PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP
S-3, 2001-01-03
ELECTRIC SERVICES
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 3, 2001
                                                Registration No. 333-___________
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                        PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

        ARIZONA                                                86-0512431
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(State of incorporation)                                     (I.R.S. Employer
                                                          Identification Number)

                          400 East Van Buren, Suite 700
                             Phoenix, Arizona 85004
                                 (602) 379-2500
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               (Address, including zip code and telephone number,
        including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

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                                MATTHEW P. FEENEY
                              Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
                               One Arizona Center
                           Phoenix, Arizona 85004-0001
                                 (602) 382-6239
            (Name, address, including zip code and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)

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     Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:  From time
to time after the effective date of this Registration  Statement,  as determined
by market conditions and other factors.

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         If the only securities  being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest  reinvestment plans, please check the following
box.[ ]
         If any of the  securities  being  registered  on  this  Form  are to be
offered  on a  delayed  or  continuous  basis  pursuant  to Rule 415  under  the
Securities Act of 1933,  other than  securities  offered only in connection with
dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. [X]
         If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 464(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list  the  Securities  Act  Registration  Statement  number  of the  earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering.[ ]
         If this  Form is a  post-effective  amendment  filed  pursuant  to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities
Act  registration   statement  number  of  the  earlier  effective  registration
statement for the same offering.[ ]
         If delivery of the  prospectus  is expected to be made pursuant to Rule
434, please check the following box.[ ]

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                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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<CAPTION>
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<S>                       <C>               <C>                 <C>                   <C>
                                             Proposed Maximum      Proposed Maximum
 Title of Securities To    Amount To Be          Offering        Aggregate Offering      Amount of
      Be Registered       Registered(1)     Price Per Share(2)         Price(2)       Registration Fee
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Common Stock,
No Par Value              19,460 shares        $   46.91            $912,868.60          $   229
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</TABLE>

(1) Shares of common  stock that may be offered  pursuant  to this  Registration
Statement  consist entirely of shares of common stock issued to former directors
of the Company under an amendment to the Pinnacle West Capital  Corporation  and
Arizona Public Service Company Directors' Retirement Plan.
(2)  Estimated  solely  for  the  purpose  of  calculating  the  amount  of  the
registration  fee,  pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) of the Securities Act of
1933,  on the basis of the  average  of the high and low  prices  for  shares of
common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on January 2, 2001.

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The registrant hereby amends this  registration  statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant  shall file
a further amendment which specifically  states that this registration  statement
shall  thereafter  become  effective  in  accordance  with  Section  8(a) of the
Securities  Act of  1933  or  until  the  registration  statement  shall  become
effective on such date as the Commission,  acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.

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THE  INFORMATION IN THIS  PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED.  WE MAY
NOT SELL  THESE  SECURITIES  UNTIL THE  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT  FILED  WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER
TO SELL THESE  SECURITIES AND IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE WHERE AN OFFER OR SALE IS PROHIBITED.

                  Subject to completion, dated January 3, 2001


Prospectus

                        PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
                              19,460 Common Shares

     This  prospectus  relates to shares of our common stock that may be sold by
the selling  stockholders  named under the section of this  prospectus  entitled
"Selling  Stockholders."  The selling  stockholders  may sell some or all of the
common stock through ordinary brokerage transactions,  directly to market makers
of our  shares,  or through  any of the other  means  described  in the  section
entitled "Plan of Distribution" beginning on page 3.

     The selling  stockholders will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of
the common stock, less any brokerage or other expenses of sale incurred by them.
We are  paying  for  the  costs  of  registering  the  shares  covered  by  this
prospectus.

     Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock  Exchange under the symbol
"PNW." The  closing  sale price of our common  stock as reported by the New York
Stock Exchange on January 2, 2001 was $ 46.375 per share.

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Neither  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  nor  any  state  securities
commission  has  approved the sale of the common  stock or  determined  that the
information  in this  prospectus is accurate or complete.  It is illegal for any
person to tell you otherwise.

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            The date of this prospectus is ______________ ____, 2001.
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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


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Forward-Looking Statements.................................................... 1
Where You Can Find More Information........................................... 2
Business of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation................................. 2
Use of Proceeds............................................................... 3
Selling Stockholders.......................................................... 3
Plan of Distribution.......................................................... 3
Experts....................................................................... 4
Legal Opinions................................................................ 4

You should rely only on the  information  contained or incorporated by reference
in this prospectus and in any  accompanying  prospectus  supplement.  No one has
been authorized to provide you with different information.

The common stock is not being offered in any jurisdiction where the offer is not
permitted.

You should not assume that the  information in this prospectus or any prospectus
supplement  is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of those
documents.
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                           FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     This prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, and the additional
information  described  under the heading "Where You Can Find More  Information"
may  contain  forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of the safe harbor
provisions  of the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act of 1995.  These
statements are subject to risks and  uncertainties  and are based on the beliefs
and assumptions of our management,  based on information  currently available to
our management.  When we use words such as "believes," "expects," "anticipates,"
"intends," "plans," "estimates," "should," or similar expressions, we are making
forward-looking statements.

     Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance.  They involve
risks, uncertainties,  and assumptions. Our future results may differ materially
from those expressed in these  forward-looking  statements.  Many of the factors
that will determine  these results are beyond our ability to control or predict.
These factors include, but are not limited to:

     *    the ongoing restructuring of the electric industry;

     *    the outcome of regulatory proceedings relating to our restructuring;

     *    regulatory, tax, and environmental legislation;

     *    our ability to successfully compete outside our traditional  regulated
          markets;

     *    regional economic conditions, which could affect customer growth;

     *    the cost of debt and equity capital;

     *    weather variations affecting customer usage;

     *    technological developments in the electric industry;

     *    the successful completion of large-scale construction projects;

     *    the  value  of  El  Dorado  Investment   Company's   investment  in  a
          technology-related venture capital partnership;

     *    successfully managing market risks;

     *    the strength of the real estate market; and

     *    other uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of
          which are beyond our control.

     You  are  cautioned  not  to put  undue  reliance  on  any  forward-looking
statement.  We claim  the  protection  of the safe  harbor  for  forward-looking
statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for
any forward-looking  statements  contained in this prospectus and any prospectus
supplement.

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                       WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

     We file annual,  quarterly, and special reports, and other information with
the SEC.  Our SEC filings are  available  to the public over the Internet at the
SEC's web site:  http://www.sec.gov.  You may also read and copy any document we
file at the SEC's public  reference  rooms in  Washington,  D.C.,  New York, New
York, and Chicago,  Illinois. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further
information  on the  public  reference  rooms.  Reports  and  other  information
concerning  us can also be  inspected  and copied at the offices of the New York
Stock  Exchange at 20 Broad Street,  New York,  New York 10005,  and the Pacific
Stock Exchange at 301 Pine Street, San Francisco, California 94104.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

     The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the  information we file with
them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring
you to those documents.  The information incorporated by reference is considered
to be part of this prospectus,  and later  information that we file with the SEC
will  automatically  update and supersede  this  information.  We incorporate by
reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC
under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
until all securities are sold under this prospectus.

     *    Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the  fiscal  year ended  December  31,
          1999;

     *    Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31,
          June 30, and September 30, 2000;

     *    Current Reports on Form 8-K dated July 12 and October 26, 2000; and

     *    The  description  of  the  Company's  Common  Stock  included  in  the
          Company's  Registration  Statement on Form 8-B,  File No.  1-8962,  as
          filed on July 25, 1985,  except for the  reference to transfer  agents
          and  registrars  for the Common  Stock  contained  therein  and of the
          Company's Preferred Share Purchase Rights included in its Registration
          Statement on Form 8-A,  File No.  1-8962,  as filed on March 31, 1989,
          and a Form 8 Amendment thereto as filed on August 29, 1991.

     You may request a copy of these  filings  and will  receive a copy of these
filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address:

          Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
          Office of the Secretary
          Station 9046
          P.O. Box 53999
          Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999
          (602) 250-5608

                  BUSINESS OF PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION

     We were  incorporated  in 1985 under the laws of Arizona  and are  engaged,
through our subsidiaries, in the generation,  transmission,  and distribution of
electricity and energy products and services; in real estate development; and in
venture capital  investment.  Our principal executive offices are located at 400
East Van Buren, Suite 700, Phoenix, Arizona 85004, 602-379-2500.

     The  following  information  describes  our  subsidiaries.  Arizona  Public
Service  Company  (APS),  our major  subsidiary and Arizona's  largest  electric
utility, provides retail and wholesale electric service to the entire state with
the  exception  of Tucson  and about  one-half  of the  Phoenix  area.  APS also
generates, sells, and delivers electricity to wholesale customers in the western
United  States.  SunCor  Development  Company  is a  developer  of  residential,
commercial,  and industrial  real estate  projects in Arizona,  New Mexico,  and
Utah. El Dorado Investment Company

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is primarily a venture  capital  firm.  APS Energy  Services  Company,  Inc. was
formed in 1998 and sells energy and related products and services in competitive
retail markets in the western United States.  Pinnacle West Energy  Corporation,
which was formed in 1999, is the  subsidiary  through which we intend to conduct
our unregulated generation operations.

                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

     We will not receive  any  proceeds  from the sale of any shares  offered by
this prospectus.

                              SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

     The following table provides  information about the selling stockholders as
of December 1, 2000. The shares  offered by this  prospectus may be offered from
time to time by the selling  stockholders  named below, or by pledgees,  donees,
transferees or other successors in interest to them.

     The  shares  shown  as  offered  under  this   prospectus  by  the  selling
stockholders named below have been issued to the selling  stockholders  pursuant
to the Pinnacle West Capital  Corporation  and Arizona  Public  Service  Company
Directors' Retirement Plan.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         Shares Owned
                                                                        After Offering      Percentage of
                                                   Maximum Number of    (Assuming all     Common Stock
Name of Selling               Shares Owned         Shares to be Sold    shares offered      Owned After
Stockholder(1)           Prior to this Offering    in this Offering        are sold)         Offering
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<S>                      <C>                      <C>                     <C>             <C>
Marianne M. Jennings               749                 1,080                   749             (2)
Robert E. Keever                   133                   790                   133             (2)
Donald M. Riley                      0                 1,870                     0             (2)
Quentin P. Smith, Jr             18.68                   400                 18.68             (2)
Dianne C. Walker                   782                   530                   782             (2)
John R. Norton III              28,133                 2,350                28,133             (2)
Wilma W. Schwada                 1,200                 2,690                 1,200             (2)
Donald N. Soldwedel             12,668                 3,040                12,668             (2)
Douglas J. Wall                  3,038                 3,110                 3,038             (2)
Ben F. Williams, Jr                882                 3,600                   882             (2)
</TABLE>

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(1)  Each of the  selling  stockholders  named  above  is a former  director  of
     Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and/or Arizona Public Service Company.
(2)  Subsequent to the offering, each of the selling stockholders will hold less
     then one percent of our outstanding common stock.

                    PLAN OF DISTRIBUTIONPLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     The selling  stockholders,  their  pledgees,  donees,  transferees or other
successors  in interest may from time to time offer and sell all or a portion of
the  shares in  transactions  on the New York  Stock  Exchange,  or on any other
securities  exchange or market on which the common stock is listed or traded, in
negotiated  transactions  or otherwise,  at prices then prevailing or related to
the then-current market price or at negotiated prices. The selling  stockholders
or their pledgees,  donees, transferees or other successors in interest may sell
their shares directly or through agents or broker-dealers acting as principal or
agent,  or in  block  trades  or  pursuant  to a  distribution  by one  or  more

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underwriters on a firm commitment or best-efforts basis. To the extent required,
the names of any agent or broker-dealer and applicable  commissions or discounts
and any other required  information with respect to any particular offer will be
set  forth  in an  accompanying  prospectus  supplement.  Each  of  the  selling
stockholders  and their  pledgees,  donees,  transferees or other  successors in
interest  reserves  the  right to  accept or  reject,  in whole or in part,  any
proposed purchase of the shares to be made directly or through agents.

     Such  broker-dealers,  if any,  may  receive  compensation  in the  form of
discounts,  concessions or commissions from the selling  shareholder  and/or the
purchasers of the shares of common stock for whom such broker-dealers may act as
agents to whom they may sell as principals,  or both (which  compensation,  as a
particular broker-dealer, might be in excess of customary commissions).

     In connection with distributions of the shares, any selling stockholder may
enter into hedging  transactions with  broker-dealers and the broker-dealers may
engage in short sales of the shares in the course of hedging the positions  they
assume with the selling  stockholder.  Any selling stockholder also may sell the
shares  short and  deliver  the  shares to close out such short  positions.  Any
selling  stockholder  also may  enter  into  option or other  transactions  with
broker-dealers  that involve the  delivery of the shares to the  broker-dealers,
which may then resell or otherwise transfer such shares. Any selling stockholder
also may loan or pledge the shares to a broker-dealer  and the broker-dealer may
sell the shares so loaned or upon a default may sell or  otherwise  transfer the
pledged shares.  The activities are limited by the purchase agreement between us
and the selling stockholders during periods when the conversion price is subject
to periodic adjustment.

     The  selling  stockholders,   any  agents,  dealers  or  underwriters  that
participate with the selling  stockholders in the resale of the shares of common
stock and the pledgees,  donees,  transferees or other successors in interest of
the selling  stockholders may be deemed to be "underwriters"  within the meaning
of the Securities  Act, in which case any  commissions  received by such agents,
dealers or underwriters and a profit on the resale of the shares of common stock
purchased by them may be deemed underwriting  commissions or discounts under the
Securities Act.

     In order to  comply  with the  securities  laws of  particular  states,  if
applicable,  the shares may be sold only through  registered or licensed brokers
or dealers.

     There is no assurance that the selling stockholders will sell any or all of
the shares.

     In addition  to selling  their  common  stock  under this  prospectus,  the
selling stockholders may:

     *    transfer their common stock in other ways not involving  market makers
          or established trading markets,  including by gift,  distribution,  or
          other transfer; or

     *    sell their common stock under Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

                                     EXPERTS

     The financial statements  incorporated in this prospectus by reference from
the Company's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31, 1999
have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent  auditors,  as stated in
their  report,  which  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference,  and has been so
incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority
as experts in accounting and auditing.

                                 LEGAL OPINIONS

     Snell & Wilmer  L.L.P.,  One Arizona  Center,  Phoenix,  Arizona 85004 will
opine on the validity of the common stock offered under this prospectus.

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                                     PART II
                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee..............    $   229
Printing, engraving, and postage expenses........................     15,000   *
Legal fees and expenses..........................................      5,000   *
Accounting fees and expenses.....................................     15,000   *
Rating Agency fees and expenses..................................         --
Trustee's fees and expenses......................................         --
Blue Sky fees and expenses.......................................         --
Miscellaneous....................................................      4,771   *
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         Total...................................................    $40,000   *
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*    Estimated.

ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

     The law of Arizona permits extensive  indemnification of present and former
directors,  officers, employees or agents of an Arizona corporation,  whether or
not  authority  for  such  indemnification  is  contained  in  the  indemnifying
corporation's  articles  of  incorporation  or bylaws.  Specific  authority  for
indemnification  of present and former  directors  and  officers,  under certain
circumstances,  is contained in Article  Eleventh of the  Company's  Articles of
Incorporation.  In addition,  Section 7.01 of the Company's bylaws provides that
the Company  will  indemnify  present and former  directors  and officers to the
fullest extent permitted by Arizona law.

     Under the Arizona  Business  Corporation  Act (the "ABCA"),  in order for a
corporation to indemnify a director or officer,  a majority of the corporation's
disinterested  directors,  independent  legal counsel,  or the shareholders must
find that the conduct of the individual to be indemnified  was in good faith and
that  the   individual   reasonably   believed  that  the  conduct  was  in  the
corporation's  best interests (in the case of conduct in an "official  capacity"
with the  corporation)  or that the  conduct  was at least  not  opposed  to the
corporation's  best interests (in all other cases).  In the case of any criminal
proceeding,  the  finding  must be to the  effect  that  the  individual  had no
reasonable  cause to  believe  the  conduct  was  unlawful.  Indemnification  is
permitted  with  respect to  expenses,  judgments,  fines,  and amounts  paid in
settlement by such individuals.

     Indemnification  under  the ABCA is  permissive,  except  in the event of a
successful  defense,  in which case a director  or officer  must be  indemnified
against reasonable  expenses,  including attorneys' fees, incurred in connection
with the  proceeding.  In addition,  the ABCA requires  Arizona  corporations to
indemnify any "outside director" (a director who is not an officer, employee, or
holder of five percent or more of any class of the corporation's  stock) against
liability  unless (i) the  corporation's  articles of  incorporation  limit such
indemnification, (ii) the outside director is adjudged liable in a proceeding by
or in the right of the corporation or in any other proceeding  charging improper
personal benefit to the director, or (iii) a court determines, before payment to
the outside director,  that the director failed to meet the standards of conduct
described in the preceding paragraph.  A court may also order that an individual
be  indemnified  if the court finds that the individual is fairly and reasonably
entitled  to  indemnification  in  light of all of the  relevant  circumstances,
whether or not the  individual  has met the standards of conduct in this and the
preceding paragraph.

     In connection  with the offering made by the prospectus  which is a part of
this  registration  statement,  as  it  may  be  amended  or  supplemented,  the
underwriters of the securities, pursuant to the relevant underwriting agreement,
will  severally  agree to indemnify and hold  harmless the Company,  each of its
directors, each of its officers who have signed this registration statement, and
each  person,  if any,  who  controls  the  Company  within  the  meaning of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"),  against certain losses, claims,
damages, or liabilities,  including liabilities under the Act, that arise out of
or are based upon  written  information  furnished by such  underwriters  to the
Company for use in this registration statement or in such prospectus.

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     Insurance  is  maintained  on a  regular  basis  (and not  specifically  in
connection  with  this  offering)  against  liabilities  arising  on the part of
directors and officers out of their performance in such capacities or arising on
the part of the Company out of its foregoing indemnification provisions, subject
to certain exclusions and to the policy limits.

ITEM 16. EXHIBITS.

      EXHIBIT              DESCRIPTION
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        5.1         Opinion of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
       23.1         Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
       23.2         Consent of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
       24.1         Power of Attorney (included on signature page).

ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

     (1) To file,  during any period in which  offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

          (i) to include  any  prospectus  required  by Section  10(a)(3) of the
     Securities Act of 1933;

          (ii) to reflect in the  prospectus  any facts or events  arising after
     the  effective  date of the  registration  statement  (or the  most  recent
     post-effective amendment thereof) which,  individually or in the aggregate,
     represent  a  fundamental  change  in  the  information  set  forth  in the
     registration  statement;  notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  any increase or
     decrease in the volume of securities  offered (if the total dollar value of
     securities  offered  would not exceed  that which was  registered)  and any
     deviation from the low or high end of the estimated  maximum offering range
     may be  reflected  in the form of  prospectus  filed  with  the  Commission
     pursuant  to Rule  424(b) if, in the  aggregate,  the changes in volume and
     price  represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum  aggregate
     offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration  Fee" table in
     the effective registration statement; and

          (iii) to include any material  information with respect to the plan of
     distribution not previously disclosed in the registration  statement or any
     material change to such information in the registration statement; provided
     however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information
     required to be included in a  post-effective  amendment by those paragraphs
     is  contained  in  periodic  reports  filed by the  registrant  pursuant to
     Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
     incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

     (2) That, for the purpose of determining  any liability under the Act, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein,  and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

     (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective  amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.

     (4) That,  for purposes of  determining  any liability  under the Act, each
filing of the  registrant's  annual report  pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing
of an employee  benefit  plan's annual  report  pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934)  that is  incorporated  by  reference  in the
registration  statement  shall  be  deemed  to be a new  registration  statement
relating to the securities  offered herein,  and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

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     (5) That,  insofar as  indemnification  for  liabilities  arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,  officers, and controlling
persons of the registrant  pursuant to the provisions  referred to in Item 15 of
this Registration Statement, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that, in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore,  unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for  indemnification  against such liabilities  (other
than the payment by the  registrant of expenses  incurred or paid by a director,
officer,  or controlling  person of the registrant in the successful  defense of
any action,  suit, or  proceeding)  is asserted by such  director,  officer,  or
controlling  person in connection  with the  securities  being  registered,  the
registrant  will,  unless in the  opinion  of its  counsel  the  matter has been
settled by controlling precedent,  submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question of whether such  indemnification  by it is against public policy as
expressed  in the Act and will be  governed  by the final  adjudication  of such
issue.

     (6) That,  for purposes of determining  any liability  under the Securities
Act of 1933, the information  omitted from the form of prospectus  filed as part
of this  registration  statement in reliance  upon Rule 430A and  contained in a
form of prospectus filed by the registrant  pursuant to rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or
497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this  registration
statement as of the time it was declared effective.

     (7) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933,  each  post-effective  amendment that contains a form of prospectus
shall be deemed to be a new  registration  statement  relating to the securities
offered  therein,  and the  offering  of such  securities  at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

                                      II-3
<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies  that it has  reasonable  grounds to believe  that it meets all of the
requirements  for  filing  on Form S-3 and has  duly  caused  this  registration
statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the City of Phoenix, State of Arizona on the 3rd day of January,
2001.

                                        PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION



                                        By: William J. Post
                                           -------------------------------------
                                           (William J. Post, President
                                           and Chief Executive Officer)

     Pursuant  to  the   requirements  of  the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
registration  statement  has been signed below by the  following  persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person whose signature appears below
hereby  authorizes  Chris N. Froggatt,  Barbara M. Gomez, and Michael V. Palmeri
and each of them, as  attorneys-in-fact,  to sign in his or her name and behalf,
individually and in each capacity  designated below, and to file any amendments,
including  post-effective  amendments,  to this registration statement,  and any
related Rule 462(b) registration statement or amendment thereto.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
         SIGNATURE                            TITLE                              DATE
         ---------                            -----                              ----
<S>                                 <C>                                      <C>


        William J. Post             Principal Executive Officer              January 3, 2001
-------------------------------             and Director
       (William J. Post,
   Chief Executive Officer)

      Michael V. Palmeri            Principal Financial Officer              January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
     (Michael V. Palmeri,
   Vice President, Finance)

       Chris N. Froggatt            Principal Accounting Officer             January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
      (Chris N. Froggatt,
Vice President and Controller)

     Edward N. Basha, Jr.                    Director                        January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
    (Edward N. Basha, Jr.)

     Michael L. Gallagher                    Director                        January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
    (Michael L. Gallagher)

         Pamela Grant                        Director                        January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
        (Pamela Grant)

     Roy A. Herberger, Jr.                   Director                        January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
    (Roy A. Herberger, Jr.)

        Martha O. Hesse                      Director                        January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
       (Martha O. Hesse)

   William S. Jamieson, Jr.                  Director                        January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
  (William S. Jamieson, Jr.)
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                 <C>                                      <C>

       Humberto S. Lopez                     Director                       January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
      (Humberto S. Lopez)

       Robert G. Matlock                     Director                       January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
      (Robert G. Matlock)

       Kathryn L. Munro                      Director                       January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
      (Kathryn L. Munro)

      Bruce J. Nordstrom                     Director                       January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
     (Bruce J. Nordstrom)

         Richard Snell                       Director                       January 3, 2001
-------------------------------
        (Richard Snell)
</TABLE>

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<PAGE>
                                                      Registration No. 333-
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   ----------


                                   EXHIBITS TO

                                    FORM S-3

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                                   ----------


                        PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

================================================================================
<PAGE>
                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


      EXHIBIT                DESCRIPTION
      -------                -----------
        5.1          Opinion of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
       23.1          Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
       23.2          Consent of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
       24.1          Power of Attorney (included on signature page).





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