Summer Heat Protection

Affordable, reliable power keeps people safe in extreme heat.

In metro Phoenix, power isn’t a luxury. On the hottest days, an affordable and reliable electric system is literally a safety issue for families, seniors, and anyone with health risks. As your SRP Vice-President, Keith Woods will use three decades of board experience to ensure SRP’s planning keeps the A/C on during peak heat, without turning summer into a monthly bill shock.

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Heat Safety Starts With Affordable Power

Extreme heat doesn’t negotiate. When demand spikes, the grid has to hold. Keith Woods supports practical, ratepayer-first decisions that protect peak-summer reliability, prevent long outages, and keep bills predictable.

Keith’s three-decade track record is built on:

  • Affordable, Predictable Bills: Ensuring families can afford to stay cool.
  • Summer peak reliability: Making sure the A/C stays on when it matters most.
  • Preventative Planning: Focusing on long-term infrastructure health rather than headlines.
  • Transparent Accountability: Providing clear explanations for costs and major decisions.

3 decades of srp board experience

Keeping People Safe in Extreme Heat

In Phoenix, heat is the ultimate stress test. It tests the resilience of our infrastructure and the financial limits of our families. Ratepayers need a system built for the hottest hours, with bills that don’t force impossible choices between staying cool and buying groceries.

Keith Woods will apply 3 decades of institutional knowledge to:

Engineer for the “Worst-Case” Peaks

We must build and maintain the system for peak summer loads—not just “average” days—to ensure the AC stays on when the temperature hits 115°F.  

Modernize Infrastructure to Prevent Outages

Shifting from reactive repairs to preventative maintenance. By investing in smart-grid technology, we can reduce breakdowns and restore power faster.  

Protect Economic Predictability

Eliminating “bill shock” through transparent rate structures. Keith will fight for rates that are predictable, understandable, and fair.  

Prioritize Vulnerable Communities

Ensuring that seniors and residents with health risks are the first priority in emergency planning.

Heat doesn’t wait, and neither should our reliability. SRP is critical infrastructure, and a dependable grid is the foundation of a healthy community.

When Heat Hits, Families Shouldn’t Have to Choose

On a 110° day, no one should have to choose between running the AC and paying their bills. Heat safety is the combination of affordability and reliability. Keith Woods is focused on practical planning that keeps power dependable during the most dangerous hours of the year.

Questions Keith asks as an SRP Vice-President:

  • Will this keep the AC on during the hottest hours?
  • What does it cost, and who pays?
  • What problem does this solve, and how will we measure results?

Where Heat Risk Comes From

Heat risk grows when the system isn’t prepared for peak demand, when outages last longer than they should, or when bills become so unpredictable that people can’t safely use the power they need. When bills jump unpredictably, families start making unsafe tradeoffs, like running the AC less during peak heat.  

In Arizona, the most important hours are the hottest ones. If the system is underbuilt for peak demand, the results show up as higher costs, emergency fixes, and higher outage risk. Heat safety means planning for the worst week of the year, not the mild months.

Reliability means your power stays on when you need it, and if something breaks, it gets fixed fast. In a Phoenix summer, “fast” matters, because indoor heat can become dangerous quickly.

When bills jump unpredictably, families start making unsafe tradeoffs: running the AC less, delaying repairs, or avoiding cooling during peak heat. Heat safety is not just about electricity supply. It’s also about affordability people can actually live with.

You can plan for a higher bill. You can’t plan for an outage on a 110° day. That’s why maintenance, upgrades, and operational discipline matter. The goal is fewer outages and faster restoration, especially during extreme heat.

Before major decisions, ratepayers deserve clear answers: What problem are we solving? What does it cost? What risk does it reduce? Who pays, and for how long? “Show the math. Explain it plainly.”

When costs get shifted onto everyday households, bills rise and trust drops. Fair cost allocation helps keep rates predictable, which helps people keep their homes safely cooled when it matters most.

How Ratepayers Can Vote In The SRP Election

Affordable, predictable rates don’t happen by accident. They require steady oversight, transparent planning, and decisions grounded in engineering and cost reality. That is the approach Keith Woods supports.  

SRP elections are one of the few ways ratepayers can influence long-term decisions on rates and reliability.

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