News Releases

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – On Tuesday, February 10 at 4:39 p.m., a member was trimming a tree when a large tree limb fell onto a power line causing an outage for 898 members on the north side of Hancock Road, from Lakeside Drive to Riverfront Drive. Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) crews confirmed there was no damage […]

News Releases – Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. VEHICLE STRIKES POWER POLE BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – On Monday, January 5 at 6:14 p.m., a vehicle struck a power pole near the intersection of Courtright Road and Kingman Drive in Mohave Valley. Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) crews loaded a replacement pole and arrived on scene at approximately […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ. – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) would like to remind its members of potential scams, over the phone, online, mail, and in person at their home. We have been notified of potential scams targeting our members. Calls coming from an 866-676-3872 number are falsely stating they are Mohave Electric. We would like to remind […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has been awarded $4,726,916 in grant funds through the Arizona Grid Resilience Grant Program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy to administer a grant on behalf of three cooperative electric utilities: MEC, Graham County Electric Cooperative (GCEC), and Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative (DVEC). The grant supports grid resilience […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – December 1, 2025, was an exciting afternoon for seven local eleventh-grade students. The students, whose parents, or guardians are MEC members, were selected to represent Mohave Electric Cooperative in the annual Washington Youth Tour. Six of the top presenting students were awarded the D.C. trip sponsored by MEC. For the second year […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Due to high winds, there have been multiple outages in the last two days for Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members. On Tuesday, January 7, for approximately 10 minutes, 1,686 members were affected near Silver Creek in Bullhead City. Crews repaired a primary line when two primary phases made contact. Unrelated to […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Wednesday, November 6, at 6:04 a.m. the high winds blew debris into an MEC substation causing damage to the energized equipment. This outage affected 19,952 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in the Bullhead City and Fort Mohave areas of the western service territory. Once the crews cleared the debris, they […]

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 […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) a not-for-profit utility, has been serving members for 78 years strong. MEC has made every conscious effort to monitor and purchase power on the market by negotiating the most reliable and affordable power prices. Unlike investor-owned utilities who provide profits to shareholders, a utility operating under the […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Valley View Medical Center CEO announced support for Arizona Electric Power Cooperative’s (AEPCO) and Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) Mohave Energy Park Project. In a letter sent to the Mohave County Board of Supervisors and others, Chief Executive Officer Blake W. Hubbard expressed, “The project and its deliverables dovetail well with our […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Los Matadores de Bullhead City unanimously approved a resolution to support Arizona Electric Power Cooperative’s (AEPCO) and Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) Mohave Energy Park project at their meeting on June 26, 2024. MEC and its main generation and transmission provider, AEPCO, are planning for quick start, flexible natural gas electric power […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Tuesday, July 2 at 11:20 a.m., 49 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in Bullhead City experienced an outage. A concrete truck struck a telecommunications line on Terra Loma Drive causing a pole to snap, tearing down power lines, and sending the pole crashing into a residence. Crews isolated the broken […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) would like to remind its members of potential scams, over the phone, online, mail, and in person at their home. Members reported after receiving both an automated and live person call with caller ID’s that inaccurately state they are coming from Mohave Electric. The recorded message and […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud to announce 2 student winners for MEC’s 2024 Scholarship Program. Thanks to MEC’s executive leadership, students in MEC’s service area attending a higher education institution this fall semester were eligible to apply for assistance up to $5,000. Applications were due April 26, 2024, and a […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Valley Fire Department has announced their unanimous support for Arizona Electric Power Cooperative’s (AEPCO) and Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) Mohave Energy Park Project. The Board of Directors agrees, “Reliable, accessible, and affordable electricity is vital for all our residents first and foremost but is especially important for emergency service providers […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) awarded eighteen $200 classroom grants to educators for financial assistance in making classroom learning more engaging. Thirty-two applications were received for the eighteen available grants. A team at MEC evaluated the projects submitted by educators basing their grading on creativity, following application instructions, classroom integration, as well […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Thursday, April 25 at 4:15 p.m., 948 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in the North Square of Golden Shores/Topock experienced a 98-minute outage caused by a microburst that blew an awning into the power lines. Crews patrolled the lines, cleared the awning, and closed the circuit breaker, restoring power to […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Saturday, March 23 at 11:07 a.m., MEC’s substation system protection equipment shut power off due to failure of a component. The outage affected approximately 2,405 MEC members in the area of Riviera Blvd., Oatman Road, and Riverview Drive in Bullhead City. MEC crews responded, and rerouted substation circuits, restoring power […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Tuesday, January 2 at 6:15 a.m., a school bus accidentally backed into a power pole causing two electrical lines to make contact with each other triggering the Silver Creek Substation breaker to open and cause an outage. This outage affected approximately 665 members in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) service area […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Sunday, November 5 at 7:11 a.m., a bird made contact with a primary line, causing the breaker to open and damaging 2 fuses and a transformer. This outage affected 2,371 members in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) service area expanding from Marina Boulevard on the north to Lause Road on the […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has awarded the 2023 Education Grant as a continuing show of support for renewable energy education. MEC is proud to support local educators’ efforts in going the extra mile by using innovative ideas to help local youth learn sustainable concepts. The SunWatts Education Grant program is part […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Tuesday, October 3 at 2:48 p.m., a swarm of birds flew into Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) substation area in Willow Valley. A few birds made contact with electric equipment causing an outage for 2,776 MEC members. This outage affected members across Willow and Mohave Valley, as well as the southern […]

Bullhead City, AZ – The dream of a college degree might be a much more realistic goal for Mohave Electric Cooperative members, thanks to a partnership between Western Governors University (WGU) and Arizona’s 6 electric cooperatives. WGU is a fully accredited, nonprofit university that offers degree programs in over 60 disciplines. Already known for its […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Thursday, September 21, Mohave Electric Cooperative, Inc. held its Annual Meeting at the Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse. The district and annual meetings were attended by 360 Cooperative members collectively, as well as many special guests. This year’s annual meeting attendees received a Ryobi, cordless, bucket-top misting fan kit and some […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) announces the dates of their Annual and District Meetings. These MEC members-only meetings will be held the week of September 18, 2023. MEC annually holds district meetings for board elections and a large annual meeting to inform members of the co-op’s yearly activities. MEC members can mark […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud to announce our continuing sponsorship of the annual Washington Youth Tour. “Education, Training, and Information” is one of the 7 Cooperative Principles upheld by MEC. One way MEC shows commitment to this principle, and our community, is by supporting the future of even the youngest […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Throughout the weekend, Friday, August 18 – Saturday, August 19 twenty-six separate outages in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC’S) service area affected over 4,800 MEC members. The majority of the outages were due to lightning striking lines, transformers, and other electrical equipment. MEC crews worked tirelessly throughout the night restoring power to all members […]

Bullhead City, AZ – A collision between a tractor trailer truck and a primary distribution pole disrupted service for a portion of the Eastern Service area early Thursday morning. The crash occurred near mile marker 65 on I-40, just east of Kingman, at 12:33 a.m. on August 10. The heavy impact caused the pole to […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Friday, July 28, at 9:44 a.m. a trash truck hit a power line, tearing down one power pole. This outage affected 128 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members and occurred in the Topock area along Kofa Lane. MEC crews responded, isolated the damaged pole and line to make repairs and restore […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Friday, June 16, at 7:19 a.m. a trash truck’s hydraulic loader came into contact with the power lines, tearing down an additional three power poles too. This outage affected 22 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members and occurred in Fort Mohave area along East Camino Hierro. MEC crews responded, isolated the […]

On Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 4:31 p.m., 2,577 Mohave Electric Cooperative members in Bullhead City experienced a power outage caused by a mylar balloon coming into contact with MEC power lines. Engineering and Operations Manager Jerry Hardy said, “We would like to thank the member who called the MEC outage notification phone line to […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Sunday, June 11, 1,808 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in the Western service area lost power due to lightning storms throughout the evening. These outages affected members in the Laughlin Ranch area off Bullhead Parkway, Country Club Drive, and other Bullhead City areas. The largest outage of the evening occurred […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Wednesday, June 7, at 4:17 a.m. a semi-truck crashed into an electric pole causing an outage affecting 6 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members, 4 of which were businesses. These outage occurred in the Eastern service area along I-40 and mile marker 59, near DW Ranch Road in Kingman. MEC crews […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Thursday, June 1, at 2:06 a.m. a guy wire, which assists with holding the electric pole, made contact with the primary phase causing the circuit breaker to lock open. The reason why the guy wire broke is still under investigation. This outage affected 834 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members and […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud to announce one winner for the MEC 2023 Scholarship Program. Students in MEC’s service territory attending a higher education institution this fall semester were eligible to apply for assistance up to $5,000. Brooklyn Anderson was selected to receive a $5,000 scholarship as she enters her […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) awarded eighteen $200 classroom grants to educators for financial assistance in making classroom learning more engaging. Forty-one applications were received for the eighteen available grants. A team at MEC evaluated the projects submitted by educators basing their grading on creativity, following application instructions, classroom integration, as well […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On May 10, 2023, Mehdi Azarmi, a longtime resident in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s service area accepted the 2023 Arizona Electric Power Cooperative (AEPCO) Distinguished Service Award. AEPCO’s Distinguished Service Awards recognize the outstanding efforts of individuals who have encouraged, assisted, and provided significant services to AEPCO and its member cooperatives (MEC). […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Friday, May 12 at 12:33 p.m. a vehicle crashed into a power pole off the 95 Highway and Merrill Avenue in the Bullhead City area causing an outage for 664 Mohave Electric members. MEC crews responded and are onsite, with assistance from Bullhead City emergency personnel to control the scene […]

Bullhead City, AZ – The work of the Mohave Electric Cooperative staff, and most notably the linemen, was recognized with several certificates and proclamations recently during the MEC Employee Appreciation Day. Wednesday, April 26, Bullhead City Mayor Steve D’Amico; City Councilmembers Juan Lizarraga and Dan Alfonso; Mohave County Supervisor Hildy Angius and Penny Pew from […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Wednesday, April 26, at 7:19 p.m. a transmission power supplier to Mohave Electric experienced a 30-minute outage when their electric breaker opened. The outage affected 483 Mohave Electric Cooperative members in Peach Springs, Hualapai and Supai areas and Grand Canyon Caverns. Once the power supplier closed their breaker, power was […]

Bullhead City, AZ – The Mohave Electric Cooperative Public Affairs department recently won two Spotlight on Excellence Awards in a national competition conducted by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). NRECA is a national association of more than 800 Electric Cooperatives around the country with a mission of promoting, supporting, and protecting the community […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has been serving members for 76 years strong, and unlike most items over time, the cost of MEC’s electricity has stayed relatively the same since inception. Unlike investor-owned utilities who provide profits to shareholders, a utility operating under the cooperative model is a not-for-profit entity structured to […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Saturday, March 11, at 12:52 a.m. a vehicle struck the guy wire which assists with holding the electric pole, causing an outage that affected 41 Mohave Electric Cooperative members. The outage occurred in the Fort Mohave area. Crews made the repairs and restored power to all members by 3:29 a.m. […]

Bullhead City, AZ – The evening of December 13, 2022 was an exciting night for 4 local eleventh grade students. The students, whose parents, or guardians are MEC members, were selected to represent Mohave Electric Cooperative in the annual Washington Youth Tour. The week-long excursion allows the students to interact with others from all over […]

Bullhead City, AZ – The mechanical failure of an insulator just before 8 a.m. Friday, December 9, resulted in 10,926 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members losing power for about an hour in Bullhead City, Fort Mohave and Mohave Valley. “This is not a common occurrence,” said Jerry Hardy, MEC Manager of Engineering and Operations. “We […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – An electrical fault in the underground feeder line in the Big Bend area caused an extended outage for over 2,300 members Monday, September 26. The fault happened at 7:10 p.m. and caused a circuit breaker to lock open, affecting 2,305 members in the area from Riverview Drive south to Palo Verde […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) held its annual meeting Thursday, September 15 at the Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse for hundreds of the cooperative’s members. The annual event, as mandated by the cooperative’s policies and procedures, was used to discuss several items from the past year as well as looking forward to the […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – MEC is extremely happy that all our residential and business members have power restored after the catastrophic weather event our community experienced. All residential members’ power was officially restored at 11:14am on 9/9/22 and the final business members’ power was restored at 4:44 pm on 9/10/22. We have evaluated the system […]

Bullhead city, AZ – At 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2022, only 38 residential members were without power, with all residential members’ power anticipated to be restored by midnight, September 8, 2022. Sunday’s devastating storm left more than 36,000 residents (82% of members) without power for 20 hours or more. On Monday afternoon, 8,000 […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – By 2:00pm on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, another 6,300 members’ power had been restored – down from the previous report at 2:00pm on Sept. 5, 2022. Sunday’s devastating storm left more than 36,000 residents (82% of members) without power for 20 hours or more. On Monday afternoon, 8,000 members were without power, […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ.  – As a result of the recent wind storm and Energy Emergency, Mohave Electric Cooperative is asking its members to begin curtailing their energy use on Monday, September 5, 2022 and Tuesday, September 6, 2022. The Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) announced on September 1 an energy emergency across 14 states. California, […]

Bullhead City, AZ –After a widespread storm that devastated MEC’s system, and damaged MEC’s transmission provider’s line, a majority of members’ power has now been restored. Line crews and the operations team worked around the clock to get to this point and will continue to repair the storm damage until every member has power. Last […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Approximately 36,000 residents of Bullhead City are out of power due to massive wind storm. This evening around 6:30 p.m., a wind storm took out more than 50 distribution poles which runs along a transmission provider line that’s now down too, Fortunately, no one was injured. Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) crews […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ.  – Record setting temperatures in the West are straining the energy supply in California according to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), and although that could have an impact on Arizona, MEC CEO Tyler Carlson wants residential members of the cooperative to know that MEC has planned for this and there is […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud to announce our continuing sponsorship of the annual Washington Youth Tour. The year 2022 marked the return of the trip since the COVID-19 pandemic led to a statewide cancellation for the 2020 and 2021 Youth Tours. Applications will be accepted for the 2023 Washington Youth […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ.  Mohave Electric Cooperative’s board of directors has authorized a capital credits return of $802,440.55 to members in 2022. MEC members who had electric service in 2000 or 2021 will receive their share as a check if their share is $10.00 or more. If the share is less than $10.00, active service accounts […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – A powerful storm in the area caused a major provider of electrical power to the Mohave Electric service territory to suffer a brief outage Sunday evening. The storm caused a circuit breaker to lock open at the Davis Dam substation resulting in a brief outage to 3,745 Mohave Electric Cooperative members […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Wednesday, August 17 at 1:13 p.m., 899 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in the Willow Valley area of Mohave Valley, lost power for approximately an hour after a utility trailer came loose from the vehicle towing it along Boundary Cone Road and crashed into a power pole tearing down the […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – On Thursday, August 11 at 5:14pm, 602 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in the eastern service area lost power for approximately two hours. This outage affected members in the Hualapais and Pinion Pine area. Extreme storms continue to plague MEC’s eastern service area. This time, lightning struck the power lines causing damage to […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Monsoon season is upon us, and the eastern service area has been plagued by several outages this week. Equipment likely sustained damage from the previous extreme storms coming through our region. On Wednesday, August 3 at 7:51pm 2,339 members lost power for approximately 10 hours. This particular outage affected members in the […]

Bullhead City, AZ – A series of storms – as well as a motor vehicle accident – continued throughout the weekend and into Monday morning, sending Mohave Electric Cooperative crews to restore power for MEC members affected by 13 separate outages along the entire MEC service area. Bullhead City On July 30, at 9:04 pm, […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative first welcomed Tyler (Ty) Elizabeth Weldon to MEC’s accounting department in 2017. Over the past 5 years, Ty has served in multiple positions within MEC’s accounting department while furthering her cooperative education through NRECA’s MIP Select and Supervisor and Manager Development Program. Current CFO Arden Lauxman has officially […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Storms with heavy rain, high wind, and lightning strikes caused seven separate power outages throughout Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) eastern & western service territory from Valle Vista, Peach Springs, to Hualapai, and areas of Mohave Valley, Fort Mohave, and Bullhead City. Crews worked throughout the night and into the next day […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Tuesday, July 19, at 8:33 a.m., 1,280 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members experienced an outage due to an underground fault. The outage affected members near McCormick Boulevard along the Highway 68 neighboring community. MEC’s substation technicians coordinated with a line crew to respond to the outage. MEC crews isolated the […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Monday, July 11 at 2:17 p.m., 130 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in Mohave Valley lost power due to a tree limb on an electrical line, causing a system protection device to operate. The area affected was on Dike Road and Evans Lane. MEC crews cleared the line and restored […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has applied to the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) for a rate case to bring their margins back to the required levels while recovering past expenditures and continuing to ensure resources for load growth and reliability. These expenditures are made up of $45 million dollars in capital improvements […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Monday, June 20 at 12:56 pm, a vehicle accident tore down a power pole, resulting in an outage to 2,029 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members. The outage took place at Mountain View & Lipan in Fort Mohave. Line crews isolated damage and rerouted power using circuit switching equipment restoring power to […]

Bullhead City, AZ – A pair of metal awnings blown off during separate high wind events, were responsible for a pair of power outages that cut power to a total of 251 members on Saturday, June 11. At 1 p.m., extreme high winds caused a metal awning to strike the primary power lines near Hancock […]

Bullhead City, AZ – A commercial semi-truck carrying a manufactured home tore down a power line and electric pole causing an outage at 8:25 am Thursday morning, April 7, for 113 Mohave Electric Cooperative members. The outage was isolated to the Golden Shores area. Line crews cleared debris, followed switching procedures to restore power to […]

Bullhead City, AZ – High winds and a localized dust devil (whirlwind) caused an outage Wednesday afternoon, April 6, for 1694 Mohave Electric Cooperative members. The outage was primarily in the Fort Mohave area. At 3:47 pm yesterday observers reported a dust devil that snapped two electric poles. Line crews isolated the electric poles that […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative received the prestigious Cooperative Purpose Award March 7, 2022 at the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s (NRECA)’s PowerXchange. MEC CEO, Tyler Carlson received the award in Nashville, TN on behalf of the cooperative’s Board of Directors and employees. The Cooperative Purpose Award, a top honor for electric cooperatives, […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud to announce the 2022 MEC Scholarship Program, a new grant program for students within the MEC service area attending college in 2022 fall semester or quarter. Students attending college are eligible to apply for assistance up to $5,000. All applications must be received by 5 […]

Bullhead City, AZ – High winds and a localized dust devil (whirlwind) caused outages Monday afternoon, February 21, for Mohave Electric Cooperative members. The outages were primarily in the central Bullhead City area. At 12:55 p.m. Monday a wind-related outage affected 549 members. Crews replaced a damaged connector and power was restored at 2:37 p.m.. […]

Kingman, AZ – Sunday afternoon at 4:20 p.m. 601 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in the Hualapai region, unincorporated area south of Kingman, lost power when electrical equipment, an arrestor, performed as expected. Crew members replaced the arrestor along with a fuse and restored power to 600 members by 5:44 p.m. Electric utility systems use […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – The evening of January 10, 2022 was an exciting night for 4 local eleventh-grade students. The students, whose parents, or guardians are MEC members, were selected to represent Mohave Electric Cooperative in the annual Washington Youth Tour. The week-long excursion allows the students to interact with others from all over the […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – On Friday, January 7, at 11:04 a.m. a bird came into contact with powerlines and caused an outage that affected 629 Mohave Electric Cooperative members. The outage affected members north of Laughlin Ranch Boulevard following Highway 95 until just south of Bullhead Parkway. Crews were quickly dispatched and made the repairs […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Storms with heavy rain and high wind caused several outages throughout Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) western service territory from Golden Shores, and north, in areas of Mohave Valley, Fort Mohave, and Bullhead City. Crews worked through the night to restore power as quickly as possible to members. The largest outage affected […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Tuesday, December 14, at 10:30 a.m., 501 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in Golden Shores experienced an outage due to an agricultural vehicle hauling a cut palm tree. The outage occurred when the palm tree came into contact with MEC lines. Crews responded to repair the line, restoring power to […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Thursday, December 9, at 3:38 p.m., 4,912 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in Mohave Valley experienced a 7-minute outage due to a lightning strike causing a breaker to open. Crews responded and closed the breaker, restoring power to all members at 3:45 p.m. The outage affected members south of Fort […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – On Wednesday, December 8, at 12:16 p.m., 599 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members experienced an outage due to an underground fault on Highway 95 near Hancock. MEC’s substation technicians coordinated with the line crew to respond to the outage. Technicians used a method known as switching to isolate the fault and […]

Bullhead City, AZ – The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Board of Directors unanimously selected Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) to receive the prestigious Electric Cooperative Purpose Award, a national service award. The Electric Cooperative Purpose Award recognizes an electric cooperative who works with their members to make outstanding contributions which result in visible, lasting […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has awarded two $5k Education Grants in 2021 as a continuing show of support for renewable energy education. MEC is proud to support local educators’ efforts in going the extra mile by using innovative ideas to help local youth learn sustainable concepts. The SunWatts Education Grant program, […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) celebrated 75 years at the annual meeting on September 16, 2021. The annual meeting moved to Anderson Auto Group Fieldhouse for the first time with great success. MEC members entered the building and made their way down to the fieldhouse floor after registering and receiving their free […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud to announce our continuing sponsorship of the annual Washington Youth Tour. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a statewide cancelation for the 2020 and 2021 Youth Tours. Despite the cancellation of the tour, MEC continued to support our student members by offering a scholarship in place […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has been serving members for 75 years strong, and unlike most items over time, the cost of MEC’s electricity has stayed relatively the same since inception. Unlike investor-owned utilities who provide profits to shareholders, a utility operating under the cooperative model is a not-for-profit entity structured to […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ — Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC’s) board of directors has authorized a capital credits return of $1,667,557.52 to members in 2021. MEC members who had electric service in 1989, 2000, or 2020 will receive their share as a check if their share is $10 or more. If the share is less than $10, […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members need to be aware of a potential scam. Members have been calling the MEC Member Services Office after receiving both an automated and live person call. The recorded message and live person call had a similar dialogue: “This is the power company. If you don’t pay […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – On Tuesday, July 20, at 7:33 a.m., 542 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members experienced an outage due to a damaged connector after strong stormy winds. Crews responded by de-energizing the line to make repairs. Once repairs were completed, the line was re-energized, and power was restored to all members at 9:53 […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Severe lightning storms with high winds caused scattered outages in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s service territory early Tuesday morning. MEC crews responded to ten separate outages beginning at 1:15 a.m. An outage in MEC’s eastern service area resulted in 2,546 MEC members without power due to storm damage to a pole ground […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) marks the 1,000th solar residential installation milestone for the SunWatts Renewable Energy Rebate Program. This also marks the 100th solar residential installation for 2021. The 17,600-watt solar system was completed three months after the Bullhead City member submitted the SunWatts application and will produce an average of […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative continues its support of education by announcing the $5,000 School Grant for renewable energy curriculum for 2021 / 2022 academic school year. Submittals are now being accepted for the grant from teachers and schools in MEC’s service territory until the August 20, 2021 deadline. One grant will be awarded. […]

2021 brings 47 Classroom Grant Applications 2020 and 2021 brought many changes to learning procedures for students across the world. One thing that has not changed is the need for some extra cash to assist teachers in making classroom learning more engaging! Each year Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) awards 18 $200-classroom grants to teachers within […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – A non-MEC construction crew damaged overhead power lines located on the corner of Route 66 and E. Powell Lake Rd. in Golden Shores early Monday afternoon, resulting in 923 MEC members without power. Power went out at 12:34 p.m.. Through switching, 659 members were restored by 5:03p.m. and we are currently […]

PetSmart Saving a Little Extra for the Pets  Bullhead City, AZ – PetSmart recently participated in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s Commercial Lighting Rebate program and received a rebate of almost $1,000 with the purchase of LED lamps. The nearly 12,000 square foot PetSmart facility located off HWY 95 updated lighting fixtures throughout the sales floor to […]

4 Students Selected for MEC’s Washington Youth Tour BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – The evening of April 20, 2021 was an exciting night for four eleventh grade students from the surrounding high schools within the Mohave Electric Cooperative service territory. “Washington Youth Tour is a life changing trip for students to embark on as they dive […]

Wildlife Leads to Outage BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – On Monday, May 10, Mohave Electric Cooperative members experienced a power outage starting at 8:55 AM lasting to 9:36 AM. The outage affected 1,290 members in Mohave Valley north and south of King Street, west of Hwy 95. With MEC contractor crews working on the energized distribution […]

A vehicle struck an MEC pad-mounted transformer Wednesday, May 6 leaving 187 members without power for approximately four hours. MEC crews responded and performed circuit switching, restoring power to 180 members in just under three hours.  The remaining seven members had power restored in four hours. MEC members called in to report an outage that […]

Friday evening at 7:12 P.M. in northern Bullhead City, along the Bullhead Pkwy near Landon Dr. south to Silver Creek Rd., approximately 1,500 Mohave Electric Cooperative members and businesses lost power when electrical equipment, an arrestor, performed as expected. Crew members replaced the arrestor and all affected MEC members had power restored at 8:22 P.M. […]

BNSF is known for transporting unusual items such as wind energy components, but sometimes things don’t go as planned. On Friday, April 23rd at around 5:30 pm, BNSF Railroad was transporting multiple wind turbine blades when one fell off a railroad flatcar and struck a Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) pole breaking it at ground level. […]

MEC’s Classroom Grants Program Returns with $200 Grants for 18 Teachers  BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Teachers are always coming up with new ideas of how to teach students, often without school or district funds to support new endeavors. Fortunately for teachers at schools within Mohave Electric Cooperative’s service area, eighteen, $200-grants are available to support […]

Last night, March 28, 2021, a total of 1,520 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members were without power when an isolated electrical short occurred in the underground system in Bullhead City near the Desert Foothills area. The outage first occurred at 5:24 PM. Crews worked to restore power to as many members as possible while working […]

Last night, March 28, 2021, a total of 1,520 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members were without power when an isolated electrical short occurred in the underground system in Bullhead City near the Desert Foothills area. The outage first occurred at 5:24 PM. Crews worked to restore power to as many members as possible while working […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Approximately 375 MEC members were out of power due to a car colliding with MEC electrical equipment Monday Morning. Not all outages are caused by equipment error, weather, or wildlife. At times, MEC faces outages caused by human error. Luckily, no injuries were reported. This morning at 7:06 A.M., 375 MEC […]

Approximately 375 MEC members were out of power for almost three hours due to car colliding with MEC electrical equipment Monday Morning. Not all outages are caused by equipment error, weather, or wildlife. At times, MEC faces outages caused by human error. Luckily, no injuries were reported. This morning at 7:06 A.M., 375 MEC members […]

Mohave Electric Announces New Public Affairs & Regulatory Compliance Manager BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) welcomed Allison Ellingson to join the utility as Manager of Public Affairs & Regulatory Compliance, effective February 1, 2021. Ellingson brings extensive experience with more than 15 years in public relations, community outreach, government relations, legislation, and […]

Solar Energy Information Mohave Electric Cooperative received information from members regarding solar energy companies (or individuals) going door-to-door stating that they work on behalf of MEC and are willing to install solar systems for free. Members state that they must provide personal information to these solar sale individuals to receive the offer. Mohave Electric Cooperative […]

More Ways to Pay! A focus from Mohave Electric Cooperative has been to maximize our offerings to our growing member base. As we enter our 75th year of serving members we have been able to enhance benefits to our members through paperless billing, a more affordable cost for power, and now an outdoor Kiosk available […]

Savings for Our Members A utility operating under the cooperative model – a not-for-profit entity – exists to provide its members with a key service at cost, taking little to no profit. Mohave Electric Cooperative has been serving its members strong for 75 years, and unlike most items over time, the cost of our electricity […]

Sudden strong wind gusts and wet conditions in northwest Arizona have resulted in scattered outages throughout the Mohave Electric Cooperative service area. Over 1,500 members throughout our service area experienced power disruptions yesterday, the longest outage lasting just under three hours. MEC crews were battling the elements to restore power to affected areas. According to […]

As Mohave Electric Cooperative enters the 75th year of serving our members strong, we are continuing to look for more ways to enhance our offerings. Go green with paperless billing with Mohave Electric Cooperative and have your electric bill sent directly to your email to avoid the paper pile. Mohave Electric Cooperative Members now have […]

Frontier, our communications provider, is experiencing technical difficulties resulting in intermittent call complications for our members that are calling in. Mohave Electric, as well as many other service providers throughout the Bullhead City area, are experiencing issues and we ask members to be patient as the complications are resolved. If you need assistance with an […]

An outage took place today, 12/29/2020 at 12:08 PM that resulted in approximately 4,200 members without power for 41 minutes. MEC crews were quick to assess the issue and react in a timely manner. The cause of this outage was a bird that made contact with electrical equipment causing the protective devices to open a […]

Vehicle versus pole leaves 128 members without power       BULLHEAD CITY – Agricultural equipment collided with a pole located on Reservation Rd. this morning, resulting in 128 Mohave Electric Cooperative Members to be without power for close to four hours.       Power went out at 8:59 a.m. and was restored at 12:55 p.m. and the […]

Fiber is in the air! MEC, and contract crews, have been steadily working to stay on track with the Fiber/Broadband construction plans. BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – Construction of the fiber network backbone began on December 1st, 2020 and to date crews have hung over four thousand feet of fiber-optic line. Crews continue to complete make-ready […]

BULLHEAD CITY – A motor vehicle crashed into a ground-mounted transformer located on Ash Ave. late Saturday afternoon, resulting in 27 Mohave Electric Cooperative members to be without power for just over one hour. Power went out at 8:24 p.m. and was restored at 9:28 p.m. The outage affected members only on Ash Ave. “Some […]

Birds, rain, and strong wind gusts in northwest Arizona were the contributing factors resulting in three outages throughout the Mohave Electric Cooperative service area Sunday. These outages affected approximately 2,000 members for up to a three-hour duration. MEC crews were battling the elements to restore power to affected areas. Storms that formed may have produced […]

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – Mohave Electric Cooperative members need to be aware of a potential scam. Members have been calling the MEC Member Services Office after receiving both an automated and live person call. The recorded message and live person call had a similar dialogue: “This is the power company. If you don’t pay over […]

PUBLIC NOTICE AN APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER AUTHORIZING MOHAVE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED TO SECURE FINANCING DOCKET NO. E-01750A-20-0304 Summary On October 9, 2020, Mohave Electric Cooperative, Incorporated (“Company”) filed an  application  with the Arizona Corporation Commission (“Commission”), in Docket No. E-01750A-20-0304 for an order authorizing Company to  borrow  $71,216,130.00  to  facilitate  the  construction  of  its  […]

There has been a great amount of discussion regarding Mohave Electric’s fiber optic broadband service that is being built out to members as we speak! However, there is also some additional news that needs to be shared with our members that is just as exciting! Mohave Electric Cooperative is pleased to announce the creation of […]

Sudden strong wind gusts in northwest Arizona resulted in scattered outages throughout the Mohave Electric Cooperative service area. MEC crews were battling the elements to restore power to affected areas. According to the National Weather Service website, storms were expected to produce local, strong wind gusts reaching up to 60mph. MEC received reports of around […]

In 2016, rural America played a big part in our national elections – 500,000 MORE rural voters went to the polls than in 2012. In 2018, we saw more candidates and elected officials visiting cooperatives than ever before and engaging in dialogue about rural issues of importance. This year, electric cooperatives have the opportunity to […]

Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has been notified the emergency in the wholesale power market has subsided as temperatures have declined. MEC members may now discontinue the requested energy conservation measures. MEC chief executive officer Tyler Carlson thanked members for their energy-saving efforts. “We asked for your help and you came through,” Carlson said. “The willingness […]

Sudden strong wind gusts in northwest Arizona resulted in scattered outages throughout the Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) service area. MEC crews were battling the elements to restore power to affected areas. According to the National Weather Service website, storms that form may produce locally strong wind gusts and brief heavy rainfall continuing through the day. […]

Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members need to be aware of a potential scam. Members have been calling the MEC Member Services Office after receiving an automated call. The recorded message is: “This is the power company. If you don’t pay in 30 minutes we will disconnect” or a close variation. This is not a message […]

Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is another step closer to making fiber-optic broadband service a reality for its members with approval by the Arizona Corporation Commission of a financing application in a unanimous 5-0 vote of the Commissioners. In a first-of-its-kind endeavor for an electric cooperative in Arizona, MEC, in partnership with service provider TWN Communications, […]

Golden Vertex has begun construction of a new 6.9 mile, 3 phase, 24.9kV power line as part of the Moss Mine Federal Lands Expansion project. The line will tie into an existing power line at the intersection of Silver Creek Rd and Bullhead Parkway. This new power line will allow Golden Vertex to convert the […]

Mohave Electric members experienced a power outage at 3:17 a.m. Wednesday, July 15. The outage affected approximately 788 members in Mohave Valley. The outage was caused when a vehicle struck a support wire at the corner of Hwy 95 and Hulet Dr. causing it to break free and wrap around the overhead lines. After waiting […]

U. S. Congressman Dr. Paul Gosar Tours Northern Vertex’s MOSS GOLD MINE July 8th, 2020, Vancouver, B.C. – Northern Vertex Mining Corp. (TSX.V: NEE) (OTC Nasdaq Intl.: NHVCF) (the “Company” or “Northern Vertex”) is pleased to report that U. S. Congressman Dr. Paul Gosar paid a visit to the Company’s Moss Gold Mine located in […]

After a full day of work in summer temperatures reaching above 110 degrees, MEC crews responded to a vehicle contacting a pole incident. The call came from emergency dispatchers just after 2:30 p.m.; the vehicle erupted in fire, catching a utility pole and nearby brush on fire at the NW corner of Hwy 95 and […]

Meal program is helping, but funding and volunteer drivers are needed A local meal delivery program created and run by Mohave Sunrise Rotary Club of Fort Mohave has drawn national attention for its efforts to help seniors during the COVID-19 crisis. An article published by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association highlights how communities served […]

Legislation critical to Mohave Electric Cooperative’s high-speed broadband project was passed today by the Arizona House of Representatives. “Sonny, Regina, and Leo got the job done for us at the legislature today,” said Tyler Carlson, CEO of MEC referring to Arizona Senator Sonny Borrelli, and Representatives Regina Cobb and Leo Biasiucci, on their efforts to […]

Mohave Electric Cooperative is extending its temporary moratorium on residential disconnects through May 22. Members who have contacted MEC’s member services and have a payment plan, should continue with that plan to avoid being disconnected. Members who are unable to pay their electric bill due to the COVID situation are urged to contact MEC today […]

MEC has extended the time for temporarily suspending disconnects for residential service locations until May 15, 2020, due to the COVID-19 situation. “If you are facing financial difficulties and are unable to make your MEC electric bill payment, we encourage members to call MEC,” said Rick Campos, MEC chief operating officer. “Our member services team […]

Mohave Electric Cooperative is suggesting members call first, before making a trip to MEC’s office. “Doing business over the phone is not new for us, but it’s more important now with members being asked to stay at home,” said Ardie Lauxman, chief financial officer of MEC. “Our member services team can handle most of your […]

Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has extended the time for temporarily suspending disconnects for residential service locations until May 6, 2020, due to the COVID-19 situation. “If you are facing financial difficulties and are unable to make your MEC electric bill payment, we encourage members to call MEC,” said Rick Campos, MEC chief operating officer. “Our […]

Mohave Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors and management continue to monitor the evolving situation with the COVID-19 virus Tyler Carlson, MEC chief executive officer said, “MEC will implement our preparedness plans, as necessary, to ensure safe and reliable operations. We know our members count on us to provide reliable service and to keep members informed […]