News Releases

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, […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud to announce the 2022 MEC Scholarship Program, a new grant program for students within the MEC service area attending college in 2022 fall semester or quarter. Students attending college are eligible to apply for assistance up to $5,000. All applications must be received by 5 […]

The evening of January 10, 2022 was an exciting night for 4 local eleventh grade students. The students, whose parents, or guardians are Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members, were selected to represent MEC in the annual Washington Youth Tour. The week-long excursion allows the students to interact with others from all over the country, visit […]

One of the 7 Cooperative Principles that Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) strives to meet, and exceed at, is “Commitment to Community”. This means that MEC and our employees support local causes through charitable contributions, volunteerism, and other activities that make a positive difference. At Mohave Electric, our community commitment is an integral part of where […]

Transformer changeout involves meticulous planning and flawless execution By Geoff Oldfather It’s not easy to move a transformer. For starters, there is the sheer size and weight of it. “This transformer weighs 153,000 pounds dry, not dressed out or anything yet,” says Dominic Rydzak, substation apparatus technician. Dominic was on hand as heavy lifting began […]

Bullhead City, AZ – High winds and a localized dust devil (whirlwind) caused outages Monday afternoon, February 21, for Mohave Electric Cooperative members. The outages were primarily in the central Bullhead City area. At 12:55 p.m. Monday a wind-related outage affected 549 members. Crews replaced a damaged connector and power was restored at 2:37 p.m.. […]