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    BEWARE OF MULTIPLE SCAMS
    Bullhead City, AZ – A new scam was recently brought to Mohave Electric Cooperative’s attention where individuals were door knocking and claiming to follow up on letters that were supposedly sent to their homes from MEC. This is a scam, and the residents live in areas not serviced by MEC. This comes on the heels […]
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    MEC Gives $5,000 with New Scholarship Program
    Bullhead City, AZ – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud to announce two student winners for MEC’s brand new 2022 Scholarship Program. Thanks to MEC’s executive leadership, students in MEC’s service territory attending a higher education institution this fall semester were eligible to apply for assistance up to $5,000. Applications were received on April 30, […]
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    MEC Awards $3,600 in Grants to Teachers
    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 […]
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    MEC Warns of Potential Member Scams
    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: […]
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    SEMI-TRUCK STRIKES POWER LINE TEARING DOWN POLE
    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 […]
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    Dust Devil Culprit to Outage for 1694 Members
    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 […]
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    Mohave Electric Cooperative Receives National Accolades for Fiber Project
    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, […]
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    MEC Accepts Application for New Scholarship Program
    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 […]
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    Dust Devil Causes Outage to Over 2,000 MEC Members on Presidents Day
    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.. […]
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    MEC Restores Power to 600 Members
    Kingman, AZ – Sunday afternoon at 4:20 p.m. 601 Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) members in the Hualapai region, unincorporated area south of Kingman, lost power when electrical equipment, an arrestor, performed as expected. Crew members replaced the arrestor along with a fuse and restored power to 600 members by 5:44 p.m. Electric utility systems use […]