SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 2, 2000
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                         ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           Arizona                     1-4473                  86-0011170
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission              (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)              File Number)         Identification Number)


400 North Fifth Street, P.O. Box 53999, Phoenix, Arizona           85004
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         (Address of principal executive offices)               (Zip Code)


                                 (602) 250-1000
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                      NONE
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENT, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

     (c) Exhibits.

     The  Registrant  hereby files the  following  Exhibits to its  Registration
Statements  on Form S-3 (Nos.  333-58445  and  333-94277)  which  were  declared
effective on July 20, 1998 and January 21, 2000, respectively.

Exhibit
  No.         Description
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  1.1         Underwriting Agreement and related Terms Agreement, each dated
              August 2, 2000, in connection with the offering of $300,000,000 of
              7 5/8% Notes Due 2005.

  4.1         Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 1, 2000, relating
              to the issuance of $300,000,000 of 7 5/8% Notes Due 2005.

  4.2         Specimen of Note of 7 5/8% Notes Due 2005.

 12.1         Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges.

                                   SIGNATURES


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Company  has  duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on  its  behalf  by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
                                                 (Registrant)



Dated: August 4, 2000                   By Barbara M. Gomez
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                                           Barbara M. Gomez
                                           Treasurer