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Utilities forced to change after death of woman when power cut off

Anita Snow, Associated Press//July 24, 2023//[read_meter]

heat-related deaths, APS, SRP, Maricopa County

Stacey Champion, center, holds up a sign with Stephanie Pullman's picture during a protest outside of the Phoenix Art Museum where the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry awards ceremony was celebrating Don Brandt, CEO of Arizona Public Service in Phoenix on June 20, 2019. Pullman died in her home after her electricity had been shut off. Five years later, the 72-year-old's story remains at the heart of efforts to prevent others in Arizona from having their power cut off, leaving them without life-saving air conditioning in temperatures that have topped 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) on every day this month. (Patrick Breen/The Arizona Republic via AP)

Utilities forced to change after death of woman when power cut off

Anita Snow, Associated Press//July 24, 2023//[read_meter]

PHOENIX (AP) — Stephanie Pullman died on a sweltering Arizona day after her electricity was cut off because of a $51 debt. Five years later, the 72-year-old’s story remains at...

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