EXHIBIT 10.05

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SHIPROCK - FOUR CORNERS PROJECT 345-KV SWITCHYARD
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SHIPROCK - FOUR CORNERS PROJECT 345-KV SWITCHYARD
INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of
December 30, 2013, by and among ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY (“Arizona”), an
Arizona corporation; El PASO ELECTRIC COMPANY (“El Paso”), a Texas corporation;
PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO (“PSCo”), a Colorado corporation; PUBLIC
SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO (“PNM”), a New Mexico corporation; SALT RIVER
PROJECT AGRICULTURAL IMPROVEMENT AND POWER DISTRICT (“Salt River Project”), an
agricultural improvement district, organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Arizona; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (“Edison”), a California
corporation; TRI‑STATE GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION ASSOCIATION, INC.
(“Tri-State”), a Colorado cooperative corporation doing business in the states
of Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Wyoming; TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY
(“Tucson”), an Arizona corporation; and THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA acting by
and through the Administrator, Western Area Power Administration, Department of
Energy (“Western”), represented by the officer executing this Agreement or a
duly appointed successor; individually referred to as “Party” and collectively
as “Parties”.
RECITALS
The Parties entered into the Shiprock - Four Corners Project 345-kV Switchyard
Interconnection Agreement, accepted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
on September 23, 2002 (the “Interconnection Agreement”), providing, among other
things, the terms and conditions relating to the relocation and upgrade of the
Four Corners Project transmission line.
Arizona and Edison are parties to a Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of
November 8, 2010 (the “Purchase Agreement”), providing, among other things, for
the sale by Edison to Arizona, and the purchase by Arizona from Edison, of
Edison’s interests in the Four Corners Project and the Switchyard Facilities
(the “Edison Interest Transfer”).
This Amendment will take effect on the Amendment No. 1 Effective Date, as
defined herein.
STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and
agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby
agree as follows:
1.Defined Terms. Defined terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have
the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Interconnection Agreement.

2.Amendment of Cover Page. The cover page of the Interconnection Agreement is
hereby amended to delete “SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY” therefrom.

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3.    Amendment of Section 1. Section 1 is hereby amended to delete “SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY (“SCE”), a California corporation;” from the eighth
line thereof.

4.    Amendment of Section 2. Section 2 is hereby amended to add the following
as Section 2.8 to the Interconnection Agreement:

“2.8
As of the effective date of Amendment No. 1 to the Interconnection Agreement,
Southern California Edison Company, a California corporation (“SCE”), is no
longer a party to the Interconnection Agreement or a Four Corners Participant as
defined in Section 4.21 of the Interconnection Agreement following the
consummation of the transfer to APS by SCE of SCE’s interests in the Four
Corners Project pursuant to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as
of November 8, 2010. The term “Original Parties” shall refer to APS, EPE, PSCO,
PNM, SRP, SCE, Tri-State, TEP and Western.”

5.    Amendment of Section 4.15. Section 4.15 is hereby amended to delete “SCE,”
from the second line thereof.

6.    Amendment of Section 4.21. Section 4.21 is hereby amended to delete “SCE,”
from the first line thereof.

7.    Amendment of Section 4.32. Section 4.32 is hereby amended to delete “SCE,”
from the second line thereof.

8.    Amendment of Section 35.1. Section 35.1 is hereby amended to delete the
following:

“Southern California Edison Company
Attn: Secretary
P.O. Box 800
Rosemead, California 91770”

9.    Amendment of Exhibit 1. Exhibit 1 is hereby amended to substitute the
following “Ownership” table in its entirety for the “Ownership” table in the
bottom right-hand corner of the exhibit:

Ownership
APS
52.23%
SRP
10.00%
EPE
10.50%
TEP
4.65%
PNM
22.62%
 
 
 
 
 
 

10.    Amendment of Exhibit 4. Exhibit 4 is hereby amended to include the
following paragraph following the “Notes” section thereof:

“This Exhibit 4 reflects the historical allocations of the Common Facilities
Costs which were incurred under the Interconnection Agreement. Amendment No. 1
to the

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Interconnection Agreement (“Amendment No. 1”), provides, among other things, for
updated ownership percentages as they existed following the consummation of the
transfer to APS by SCE of SCE’s interests in the Four Corners Project pursuant
to that certain PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, dated as of November 8, 2010 (the
“Purchase Agreement”). As of the effective date of Amendment No. 1, SCE is no
longer a party to the Interconnection Agreement.”
11.    Amendment of Exhibit 8. Exhibit 8 is hereby replaced by Attachment 1 to
this Amendment.

12.    Amendment of Exhibit 10. Exhibit 10 is hereby replaced by Attachment 2 to
this Amendment.

13.    Amendment No. 1 Effective Date; Termination. The “Amendment No. 1
Effective Date” means the date of consummation of the Edison Interest Transfer
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the “Edison Transfer Closing Date”);
provided, however, that this Amendment will terminate if (a) Arizona or Edison
provides written notice to the Parties to the effect that the Edison Transfer
Closing Date will not occur, (b) the Purchase Agreement is terminated, and
Edison hereby agrees to provide written notice to the other Parties of such
termination, within five (5) days of such termination, or (c) the Edison
Transfer Closing Date does not occur on or prior to December 31, 2013.

14.    Notices. Any notice provided for in this Amendment shall be deemed
properly served, given or made if delivered in person or sent by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid, to the persons specified below:
Arizona Public Service Company
c/o Secretary
P.O. Box 53999
Phoenix, Arizona 85072‑3999

El Paso Electric Company
c/o Secretary
P.O. Box 982
El Paso, Texas 79960

Public Service Company of Colorado
c/o Manager Transmission Operations West
P.O. Box 1078
Golden, Colorado 80402-1078

Public Service Company of New Mexico
c/o Secretary
Main Offices
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87158-1245

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Salt River Project Agricultural
Improvement and Power District
c/o Secretary
P.O. Box 1980
Phoenix, Arizona 85281

Southern California Edison Company
c/o Secretary
P.O. Box 800
Rosemead, California 91770

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc.
c/o Executive Vice President and General Manager
P.O. Box 33695
Denver, Colorado 80233

Tucson Electric Power Company
c/o Secretary
P.O. Box 711
Tucson, Arizona 85702

The United States of America
Western Area Power Administration
Colorado River Storage Project Management Center
c/o CRSP Manager
P.O. Box 11606
Salt Lake City, Utah 84147

15.    Compliance with Section 28 of Interconnection Agreement. Pursuant to
Section 28.2 of the Interconnection Agreement, Edison hereby provides notice to
the other Parties of Edison’s assignment of its interest in the Interconnection
Agreement to Arizona. Arizona agrees to assume all obligations and duties of
Edison under the Interconnection Agreement.

16.    Effect of Amendment. The Parties acknowledge and agree that (a) except as
specifically amended by this Amendment, the Interconnection Agreement is
unamended, and (b) the Interconnection Agreement, as amended by this Amendment,
remains in full force and effect.

17.    Counterparts; Facsimile. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any facsimile copies
hereof or signature hereon shall, for all purposes, be deemed originals.

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