OPALCO Board Takes Action: Balanced Budget = Rate Increase
At their November meeting, the OPALCO Board approved the 2014 budget for a total of $30,665,000, which includes a rate increase of 6%. The increase is necessary to meet the … Read more
Bills
OPALCO Passes $$ and Energy Savings to Co-op Members
OPALCO distributed more than $230,000 in rebates for energy efficiency and conservation measures to 383 co-op members since October 2012. These rebates are funded by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) … Read more
Billing Cycle Change for Some OPALCO Members
OPALCO members on Orcas, Lopez, Shaw, Decatur, Blakely, Center, Obstruction, Crane, Canoe, Bell, Fawn and Double islands will move to a new mid-month billing cycle beginning in September 2012. Members … Read more
OPALCO RATE INCREASE WITH MARCH BILLING
At the March 15th board meeting in Friday Harbor, the Board approved a rate increase of approximately 3% across the board, as well as some changes to the deposits and … Read more
OPALCO Board Proposes Rate Increase
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 … Read more
Cold Weather Causes High Power Bills
This past December, we experienced some of the coldest weather on record. Temperatures hovered in the teens and low twenties for ten days. We all did the best we could with … Read more