News Releases

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud to announce two student winners for MEC’s brand new 2022 Scholarship Program. Thanks to MEC’s executive leadership, students in MEC’s service territory attending a higher education institution this fall semester were eligible to apply for assistance up to $5,000. Applications were received on April 30, […]

Bullhead City, AZ – A delivery truck tore down a power line, shaking poles and causing two other lines to collapse, resulting in an outage at 5:30 pm Tuesday evening, May 3, for multiple Mohave Electric Cooperative members. The outage took place at Laguna in the Mohave Valley area. Line crews isolated damaged lines and […]

Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) 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, recognizes an electric […]

March 2022 marked the return of the magical comedic appearance from Scott Davis. This highly anticipated demonstration was on a brief hiatus due to Covid-19, but fourth graders in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) service area were ecstatic for his return. The 40-minute show isn’t an ordinary lesson. Scott Davis uses magic to draw his audience […]

By Geoff Oldfather Willcox Playa may be the site of the next landing and recovery of a unique space capsule. Vehicles and recovery teams gathered on the northwest side of the Willcox Playa recently for a dress rehearsal of cosmic proportions. The event was in preparation for the upcoming landing of Boeing’s crew space transportation […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) awarded eighteen $200 classroom grants to educators in need of financial assistance in making classroom learning more engaging. Eighteen of the twenty-eight applications were awarded. A team at MEC evaluated the projects submitted by educators based on creativity, following application instructions, classroom integration, as well as benefits […]

BULLHEAD CITY, AZ. – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members need to be aware of potential scams. Members called the MEC Member Services Office 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 live person call had a similar dialogue: […]

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, […]