News Releases

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 had power restored in four hours. MEC members called in to report an outage that […]

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 members replaced the arrestor and all affected MEC members had power restored at 8:22 P.M. […]

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 with a particular rooftop solar company. They proceed to ask for your personal information. But […]

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 our cooperative team. Not only are Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) employees a part of the […]

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 at times to weather the storm. Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) supports our community and participates […]

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 and soul of so many communities—are staying alive and even thriving despite the challenges of […]

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 railroad flatcar and struck a Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) pole breaking it at ground level. […]

Hualapai Mountain Members! We are concerned for our members experiencing the fire emergency and evacuations you are involved in at this time. We know there are many important factors on your mind right now and we want to remind you of some tools to help keep you updated on your electrical services. Please remember to […]

MEC’s Classroom Grants Program Returns with $200 Grants for 18 Teachers  BULLHEAD CITY, AZ – Teachers are always coming up with new ideas of how to teach students, often without school or district funds to support new endeavors. Fortunately for teachers at schools within Mohave Electric Cooperative’s service area, eighteen, $200-grants are available to support […]

Last night, March 28, 2021, a total of 1,520 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members were without power when an isolated electrical short occurred in the underground system in Bullhead City near the Desert Foothills area. The outage first occurred at 5:24 PM. Crews worked to restore power to as many members as possible while working […]