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Income Taxes - Schedule of Comparison of Pretax Income from Federal Income Tax Rate to Income Tax Expense (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Income before income taxes $ 738,369 $ 736,559 $ 595,693
Amount      
Federal income tax expense at statutory rate 155,057 154,677 125,095
State income tax net of federal income tax benefit 23,610 23,735 17,832
Changes in Valuation Allowance 0 0 0
Share based compensation (4,062) (421)  
Share based compensation     1,346
Palo Verde VIE noncontrolling interest (Note 12) (3,173) (3,617) (3,617)
Other Nontaxable or Nondeductible Items 5,896 3,667 2,405
Effect of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period 0 0 0
Solar or Wind Production Tax Credit (14,698) (15,206) (8,441)
Other Federal Income Tax Credits (19) (242) (650)
Investment credit amortization – deferral method (12,625) (9,425) (9,495)
Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits 1,523 (28) (1,961)
Excess deferred income taxes — Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (36,558) (36,559) (36,558)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (Note 1) (7,005) (2,545) (5,964)
Other regulatory amortization (2,758) (1,796) (1,828)
Other Adjustments 1,538 (1,711) (1,252)
Income tax expense $ 106,726 $ 110,529 $ 76,912
Percent      
Federal income tax expense at statutory rate 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%
State income tax net of federal income tax benefit 3.20% 3.22% 2.99%
Changes in Valuation Allowance 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Share based compensation (0.55%) (0.06%)  
Share based compensation     0.23%
Palo Verde VIE noncontrolling interest (Note 12) (0.43%) (0.49%) (0.61%)
Other Nontaxable or Nondeductible Items 0.80% 0.50% 0.40%
Effect of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Solar or Wind Production Tax Credit (1.99%) (2.07%) (1.42%)
Other Federal Income Tax Credits 0.00% (0.03%) (0.11%)
Investment credit amortization – deferral method (1.71%) (1.28%) (1.59%)
Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits 0.21% 0.00% (0.33%)
Excess deferred income taxes — Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (4.95%) (4.96%) (6.14%)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (Note 1) (0.95%) (0.35%) (1.00%)
Other regulatory amortization (0.38%) (0.24%) (0.31%)
Other Adjustments 0.20% (0.23%) (0.20%)
Income tax expense 14.45% 15.01% 12.91%
APS      
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]      
Income before income taxes $ 808,346 $ 786,142 $ 658,745
Amount      
Federal income tax expense at statutory rate 169,753 165,090 138,337
State income tax net of federal income tax benefit 27,345 26,824 21,453
Changes in Valuation Allowance 0 0 0
Share based compensation (2,482)    
Share based compensation   23 997
Palo Verde VIE noncontrolling interest (Note 12) (3,173) (3,617) (3,617)
Other Nontaxable or Nondeductible Items 1,727 694 263
Effect of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period 0 0 0
Solar or Wind Production Tax Credit (11,254) (12,110) (5,460)
Other Federal Income Tax Credits (19) (242) (650)
Investment credit amortization – deferral method (12,625) (9,425) (9,495)
Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits 1,483 (107) (1,946)
Excess deferred income taxes — Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (36,558) (36,559) (36,558)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (Note 1) (7,005) (2,545) (5,964)
Other regulatory amortization (2,758) (1,796) (1,828)
Other Adjustments 1,485 763 (1,348)
Income tax expense $ 125,919 $ 126,993 $ 94,184
Percent      
Federal income tax expense at statutory rate 21.00% 21.00% 21.00%
State income tax net of federal income tax benefit 3.38% 3.41% 3.26%
Changes in Valuation Allowance 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Share based compensation (0.31%)    
Share based compensation   0.00% 0.15%
Palo Verde VIE noncontrolling interest (Note 12) (0.39%) (0.46%) (0.55%)
Other Nontaxable or Nondeductible Items 0.21% 0.09% 0.04%
Effect of changes in tax laws or rates enacted in the current period 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Solar or Wind Production Tax Credit (1.39%) (1.54%) (0.83%)
Other Federal Income Tax Credits 0.00% (0.03%) (0.10%)
Investment credit amortization – deferral method (1.56%) (1.20%) (1.44%)
Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits 0.18% (0.01%) (0.30%)
Excess deferred income taxes — Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (4.52%) (4.65%) (5.55%)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (Note 1) (0.87%) (0.32%) (0.91%)
Other regulatory amortization (0.34%) (0.23%) (0.28%)
Other Adjustments 0.19% 0.09% (0.19%)
Income tax expense 15.58% 16.15% 14.30%