Dump Truck Strikes Power Line Causing Outage

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – On Thursday, November 6 at 8:12 a.m., 255 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in Bullhead City experienced an outage. A dump truck struck and tore down a power line on Friendly Place.

Crews isolated the damaged lines and replaced a fuse, restoring power to 251 of the 255 members at 9:10 a.m. The additional four members’ power was restored at 9:42 a.m.

Outage restoration is important to Mohave Electric Cooperative. Please remember, there are many ways to report an outage. You can call our toll-free line at 1-844-632-2667, 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 website through our Outage Center.

Founded in 1946, Mohave Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit utility providing reliable, cost-effective power to 38,238 members, 45,532 meters, with more than 1,571.95 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.