Exhibit 15.1





August 8, 1995


Arizona Public Service Company
Post Office Box 53999
Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999

We have made a review, in accordance with standards  established by the American
Institute of Certified Public  Accountants,  of the unaudited  interim financial
information  of Arizona  Public  Service  Company for the periods ended June 30,
1995 and 1994, as indicated in our report dated  August 8, 1995;  because we did
not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.

We are aware  that our  report  referred  to above,  which is  included  in your
Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  for the  quarter  ended  June  30,  1995,  is
incorporated by reference in  Registration  Statement Nos.  33-51085,  33-57822,
33-61228 and 33-55473 on Form S-3.

We are also aware that the aforementioned report,  pursuant to Rule 436(c) under
the  Securities  Act of  1993,  is not  considered  a part  of the  Registration
Statement  prepared  or  certified  by an  accountant  or a report  prepared  or
certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Act.



DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Phoenix, Arizona