Broadband Initiative
Reliable, High-Speed Internet
OPALCO is cooperating with the county-wide effort to expand broadband (high-speed internet) access to our members. The preliminary analysis and survey results are positive. Read the update from the OPALCO/EDC Broadband Forums here. Stay tuned for more information.
75th Anniversary
Celebrating Our Co-op History
505 people attended the 75th Annual Meeting on the ferry. Winnie Adams and Chris Thomerson were re-elected – voter turn-out was high with 1913 ballots cast! Check out photos from the meeting on OPALCO’s Flickr Stream.
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Local Renewable Energy
Welcome to the next generation of green power: MORE (Member Owned Renewable Energy). Member donations to MORE support production incentives for local members who are generating their own renewable power with solar, wind and micro-hydro systems inter-connected to OPALCO’s grid. Call 376-3500 to sign up today for MORE Local Power!
Job Openings
Join OPALCO's Team!
OPALCO provides a supportive and healthy workplace with generous pay, benefits and training opportunities. Living in the San Juan Islands is a rural ideal with bountiful natural beauty, cultural richness and abundant access to recreational activities. Keep your eye on our website for job openings and consider joining our co-op family.
Energy Services Blog: Sharing the Load
Last updated: April 25, 2012
Energy Services is OPALCO’s effort to reach out to you, our members, and make energy saving easy and accessible. To help keep you informed about local energy issues and rebates, we regularly update our blog, Sharing the Load. Below is the most recent article from Sharing the Load:
Vote for Energy Efficiency
OPALCO’s 75th Annual Meeting on the ferry is coming up on Saturday, May 5th. Ballots have arrived in each members’ mailbox and absentee ballots are due by May 4th – an option for online voting is new this year. Why should you participate? As Co-op member-owners, you have the power to elect the Board of… READ MORE »
OPALCO is a non-profit, member-owned electric cooperative that distributes electricity to 20 islands in the Salish Sea archipelago and employs approximately 50 people in San Juan County. The Co-op is governed by a seven-member board of directors who are elected by a vote of the members each year at the annual meeting.
