Annual & District Meetings
Per the bylaws, Mohave Electric annually holds district meetings for board elections and a large annual meeting to inform members of the co-op’s yearly activities. Mark your calendars for the following dates:
| Annual Meeting | District 1 | District 2 | District 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date: September 18, 2025 | Date: September 15, 2025 | Date: September 16, 2025 | Date: September 17, 2025 |
| Location: Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse 3663 Bullhead Parkway Bullhead City, AZ 86442 |
Location: Mohave Valley Fire Dept. 1451 Willow Dr. Mohave Valley, AZ 86440 |
Location: BHC/MV Assoc. of Realtors 841 Hancock Road Bullhead City, AZ 86442 |
Location: Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse 3663 Bullhead Parkway Bullhead City, AZ 86442 |
For all locations, Registration starts at 5:30 p.m.. Meeting convenes at 6:30 p.m.
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BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – On Thursday, September 18, Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MEC) held its Annual Meeting at the Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse. The annual meeting was attended by hundreds of Cooperative members as well as guests and spotlighted presentations from CEO Tyler Carlson, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority with the Light Up Navajo project, and the announcement of MEC’s 80th Logo Contest winner, Matt Miller.
Members entered the Fieldhouse, registered, received their complimentary meals, and tote bag filled with swag, and visited informational tables for TWN Communications and Arizona Generation & Transmission Cooperatives (AzG&T). MEC staff was also on hand to share information on the MEC UAV Drone Program, SmartHub® app, and the Outage Management System.
The annual event, as mandated by the Cooperative’s bylaws, allowed members to vote on a new bylaw requiring all board of director candidates to qualify prior to the elections, so members can receive all candidates’ information at once in the mailer and prior to arriving at the election meetings. Board President Joe Anderson introduced the nine, member-elected Directors that comprise Mohave Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors, along with Patrick Ledger, CEO of AzG&T; Grand Canyon State Electric Cooperative Association (GCSECA) CEO Dave Lock; Russell Smolden, CEO of B3 Strategies; COO Justin Donaldson with TWN Communications; Vircynthia Charley of the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, Kayenta District; and Tim Sabo, Partner, at Osborn Maledon Attorneys at Law.
MEC’s Tyler Carlson discussed several activities from the past year as well as a glimpse forward to the future. Power supply costs are stable for now, and do not account for the continuous rise in fixed costs of the goods and services that MEC utilizes to distribute electricity to your homes and businesses. These operational costs are also evaluated regularly to ensure MEC’s current rates and charges are adequately supporting these costs while providing the reliable service our members expect. In a recent Key Ratio Trend Analysis survey of electric cooperatives, Mohave Electric ranked, 11 out of 11 in having the best rating in the state with the lowest controllable expenses. As a not-for-profit cooperative, MEC’s rates cover the cost of service and are not marked up to generate a profit for shareholders.
MEC contracted an energy rate analyst to review our cost of service based on our audited 2024 financials. This comprehensive study took months and indicated the need for a $5.99 increase to the customer charge on standard residential bills in order to appropriately recover the cost to provide service. Commercial, solar, time of use, and demand services could see a combination of slight increases in customer, energy rates, and demand charges.
MEC also hosted three district meetings earlier in the week. The District 1 election decided by acclamation that Rich Tempelman (District 1) will continue representing members for another three-year term. Members in attendance at Districts 2 and 3, recommended that Deborah Johnson (District 2) and Toni Barbaro (District 3) continue representing members for a three-year term.
“I’d like to congratulate these three board members who, along with the rest of the board of directors, work tirelessly to help the cooperative and MEC’s members. We are happy to have them continue in their roles. If you haven’t made it out to MEC’s Annual Meeting, I encourage you to come out next year and hear what’s going on,” said CEO Tyler Carlson.
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.
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