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Exhibit 99.7
Last Updated 4/29/2008
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
Earnings Variance Explanations
for the Three-Month Periods Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007
     This discussion explains the changes in our consolidated earnings for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2008 and 2007. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 follow this discussion. We will file our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 on or before May 12, 2008. We suggest that this discussion be read in connection with the Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (“Pinnacle West”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. Additional operating and financial statistics and a glossary of terms are available on our website (www.pinnaclewest.com).
EARNINGS CONTRIBUTION BY BUSINESS SEGMENT
     Pinnacle West’s two reportable business segments are:
  •   our regulated electricity segment, which consists of traditional regulated retail and wholesale electricity businesses (primarily electric service to Native Load customers) and related activities and includes electricity generation, transmission and distribution; and
 
  •   our real estate segment, which consists of SunCor’s real estate development and investment activities.
     The following table summarizes net income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007 (dollars in millions):
                 
    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,  
    2008     2007  
Regulated electricity segment
   $ (6 )   $ 4  
Real estate segment
     (1 )     9  
All other (a)
     3       4  
 
            
Net income (loss)
   $ (4 )   $ 17  
 
            
 
(a)   Includes activities related to marketing and trading, APSES and El Dorado. None of these segments is a reportable segment.

 

 

PINNACLE WEST CONSOLIDATED – RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Operating Results – Three-month period ended March 31, 2008 compared with three-month period ended March 31, 2007
     Our consolidated net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2008 was $4 million compared with net income of $17 million for the comparable prior-year period. Net income decreased $21 million in the period-to-period comparison and is reflected in the segments as follows:
  •   Regulated Electricity Segment – Net income decreased approximately $10 million primarily due to higher operations and maintenance expense related to increased costs for generation (including more planned overhauls and maintenance) and increased customer service and other costs; and higher depreciation and amortization primarily due to higher plant balances. These negative factors were partially offset by higher retail sales primarily due to customer growth.
 
  •   Real Estate Segment – Net income decreased approximately $10 million primarily due to lower land parcel sales resulting from the weak real estate market.

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     Additional details on the major factors that increased (decreased) net income for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008 compared with the prior-year period are contained in the following table (dollars in millions):
                 
    Increase (Decrease)  
    Pretax     After Tax  
Regulated electricity segment:
                
Higher retail sales primarily due to customer growth, excluding weather effects
   $ 6     $ 4  
Impacts of retail rate increase effective July 1, 2007 and transmission rate increase effective March 1, 2008:
                
Retail revenue increase primarily related to higher Base Fuel Rate
     63       38  
Decreased deferred fuel and purchased power costs related to higher Base Fuel Rate
     (65 )     (40 )
Transmission rate increase
     3       2  
Operations and maintenance increases primarily due to:
                
Increased generation costs, including more planned overhauls and maintenance
     (14 )     (9 )
Increased customer service and other costs
     (10 )     (6 )
Higher depreciation and amortization primarily due to higher plant balances
     (6 )     (4 )
Miscellaneous items, net
     10       5  
 
            
Decrease in regulated electricity segment net income
     (13 )     (10 )
Lower real estate segment net income primarily due to lower land parcel sales resulting from the weak real estate market
     (17 )     (10 )
Other miscellaneous items, net
     (1 )     (1 )
 
            
Decrease in net income
   $ (31 )   $ (21 )
 
            
Regulated Electricity Segment Revenues
     Regulated electricity segment revenues were $87 million higher for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared with the prior-year period primarily because of:
  •   a $63 million increase in retail revenues due to a rate increase effective July 1, 2007;
 
  •   a $17 million increase in revenues from Off-System Sales due to higher prices and volumes;
 
  •   an $8 million increase in retail revenues primarily related to customer growth, excluding weather effects;

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  •   a $3 million increase due to a transmission rate increase effective March 1, 2008;
 
  •   an $18 million decrease in retail revenues related to recovery of PSA deferrals, which had no earnings effect because of amortization of the same amount recorded as fuel and purchased power expense; and
 
  •   a $14 million net increase due to miscellaneous factors.
Real Estate Segment Revenues
     Real estate segment revenues were $29 million lower for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared with the prior-year period primarily because of the weak real estate market.
All Other Revenues
     All other revenues were $16 million lower for the three months ended March 31, 2008 compared with the prior-year period primarily due to a $15 million decrease in marketing and trading revenues as a result of lower mark-to-market gains because of changes in forward prices and lower sales volumes.

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PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                     
    THREE MONTHS ENDED            
    MARCH 31,     Increase (Decrease)      
    2008     2007     Amount     Percent      
Operating Revenues
                                    
Regulated electricity segment
   $ 622,801     $ 536,051     $ 86,750       16.2 %   B
Real estate segment
     47,742       77,132       (29,390 )     38.1 %   W
Marketing and trading
     57,458       72,471       (15,013 )     20.7 %   W
Other revenues
     8,737       9,363       (626 )     6.7 %   W
 
                              
Total
     736,738       695,017       41,721       6.0 %   B
 
                              
 
                                    
Operating Expenses
                                    
Regulated electricity segment fuel and purchased power
     269,378       203,353       66,025       32.5 %   W
Real estate segment operations
     48,219       61,336       (13,117 )     21.4 %   B
Marketing and trading fuel and purchased power
     51,522       57,944       (6,422 )     11.1 %   B
Operations and maintenance
     194,124       171,578       22,546       13.1 %   W
Depreciation and amortization
     95,607       89,378       6,229       7.0 %   W
Taxes other than income taxes
     33,152       34,719       (1,567 )     4.5 %   B
Other expenses
     5,938       8,488       (2,550 )     30.0 %   B
 
                              
Total
     697,940       626,796       71,144       11.4 %   W
 
                              
 
                                    
Operating Income
     38,798       68,221       (29,423 )     43.1 %   W
 
                              
 
                                    
Other
                                    
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
     6,124       4,444       1,680       37.8 %   B
Other income
     3,848       4,512       (664 )     14.7 %   W
Other expense
     (4,908 )     (6,353 )     1,445       22.7 %   B
 
                              
Total
     5,064       2,603       2,461       94.5 %   B
 
                              
 
                                    
Interest Expense
                                    
Interest charges
     54,766       50,126       4,640       9.3 %   W
Capitalized interest
     (5,679 )     (4,807 )     (872 )     18.1 %   B
 
                              
Total
     49,087       45,319       3,768       8.3 %   W
 
                              
 
                                    
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
     (5,225 )     25,505       (30,730 )     120.5 %   W
 
                                    
Income Taxes
     (557 )     9,041       (9,598 )     106.2 %   B
 
                              
 
                                    
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations
     (4,668 )     16,464       (21,132 )     128.4 %   W
 
                                    
Income From Discontinued Operations
                                   
Net of Income Taxes
     195       66       129       195.5 %   B
 
                              
 
                                    
Net Income (Loss)
   $ (4,473 )   $ 16,530     $ (21,003 )     127.1 %   W
 
                              
 
                                    
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding — Basic
     100,521       100,045       476       0.5 %    
 
                                    
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding — Diluted
     100,521       100,622       (101 )     0.1 %    
 
                                    
Earnings Per Weighted-Average Common Share Outstanding
                                    
Income (loss) from continuing operations — basic
   $ (0.05 )   $ 0.16     $ (0.21 )     131.3 %   W
Net income (loss) — basic
   $ (0.04 )   $ 0.17     $ (0.21 )     123.5 %   W
Income (loss) from continuing operations — diluted
   $ (0.05 )   $ 0.16     $ (0.21 )     131.3 %   W
Net income (loss) — diluted
   $ (0.04 )   $ 0.16     $ (0.20 )     125.0 %   W
 
B    — Better
 
W    — Worse