Community impact

Completion of the Mohave Energy Park project has and will continue to afford short-term benefits to local labor force and also to the local economy. The local economy will benefit from an increased need for housing, food, and services to support the overall construction workforce.

The construction process will include local, cost-competitive vendors of commodities and rental equipment. Any employees traveling for construction purposes will boost local economies through their travel, lodging, and meals. The project is expected to introduce approximately $10 million in local economic lift during the construction phase.

Additionally, on a long-term basis, AEPCO expects to employ up to five full-time equivalent jobs to operate, secure, and maintain the facility.

The Mohave Energy Park represents a substantial investment in the Mohave area and will generate property taxes that are estimated to be nearly $5 million from 2025 through 2036.

AEPCO purchased the property and existing water rights from private land owners in January 2025.

Cooperatives are founded on seven principles including Concern for Community. Together, AEPCO and MEC, have been sharing information with the community through townhalls, meetings, community events, advertisements, websites, and social media. We welcome public feedback and input on this project.

The project location was selected not only to have access to MEC's electrical infrastructure, natural gas and water supply, proximity to existing solar fields, but also for its rural location with no residential structures being closer than a mile. The feasibility and cost of site construction were also taken into consideration to reduce the overall cost of the project and potential impacts to the nearby communities.

The Mohave Energy Park sits amongst the foothills of Mohave Valley, adjacent to agricultural land. The new natural gas generating units will have stacks 65 feet tall. These stacks will be significantly lower than those on the local South Point Energy Center on Courtwright Road, which are 225 feet tall.