Quick Fact – OPALCO Debt and Capital Projects
OPALCO’s debt is healthy and well managed. Debt is how co-ops finance growth and capital projects. In 2019, OPALCO came to the end of a period of intensive capital projects … Read more
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Quick Fact – Will There Be Enough Power?
Climate change, legislation and rising costs are impacting where and how we will source our power supply. We must build our own resources for power. In 2019, Washington state passed … Read more
OPALCO 2021 Board Candidates
As a cooperative, OPALCO holds elections for its board positions on an annual basis. The 2021 Election is the first year of the staggered election process. ALL OPALCO members vote … Read more
Meet Patricia and Bruce Benton: All-Star Efficiency Adopters
Patricia and Bruce moved to Orcas full-time in June of 2020 after visiting for the past four years – particularly during the Orcas Island Film Festivals. The access to excellent … Read more
OPALCO’S FIRST LOCAL MICROGRID IS COMPLETE!
Video Tour of the Decatur Island project on February 24th The first local renewable microgrid is complete on Decatur Island. What’s a microgrid? In this case, a relatively small solar … Read more
Energy Independence? Not entirely.
We will always depend on our mainland power supply to meet our energy needs, but OPALCO has a plan to increase our energy independence by building local renewable generation. We … Read more