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Exhibit 99.1
(UNISOURCE ENERGY NEWS LOGO)
     
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
  August 4, 2011
Media Contact: Joe Salkowski, (520) 884-3625, jsalkowski@uns.com
  Page 1 of 8
Financial Analyst Contact: Chris Norman, (520) 884-3649, cnorman@uns.com
   
UNISOURCE ENERGY REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2011 EARNINGS,
MAINTAINS 2011 EARNINGS GUIDANCE RANGE
  UniSource Energy’s net income for the second quarter of 2011 was $28.6 million, or $0.71 per share of common stock on a fully-diluted basis, compared with net income of $25.9 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2010.
  Earnings at UniSource Energy’s primary subsidiary, Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP), were $25.1 million in the second quarter of 2011 compared with $27.9 million in the second quarter of 2010. Higher retail margin revenues were offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense and a reduction in margin on long-term wholesale sales.
  Retail kilowatt-hour (kWh) sales at both TEP and UNS Electric increased compared with the second quarter of 2010.
  Financial results for the second quarter were in line with expectations. UniSource Energy is maintaining its estimated 2011 earnings range of $2.60 to $2.90 per diluted share.
Tucson, Ariz. — UniSource Energy Corporation (NYSE: UNS) today reported second quarter 2011 net income of $28.6 million, or $0.71 per share of common stock on a fully-diluted basis, compared with $25.9 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, in the same period last year. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, UniSource Energy’s net income was $42.0 million, or $1.07 per diluted share of common stock, compared with net income of $46.0 million, or $1.18 per diluted share, in the first six months of 2010.
“Our operating and financial results are consistent with our expectations,” said Paul Bonavia, UniSource Energy’s Chairman, President and CEO. “We continue to focus our efforts on managing our costs while safely and efficiently operating our utility businesses.”
UniSource Energy’s financial results primarily reflect those of TEP, which reported income of $25.1 million in the second quarter of 2011, compared with net income of $27.9 million in the same period last year. An increase in TEP’s retail margin revenues was offset by higher depreciation and amortization expense and reduced margins on long-term wholesale sales.
TEP’s second-quarter retail kWh sales were 1.6 percent higher than last year. Sales to residential and commercial customers increased 3.7 percent and 1.7 percent, respectively, compared with the second quarter of 2010. For the first six months of 2011, TEP’s total retail kWh sales were up 1.5 percent compared with the same period last year.
“We are encouraged by the higher sales levels,” Bonavia said. “However cost increases associated with maintaining our generating units and higher depreciation expense have put pressure on our year-to-date earnings.” TEP’s current base rates have been in effect since December 2008 and cannot be increased before January 2013.

 

 


 

Tucson Electric Power
Retail kWh Sales and Revenues
TEP’s retail kWh sales grew by 1.6 percent compared with the second quarter of 2010. Residential, commercial, and mining sales were up 3.7 percent, 1.7 percent, and 0.3 percent, respectively; industrial sales were down 0.8 percent.
Higher retail sales volumes led to an increase in retail margin revenues of approximately $3 million, or 1.8 percent, compared with the same period last year. Margin revenues do not include customer surcharges used to fund renewable energy and energy efficiency programs or revenues collected to recover the cost of fuel and purchased power.
Long-Term Wholesale and Transmission Revenues
The margin on TEP’s long-term wholesale kWh sales fell by $3 million compared with the second quarter of 2010. The decrease reflects a change in the terms of TEP’s wholesale sales contract with Salt River Project (SRP). Effective June 1, 2011, SRP no longer pays TEP a monthly demand charge of approximately $2 million. Instead, SRP is required to purchase 73,000 MWh per month, or 876,000 MWh annually, at an energy price set at a discount to the Palo Verde Market Index.
Other Operating Expenses
TEP’s base operations and maintenance expense (O&M) increased by $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2011 over the same period last year. Base O&M excludes costs directly offset by customer surcharges and third-party reimbursements. In the second quarter of 2011, depreciation expense increased by $1 million as a result of additional plant-in-service compared with the same period last year.
Year-to-Date Results
In the first six months of 2011, TEP reported net income of $29.8 million compared with net income of $38.4 million in the same period last year. That decrease was due to: a decline in long-term wholesale margin revenues; a decrease in wholesale transmission revenues; an increase in Base O&M due to planned generating plant maintenance expense; and higher depreciation expense. Those factors were partially offset by an increase in retail margin revenues
UNS Gas
UNS Gas reported net income of less than $1 million in the second quarters of 2011 and 2010.
UNS Gas filed a request in April for a base rate increase of $5.6 million, or 4 percent. UNS Gas’ current rates reflect costs from late 2007 and early 2008, and the proposed rate increase would help recover higher operating and capital costs incurred since that time. The administrative law judge assigned to the case issued a procedural order that could lead to a final decision by the Arizona Corporation Commission in the first half of 2012.
UNS Electric
UNS Electric reported net income of $3 million in the second quarter of 2011 compared with $2 million in the same period last year. UNS Electric’s retail kWh sales increased 3.2 percent compared with the second quarter of 2010 due primarily to higher energy usage by its two mining customers and a 5.0 percent increase in kWh sales to industrial customers.
Seasonality of Earnings
The net income and results of operations of TEP as well as of UNS Gas and UNS Electric — operating subsidiaries of UniSource Energy Services (UES) — are seasonal in nature. TEP and UNS Electric typically record the majority of their net income during the second and third quarters when hot weather contributes to higher energy consumption. TEP’s retail rates, which include higher charges for higher levels of energy use, also shift a larger share of the company’s earnings into those periods.

 

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Energy demand from UNS Gas customers typically peaks during the winter. Accordingly, UNS Gas typically records the majority of its net income during the first and fourth quarters.
Net Income and Earnings Per Share Summary
                                 
    2nd Quarter     YTD June 30,  
Net Income   2011     2010     2011     2010  
    -Millions-     -Millions-  
Tucson Electric Power
  $ 25.1     $ 27.9     $ 29.8     $ 38.4  
 
                               
UNS Gas
    0.4       0.6       6.5       6.4  
 
                               
UNS Electric
    2.9       2.1       5.1       5.1  
 
                               
Other (1)
    0.2       (4.7 )     0.6       (3.9 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net Income
  $ 28.6     $ 25.9     $ 42.0     $ 46.0  
 
                       
 
                               
Avg. Basic Shares Outstanding (millions)
    37.0       36.3       36.9       36.2  
Avg. Diluted Shares Outstanding (millions)
    41.6       40.9       41.5       40.8  
                                 
    2nd Quarter     YTD June 30,  
Earnings Per UniSource Energy Share   2011     2010     2011     2010  
Tucson Electric Power
  $ 0.68     $ 0.77     $ 0.81     $ 1.06  
 
                               
UNS Gas
    0.01       0.01       0.18       0.18  
 
                               
UNS Electric
    0.08       0.06       0.14       0.14  
 
                               
Other (1)
    0.00       (0.13 )     0.01       (0.11 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net Income per Basic Share
  $ 0.77     $ 0.71     $ 1.14     $ 1.27  
 
                       
 
                               
Net Income per Diluted Share
  $ 0.71     $ 0.66     $ 1.07     $ 1.18  
 
                       
     
(1)   Includes UniSource Energy on a stand-alone basis and results from Millennium Energy Holdings, Inc. (Millennium) and UniSource Energy Development, wholly-owned subsidiaries of UniSource Energy. Millennium’s year-to-date June 30, 2010 results included an after-tax loss of $3 million related to the impairment of an investment.
UniSource Energy believes the presentation of TEP, UNS Gas and UNS Electric net income or loss on a per basic UniSource Energy share basis (which are non-GAAP financial measures) provides useful information to investors by disclosing the results of operations of its business segments on a basis consistent with UniSource Energy’s reported earnings or losses.
During the first half of 2011, we identified errors related to prior periods in two categories: (i) deliveries of electricity related to transmission agreements at TEP; and (ii) the calculation of income tax expense as it relates to Allowance for Equity Funds Used During Construction (AFUDC). We assessed the materiality of these errors on prior period financial statements and concluded they were not material to any prior annual or interim periods, but the cumulative impact could be material to the annual period ending December 31, 2011 and the interim period ended June 30, 2011, if included in 2011. As a result, in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin 108, we have revised our prior period financial statements.

 

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The income tax adjustment impacted fiscal years 2003 through 2010 for UniSource Energy and fiscal years 2009 and 2010 for TEP. The adjustment for electricity deliveries settled or to be settled in-kind impacted fiscal years 2004 through 2010. We previously recorded the entire income tax adjustment of $3.5 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2011. UniSource Energy and TEP’s financial statements for the first three months of 2011, as well as other periods, have been revised to reflect the impact of the income tax adjustment for that particular period. Please refer to UniSource Energy’s and TEP’s second quarter SEC form 10-Q, which is expected to be filed on or before August 9, 2011, for more information.
Conference Call and Webcast
The company will host a conference call on Friday, August 5 at 9 a.m. EDT to discuss the financial results and outlook. To participate in the call, please dial in 5 to 10 minutes prior to the start time.
Dial-in number: (877) 582-0446
Reference code: 87100432
The conference call can be heard live on UniSource Energy’s website. The webcast can be accessed at uns.com and will be available for replay for seven days.
Replay number: (855) 859-2056
Reference code: 87100432
In conjunction with this earnings announcement, UniSource Energy has provided detailed information on its performance during the second quarter of 2011. These materials have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are also available at uns.com.
UniSource Energy is a Tucson, Arizona-based company with consolidated assets of approximately $3.9 billion. UniSource Energy’s primary subsidiaries include Tucson Electric Power, which serves more than 403,000 customers in southern Arizona, and UniSource Energy Services, provider of natural gas and electric service for about 237,000 customers in northern and southern Arizona. Visit uns.com for more information about UniSource Energy and its subsidiaries.
This release contains forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties, including factors that could affect UniSource Energy’s ability to reach the 2011 earnings guidance. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: state and federal regulatory and legislative decisions and actions; regional economic and market conditions, which could affect customer growth and energy usage; weather variations affecting energy usage; the cost of debt and equity capital and access to capital markets; the performance of the stock market and changing interest rate environment, which affect the value of the company’s pension and other postretirement benefit plan assets and the related contribution requirements and expense; unexpected increases in O&M expense; resolution of pending litigation matters; changes in accounting standards; changes in critical accounting estimates; changes to long-term contracts; the cost of fuel and power supplies; performance of TEP’s generating plants; and other factors listed in UniSource Energy’s Form 10-K and 10-Q filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The preceding factors may cause future results to differ materially from outcomes currently expected by UniSource Energy.

 

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UNISOURCE ENERGY 2011 RESULTS
UniSource Energy Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
(UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three Months Ended        
    June 30,     Increase / (Decrease)  
    2011     2010     Amount     Percent  
Operating Revenues
                               
Electric Retail Sales
  $ 275,616     $ 259,940     $ 15,676       6.0  
Electric Wholesale Sales
    38,744       28,466       10,278       36.1  
Gas Revenue
    25,020       24,677       343       1.4  
Other Revenues
    30,293       26,030       4,263       16.4  
 
                       
Total Operating Revenues
    369,673       339,113       30,560       9.0  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating Expenses
                               
Fuel
    82,563       69,304       13,259       19.1  
Purchased Energy
    66,336       66,591       (255 )     (0.4 )
Transmission
    3,464       2,878       586       20.4  
Increase (Decrease) to Reflect PPFAC/PGA Recovery Treatment
    3,227       (10,313 )     13,540       N/M  
 
                       
Total Fuel and Purchased Energy
    155,590       128,460       27,130       21.1  
Other Operations and Maintenance
    90,052       87,134       2,918       3.3  
Depreciation
    33,310       32,223       1,087       3.4  
Amortization
    7,253       7,048       205       2.9  
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes
    12,229       11,952       277       2.3  
 
                       
Total Operating Expenses
    298,434       266,817       31,617       11.8  
 
                       
Operating Income
    71,239       72,296       (1,057 )     (1.5 )
 
                       
 
                               
Other Income (Deductions)
                               
Interest Income
    826       1,953       (1,127 )     (57.7 )
Other Income
    2,646       1,158       1,488       N/M  
Other Expense
    (813 )     (6,138 )     5,325       86.8  
 
                       
Total Other Income (Deductions)
    2,659       (3,027 )     5,686       N/M  
 
                       
 
                               
Interest Expense
                               
Long-Term Debt
    18,203       15,816       2,387       15.1  
Capital Leases
    9,931       11,425       (1,494 )     (13.1 )
Other Interest Expense, Net of Interest Capitalized
    (109 )     186       (295 )     N/M  
 
                       
Total Interest Expense
    28,025       27,427       598       2.2  
 
                       
 
                               
Income Before Income Taxes
    45,873       41,842       4,031       9.6  
Income Tax Expense
    17,299       15,956       1,343       8.4  
 
                       
 
                               
Net Income
  $ 28,574     $ 25,886     $ 2,688       10.4  
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted-Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding (000)
    36,950       36,322       628       1.7  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic Earnings per Share
  $ 0.77     $ 0.71     $ 0.06       8.5  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted Earnings per Share
  $ 0.71     $ 0.66     $ 0.05       7.6  
 
                       
 
                               
Dividends Declared per Share
  $ 0.42     $ 0.39     $ 0.03       7.7  
 
                       
N/M — Not Meaningful
Reclassifications have been made to prior periods to conform to the current period’s presentation.

 

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UNISOURCE ENERGY 2011 RESULTS
UniSource Energy Corporation
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
(UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Six Months Ended        
    June 30,     Increase / (Decrease)  
    2011     2010     Amount     Percent  
Operating Revenues
                               
Electric Retail Sales
  $ 492,831     $ 464,686     $ 28,145       6.1  
Electric Wholesale Sales
    79,658       65,558       14,100       21.5  
California Power Exchange (CPX) Provision for Wholesale Refunds
          (2,970 )     2,970       N/M  
Gas Revenue
    82,210       80,458       1,752       2.2  
Other Revenues
    59,740       50,230       9,510       18.9  
 
                       
Total Operating Revenues
    714,439       657,962       56,477       8.6  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating Expenses
                               
Fuel
    154,692       129,909       24,783       19.1  
Purchased Energy
    144,610       149,396       (4,786 )     (3.2 )
Transmission
    5,966       5,308       658       12.4  
Decrease to Reflect PPFAC/PGA Recovery Treatment
    (3,008 )     (23,058 )     20,050       87.0  
 
                       
Total Fuel and Purchased Energy
    302,260       261,555       40,705       15.6  
Other Operations and Maintenance
    191,107       170,042       21,065       12.4  
Depreciation
    66,100       63,322       2,778       4.4  
Amortization
    14,631       13,620       1,011       7.4  
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes
    24,374       24,225       149       0.6  
 
                       
Total Operating Expenses
    598,472       532,764       65,708       12.3  
 
                       
Operating Income
    115,967       125,198       (9,231 )     (7.4 )
 
                       
 
                               
Other Income (Deductions)
                               
Interest Income
    1,820       3,880       (2,060 )     (53.1 )
Other Income
    5,477       7,137       (1,660 )     (23.3 )
Other Expense
    (1,417 )     (6,903 )     5,486       79.5  
 
                       
Total Other Income (Deductions)
    5,880       4,114       1,766       42.9  
 
                       
 
                               
Interest Expense
                               
Long-Term Debt
    36,296       31,056       5,240       16.9  
Capital Leases
    19,860       23,509       (3,649 )     (15.5 )
Other Interest Expense, Net of Interest Capitalized
    (1,030 )     514       (1,544 )     N/M  
 
                       
Total Interest Expense
    55,126       55,079       47       0.1  
 
                       
 
                               
Income Before Income Taxes
    66,721       74,233       (7,512 )     (10.1 )
Income Tax Expense
    24,731       28,201       (3,470 )     (12.3 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net Income
  $ 41,990     $ 46,032     $ (4,042 )     (8.8 )
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted-Average Shares of Common Stock Outstanding (000)
    36,869       36,215       654       1.8  
 
                       
 
                               
Basic Earnings per Share
  $ 1.14     $ 1.27     $ (0.13 )     (10.2 )
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted Earnings per Share
  $ 1.07     $ 1.18     $ (0.11 )     (9.3 )
 
                       
 
                               
Dividends Declared per Share
  $ 0.84     $ 0.78     $ 0.06       7.7  
 
                       
N/M — Not Meaningful
Reclassifications have been made to prior periods to conform to the current period’s presentation.

 

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TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY 2011 RESULTS
TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands of dollars)
(UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Three Months Ended        
    June 30,     Increase / (Decrease)  
    2011     2010     Amount     Percent  
Operating Revenues
                               
Electric Retail Sales
  $ 231,652     $ 217,555     $ 14,097       6.5  
Electric Wholesale Sales
    31,759       29,276       2,483       8.5  
Other Revenues
    31,822       27,864       3,958       14.2  
 
                       
Total Operating Revenues
    295,233       274,695       20,538       7.5  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating Expenses
                               
Fuel
    80,831       66,753       14,078       21.1  
Purchased Power
    26,445       33,337       (6,892 )     (20.7 )
Transmission
    1,232       1,049       183       17.4  
Increase (Decrease) to Reflect PPFAC Recovery Treatment
    2,112       (7,601 )     9,713       N/M  
 
                       
Total Fuel and Purchased Energy
    110,620       93,538       17,082       18.3  
Other Operations and Maintenance
    78,094       74,613       3,481       4.7  
Depreciation
    25,850       24,893       957       3.8  
Amortization
    8,180       8,024       156       1.9  
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes
    10,043       9,730       313       3.2  
 
                       
Total Operating Expenses
    232,787       210,798       21,989       10.4  
 
                       
Operating Income
    62,446       63,897       (1,451 )     (2.3 )
 
                       
 
                               
Other Income (Deductions)
                               
Interest Income
    582       1,696       (1,114 )     (65.7 )
Other Income
    1,727       1,115       612       54.9  
Other Expense
    (2,498 )     (2,397 )     (101 )     (4.2 )
 
                       
Total Other Income (Deductions)
    (189 )     414       (603 )     N/M  
 
                       
Interest Expense
                               
Long-Term Debt
    12,157       10,154       2,003       19.7  
Capital Leases
    9,930       11,423       (1,493 )     (13.1 )
Other Interest Expense, Net of Interest Capitalized
    (91 )     68       (159 )     N/M  
 
                       
Total Interest Expense
    21,996       21,645       351       1.6  
 
                       
 
                               
Income Before Income Taxes
    40,261       42,666       (2,405 )     (5.6 )
Income Tax Expense
    15,133       14,728       405       2.7  
 
                       
 
                               
Net Income
  $ 25,128     $ 27,938     $ (2,810 )     (10.1 )
 
                       
                                 
    Three Months Ended        
Tucson Electric Power   June 30,     Increase / (Decrease)  
Electric MWh Sales:   2011     2010     Amount     Percent  
Retail Sales
    2,331,563       2,294,004       37,559       1.6  
Long-Term Wholesale Sales
    208,046       215,936       (7,890 )     (3.7 )
N/M — Not Meaningful
Reclassifications have been made to prior periods to conform to the current period’s presentation.

 

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TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY 2011 RESULTS
TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(in thousands of dollars)
(UNAUDITED)
                                 
    Six Months Ended        
    June 30,     Increase / (Decrease)  
    2011     2010     Amount     Percent  
Operating Revenues
                               
Electric Retail Sales
  $ 405,354     $ 384,974     $ 20,380       5.3  
Electric Wholesale Sales
    67,015       70,265       (3,250 )     (4.6 )
California Power Exchange (CPX) Provision for Wholesale Refunds
          (2,970 )     2,970       N/M  
Other Revenues
    62,452       53,507       8,945       16.7  
 
                       
Total Operating Revenues
    534,821       505,776       29,045       5.7  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating Expenses
                               
Fuel
    152,138       125,260       26,878       21.5  
Purchased Power
    43,680       57,992       (14,312 )     (24.7 )
Transmission
    1,927       1,845       82       4.4  
Decrease to Reflect PPFAC Recovery Treatment
    (7,671 )     (10,833 )     3,162       29.2  
 
                       
Total Fuel and Purchased Energy
    190,074       174,264       15,810       9.1  
Other Operations and Maintenance
    166,587       144,977       21,610       14.9  
Depreciation
    51,583       48,953       2,630       5.4  
Amortization
    16,484       15,810       674       4.3  
Taxes Other Than Income Taxes
    19,947       19,681       266       1.4  
 
                       
Total Operating Expenses
    444,675       403,685       40,990       10.2  
 
                       
Operating Income
    90,146       102,091       (11,945 )     (11.7 )
 
                       
 
                               
Other Income (Deductions)
                               
Interest Income
    1,317       3,386       (2,069 )     (61.1 )
Other Income
    4,367       2,333       2,034       87.2  
Other Expense
    (4,996 )     (4,883 )     (113 )     (2.3 )
 
                       
Total Other Income (Deductions)
    688       836       (148 )     (17.7 )
 
                       
 
                               
Interest Expense
                               
Long-Term Debt
    24,412       20,032       4,380       21.9  
Capital Leases
    19,859       23,504       (3,645 )     (15.5 )
Other Interest Expense, Net of Interest Capitalized
    (837 )     42       (879 )     N/M  
 
                       
Total Interest Expense
    43,434       43,578       (144 )     (0.3 )
 
                       
 
                               
Income Before Income Taxes
    47,400       59,349       (11,949 )     (20.1 )
Income Tax Expense
    17,624       20,953       (3,329 )     (15.9 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net Income
  $ 29,776     $ 38,396     $ (8,620 )     (22.5 )
 
                       
                                 
    Six Months Ended        
Tucson Electric Power   June 30,     Increase / (Decrease)  
Electric MWh Sales:   2011     2010     Amount     Percent  
Retail Sales
    4,286,300       4,222,816       63,484       1.5  
Long-Term Wholesale Sales
    438,384       503,742       (65,358 )     (13.0 )
N/M — Not Meaningful
Reclassifications have been made to prior periods to conform to the current period’s presentation.

 

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