Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

OF

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AND

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jeffrey B. Guldner, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2022 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation.

Date:     February 27, 2023

/s/ Jeffrey B. Guldner

Jeffrey B. Guldner

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer

I, Andrew Cooper, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation for the quarter ended December 31, 2022 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation.

Date:     February 27, 2023

/s/ Andrew Cooper

Andrew Cooper

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer