SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 2, 2001


                         ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Arizona                       1-4473                  86-0011170
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)         Identification Number)


400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999, Phoenix, Arizona          85004
          (Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)


                                 (602) 250-1000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                      NONE
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENT, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

     (c) Exhibits.

     The  Registrant  hereby files the  following  Exhibits to its  Registration
Statements  on Form S-3 (Nos.  333-94277  and  333-63994),  which were  declared
effective on January 21, 2000 and July 11, 2001, respectively.


Exhibit No.    Description
-----------    -----------

    1.1        Underwriting  Agreement and related Terms  Agreement,  each dated
               October 2, 2001, in connection  with the offering of $400,000,000
               of 6.375% Notes Due 2011.

    4.1        Fifth  Supplemental  Indenture  dated  as  of  October  1,  2011,
               relating to the  issuance  of  $400,000,000  of 6.375%  Notes Due
               2011.

    4.2        Specimen of Note of 6.375% Notes Due 2011.

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                                   SIGNATURES

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


                                        ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
                                        (Registrant)


Dated: October 3, 2001                  By Barbara M. Gomez
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           Barbara M. Gomez
                                           Treasurer

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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.    Description
-----------    -----------

    1.1        Underwriting  Agreement and related Terms  Agreement,  each dated
               October 2, 2001, in connection  with the offering of $400,000,000
               of 6.375% Notes Due 2011.

    4.1        Fifth  Supplemental  Indenture  dated  as  of  October  1,  2011,
               relating to the  issuance  of  $400,000,000  of 6.375%  Notes Due
               2011.

    4.2        Specimen of Note of 6.375% Notes Due 2011.