Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity Total Refrigeration service tech Michael Villa works on an air conditioning unit as temperatures are expected to hit 117-degrees Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Phoenix. Most of the Maricopa County's 645 heat-related deaths last year were outdoors, but 156 people died in their homes. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
JP Lantin, right, owner of Total Refrigeration, and service tech Michael Villa, left, work on replacing a fan motor on an air conditioning unitas temperatures are expected to hit 117-degrees Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Phoenix. Most of the Maricopa County's 645 heat-related deaths last year were outdoors, but 156 people died in their homes. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Total Refrigeration service tech Michael Villa works on replacing a fan motor on an air conditioning unit as temperatures are expected to hit 117-degrees Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Phoenix. Most of the Maricopa County's 645 heat-related deaths last year were outdoors, but 156 people died in their homes. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The mobile home where Shirley Kouplen lived shown Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Phoenix. Her mobile home cooling system stopped working during the sweltering heatwave of 2023, and by the time emergency responders arrived, the 70-year-old widow's temperature was 107.1 degrees, was diagnosed with heat stroke, suffered several heart attacks and later died at a local hospital. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The mobile home where Shirley Kouplen lived shown Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Phoenix. Her mobile home cooling system stopped working during the sweltering heatwave of 2023, and by the time emergency responders arrived, the 70-year-old widow's temperature was 107.1 degrees, was diagnosed with heat stroke, suffered several heart attacks and later died at a local hospital. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Shirley Kouplen is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona with her husband shown Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Phoenix. Her mobile home cooling system stopped working during the sweltering heatwave of 2023, and by the time emergency responders arrived, the 70-year-old widow's temperature was 107.1 degrees, was diagnosed with heat stroke, suffered several heart attacks and later died at a local hospital. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Shirley Kouplen is buried at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona with her husband shown Tuesday, July 16, 2024, in Phoenix. Her mobile home cooling system stopped working during the sweltering heatwave of 2023, and by the time emergency responders arrived, the 70-year-old widow's temperature was 107.1 degrees, was diagnosed with heat stroke, suffered several heart attacks and later died at a local hospital. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Total Refrigeration service tech Michael Villa works on an air conditioning unit as temperatures are expected to hit 117-degrees Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Phoenix. Most of the Maricopa County's 645 heat-related deaths last year were outdoors, but 156 people died in their homes. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)