Lighting Up San Juan Island for the Next Generation
Those of you who live or have spent time on San Juan Island in the past few months may have seen the construction taking place at the Orcas Power & … Read more
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Disasters in the Islands: Good News for Anxious Times
Common Sense & Simple Steps to Reassure & Prepare our Community By Brendan Cowan / SJC Emergency Management Director Visit www.islandsready.org/alerts to sign up for the local disaster alert system. Years ago, when … Read more
Community Spirit Lives on Through Scholarship Program
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
Co-ops Vote! 2024 San Juan County Council candidates
Democratic Member Control is one of the seven principles that guides all cooperatives. We encourage our co-op members to vote in all elections. Orcas Power & Light Cooperative reached out … Read more
Quick Fact: Preparing for Mainland Power Outages
As OPALCO noted in our 2021 Decarbonization Quick Fact: Carbon emissions have jumped over 30% during the last 100 years. As many as 1 million species are now at risk of … Read more
The Orcas Island Exchange Harnesses the Power of the Sun
The Exchange – Orcas Island’s unique non-profit transfer station and reuse facility started – generating electricity from the sun on July 2. The nonprofit flipped the switch on a new … Read more