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 and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 12, 2024

Commission File Number 1-5924

TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Arizona						86-0062700
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

88 East Broadway Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85701

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (520) 571-4000

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report: N/A

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 14, 2024, Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) issued a press release related to the agreement described in Item 8.01. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 12, 2024, TEP entered into an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Agreement to develop a standalone Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility at a cost of $268 million. TEP will own and operate the facility, which will be located in southeast Tucson and have a nominal capacity rating of 200 megawatts (MW) and storage capacity of 800 MW hours. The BESS facility is expected to be placed in service in the first half of 2026.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit						Description
99.1						TEP press release dated August 14, 2024
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

						TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
						(Registrant)

Date: August 14, 2024						/s/ Frank P. Marino
						Frank P. Marino
						Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
						(On behalf of the registrant and as Principal Financial Officer)

TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER CO 8-K