Major utility company agrees not to cut off power for nonpayment when it’s 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above
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“Major utility company agrees not to cut off power for nonpayment when it’s 95 degrees Fahrenheit or above”
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Only one web search result mentions APS disconnecting power during extreme heat, but lacks specific temperature thresholds. Other evidence is unrelated.
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“Arizona’s largest utility has agreed not to cut off electrical service to customers for nonpayment while forecasted high temperatures are 95 degrees Fahrenheit (35 degrees Celsius) or above as part of a $7 million settlement”
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— Arizona Public Media (AZPM) is the public broadcasting service of the University of Arizona, providing radio and television service and regional news coverage in southern and southeastern Arizona from…
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— Pinnacle West Capital Corporation is an American utility holding company that owns Arizona Public Service (APS). It is publicly traded on the New York Stock exchange and a component of the S&P 500 sto…
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“The state’s settlement with Arizona Public Service... also called for the utility to pay $2.7 million that will be deposited into a state consumer protection fund and another $3.4 million to improve a program that lets customers designate family members or friends as emergency contacts”
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— Fundswill be utilizedtomaintain licensesforeducators that are duetoexpire (licenses expire everytwoyears)andon-going maintenanceincluding...
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“Mayes’ office said the lawsuit grew out of concerns about disconnection practices during extreme heat, including the death of Katherine Korman at her Sun City West home”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm the lawsuit's origin or Katherine Korman's death connection.
“She was found dead six days after her power was disconnected”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm the timeline of Katherine Korman's death relative to power disconnection.
“APS said it made 10 attempts to contact Korman by phone, email, door hanger and monthly bills to let her know the status of her bill and offer help”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm APS's contact attempts with Katherine Korman.
“The utility said regulators who examined the case determined APS had followed the rules on customer outreach and disconnection”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm regulatory findings on APS's compliance.
“This settlement ensures that APS will no longer disconnect power based on the date on the calendar alone – if temperatures are dangerous, the power stays on”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm the settlement's specific prohibition on calendar-based disconnections.
“APS, which didn’t acknowledge any wrongdoing as part of the settlement, said in a statement that it already met or exceeded state laws and regulations in its disconnection policies and customer communications”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm APS's regulatory compliance statements.
“The agreement specifies the payments from the settlement must come APS shareholder funds and that they can’t be recovered through future rate cases or surcharges”
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No evidence found in web search or Wikipedia to confirm settlement funding sources or recovery restrictions.
“Maricopa County, which includes the city of Phoenix, confirmed 430 heat-related deaths last year, a decrease from 608 in 2024 and 645 in 2023”
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“The county’s first confirmed heat-related death in 2026 was announced last week”
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