OPALCO Line Clearing for Fire Prevention and Forest Health – Watch the Video!
Are you ready for fire season? OPALCO has a strong commitment to keeping its power lines clear of trees and brush in order to 1) keep field crews and co-op … Read more
Climate Change
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
NO Increase to OPALCO Rates in 2021! Community Solar Project Coming to San Juan Island.
The OPALCO Board of Directors passed the 2021 Co-op budget at their November 24 meeting and approved a zero percent rate increase – that’s NO rate increase – in consideration … Read more
OPALCO is Prepared for Wildfire Prevention – Are You?
Safety is the primary objective at the core of everything OPALCO does. OPALCO continues to use an aggressive Right-of-Way Program (tree and brush trimming along power lines) and the latest … Read more
OPALCO Board Listens to Member Concerns, Reconsiders Resolution on Snake River Dams
At the December board meeting in Friday Harbor, 18 co-op members participated in an emotionally charged discussion about Resolution 2-2019 regarding the lower Snake River dams and ocean health. The … Read more
OPALCO Stands with our Whales and Supports our Hydro System
At the September board meeting, the OPALCO Board of Directors unanimously resolved to support: Effective actions to save the resident orca whales in the Salish Sea Effective actions to restore … Read more