Woman, 72, in Phoenix got power cut for $51 bill. She died.

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A 72-year-old woman in Phoenix got her power cut over a $51 bill when it was 107 degrees — and she died. Her memory is behind efforts to stop future deaths.

Pullman's death prompted Champion and others to demand new rules to prevent shutoffs. The case raised awareness about The temperatures in Phoenix have topped 110 degrees every day so far in July.In 2019, the Arizona Corporation Commission, which regulates most of the state's utilities, issued a moratorium on summertime shutoffs by APS and other power companies it oversees.

Arizona's second largest provider of electricity, Salt River Project, or SRP, isn't regulated by the ACC, but says it halts shutoffs during excessive

 

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