Quick Fact: Essential Public Facilities
ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FACILITIES: To meet the energy load increases that the San Juan Comprehensive Plan (30-50%) is calling for – OPALCO will need to have some local renewable generation, add … Read more
Author: Krista Bouchey
Quick Fact: Renewable Energy Siting Critieria
This guide outlines the criteria that must be met for siting OPALCO renewable energy projects in San Juan County. These standards ensure that proposed sites are compatible with the utility’s … Read more
Interested in Local, Renewable Energy? Come to OPALCO’s upcoming Community Meetings
OPALCO is planning now for what our energy future will be like in the next 25 years. OPALCO wants co-op members to get involved! OPALCO is hosting a series of … Read more
Quick Fact: Local Energy Forecast
San Juan County’s Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) calls for reducing our dependence on the mainland with local renewable energy. Throughout this document, OPALCO is using the Comp Plan to forecast … Read more
Quick Fact: Northwest Resource Adequacy in a Rapidly Decarbonizing World
Northwest regional load is projected to double by 2050 due to the electrification of transportation and heating, which account for most greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the region. This has … Read more
OPALCO Explores Solar Expansion on Decatur Island
OPALCO is looking to build local renewable power generation to offset potential power shortfalls due to the lack of needed energy supply from the mainland. Blackouts or very expensive carbon-based … Read more