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Revenue | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2021
Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract] |
Revenue | Revenue Sources of Revenue The following table provides detail of Pinnacle West’s consolidated revenue disaggregated by revenue sources (dollars in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |  |  |  |
|  | 2021 | 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |
Retail Electric Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Residential |  | $ | 340,838 |  | $ | 325,073 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-Residential |  | 314,783 |  | 303,351 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wholesale Energy Sales |  | 17,597 |  | 14,668 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transmission Services for Others |  | 18,993 |  | 15,927 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Sources |  | 4,264 |  | 2,911 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues |  | $ | 696,475 |  | $ | 661,930 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Retail Electric Revenue. Pinnacle West’s retail electric revenue is generated by wholly-owned regulated subsidiary APS’s sale of electricity to our regulated customers within the authorized service territory at tariff rates approved by the ACC and based on customer usage. Revenues related to the sale of electricity are generally recognized when service is rendered or electricity is delivered to customers. The billing of electricity sales to individual customers is based on the reading of their meters. We obtain customers’ meter data on a systematic basis throughout the month, and generally bill customers within a month from when service was provided. Customers are generally required to pay for services within 15 days of when the services are billed. See “Allowance for Doubtful Accounts” discussion below for additional details regarding payment terms. Wholesale Energy Sales and Transmission Services for Others. Revenues from wholesale energy sales and transmission services for others represent energy and transmission sales to wholesale customers. These activities primarily consist of managing fuel and purchased power risks in connection with the cost of serving our retail customers’ energy requirements. We may also sell into the wholesale markets generation that is not needed for APS’s retail load. Our wholesale activities and tariff rates are regulated by FERC. In the electricity business, some contracts to purchase energy are settled by netting against other contracts to sell electricity. This is referred to as a book-out, and usually occurs in contracts that have the same terms (product type, quantities, and delivery points) and for which power does not flow. We net these book-outs, which reduces both wholesale revenues and fuel and purchased power costs. Revenue Activities Our revenues primarily consist of activities that are classified as revenues from contracts with customers. We derive our revenues from contracts with customers primarily from sales of electricity to our regulated retail customers. Revenues from contracts with customers also include wholesale and transmission activities. Our revenues from contracts with customers for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were $682 million and $648 million, respectively. We have certain revenues that do not meet the specific accounting criteria to be classified as revenues from contracts with customers. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, our revenues that do not qualify as revenue from contracts with customers were $14 million and $14 million, respectively. This relates primarily to certain regulatory cost recovery mechanisms that are considered alternative revenue programs. We recognize revenue associated with alternative revenue programs when specific events permitting recognition are completed. Certain amounts associated with alternative revenue programs will subsequently be billed to customers; however, we do not reclassify billed amounts into revenue from contracts with customers. See Note 4 for a discussion of our regulatory cost recovery mechanisms. Contract Assets and Liabilities from Contracts with Customers There were no material contract assets, contract liabilities, or deferred contract costs recorded on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts The allowance for doubtful accounts represents our best estimate of accounts receivable and accrued unbilled revenues that will ultimately be uncollectible due to credit loss risk. The allowance includes a write-off component that is calculated by applying an estimated write-off factor to retail electric revenues. The write-off factor used to estimate uncollectible accounts is based upon consideration of historical collections experience, the current and forecasted economic environment, changes to our collection policies, and management’s best estimate of future collections success. On March 13, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic we voluntarily suspended disconnections of customers for nonpayment. The suspension of customer disconnections was extended from March 13, 2020 through December 31, 2020. Our disconnection policies are also impacted by the Summer Disconnection Moratorium. The suspension of disconnection of customers for nonpayment ended on January 1, 2021 and certain customers with past due balances were placed on eight-month payment arrangements. These circumstances and the on-going COVID-19 pandemic have impacted our allowance for doubtful accounts, including our write-off factor. We continue to monitor the impacts of COVID-19, our disconnection policies, payment arrangements, among other considerations impacting our estimated write-off factor and allowance for doubtful accounts. See Note 4 for additional details. The following table provides a rollforward of Pinnacle West’s allowance for doubtful accounts (dollars in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2021 |  | December 31, 2020
Allowance for doubtful accounts, balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 19,782 |  |  | $ | 8,171 |
Bad debt expense |  | 4,151 |  |  | 20,633 |
Actual write-offs |  | (3,528) |  |  | (9,022) |
Allowance for doubtful accounts, balance at end of period |  | $ | 20,405 |  |  | $ | 19,782 |

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