Westwind RV residents report repeated outages in Yuma heat

Residents at Westwind RV & Golf Resort say repeated power outages have left them without electricity for days at a time, turning a basic utility failure into a health and safety problem in Yuma.

People at the resort said the outages have gone on for years, not just as a one-time glitch. In a desert city where official climate records put average June highs around 102 degrees and July highs around 106, losing power can mean losing air conditioning, refrigeration and the ability to keep daily routines running.

The frustration carries a consumer-protection angle as well as a comfort issue. Arizona law requires mobile home park landlords to furnish outlets for electric service and keep electrical facilities in good and safe working order. The law also says tenants may have remedies if a landlord deliberately or negligently fails to supply electrical service after receiving notice. Arizona’s recreational vehicle long-term rental framework applies when someone rents a space for more than 180 consecutive days.

Westwind’s residents include older adults and seasonal visitors, two groups that can be especially vulnerable when heat rises and cooling stops. In that setting, a power outage is not just an inconvenience. It can mean spoiled food, overheated interiors and a heavier reliance on backup plans that many residents may not have.

Arizona Public Service says it serves about 1.4 million homes and businesses in 11 of the state’s 15 counties and maintains an outage center and outage map for customers. Whether the issue at Westwind stems from park infrastructure or a utility-side failure, the repeated disruptions have put a spotlight on how quickly a residential community can be thrown off balance when electricity is unreliable.

The problem also fits into broader emergency planning in Yuma County, where Emergency Management works with local governments, tribes, schools, hospitals, nonprofits, volunteer organizations and the military to support coordinated disaster response. In a region where extreme heat is a predictable part of life, residents at Westwind are left asking why a long-running outage problem still has not been solved.