EXHIBIT 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Accountants

         We consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  of Arizona  Public  Service  Company on Form S-8 of our report  dated
February 28, 1997, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Arizona Public
Service Company for the year ended December 31, 1996.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Phoenix, Arizona
February 10, 1998