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 »

At the February 23rd board meeting in Eastsound, the Board will discuss a proposal to raise all electric rates approximately 3% across the board to meet the current budget’s operating expenses. A board vote is scheduled for March 15th in Friday Harbor. The rate increases would go into effect with the March billing cycle. As a non-profit, member-owned… READ MORE »

Were you a member of OPALCO in 1986? If so, you may be among the 3,692 people who will get a check from OPALCO later this month as capital credits are distributed. This is one of the distinctions that make an electric co-op unique: it is truly member owned and operated and we each have a “stake” in the… READ MORE »

It’s that time of year again! More than 3,500 people who were co-op members in 1985 will get a check from OPALCO later this month as their capital credits are distributed. This is one of the distinctions that make an electric co-op unique: it is truly member owned and operated and we each have a “stake” in… READ MORE »

At the August 19th OPALCO board meeting, the Board approved the first of two planned rate increases for the Limited Service Tariff. There are approximately 140 OPALCO members affected by this increase; the Limited Service Tariff covers small loads for barns, gates and other outbuildings (less than 5kVa). The increase will take effect with the September 2010 billing. The… READ MORE »