Underground Line Results in MEC Outage

Bullhead City, AZ – At 1:07 p.m., an outage occurred for approximately 3,600 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in Fort Mohave and Bullhead City areas.

An issue with an underground line caused the self-protection automatic system to activate cutting power to 3,600 meters. Underground system issues are difficult to detect. Crews located the issue, made repairs, restoring power to all members at 2:58 p.m.

Outage restoration is important to Mohave Electric Cooperative. Please remember, that there are many ways to report an outage. You can call our toll-free line at (844) 632-2667, text “outage” to 55050 from a number linked to your MEC account, or use our SmartHub® application on your mobile device to report the outage. You can also track outages on our Outage page.

Founded in 1946, Mohave Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit utility providing reliable, cost-effective power to 38,028 members, 45,044 meters, with more than 1,577 miles of line spanning areas from Bullhead City to Topock on the west, Hualapai to Burro Creek to the south, and Nelson to the east.