News Releases

Hot sales power cool savings at MEC’s annual tree sale in November Operation Cool Shade is one of those programs—funded by our energy efficiency/demand-side management billing surcharge—that members never want to miss. Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has offered discounted shade trees for more than 10 years, and 2020 was the largest to date. This year, […]

At Mohave Electric, we have the utmost pride for our country and those who have served this country. On November 7, Mohave Electric employees donated their time in the Paul Walsh Memorial Veteran’s Parade to show our respect to those who served or are currently serving. All branches of service were represented with flags hung […]

If you have not heard about Mohave Electric’s new fiber-optic communication system, we have exciting news for you. Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) has been working hard to get the “fiber in the air,” as CEO Tyler Carlson says. Plans are in motion and fiber is already being laid in the ground and hung on the […]

An outage took place today, 12/29/2020 at 12:08 PM that resulted in approximately 4,200 members without power for 41 minutes. MEC crews were quick to assess the issue and react in a timely manner. The cause of this outage was a bird that made contact with electrical equipment causing the protective devices to open a […]

Vehicle versus pole leaves 128 members without power       BULLHEAD CITY – Agricultural equipment collided with a pole located on Reservation Rd. this morning, resulting in 128 Mohave Electric Cooperative Members to be without power for close to four hours.       Power went out at 8:59 a.m. and was restored at 12:55 p.m. and the […]

2020 has brought many changes to our member’s lives. The community has had to face changes with events, and participation in events due to COVID guidelines and requirements. We were so excited to hear that a Christmas Parade would continue on and we jumped on board, decorated to the best we could, and worked to […]

Fiber is in the air! MEC, and contract crews, have been steadily working to stay on track with the Fiber/Broadband construction plans. BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – Construction of the fiber network backbone began on December 1st, 2020 and to date crews have hung over four thousand feet of fiber-optic line. Crews continue to complete make-ready […]

Recently, you may have seen trucks in your area. They belong to our contractor, Four States, who has been working diligently to get our infrastructure in place. They are upgrading the poles as part of this make-ready process, so we have proper clearances for additional lines. This is an important step to ensure we are […]

BULLHEAD CITY – A motor vehicle crashed into a ground-mounted transformer located on Ash Ave. late Saturday afternoon, resulting in 27 Mohave Electric Cooperative members to be without power for just over one hour. Power went out at 8:24 p.m. and was restored at 9:28 p.m. The outage affected members only on Ash Ave. “Some […]

Birds, rain, and strong wind gusts in northwest Arizona were the contributing factors resulting in three outages throughout the Mohave Electric Cooperative service area Sunday. These outages affected approximately 2,000 members for up to a three-hour duration. MEC crews were battling the elements to restore power to affected areas. Storms that formed may have produced […]