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Two new employees bring community and industry expertise to Mohave Electric Welcome, Rick Hernandez Mohave Electric Cooperative welcomed Rick Hernandez last November as the new human resources manager. Rick brings over a decade of experience to MEC. For the past eleven years, Rick worked for a sourcing agency as regional manager overseeing operations for Arizona […]

MEC’s tenured team reflects on the past By Julia Garringer Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has been serving our members for 75 years, and we look forward to 75 more. As we approached this anniversary, our employees came up with the idea to freeze this moment in time with a first for us—a time capsule. Our […]

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 meals. Members in attendance […]

Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has exciting news for our members! The first fiber connections have been made. On July 15, 2021, MEC, TWN Communications, state and local elected officials, and community members came together to commemorate the first fiber broadband connects. In a first-of-its-kind endeavor for an electric cooperative in Arizona, MEC is building a […]

When members spend time outdoors in the summer heat, having shade to feel cooler is a hot commodity, or cool commodity in this case. Although temperatures are the same in the shade, people feel at least 10 degrees cooler. The same could be said about preventing direct sunlight into your home, which lowers the outside […]

With the start of the 2021 to 2022 school year, Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud to announce the continuing sponsorship of the Washington, D.C. Youth Tour. Students, whose parents or guardians are MEC members, will be selected to represent MEC in the annual Washington D.C. Youth Tour. The week-long excursion allows the students to […]

Two-man team keeps co-op motor pool running smoothly Most members are aware of our CEO, line crews, meter readers, member service team, and even the staff in our administrative office, but do you know we have a fully functioning auto shop? Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has 132 vehicles and equipment that require regular maintenance. They […]

As a not-for-profit cooperative, Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is owned by the members it serves. A $5 membership fee is paid when applying for new service, a fee that has remained unchanged since MEC was formed in 1946. Members participate in the cooperative business by electing a board of directors to represent them. The directors, […]

Although few members are aware, Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has four operating facilities that house our employees: our Member Service Office at 928 Hancock Road; the Administration Office; the Auto Shop/Meter Shop; and our Kingman Service Office that houses equipment and field crew members. Recently, our Administrative Office in Bullhead City has undergone a major […]

MEC team stands together to serve the community during pandemic In 1946 the local community needed electricity that investor-owned utilities would not provide, thus creating Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC’s) shape over the years. MEC has been serving its members for 75 years, and the cooperative is continuing to look for ways to improve our service […]