Power Line Clearing Work in Progress
OPALCO tree trimming crews are at work throughout San Juan County clearing vegetation from around power lines for safety and to prevent outages this coming winter. This work is part … Read more
Author: Krista Bouchey
Major Power Outage Caused by Car Accident – OPALCO Building New Path for Power
All of Orcas, Shaw, Blakely and some of Lopez island were without power for almost 10 hours after a car accident on Lopez took out a transmission pole at 10:30 … Read more
NWPPA Bulletin – OPALCO Community Solar
OPALCO’s Community Solar project was featured on the cover of the Northwest Public Power Association (NWPPA)’s Bulletin. Thank you, NWPPA!
Here Comes the Sun: OPALCO Community Solar is Energized!
OPALCO’s first big community solar project is complete and energized! On July 31, 2018, the 504KW-DC array began producing power. The 272 OPALCO members who invested in the project will … Read more
July 10th is Line Worker Appreciation Day
OPALCO’s team of line workers keep the lights on for more than 11,300 co-op members on 20 islands in San Juan County. That is no small task! Governor Jay Inslee … Read more
NRECA Case Study Published: OPALCO and Rock Island Broadband Solution
NRECA Bus & Tech Strategies_OPALCO-Rock Island Case Study