Family pushes for more protections against power shutoffs in Phoenix area
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“It can send people to an early grave. Absolutely,” said Democratic state Rep. Mariana Sandoval
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82-year-old’s heat-related death in Arizona after unpaid power bills prompts calls for change
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“We communicated directly to this customer 10 times through email, phone, a physical door hanger and monthly bills,” APS spokesperson Katie Conner told KJZZ News via email. “We also communicated the day after power was disconnected to again urge the customer to contact us.”
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This is supposed to make it okay that their policy killed her?
Opinion | APS customer died after her electricity was cut off? Not again
Registering that our mother’s death reflects a pattern.
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[12News correspondent Joe] Dana reports that 138 people died in heat-related incidents indoors in Maricopa County last year. Thirteen of them died in homes where the electricity was off.
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82-year-old APS customer died after power was shut off in May 2024
The original 12News story which got this started
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Korman’s death shows why heat is dangerous outside that window, [Stacey] Champion said.
“I strongly advocated for temp-based shut-off rules as opposed to date-based, for this very reason,” Champion said.
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