Meet Kai Burleson, Journeyman Lineman
Kai Burleson is a Lopez High School graduate and has been a Journeyman Lineman since 2008 after a four-year apprenticeship with OPALCO. Kai is the Lopez Island Substation Technician and … Read more
Engineering and Operations
Islanders Brace Through Second County-wide Outage on Christmas Eve
At 8:30 am on Saturday, December 24, all of San Juan County lost power again – after experiencing a county wide outage only the day before. An OPALCO engineer happened … Read more
Extreme Winter Weather Leads to County-wide ~10-hour Power Outage
Just before 5 pm on Thursday, December 22, as temperatures dipped into the low 20s, a mainland electrical feeder serving San Juan County lost power. Shortly after the power went … Read more
Power Line Clearing Improves Safety, Reliability and Wildfire Prevention
OPALCO is clearing the right-of-way areas under power lines to protect the island’s electrical system. This clearing prevents power outages caused by overhanging trees and branches, removes forest fuels that … Read more
County-wide Power Outage Overnight 09/15
Starting Thursday, September 15 @ 11:30 pm until 5 am on September 16th All of San Juan County will be affected by a planned power outage necessary for Bonneville Power … Read more
OPALCO SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROJECT ON WARBASS WAY – Traffic Disruptions Expected through end of July
Contractors are at work replacing old power poles and upgrading the wire for greater capacity and reliability on Warbass Way in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island. Work is progressing … Read more