Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNlTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-134206, 333-155641 on Form S-3; and in Registration Statement Nos. 33-54307, 333-143432, 333-91786, 333-138089, and 333-157151 on Form S-8 of our report dated February 19, 2009, relating to the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedules of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and the effectiveness of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the Company’s adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158) appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2008.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Phoenix, Arizona
February 19, 2009