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, 2007
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Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in |
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Charter; State of Incorporation; |
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1-8962
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Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
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86-0512431 |
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(an Arizona corporation) |
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400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999 |
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Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999 |
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(602) 250-1000 |
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1-4473
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Arizona Public Service Company
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86-0011170 |
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(an Arizona corporation) |
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400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999 |
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Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999 |
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(602) 250-1000 |
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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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o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c)) |
This combined Form 8-K is separately filed by Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and Arizona
Public Service Company. Each registrant is filing 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 any information that does
not relate to such registrant, and therefore makes no representation as to any such information.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 8.01 Other Events
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (Palo Verde)
As previously reported, in October 2006, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the NRC)
conducted an inspection of the Palo Verde emergency diesel generators after a Palo Verde Unit 3
generator did not activate during routine inspections on July 25 and September 22, 2006. See NRC
Inspections in Note 12 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in the Pinnacle
West Capital Corporation/Arizona Public Service Company (APS) Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended September 30, 2006.
On February 22, 2007, the NRC issued a white finding (low to moderate safety significance)
for this matter. In connection with its finding, the NRC stated that it would use the NRC Action
Matrix to determine the most appropriate response and any increase in NRC oversight, or actions
[APS needs] to take in response to the most recent performance deficiencies and notify APS of its
determination at a later date. Under the NRCs Action Matrix, this finding, coupled with a
previous NRC yellow finding relating to a 2004 matter involving Palo Verdes safety injection
systems, will place one or more Palo Verde units in the multiple/repetitive degraded cornerstone
column of the NRCs Action Matrix, which will result in an enhanced NRC inspection regimen. APS continues to
implement its plan to improve Palo Verdes operational performance under the leadership of Randy
Edington, who joined APS as Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer in January 2007.
A copy of the NRCs press release regarding this matter is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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99.1
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Pinnacle West
Arizona Public
Service Company
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Press Release Issued by the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, dated February 22, 2007 |