Wired for the Work
OPALCO Lineworker completes four-year apprenticeship Brant Akers moved to Orcas Island from Salem, Oregon in 2015 with his wife. Like many islanders, they fell in love with the island while … Read more
Co-op Team
Women of OPALCO’s History
March is Women’s History Month in America, an opportunity to carve out the time to recognize, remember, and appreciate all the women in our lives – mothers, daughters, sisters, partners, … Read more
Consider Running for the OPALCO Board
Your not-for-profit cooperative needs you! Are you feeling the itch to get involved in your community and be a local change-maker? The Orcas Power & Light Cooperative Board of Directors … Read more
OPALCO Eastsound Office Temporarily Relocating during Roof Renovation Project
The roof of OPALCO’s 1970s built Eastsound headquarters office has reached the end of its life. Increasing structural issues with the original roof pose some safety concerns, so it is … Read more
Ken Brown: Keeping the Office Clean and Safe
Ken Brown walks into the OPALCO office in Eastsound every Wednesday, hangs up his coat, places his snack (in a brown paper sack) into the staff refrigerator and gathers his … Read more