Orcas Power & Light Cooperative

What do college-resume building, making new friends and screaming down an avalanche water slide all have in common? They are all aspects of OPALCO’s Nourdine Jensen Cooperative Youth Scholarship Program and Youth Rally. The OPALCO Board of Directors established a scholarship program in honor of Nourdine Jensen, a long-time board member and advocate for the… READ MORE »

Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO) received recognition in the 2010 “Spotlight on Excellence” national awards program, sponsored by the Council of Rural Electric Communicators and the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. OPALCO received the top honor in their category – an Award of Excellence – for “Best Website.” Suzanne Olson, Communication Specialist, worked with Portland design firm Synotac… READ MORE »

OPALCO’s new website (www.opalco.com), launched in May 2009, has won the 2009 Silver Davey Award in the Energy category. The Davey Awards is an international creative award focused exclusively on honoring outstanding creative work from the best small firms worldwide. The 2009 Davey Awards received over 4,000 entries from ad agencies, interactive agencies, production firms, in-house creative professionals,… READ MORE »