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High Winds Caused Massive Power Outage
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…
MEC Prepared Locally as Energy Emergency Declared
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…
MEC Opens Application for Annual Washington Youth Tour
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…
Mohave Electric Announces New Chief Financial Officer
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…
Supporting the Member Cooperatives We Serve
Arizona Generation and Transmission Cooperatives gives back to member communities By. J.D. Wallace Not unlike many cities and towns that have a Main Street, the parade game is strong in Benson. Preparation for the Fourth of July is continuous, with…
Lots to Talk About
Communicating with our members is one of the most important things I do. And right now, there’s lots to talk about. In our last Currents magazine, I shared with you challenges we are facing with availability and cost of energy.…
MEC returns $802,440 in capital credits to members
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…
Storms Cause Brief Outage for Large Area
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…
Trailer Comes Loose, Takes Out Power Pole
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…
LIGHTNING STRIKE CAUSES POWER LINE DAMAGE IN EASTERN SERVICE AREA
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…