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Renewable Energy

Solar Initiative for the Community
SunWatts Renewable Energy and Rebate Program
SunWatts Education Grant
Solar panels in open desert

Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) energy resources portfolio includes renewable energy facilities within our own distribution network. MEC supports renewable energy as a generation resource to serve our members when it is cost-effective and does not adversely affect reliability.

  • MEC owns two utility-grade solar fields located in Fort Mohave. Together these facilities produce 15.3 megawatts (MW), approximately 40 million kilowatt hours of energy, or enough to serve around 3,320 homes.
  • In October 2023, MEC expanded our renewable energy portfolio with a purchase power agreement for energy produced by a 23 MW solar array and a 15 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) in Fort Mohave. MEC can charge the batteries from the solar system, and then discharge the batteries as needed. The BESS can provide 60 MWh of energy to MEC’s system for up to four hours, enough to power 4,568 homes.
  • MEC is planning a second 15 MW/60 megawatt-hour (MWh) BESS project which will balance our existing solar energy, mitigate peak period energy use, and help stabilize energy costs for our 37,640 members. The project is a $79 million investment over the next 20 years and is expected to be operational in summer 2024. The four-hour batteries can be charged by the electric grid or from existing solar. MEC has partnered with our not-for-profit, generation and transmission provider – Arizona Electric Power Cooperative to help provide the resource through a purchase power agreement (PPA).