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      <issuerName>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-08962</secFileNumber>
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        <com:street1>400 North 5th Street</com:street1>
        <com:street2>PO Box 53999</com:street2>
        <com:city>Phoenix</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>AZ</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>85004</com:zipCode>
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      <issuerContactPhone>602-250-3958</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Jacob Tetlow</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <relationshipToIssuer>EVP, COO, APS</relationshipToIssuer>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
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        <name>Wells Fargo Advisors</name>
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          <com:street1>One North Jefferson Avenue</com:street1>
          <com:city>St. Louis</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MO</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>63103</com:zipCode>
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      <noOfUnitsSold>9474</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>870755</aggregateMarketValue>
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      <approxSaleDate>11/12/2024</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <acquiredDate>02/20/2020</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock issued in connection with awards granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
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      <paymentDate>02/20/2020</paymentDate>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>11/09/2020</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock issued in connection with awards granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
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      <paymentDate>02/19/2021</paymentDate>
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      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
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      <paymentDate>11/04/2021</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>02/18/2022</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock issued in connection with awards granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>751</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>02/18/2022</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>10/19/2022</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock issued in connection with awards granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>523</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>10/19/2022</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>02/17/2023</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock issued in connection with awards granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
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      <paymentDate>02/17/2023</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>10/17/2023</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock issued in connection with awards granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>808</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>10/17/2023</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>02/20/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock issued in connection with awards granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>2598</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>02/20/2024</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
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    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common Stock</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>10/22/2024</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Stock issued in connection with awards granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive Plan</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Pinnacle West Capital Corporation</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>1900</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>10/22/2024</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>Aggregate value based on 11/11/24 stock price. Number of shares outstanding as of 10/30/2024. The filing of this Form 144 shall not be construed as an admission that the undersigned is an Affiliate of the Issuer.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>11/13/2024</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/ Diane Wood, Attorney-in-Fact</signature>
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