoring electric service after a violent monsoon storm; or holding the line on operational costs,” Brandt said, “our employees’ commitment to our customers defines who we are as a company.”

As an example of the company’s commitment to keep rates affordable, APS was among the first energy companies in the nation to return the benefits of federal tax reform to customers. Disciplined operational cost management has enabled the company to limit price increases to less than the rate of inflation over the last 25 years. In fact, earlier this month, APS lowered monthly bills more than $3 on average for residential customers. Added to the $119 million in savings passed along to customers from federal tax reform, the average APS customer’s monthly bill is $9.59 less than it was on March 1, 2018.

Brandt cited several additional examples of the company’s 2018 achievements:

• For the seventh straight year, Pinnacle West increased its common dividend, raising it by 6.1 percent. In addition, Pinnacle West’s total shareholder value increased $341 million and total return to shareholders was 3.6 percent in 2018.

• Palo Verde Generating Station achieved its 27th consecutive year as the nation’s largest power producer - generating 31.1 million megawatt-hours of carbon-free electricity. The plant achieved a 90 percent capacity factor and completed its spring planned refueling outage in 28 days and 13 hours - the shortest in plant history.

• APS ranked fifth nationally for solar energy and is an industry leader in battery storage. Combining Palo Verde, solar and other renewables, and energy efficiency, APS serves its customers with an energy mix that is 50 percent clean.

• And, for the benefit of customers in 2019, APS expanded its crisis bill support to customers in need by $1.5 million for a total of $2.75 million, $500,000 of which was designated for Arizonans affected by the federal government shutdown.

Looking forward, Brandt said the company will keep working in partnership with customers and policy makers “to support Arizona’s sustained growth and continue to advance a clean-energy vision.”

The 2018 full-year financial results comparison was positively impacted by the following major factors:

• The company’s 2017 multi-party rate agreement, including new residential rate designs and seasonal rates,increased results by $0.73 per share. The agreement, which included APS’s first retail base rate increase in five years, took effect Aug. 19, 2017.

• Higher transmission revenues improved results $0.18 per share compared to 2017.

• Adoption of new accounting guidance and higher market returns for pension and other post-retirement benefits positively impacted results by $0.17 per share.

• Greater retail sales revenue -excluding the effects of weather variations - increased earnings $0.16 per share due to customer growth of 1.7 percent and changes in customer usage patterns, partially offset by energy efficiency and distributed generation.

• The net effect of miscellaneous items increased results $0.11 per share.

The above positive factors were offset in part by the following factors:

• Operating expenses, including higher depreciation and amortization and increased taxes other than income taxes, reduced results by $0.52 per share compared with the prior-year, primarily due to increased plant in service.

• Higher operations and maintenance expenses reduced results by $0.50 per share. The increased costs were largely the result of higher planned outage and operating costs, including at the Four Corners Power Plant to install added emission controls; higher corporate support expenses related to information technology and implementation of new customer systems; an increase in transmission, distribution and customer service costs at APS; and an increase in public outreach costs at the parent company primarily associated with the Proposition 127 ballot initiative. These costs were partially offset by a decrease in employee benefit costs and the absence of capital projects at the Navajo Generating Station, a coal power plant slated to close at year-end 2019.

• The net effect of adjusted income taxes, including the benefits of federal corporate tax cuts, offset by non-deductible costs and other items, decreased earnings by $0.08 per share.

• The effects of weather variations negativelyimpacted results by $0.06 per share compared to a year-ago.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2018, Pinnacle West reported higher consolidated net income attributable to common shareholders of $26.1 million, or $0.23 per diluted share. This result compares with net income of $21.6 million, or $0.19 per share, for the same period a year ago.

The 2018 fourth-quarter results comparison versus 2017 was positively impacted by higher retail sales revenue, including residential rate design and seasonal rates; recovery of lost revenue resulting from customer energy efficiency and distributed generation programs; adoption of new

accounting guidance and higher market returns for pension and other post-retirement benefits; and lower operations and maintenance expenses. These factors were partially offset by income taxes, net of tax refunds, and the effects of weather.

Financial Outlook

The company reaffirmed its 2019 consolidated earnings will be within a range of $4.75 to $4.95 per diluted share, and expects to achieve a consolidated earned return on average common equity of more than 9.5 percent.

Key factors and assumptions underlying the 2019 outlook can be found in the year-end/fourth-quarter 2018 earnings presentation slides on the company’s website at pinnaclewest.com/investors.

Conference Call and Webcast

Pinnacle West invites interested parties to listen to the live webcast of management’s conference call to discuss the Company’s 2018 year-end and fourth-quarter results, as well as recent developments, at 11 a.m. ET (9 a.m. Arizona time) today, February 22. The webcast can be accessed at pinnaclewest.com/presentations. To access the live conference call by telephone, dial (866) 682-6100 or (862) 298-0702 for international callers. A replay of the call also will be available until 11:59 p.m. (ET), Friday, March 1, 2019, by calling (877) 481-4010 in the U.S. and Canada or (919) 882-2331 internationally and entering passcode 41840.

General Information

Pinnacle West Capital Corp., an energy holding company based in Phoenix, has consolidated assets of almost $18 billion, about 6,000 megawatts of generating capacity and 6,300 employees in Arizona and New Mexico. Through its principal subsidiary, Arizona Public Service, the company provides retail electricity service to nearly 1.2 million Arizona homes and businesses. For more information about Pinnacle West, visit the company’s website at pinnaclewest.com.

Dollar amounts in this news release are after income taxes. Earnings per share amounts are based on average diluted common shares outstanding. For more information on Pinnacle West’s operating statistics and earnings, please visit pinnaclewest.com/investors.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains forward-looking statements based on our 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” and similar words. Because actual results may differ materially from expectations, we caution readers 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:

• our ability to manage capital expenditures and operations and maintenance costs while maintaining high reliability and customer service levels;

• variations in demand for electricity, including those due to weather, seasonality, the general economy, customer and sales growth (or decline), and the effects of energy conservation measures and distributed generation;

• 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, including those relating to environmental requirements, regulatory 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, including returns on and of debt and equity capital investment;

• our ability to meet renewable energy and energy efficiency mandates and recover related costs;

• 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 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;

• 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 post-retirement 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 Arizona Corporation Commission orders.

These and other factors are discussed in Risk Factors described in Part 1, Item 1A of the Pinnacle West/APS Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, which readers should review carefully before placing any reliance on our financial statements or disclosures. Neither Pinnacle West nor APS assumes any obligation to update these statements, even if our internal estimates change, except as required by law.

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PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)

(dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

		THREE MONTHS ENDED		TWELVE MONTHS ENDED
		DECEMBER 31,		DECEMBER 31,
		2018	2017	2018	2017
Operating Revenues		$ 756,376	$ 759,659	$ 3,691,247	$ 3,565,296
Operating Expenses
	Fuel and purchased power	231,983	203,826	1,076,116	981,301
	Operations and maintenance	256,120	271,212	1,036,744	949,107
	Depreciation and amortization	146,122	146,840	582,354	534,118
	Taxes other than income taxes	54,267	51,053	212,849	184,347
	Other expenses	1,000	1,181	9,497	6,660
	Total	689,492	674,112	2,917,560	2,655,533
Operating Income		66,884	85,547	773,687	909,763
Other Income (Deductions)
	Allowance for equity funds used during construction	12,908	14,345	52,319	47,011
	Pension and other postretirement non-service credits - net	12,477	5,063	49,791	24,664
	Other income	7,355	1,951	24,896	4,006
	Other expense	(5,903)	(9,044)	(17,966)	(21,539)
	Total	26,837	12,315	109,040	54,142
Interest Expense
	Interest charges	62,198	57,319	243,465	219,796
	Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction	(6,221)	(6,734)	(25,180)	(22,112)
	Total	55,977	50,585	218,285	197,684
Income Before Income Taxes		37,744	47,277	664,442	766,221
Income Taxes		6,795	20,775	133,902	258,272
Net Income		30,949	26,502	530,540	507,949
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		4,873	4,873	19,493	19,493
Net Income Attributable To Common Shareholders		$ 26,076	$ 21,629	$ 511,047	$ 488,456
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic		112,233	111,943	112,129	111,839
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding - Diluted		112,700	112,472	112,550	112,367
Earnings Per Weighted-Average Common Share Outstanding
	Net income attributable to common shareholders - basic	$ 0.23	$ 0.19	$ 4.56	$ 4.37
	Net income attributable to common shareholders - diluted	$ 0.23	$ 0.19	$ 4.54	$ 4.35

EX-99.2

FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL-YEAR 2018 RESULTS February 22, 2019 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AND NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES 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” 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: our ability to manage capital expenditures and operations and maintenance costs while maintaining high reliability and customer service levels; variations in demand for electricity, including those due to weather seasonality, the general economy, customer and sales growth (or decline), and the effects of energy conservation measures and distributed generation; 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, including those relating to environmental requirements, regulatory 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, including returns on and of debt and equity capital investments; our ability to meet renewable energy and energy efficiency mandates and recover related costs; 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 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; 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, 2018, 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. We present “gross margin” per diluted share of common stock. Gross margin refers to operating revenues less fuel and purchased power expenses. Gross margin is a “non-GAAP financial measure,” as defined in accordance with SEC rules. The appendix contains a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the referenced revenue and expense line items on our Consolidated Statements of Income, which are the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP). We view gross margin as an important performance measure of the core profitability of our operations, and is used by our management in analyzing the operations of our business. We believe that investors benefit from having access to the same financial measures that management uses. We present “adjusted interest, net of AFUDC” and “adjusted other” that have been adjusted for the deferral impacts of the Four Corner’s Selective Catalytic Reduction equipment. We also present “adjusted gross margin” and “adjusted operations and maintenance” that have been adjusted to exclude costs and offsettingoperating revenues associated with renewable energy and demand side management programs. We also present “adjusted income taxes" that shows the impact of tax reform. Adjusted interest, net of AFUDC, adjusted other, adjusted gross margin, adjusted operations and maintenance, and adjusted income taxes are “non-GAAP financial measures,” as defined in accordance with SEC rules. The appendix contains a reconciliation to show the deferral impacts of the Four Corners Selective Catalytic Reduction equipment, the exclusion of costs and offsetting operating revenues associated with renewable energy and demand side management programs, and the impact of tax reform. We believe the information provided in the reconciliation provides investors with useful indicators of our results that are comparable among periods because they exclude the effects of unusual items that may occur on an irregular basis, such as the installation of the SCR equipment and tax reform impacts, and exclude the effects of programs that overstate our gross margin. 2 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

CONSOLIDATED EPS COMPARISON 2018 VS. 2017 4th Quarter Full-Year GAAP Net Income GAAP Net Income $4.54 $4.35 $0.23 $0.19 2017 2018 2017 2018 3 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

EPS VARIANCES 4TH QUARTER 2018 VS. 4TH QUARTER 2017 Gross Margin Adjusted Sales / Usage $ 0.04 Income Taxes Adjusted LFCR $ 0.02 $0.10 $0.23 Gross Transmission $ 0.00 Margin1 Rate Design/ $0.19 $(0.15) $0.17 Seasonal Rates Pension & Adjusted Federal Tax $ (0.22) OPEB Reform Other, Non- net2 Weather $ (0.12) service $0.04 Credits, Other $ (0.04) net $0.05 Other Adjusted Taxes Adjusted O&M1 $(0.02) Interest, $0.03 net of 4Q 2017 AFUDC2 4Q 2018 $(0.01) 1 Excludes costs and offsetting operating revenues associated with renewable energy and demand side management programs. 2 Driver adjusted for the deferral impacts of the Four Corners Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) equipment. See non-GAAP reconciliation in Appendix. 4 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

EPS VARIANCES FULL YEAR 2018 VS. 2017 Adjusted Adjusted Pension & Gross Adjusted Income OPEB 3 1 1 Taxes Margin O&M Non- $0.88 $4.54 $4.35 $0.15 $(0.50) Adjusted service D&A Other Interest, Credits, $(0.33) Taxes net of net 2 $(0.19) AFUDC $0.17 $0.01 Gross Margin Rate Increase $ 0.69 Transmission $ 0.18 Sales / Usage $ 0.16 LFCR $ 0.02 Rate Design/ $0.04 Seasonal Rates Federal Tax Reform3 $ (0.96) Weather $ (0.06) Other $ 0.08 2017 2018 1 Excludes costs and offsetting operating revenues associated with renewable energy and demand side management programs. 2 Driver adjusted for the deferral impacts of the Four Corners Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) equipment. 3 Income taxes, including the benefits of federal corporate tax cuts, offset by non-deductible costs and other items, decreased earnings by $0.08 per share. See non-GAAP reconciliation in Appendix. 5 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

ECONOMIC Arizona and Metro Phoenix remain attractive places to INDICATORS live and do business Year over Year Employment Growth Arizona is the 4th fastest-growing state in the U.S. according to U.S. Phoenix new Census data.1 5.0% 4.0% 2018 – APS partnered with Greater Phoenix 3.0% Economic Council and Arizona Commerce Authority to welcome 17 new companies to the 2.0% state, adding an estimated: 1.0% • 43 MW 0.0% • 3,800 new jobs Jan-12 Jan-13 Jan-14 Jan-15 Jan-16 Jan-17 Jan-18 • $1.3B in capital investment Single Family & Multifamily Housing Permits • Notable corporations include Anderson Maricopa County Windows, Nikola Motors and Seattle Box Single Family Multifamily Projected Company 40,000 30,000 Arizona is now ranked No. 1 in construction growth and No. 2 20,000 in manufacturing.2 10,000 1 U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Release date: December 2018. 0 2 Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 18E 19E 6 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

EPS GUIDANCE AS OF FEBRUARY 22, 2019 Key Drivers 2018 - 2019 $4.75 – $4.95 + Four Corners Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) step-increase + Modest sales growth $4.54 + Higher transmission revenue + Lower O&M, primarily due to lower planned outage expense and cost management + Lower/flat interest expense, excluding AFUDC + Lower income tax rate, offset in revenue – Higher D&A due to plant additions – Higher Taxes Other Than Income 2018 EPS 2019 Guidance Taxes, primarily higher property taxes – Lower AFUDC See key factors and assumptions in Appendix. 7 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

APS CAPITAL Capital expenditures will support our growing customer base and a EXPENDITURES cleaner energy mix ($ in millions) $1,484 $108 Other $1,202 $1,226 $1,203 Distribution $126 $94 $147 $559 Transmission $481 $508 $462 Clean $199 Generation $116 Environmental1 $202 $169 $147 $439 $65 $269 New Gas $235 $112 Generation2 $30 $40 $71 $187 $16 $109 $116 $108 Traditional Generation 2018 2019 2020 2021 Projected • The chart does not include capital expenditures related to 4CA’s 7% interest in the Four Corners Power Plant Units 4 and 5 of $10 million in 2018. • 2019 – 2021 as disclosed in the 2018 Form 10-K. 1 Includes Selective Catalytic Reduction controls at Four Corners with in-service dates of Q2 2018 (Unit 4). 2 Ocotillo Modernization Project: Units scheduled for completion by mid-2019. 8 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

APS’s revenues come from a RATE BASE 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 Effective Date 8/19/2017 6/1/2018 1 $7.1 Test Year Ended 12/31/2015 12/31/2017 Rate Base $6.8B $1.5B Equity Layer 55.8% 53.4% Allowed ROE 10.0% 10.75% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Projected 1 Adjusted to include post test-year plant in service through 12/31/2016 Rate base $ in billions, rounded 9 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

APPENDIX Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

Key Factors & Assumptions as of 2019 EPS GUIDANCE February 22, 2019 2019 Adjusted gross margin1 (operating revenues, net of fuel and $2.50 – $2.56 billion purchased power expenses) • Retail customer growth about 1.5–2.5% • Weather-normalized retail electricity sales volume about 1-2% higher compared to prior year • Assumes normal weather Adjusted operating and maintenance (O&M)1 $865 – $885 million Other operating expenses (depreciation and amortization, deferrals, and taxes $850 – $870 million other than income taxes) Other income (pension and other post-retirement non-service credits, other income $35 – $45 million and other expense) Interest expense, net of allowance for borrowed and equity funds used during $195 – $205 million construction (Total AFUDC $40 million) Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests $20 million Effective tax rate 10% Average diluted common shares outstanding 113.6 million EPS Guidance $4.75 - $4.95 1 Excludes O&M of $80 million, and offsetting revenues, associated with renewable energy and demand side management programs. 11 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

Key Factors & Assumptions as of FINANCIAL OUTLOOK February 22, 2019 Gross Margin – Customer and Sales Growth (2019-2021) Assumption Impact Retail customer growth • Expected to average about 1.5-2.5% annually • Strength in Arizona and U.S. economic conditions Weather-normalized retail electricity sales • About 1.5–2.5% volume growth Gross Margin – Related to 2017 Rate Review Order Assumption Impact Lost Fixed Cost Recovery (LFCR) • Offsets 30-40% of revenues lost due to ACC-mandated energy efficiency and distributed renewable generation initiatives Environmental Improvement Surcharge • Ability to recover up to $14 million annually of carrying costs for government-mandated (EIS) environmental capital expenditures (cumulative per kWh cap rate of $0.00050) Power Supply Adjustor (PSA) • 100% recovery • Includes certain environmental chemical costs and third-party battery storage Transmission Cost Adjustor (TCA) • TCA is filed each May and automatically goes into rates effective June 1 • Transmission revenue is accrued each month as it is earned APS Solar Communities • Additions to flow through RES until next base rate case Four Corners Units 4 and 5 SCRs • 2019 step increase Property Tax Rate Deferral: APS is allowed to defer for future recovery (or credit to customers) the Arizona property tax expense above (or below) the 2015 test year caused by changes to the applicable composite property tax rate. Outlook Through 2021: Goal of earning more than 9.5% Return on Equity (earned Return on Equity based on average Total Shareholder’s Equity for PNW consolidated, weather-normalized) 12 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides TAX REFORM benefits to both our customers and shareholders Customer Impacts EPS Impacts TEAM PHASE I: The ACC approved $119 million annual • The impact of the lower federal income tax rate is rate reduction reflecting the lower federal tax rate. based on our quarterly pre-tax earnings Effective for the March 2018 billing cycle • The reduction to customers’ rates through the TEAM is based on a per kWh sales credit TEAM PHASE II: Filed in August 2018, returns an additional $86.5 million in “excess” deferred taxes EPS Variances 2018 previously collected to ACC customers. Currently pending Gross Margin (Rate Refunds) ($0.96) ACC approval Lower Tax Expense Due to Reduced $0.98 FERC FORMULA: In May 2018, APS received approval Federal Tax Rate from FERC to provide for a $57 million annual rate reduction, beginning June 1, 2018 through its wholesale Adjusted Income Taxes $0.88 transmission rates Add-back: Other Items Impacting $0.10 the Effective Tax Rate Net Regulatory Liability for Excess At Dec. 31, Deferred Taxes Cash Taxes 2018 ($ in millions) • Minimal cash tax payments in 2018 due to credit Total Net Regulatory Liability for Regulated carryforwards $1,523 Excess Deferred Taxes • Due to anticipated loss of bonus depreciation cash tax payments normalize in 2019 Net Regulatory Liability for Depreciation Related Excess Deferred Taxes (to be $1,400 Rate Base Growth returned over the life of property) • Higher incremental rate base of $170 million in 2018 and Net Regulatory Liability for Non- $123 $170 million in 2019 Depreciation Related Excess Deferred Taxes 13 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

CLEAN ENERGY Plans to invest in 950 MW of INVESTMENTS 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 June 2021 Future Investments • At least 660 MW of solar plus battery storage and stand-alone battery storage by mid-2025 • Utility owned • First 260 MW to be procured in 2019 • 60 MW on additional APS solar plant sites • 100 MW of solar plus 100 MW of battery storage 14 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

DISTRIBUTION GRID Grid Operations and Investment Projected to be more than $1.5 INVESTMENTS 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 residential Cap Bank Controllers, Substation Overhead Lines & Wood Pole and commercial customers Regulators, Voltage Management Replacements Average annual spend ~ $68M Algorithms Average annual spend ~ $8M Average annual spend ~ $11Mpend • Extend, relocate, and upgrade APS • Replace equipment or components ~ $11M facilities in response to customer • Controls regulators and capacitor due to damage, degradation or request banks to manage power quality such failure. as power factor and voltage • Ensure the integrity of the structure and enhance system reliability R T New Distribution Substations & Reclosers – Supervisory Controlled Underground Cable Replacements Upgrades Switches, Trip Savers Average annual spend ~ $22.5M Average annual spend ~ $38M Average annual spend ~ $14M • Replace all remaining direct buried • Leveraging AMI for distribution Construction over the next 3 years: primary distribution cable automation • 21 New Substations • Direct buried cable has become a • Strategically deploying Fiber for • 3 Upgrades major cause of power outages communications backhaul 15 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

2019 PLANNED OUTAGE Coal, Nuclear and Large Gas SCHEDULE Planned Outages Q1 Q2 Q4 Estimated Estimated Estimated Plant Unit Duration Plant Unit Duration in Plant Unit Duration in Days Days in Days Four 4 21 Palo Verde 1 30 Palo Verde 344 Corners Four West 5 21 Cholla* 1 16 462 Corners Phoenix Cholla* 1 30 Redhawk* 2 28 Redhawk* 2 29 *Outage duration spans Q1-Q2. Number of days noted per quarter. 16 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

OPERATIONS & Goal is to keep O&M per kWh flat, MAINTENANCE 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 PNW Consolidated ex RES/DSM1 Planned Fleet Outages 1 Excludes RES/DSM of $83 million in 2016, $91 million in 2017, $104 million in 2018, and $80 million in 2019E. 17 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

BALANCE SHEET STRENGTH Credit Ratings1 Long-Term Debt Maturity Schedule • APS Senior Unsecured: A- or equivalent ratings ($ in millions) or better at S&P, Moody’s and Fitch $700 • PNW Senior Unsecured: BBB+ or equivalent ratings or better at S&P, Moody’s and Fitch $600 2018 Major Financing Activities $500 • $300 million 30-year 4.20% APS senior unsecured $450 notes issued August 2018 $400 • $150 million PNW unsecured term loan due December 2020 $300 $500 2019 Major Financing Activities $200 • Currently expect up to $950 million of term debt issuance at APS $250 $100 $- 2019 2020 1 We are disclosing credit ratings to enhance understanding of our sources of liquidity and the effects of our ratings on APS PNW our costs of funds. 18 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

OCOTILLO MODERNIZATION PROJECT AND 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 5 new, fast-ramping, combustion turbine units – Four Corners Power Plant: Installed Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) equipment to comply with Federal environmental standards Ocotillo Modernization Project Four Corners SCRs Unit 5 – Late 2017 In-Service Dates Units 3 – 7 – Mid-2019 Unit 4 – Spring 2018 Total Cost (APS) $500 million $400 million Estimated Cost Deferral $45 million (through 2019) $30 million (through 2018) • Cost deferral from date of commercial • Cost deferral from time of installation operation to the effective date of rates to incorporation of the SCR costs in in next rate case rates using a step increase beginning Accounting Deferral • Includes depreciation, O&M, property in 2019 taxes, and capital carrying charge2 • Includes depreciation, O&M, property taxes, and capital carrying charge2 1 The ACC’s decision is subject to appeals. 2 APS will calculate the capital carrying charge using the 5.13% embedded cost of debt established in the 2017 Rate Review Order. 19 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

FOUR CORNERS SCR The Administrative Law Judge issued a Recommended Opinion STEP INCREASE 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 • Rate rider applied as a disclosed estimates Base2 percentage of base rates – Weighted Average Cost for all applicable customers of Capital (WACC) • $390 million direct costs • 5.13% Return on Deferral2 • $67.5 million revenue vs. $400 million1 – Embedded Cost of Debt requirement2 contemplated in APS’s recent rate case • $40 million in indirect • 5% Depreciation Rate • ~2% bill impact costs (overhead, AFUDC) – 20-year useful life (2038-depreciation study) • 5-year Deferral Amortization 1 Arizona Corporation Commission Staff recommended a $58.5 million revenue increase and the Administrative Law Judge issued a Recommended Opinion and Order consistent with Commission Staff’s recommendation. 2 Based on 2017 Rate Review Order. 20 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

PENSION & OTHER POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS (“OPEB”) Pension Funded Status1 ($ in millions) 95% Expense2 2018A 2019E 90% 88% Pension1 $0 $23 OPEB $(21) $(19) Contributions 2018A 2019E 2020E 2021E YE 2016 YE 2017 YE 2018 Pension $50 Up to $350 • Funded status of the pension plan finished OPEB $0 $0 $0 $0 2018 at 90%, down slightly from YE 2017. • The pension plan employs a liability driven investment strategy in order to help Expense Assumptions 2018 2019 reduce volatility in the plan’s funded status. Discount Rate: Pension 3.65% 4.34% Expected Long-Term Return 6.05% 6.25% on Plan Assets: Pension Data as of February 5, 2019 1 Excludes supplemental excess benefit retirement plan calculated on a PBO basis. 2 Excludes amounts capitalized or billed to electric generating plant joint owners. 21 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

Residential DG (MWdc) Annual Additions 151 RESIDENTIAL PV 133 133 74 1 57 APPLICATIONS 11.7 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 YTD 4,000 3718 3432 3,500 3,000 2464 2,500 2143 2110 1944 2,000 1818 1561 2033 1602 1426 1442 1434 1413 1364 1,500 1267 1291 1283 1232 1153 1001 1288 1,000 1127 770 1156 852 860 848 1001 899 914 746 759 500 629 614 538 321 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2016 Applications 2017 Applications 2018 Applications 2019 Applications 1 Monthly data equals applications received minus cancelled applications. As of January 31, 2019, approximately 90,200 residential grid- tied solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have been installed in APS’s service territory, totaling approximately 722 MWdc of installed capacity. Excludes APS Solar Partner Program residential PV systems. Note: www.arizonagoessolar.org logs total residential application volume, including cancellations. Solar water heaters can also be found on the site, but are not included in the chart above. 22 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

GROSS MARGIN EFFECTS OF WEATHER VARIANCES VS. NORMAL $ in millions pretax $25 $20 $15 $10 $21 $5 $10 $9 $0 $(4) $(5) $(13) $(10) $(21) $(25) $(15) $(20) $(25) $(30) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2017 2018 $(8) Million $(15) Million All periods recalculated to current 10-year rolling average (2006 – 2015) 23 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

RENEWABLE ENERGY AND DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT EXPENSES1 $ in millions pretax Renewable Energy Demand Side Management $40 $30 $10 $10 $12 $20 $16 $14 $9 $12 $10 $21 $15 $19 $17 $12 $12 $9 $5 $0 $2 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2017 2018 $91 Million $104 Million 1 Renewable energy and demand side management expenses are offset by adjustment mechanisms. 24 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

2019 KEY DATES ACC Key Dates / Docket # Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Power Supply Adjustor (PSA) Implemented: Feb 1 E-01345A-16-0036 Lost Fixed Cost Recovery 2018 LFCR approved 2019 E-01345A-16-0036 LFCR Filed: Feb 15 Transmission Cost Adjustor To be Filed: May 15 E-01345A-16-0036 Implementation: Jun 1 2020 DSM/EE Implementation Plan 2020 To be Filed: Jun 1 New Docket to be Assigned 2020 RES Implementation Plan To be Filed: Jul 1 New Docket to be Assigned Four Corners SCR Step Increase No scheduled events E-01345A-16-0036 Resource Planning and Procurement Workshop proposed E-00000V-19-0034 Apr Tax Expense Adjustor (TEAM) E-01345A-18-0003 Resource Comparison Proxy (RCP) Year 3 To be Filed: Year 3 Implementation New Docket to be Assigned May 1 Expected: Sept 1 QF/PURPA Contracts (EPR-2) Procedural Conference APS testimony due Hearing begins E-01345A-16-0272 Feb 25 Jul 26 Nov 13 Possible Modification to Commission’s Workshops Feb 25, Energy Rules RU-00000A-18-0284 Mar 14, Mar 26 Modification to Retail Competition Rules Workshop proposed Jul RE-00000A-18-0405 Customer Complaint – Stacey Champion No scheduled events E-01345A-18-0002 APS Rate Review Rate Review Expected Rate Review Began E-01345A-19-0003 Completion: May 25 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

NON-GAAP MEASURE RECONCILIATION Three Months Ended December 31, Tax Benefit Four of Lower RES/ Corners Pre-Tax 2018 RES/ 2017 EPS 1 2 1,3 $ in millions pretax, except per share amounts 2018 DSM Deferral Income Other Adjusted 2017 DSM Adjusted Impact Operating revenues$ 756 $ (13) $ - $ - $ - $ 743 $ 760 $ (23) $ 737 Fuel and purchased power expenses (232) - - - - (232) (204) - (204) Gross margin 524 (13) - - - 511 556 (23) 533 $(0.15) Operations and maintenance 256 (18) - - - 238 271 (29) 242 $ 0.03 Allowance for equity funds used during construction (13) - - - - (13) (14) - (14) Interest charges 62 - (5) - - 57 57 - 57 Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction (6) - - - - (6) (7) - (7) Interest expense, net of AFUDC 43 - (5) - - 38 36 - 36 $ (0.01) Other expenses (operating) 1 - - - - 1 1 - 1 Other income (7) - 5 - - (2) (2) - (2) Other expense 6 - - - - 6 9 - 9 Renewable energy and demand side management and similar regulatory programs, net - 5 - - (2) 3 - 6 6 Other - 5 5 - (2) 8 8 6 14 $ 0.04 Income taxes 7 - - 2 1 10 21 - 21 $ 0.10 1 Line items from Consolidated Statements of Income. 2 See Note 3, Regulatory Matters, in Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2018, for total Four Corners deferral impacts. 3 No impact to 2017 Consolidated Statements of Income related to Four Corners deferral. 26 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018 Numbers may not foot due to rounding.

NON-GAAP MEASURE RECONCILIATION Twelve Months Ended December 31, Tax Benefit Four of Lower RES/ Corners Pre-Tax 2018 RES/ 2017 EPS 1 2 1,3 $ in millions pretax, except per share amounts 2018 DSM Deferral Income Adjusted 2017 DSM Adjusted Impact Operating revenues$ 3,691 $ (108) $ - $ - $ 3,583 $ 3,565 $ (99) $ 3,466 Fuel and purchased power expenses (1,076) - - - (1,076) (981) - (981) Gross margin 2,615 (108) - - 2,507 2,584 (99) 2,485 $ 0.15 Operations and maintenance 1,037 (104) - - 933 949 (91) 858 $ (0.50) Allowance for equity funds used during construction (52) - - - (52) (47) - (47) Interest charges 243 - (16) - 227 220 - 220 Allowance for borrowed funds used during construction (25) - - - (25) (22) - (22) Interest expense, net of AFUDC 166 - (16) - 150 151 - 151 $ 0.01 Income taxes 134 - - 25 159 258 - 258 $ 0.88 1 Line items from Consolidated Statements of Income. 2 See Note 3, Regulatory Matters, in Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2018, for total Four Corners deferral impacts. 3 No impact to 2017 Consolidated Statements of Income related to Four Corners deferral. 27 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018 Numbers may not foot due to rounding.

NON-GAAP MEASURE RECONCILIATION 2019 GUIDANCE 2019 Guidance $ in millions pretax Operating revenues1 $ 3,625 -$ 3,695 Fuel and purchased power expenses1 (1,045) - (1,055) Gross margin 2,580 - 2,640 Adjustments: Renewable energy and demand side management programs (80) - (80) Adjusted gross margin$ 2,500 -$ 2,560 Operations and maintenance1 $ 945 -$ 965 Adjustments: Renewable energy and demand side management programs (80) - (80) Adjusted operations and maintenance$ 865 -$ 885 1 Line items from Consolidated Statements of Income. 28 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018

CONSOLIDATED STATISTICS 3 Months Ended December 31, 12 Months Ended December 31, 2018 2017 Incr (Decr) 2018 2017 Incr (Decr) ELECTRIC OPERATING REVENUES (Dollars in Millions) Ret ail Resident ial$ 355 $ 353 2 $ 1,867 $ 1,792 $ 75 Business 353 370 (17) 1,629 1,615 14 Total Retail 708 723 (15) 3,496 3,407 89 Sales for Resale (Wholesale) 28 18 10 109 80 29 Transmission for Others 14 11 3 60 46 14 Other Miscellaneous Services 5 5 - 19 21 (2) Total Elec tric Operating Revenues$ 755 $ 757 (2) $ 3,684 $ 3,554 $ 130 ELECTRIC SALES (GWH) Ret ail Resident ial 2,504 2,552 (48) 13,190 13,207 (17) Business 3,363 3,390 (27) 14,752 14,811 (59) Total Retail 5,867 5,942 (75) 27,942 28,018 (76) Sales for Resale (Wholesale) 722 597 125 2,503 2,875 (372) Total Elec tric Sales 6,589 6,539 50 30,445 30,893 (448) RETAIL SALES (GWH) - WEATHER NORMALIZED Resident ial 2,683 2,698 (15) 13,363 13,353 9 Business 3,408 3,375 33 14,782 14,756 26 Total Retail Sales 6,091 6,073 18 28,144 28,109 35 Retail sales (GWH) (% over prior year) 0.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% AVERAGE ELECTRIC CUSTOMERS Ret ail Cust omers Residential 1,110,442 1,086,642 23,800 1,100,816 1,080,665 20,151 Business 135,368 134,843 525 134,634 133,961 673 Total Retail 1,245,810 1,221,485 24,325 1,235,450 1,214,626 20,824 Wholesale Customers 44 35 9 38 40 (2) Total Customers 1,245,854 1,221,520 24,334 1,235,488 1,214,666 20,822 Total Customer Growth (% over prior year) 2.0% 2.0% 1.7% 1.7% RETAIL USAGE - WEATHER NORMALIZED (KWh/Average Customer) Resident ial 2,416 2,483 (67) 12,139 12,357 (218) Business 25,179 25,029 150 109,792 110,149 (358) 29 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018 Numbers may not foot due to rounding.

CONSOLIDATED STATISTICS 3 Months Ended December 31, 12 Months Ended December 31, 2018 2017 Incr (Decr) 2018 2017 Incr (Decr) ENERGY SOURCES (GWH) Generation Production Nuc lear 1,974 2,264 (290) 9,052 9,410 (358) Coal 2,373 1,506 867 7,817 7,140 677 Gas, Oil and Other 1,812 2,235 (423) 7,856 7,917 (61) Renewables 99 121 (22) 595 567 28 Total Generation Production 6,259 6,126 133 25,320 25,034 286 Purchased Power - Conventional 708 414 294 5,210 5,058 152 Resales 22 137 (115) 192 770 (578) Renewables 380 430 (50) 1,923 1,897 26 Total Purchased Power 1,111 981 130 7,325 7,725 (400) Total Energy Sources 7,370 7,107 263 32,645 32,759 (114) POWER PLANT PERFORMANCE Capacity Factors - Owned Nuclear 78% 90% (11)% 90% 94% (4)% Coal 64% 41% 23% 53% 49% 5% Gas, Oil and Other 26% 32% (6)% 28% 28% (0)% Solar 20% 24% (4)% 30% 28% 2% System Average 45% 44% 1% 46% 46% 0% 30 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018 Numbers may not foot due to rounding.

CONSOLIDATED STATISTICS 3 Months Ended December 31, 12 Months Ended December 31, 2018 2017 Incr (Decr) 2018 2017 Incr (Decr) WEATHER INDIC ATORS - RESIDENTIAL Actual Cooling Degree-Days 3 52 (49) 1,820 1,776 44 Heating Degree-Days 366 203 163 689 642 47 Average Humidity 45% 30% 15% 31% 25% 6% 10-Year Averages (2006 - 2015) Cooling Degree-Days 53 53 - 1,780 1,780 - Heating Degree-Days 361 361 - 835 835 - Average Humidity 35% 35% - 30% 30% - 31 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2018 Numbers may not foot due to rounding.