OPALCO 2021 Board Candidates
As a cooperative, OPALCO holds elections for its board positions on an annual basis. The 2021 Election is the first year of the staggered election process. ALL OPALCO members vote … Read more
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Meet Patricia and Bruce Benton: All-Star Efficiency Adopters
Patricia and Bruce moved to Orcas full-time in June of 2020 after visiting for the past four years – particularly during the Orcas Island Film Festivals. The access to excellent … Read more
OPALCO’S FIRST LOCAL MICROGRID IS COMPLETE!
Video Tour of the Decatur Island project on February 24th The first local renewable microgrid is complete on Decatur Island. What’s a microgrid? In this case, a relatively small solar … Read more
Energy Independence? Not entirely.
We will always depend on our mainland power supply to meet our energy needs, but OPALCO has a plan to increase our energy independence by building local renewable generation. We … Read more
OPALCO Response to COVID-19 Cases on Lopez
Three OPALCO employees have tested positive for COVID-19 on Lopez and others are under quarantine, following the County protocol. At this time, the employees who tested positive appear to have … Read more
EGC Names Candidates for OPALCO Election; Nominations by Petition Due Feb 19th
The volunteer member Elections & Governance Committee (EGC) has completed their nominations process and selected a slate of candidates for the OPALCO Board of Directors election. There are two open … Read more