News Releases

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 […]

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – Mohave Electric Cooperative members need to be aware of a potential scam. Members have been calling the MEC Member Services Office after receiving both an automated and live person call. The recorded message and live person call had a similar dialogue: “This is the power company. If you don’t pay over […]

PUBLIC NOTICE AN APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER AUTHORIZING MOHAVE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INCORPORATED TO SECURE FINANCING DOCKET NO. E-01750A-20-0304 Summary On October 9, 2020, Mohave Electric Cooperative, Incorporated (“Company”) filed an  application  with the Arizona Corporation Commission (“Commission”), in Docket No. E-01750A-20-0304 for an order authorizing Company to  borrow  $71,216,130.00  to  facilitate  the  construction  of  its  […]

There has been a great amount of discussion regarding Mohave Electric’s fiber optic broadband service that is being built out to members as we speak! However, there is also some additional news that needs to be shared with our members that is just as exciting! Mohave Electric Cooperative is pleased to announce the creation of […]

Sudden strong wind gusts in northwest Arizona resulted in scattered outages throughout the Mohave Electric Cooperative service area. MEC crews were battling the elements to restore power to affected areas. According to the National Weather Service website, storms were expected to produce local, strong wind gusts reaching up to 60mph. MEC received reports of around […]

In 2016, rural America played a big part in our national elections – 500,000 MORE rural voters went to the polls than in 2012. In 2018, we saw more candidates and elected officials visiting cooperatives than ever before and engaging in dialogue about rural issues of importance. This year, electric cooperatives have the opportunity to […]