MORE Steering Committee to have first public meeting
The first meeting of the OPALCO MORE (Member Owned Renewable Energy) Steering Committee is scheduled for July 8th, 2010, from 10:30 – 12:30 at the Orcas Ferry Landing. The meeting will … Read more
Energy Efficiency & Conservation
OPALCO energy efficiency and conservation news and links to programs
Anne Bertino to Lead OPALCO’s Energy Efficiency Services
Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO) has hired Anne Bertino to serve as the new Energy Service Specialist in the Eastsound office. Anne was chosen from a very competitive field of … Read more
Super Green: OPALCO’s EnergySmart Program and Island Market
After three years of upgrades through OPALCO’s Commercial Lighting and EnergySmart Programs, Island Market is now “one of the most energy efficient grocery stores in the Northwest,” according to Mark Larson … Read more
A Gift of Green: OPALCO Energy Efficient Kits Arriving by Mail
OPALCO sent out free energy efficiency kits in brown boxes from Niagara Conservation Co. to more than 6,800 members who live full‐time in OPALCO’s service territory. The kits were paid for by … 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