I have a home in Scottsdale. The Salt River Project provides irrigation and power generation. Water is going to become an issue as the rapidly growing population of AZ has increased demand significantly. There will not only be battles among states but also betweeen Agribusiness and domestic use of water.
I lived in Phoenix for 18 years and still own my house there. I hear you! (Although we had APS power, for which my sister always thanked me as she works for APS but has SRP power.)