OPALCO RATE INCREASE TAKES EFFECT IN JANUARY
When Co-op members get their power bills in January, the 2017 rate increase will be included. The Board-approved budget included a 5% revenue increase, which will affect the average bill … Read more
Engineering and Operations
LINEMAN OKAY AFTER ELECTRICAL ARC CAUSED POWER OUTAGE IN EASTSOUND
Today’s outage in the Eastsound area was caused when an arc occurred during a system maintenance project in the Eastsound Village area. Journeyman Lineman Roger Sandwith was working on energized … Read more
Olga Road Construction Update for Friday, January 15th
Crews are stopping work just for today and through the weekend along Olga Road through Moran State Park. Vacuum Excavation along Olga Road in Moran State Park The work isn’t … Read more
Expect Delays During Construction on Olga Road through Moran State Park
OPALCO construction activities along Olga Road on Orcas Island, in the vicinity of the south boundary of Moran Park and the one-lane bridge, will limit traffic starting week of January … Read more
Heroes of Power Outage Restoration
See the full slideshow of outage repair photos. It was a dark and stormy night on Sunday, December 6th with wind gusts reported from 60 to 100mph. At about 6:30 … Read more
OPALCO Crews Work Through the Night Restoring Power in Early December Storm
OPALCO experienced a major power outage on most of Orcas Island and Shaw Island that started at 6:30 PM on Sunday, December 6, 2015. The Sunday windstorm produced gusts reaching … Read more