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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Kunkel James L.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

400 N. 5th Street

(Street)

Phoenix AZ 85004

(City (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)

3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year

12/31/00

5. If Amendment, Date of Original
(Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Vice President

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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                    TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1.Title of Security  2.Trans-  3.Trans-   4.Securities Acquired (A)   5.Amount of        6.Owner-    7.Nature of
  (Instr. 3)           action    action     or Disposed of (D)          Securities Ben-    ship        Indirect
                       Date      Code       (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)         eficially Owned    Form:       Beneficial
                       (Month/   (Instr.8)  ------------------------    at end of          Direct (D)  Ownership
                       Day/                           (A) or            Issuer's Fiscal    or Indi-    (Instr. 4)
                       Year)                Amount    (D)      Price    Year (Instr. 3     rect (I)
                                                                        and 4)             (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock          12/18/00     F         289       D**     $45.53                          D
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Common Stock          12/29/00     F         300       D**     $47.44                          D
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Common Stock          12/29/00     F         300       D**     $47.44    2,402                 D
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Common Stock                                                             719.13                I        By 401(k)
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*  If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
   4(b)(v).
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          Table II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
                 (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1.Title of Derivative    2.Conver-    3.Trans-   4.Transac-  5.Number of Derivative    6.Date Exercis-
  Security (Instr. 3)      sion or      action     tion        Securities Acquired       able and Expi-
                           Exercise     Date       Code        (A) or Disposed of        ration Date
                           Price of     (Month/    (Instr.8)   (D) (Instr. 3,4, and 5)   (Month/Day/Year)
                           Derivative   Day/Year)               -------------------    --------------------
                           Security                              (A)           (D)      Date        Expira-
                                                                                        Exer-       tion
                                                                                        cisable     Date
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 N/A
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7.Title and Amount of       8. Price            9. Number           10. Ownership         11. Nature
  Underlying Securities        of Derivative       of Derivative        of Derivative         of Indirect
  (Instr. 3 and 4)             Security            Securities           Security:             Beneficial
 ----------------------        (Instr. 5)          Beneficially         Direct                Ownership
              Amount or                            Owned at             (D) or Indirect       (Instr.4)
              Number of                            End of Year          (I)(Instr.4)
 Title        Shares                               Year(Instr.4)
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Explanation of Responses:
** The minimum amount of shares were withheld solely for the purpose of meeting tax withholding requirements. Mr. Kunkel retained all other shares received upon the noted lapse of restrictions.

James L. Kunkel                          2/14/01
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**Signature of Reporting Person            Date
James L. Kunkel	

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