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Exhibit 99.9
(PINNACLEWEST NEWS GRAPHIC)
         
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   July 26, 2007
Media Contact:
  Alan Bunnell, (602) 250-3376   Page 1 of 2
Analyst Contacts:
  Rebecca Hickman, (602) 250-5668    
 
  Lisa Malagon, (602) 250-5671    
Web site:
  www.pinnaclewest.com    
PINNACLE WEST REPORTS LOWER SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
PHOENIX — Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (NYSE: PNW) today reported lower consolidated net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, of $79.0 million, or $0.78 per diluted share of common stock. This result compares with net income of $112.2 million, or $1.13 per diluted share, for the same quarter a year ago.
The lower quarterly results were principally driven by lower earnings at Arizona Public Service (APS) as a result of an $8 million after-tax regulatory disallowance, milder weather, and the absence of $7 million of income tax credits recorded in 2006.
“The exceptional population growth in our service territory drives an ever-increasing demand for electricity,” said Pinnacle West Chairman Bill Post. “Going forward, we need to continue making substantial investments in infrastructure and long-term resources, while working with regulators to achieve timely and constructive regulatory treatment.”
For the second quarter of 2007, APS reported lower net income of $75.1 million, compared with net income of $93.8 million for the same period a year ago. Operationally, the 2007 quarter reflected significantly improved performance at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, which increased its output by 54 percent compared with the same quarter a year ago.
SunCor Development Co., Pinnacle West’s real estate subsidiary, reported net income of $0.3 million, compared with $9.6 million in the 2006 second quarter, primarily due to decreased sales of residential property.
For more information on Pinnacle West’s operating statistics and earnings, please visit www.pinnaclewest.com/financials.
Conference Call
Pinnacle West invites interested parties to listen to the live web cast of management’s conference call to discuss the Company’s 2007 second quarter earnings and recent developments at 12 noon (ET), today, Thursday, July 26, 2007. The web cast can be accessed at www.pinnaclewest.com/presentations and will be available for replay on the web site for 30 days. To access the live conference call by telephone, dial (877) 356-3961 and enter Conference ID Number 7372981. A replay of the call also will be available

 


 

     
PINNACLE WEST SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS
  July 26, 2007
 
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until 11:55 p.m. (ET), Thursday, August 2, 2007, by calling (800) 642-1687 in the U.S. and Canada or (706) 645-9291 internationally and entering the same ID number as above.
Pinnacle West is a Phoenix-based company with consolidated assets of about $11 billion. Through its subsidiaries, the Company generates, sells and delivers electricity and sells energy-related products and services to retail and wholesale customers in the western United States. It also develops residential, commercial, and industrial real estate projects.

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PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(unaudited)
( in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 
    THREE MONTHS ENDED     SIX MONTHS ENDED  
    JUNE 30,     JUNE 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
Operating Revenues
                               
Regulated electricity segment
  $ 711,293     $ 712,718     $ 1,247,344     $ 1,178,844  
Real estate segment
    48,352       112,603       125,602       220,457  
Marketing and trading
    92,637       89,925       165,108       174,927  
Other revenues
    11,153       9,782       20,516       21,006  
 
                       
Total
    863,435       925,028       1,558,570       1,595,234  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating Expenses
                               
Regulated electricity segment fuel and purchased power
    270,337       263,944       473,690       421,339  
Real estate segment operations
    46,174       98,412       107,617       169,742  
Marketing and trading fuel and purchased power
    74,533       72,716       132,477       146,891  
Operations and maintenance
    177,310       168,332       348,888       346,759  
Depreciation and amortization
    92,835       89,297       182,456       176,918  
Taxes other than income taxes
    34,757       32,700       69,476       68,273  
Other expenses
    8,803       8,430       17,291       16,952  
 
                       
Total
    704,749       733,831       1,331,895       1,346,874  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating Income
    158,686       191,197       226,675       248,360  
 
                       
 
                               
Other
                               
Allowance for equity funds used during construction
    5,195       3,633       9,639       7,434  
Other income
    5,869       12,022       8,642       17,489  
Other expense
    (3,269 )     (5,815 )     (7,883 )     (10,356 )
 
                       
Total
    7,795       9,840       10,398       14,567  
 
                       
 
                               
Interest Expense
                               
Interest charges
    52,967       45,882       103,959       93,408  
Capitalized interest
    (5,213 )     (4,959 )     (10,020 )     (8,983 )
 
                       
Total
    47,754       40,923       93,939       84,425  
 
                       
 
                               
Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
    118,727       160,114       143,134       178,502  
 
                               
Income Taxes
    40,231       49,271       48,840       56,064  
 
                       
 
                               
Income From Continuing Operations
    78,496       110,843       94,294       122,438  
 
                               
Income From Discontinued Operations
                               
Net of Income Taxes
    498       1,311       1,230       2,171  
 
                       
 
                               
Net Income
  $ 78,994     $ 112,154     $ 95,524     $ 124,609  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding — Basic
    100,229       99,221       100,138       99,168  
 
                               
 
                            .  
Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding — Diluted
    100,779       99,640       100,718       99,562  
 
                               
Earnings Per Weighted-Average Common Share Outstanding
                               
Income from continuing operations — basic
  $ 0.78     $ 1.12     $ 0.94     $ 1.23  
Net income — basic
  $ 0.79     $ 1.13     $ 0.95     $ 1.26  
Income from continuing operations — diluted
  $ 0.78     $ 1.11     $ 0.94     $ 1.23  
Net income — diluted
  $ 0.78     $ 1.13     $ 0.95     $ 1.25