News Archive

2011 News Stories

OPALCO Celebrates 75 Years in 2012 (12/8/11)
OPALCO’s MORE Program Pays Dividends (10/18/11)
OPALCO Works with BPA to Maintain Safe and Reliable Electric System
(9/8/11)
Equipment Failure Causes Brief Outage in Eastsound (8/31/11)
County-Wide Power Outage Overnight September 15-16
(8/22/11)
OPALCO Employees Lose 208.6 Pounds in Weight Loss Challenge
(8/10/11)
Board Adjusts Non-Residential Tariffs (7/28/11)
Islanders Bank & OPALCO Partner to Encourage Energy Efficiency Savings (7/5/11)
OPALCO Board Changes Co-op Bylaws RE: Capital Credits (6-29-11)
OPALCO Linemen Repair Cable in Cascade Lake (6/3/11) +Cascade Lake Photos
2011 Youth Scholarship Winners (6/1/11)
Action Packed OPALCO Annual Meeting (5/19/11)
OPALCO Goes Electric: Driving the Zero-Emission Nissan LEAF (3/31/11)
CFL Recycling at OPALCO Offices (3/18/11)
OPALCO MEMBERS TURN ENERGY EFFICIENCY INTO BIG SAVINGS (3/8/11)
OPALCO Makes Improvements to Olga Substation (2/16/11)
OPALCO Launches Nourdine Jensen Cooperative Youth Scholarship Program (2/15/11)
2010 News Stories
Cold Temperatures – Higher Bills (12/21/10)
Co-op Members Receive Capital Credit Checks

(12/8/10)

Power Outage Caused by BPA Equipment Failure

(12/7/10)

Whale Museum Showcases LED Lighting (12/2/10)

Crews Work ‘Round the Clock to Restore Power

(11/23/10)

OPALCO is EV Ready! (11/18/10)

Planned Outage October 15 (10/6/10)

OPALCO to Host Rep. Jeff Morris for Energy Talk

(9/23/10)

Lopez Energy Efficiency Projects Get BIG Rebate Checks

(9/23/10)

NWPPA Bullletin: OPALCO Employees Drop 450+ Pounds

(9/14/10)

Limited Service Rate Increase (8/31/10)

OPALCO Employee Population Shrinking: Weight Loss Challenge Nets 451.7 Pounds! (7/29/10)
Independent Committee to Build New Green Power Program

(7/14/10)

Board to Vote on Commerical and Pump Rate Increases (7/8/10)
MORE Steering Committee to have first public meeting (7/1/10)
Power Outage Resolved Quickly (5/28/10)
OPALCO Website Wins National Award (5/19/10)

2010 Annual Meeting Results (5/3/10)

OPALCO Director Roger Crosby Retires

(4/16/10)

OPALCO Annual Meeting and Election: May 1st

(4/7/10)

Anne Bertino to Lead OPALCO’s Energy Efficiency Services

(3/24/10)

2009 News Stories
OPALCO Crew Helps with Move of Salvaged House

(12/1/09)

OPALCO to Host Rep. Jeff Morris for Energy Talk (11/12/09)

OPALCO Recycles Old Transformers (11/10/09)

OPALCO Website Earns Prestigious Davey Award (11/9/09)

OPALCO Mourns Passing of Nourdine Jensen (10/20/09)

OPALCO Board Approves Commercial Rate Increase (8/10/09)
OPALCO Fuel Mix: 95% Greenhouse Gas Free (7/8/09)
OPALCO Line Crew Trains in Pole-Top Rescue (6/10/09)
OPALCO Launches New Website (5/22/09)
OPALCO 2009 Election Results (5/22/09)
OPALCO 2009 Annual Meeting (5/8/09)
OPALCO 2009 Director Election (4/23/09)
A Gift of Green: OPALCO Energy Efficiency Kits Arriving by Mail (3/12/09)
Super Green: OPALCO’s Energy Smart Program and Island Market (3/12/09)
OPALCO Improves Reliability with Olga Substation Upgrade (2/27/09)
OPALCO Director Ed Marble Retires (2/5/09)
Cold Weather Causes High Power Bills (1/30/09)