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Wildlife Leads to Outage
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…
Car Strikes Transformer Leaving 187 Without Power
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…
MEC Works Fast to Restore Power to 1,500 Members
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…
See Something, Say Something
Beware of salespeople claiming cooperative affiliation By J.D. Wallace Have you ever considered residential solar? Next thing you know, someone is knocking on your door or an advertisement pops up on social media that claims your cooperative is a partner…
The Line Workers of Mohave Electric Cooperative
April was National Line Worker appreciation month, and Mohave Electric is grateful for our staff! A cooperative-based utility company is different in many ways from investor-owned utilities. One main difference: we are most proud of the employees that make up…
Education Is Key to Our Future Success
Everyone has heard the expression “today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders,” which spotlights just how important it is to educate our youth and support our teachers. Here at Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC), we believe in empowering our member students to aspire…
Small Donations Make a Big Impact
2020, especially, and even 2021 have continued to be challenging for so many people. The past year has demonstrated struggles and unforeseen circumstances can occur with little to no warning, and those that were once stable might need some assistance…
Storytelling in the Digital Age
Are you ready to enjoy our storytelling in a new way? Your magazine has launched its first two episodes of a 13-part podcast series tied to Heart of Community. It is our yearlong look at how rural arts—the cultural heart…
Train Carrying Wind Energy Turbine Damages MEC Power Pole
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…
Magic Safety Show at Desert Valley Elementary School
Children attending this school with enjoy the ability to learn about electric safety through the art of magic!