Exhibit 23.1





INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We  consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-51085, 33-57822  and 33-61228 on Form  S-3, of our report  dated February
21, 1994 (which expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory
paragraph  relating to  the  Company's change  in method  of accounting  for
income taxes discussed in Note 8 to those financial statements) appearing in
this  Annual Report on  Form 10-K of  Arizona Public Service Company for the
year ended December 31, 1993.


Deloitte & Touche
Deloitte & Touche

Phoenix, Arizona

March 28, 1994