News Releases

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Valley Fire Department has announced their unanimous support for Arizona Electric Power Cooperative’s (AEPCO) and Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) Mohave Energy Park Project. The Board of Directors agrees, “Reliable, accessible, and affordable electricity is vital for all our residents first and foremost but is especially important for emergency service providers […]

Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) awarded eighteen $200 classroom grants to educators for financial assistance in making classroom learning more engaging. Thirty-two applications were received for the eighteen available grants. A team at MEC evaluated the projects submitted by educators basing their grading on creativity, following application instructions, classroom integration, as well […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Thursday, April 25 at 4:15 p.m., 948 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in the North Square of Golden Shores/Topock experienced a 98-minute outage caused by a microburst that blew an awning into the power lines. Crews patrolled the lines, cleared the awning, and closed the circuit breaker, restoring power to […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Saturday, March 23 at 11:07 a.m., MEC’s substation system protection equipment shut power off due to failure of a component. The outage affected approximately 2,405 MEC members in the area of Riviera Blvd., Oatman Road, and Riverview Drive in Bullhead City. MEC crews responded, and rerouted substation circuits, restoring power […]

Lineworker Appreciation Day is April 18 By Anne Prince You’ve likely noticed Mohave Electric Cooperative’s crews out and about, working on power lines and other electrical equipment in our community. It’s no secret that a lineworker’s job is tough––but it’s a job that’s essential and must be done, often in challenging conditions. As we celebrate […]

Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) recognizes the importance of higher education and is proud to present the 2024 MEC Scholarship Program. “Education, Training, and Information” is 1 of the 7 Cooperative Principles upheld by MEC. We believe in contributing to the quality of life in our communities, even to the youngest of our members, when we […]

By Tara Haywood Solar scams are on the rise across the country, and Mohave Electric Cooperative takes this matter very seriously. While we have been able to successfully ‘thwart’ a number of deceptive schemes, we’ve recently discovered that several local residents have fallen victim to fraudulent contractor tactics. In such instances, the ‘contractor’ informs the […]

Our members may not be able to control the weather, but there are a few things you can do to help lower your energy costs. Inspect windows and doors for air leaks. An easy method to check for air leaks is to shut a door or window on a dollar bill. If you can pull […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Tuesday, January 2 at 6:15 a.m., a school bus accidentally backed into a power pole causing two electrical lines to make contact with each other triggering the Silver Creek Substation breaker to open and cause an outage. This outage affected approximately 665 members in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) service area […]

Bullhead City, AZ – On Sunday, November 5 at 7:11 a.m., a bird made contact with a primary line, causing the breaker to open and damaging 2 fuses and a transformer. This outage affected 2,371 members in Mohave Electric Cooperative’s (MEC) service area expanding from Marina Boulevard on the north to Lause Road on the […]