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Students Learn to Build Electric Vehicles The students in Friday Harbor High School’s EV Principles STEM class have been busy turning wrenches on a hands-on project. Since October, the students—under … Read more
Students Learn to Build Electric Vehicles The students in Friday Harbor High School’s EV Principles STEM class have been busy turning wrenches on a hands-on project. Since October, the students—under … Read more
Nourdine Jensen served on the Orcas Power & Light Cooperative Board of Trustees for 37 years, from 1965 to 2008. Nourdine was a longtime boat builder and former Friday Harbor … Read more
In the Fall of 2021, Krista Bouchey, Communication Specialist for Orcas Power & Light Co-op (OPALCO) set out on a drive through Washington State with her dog, Pepper, in OPALCO’s … Read more
The Essential Ingredient for Local Energy Resilience The Climate Emergency and Decarbonization The climate emergency is accelerating. Washington state has taken the lead in decarbonizing the state by rapidly reducing … Read more
What’s our energy future going to be? The OPALCO team attended and presented at the San Juan County Council meeting on February 10th. The team outlined the dire situation that … Read more
Starting Wednesday, March 26 @ 11:00 pm until 5 am on March 27 All of San Juan Island will be affected by a planned power outage necessary for the OPALCO … Read more
The Bailer Hill Microgrid project on San Juan Island is a future Community Solar and battery storage site. In “Part 1: Why Local, Renewable Power Generation,” OPALCO outlined the critical point … Read more
The OPALCO team has been watching the devastation that Southern California is experiencing with the latest bout of wildfires. Our hearts go out to the individuals, families, and businesses that … Read more
The Bailer Hill Microgrid project on San Juan Island is a future Community Solar and battery storage site. Community Solar is a local solution to offset expensive mainland power and offer … Read more
San Juan County has a recovery strategy for protection of salmon populations which includes the Jackson Beach Restoration Project. As part of the plan, OPALCO is moving the transmission poles … Read more