OPALCO Line Clearing for Fire Prevention and Forest Health – Watch the Video!
Are you ready for fire season? OPALCO has a strong commitment to keeping its power lines clear of trees and brush in order to 1) keep field crews and co-op … Read more
Engineering and Operations
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
Big Winds Knock Power out for 18+ Hours in San Juan County
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 13th, a big storm hit the Northwest region of Washington state with wind gusts of 50-65 mph in the San Juan Island … Read more
No More Overhead Powerlines in Eastsound!
Starting January 15th, OPALCO will begin the process of replacing the overhead powerlines on Prune Alley. Moving the lines underground will increase reliability by reducing the likelihood of power outages … Read more
OPALCO is Prepared for Wildfire Prevention – Are You?
Safety is the primary objective at the core of everything OPALCO does. OPALCO continues to use an aggressive Right-of-Way Program (tree and brush trimming along power lines) and the latest … Read more
Land Bank and OPALCO collaborate on Turtleback Powerline Improvements
Come by Turtleback on June 10th to ask us questions! OPALCO will soon be undertaking a a project on Turtleback Mountain to remove Douglas fir along the powerline corridor and … Read more