Orcas Island gets a New Transformer
Update prepares cooperative for expected growth Orcas Island got a new transformer this summer to replace one from 1970. This equipment takes high-voltage electricity and steps it down to a … Read more
Co-op Updates
Cultivating the Next Generation of Leaders
On April 24, OPALCO Communications Specialist Jo Lange successfully completed and graduated from the Leadership San Juan Islands program. The San Juan Islands-based program aims to help develop service-minded leaders … Read more
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
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
Delivering Power & Quality of Life
Center Island gets a new submarine cable Center Island is a small island nestled between Decatur and Lopez islands with about 150 electric meters. It was home to the oldest … 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