Big Winds Knock Power out for 18+ Hours in San Juan County
In the early morning hours of Wednesday, January 13th, a big storm hit the Northwest region of Washington state with wind gusts of 50-65 mph in the San Juan Island … Read more
Engineering and Operations
No More Overhead Powerlines in Eastsound!
Starting January 15th, OPALCO will begin the process of replacing the overhead powerlines on Prune Alley. Moving the lines underground will increase reliability by reducing the likelihood of power outages … Read more
OPALCO is Prepared for Wildfire Prevention – Are You?
Safety is the primary objective at the core of everything OPALCO does. OPALCO continues to use an aggressive Right-of-Way Program (tree and brush trimming along power lines) and the latest … Read more
Land Bank and OPALCO collaborate on Turtleback Powerline Improvements
Come by Turtleback on June 10th to ask us questions! OPALCO will soon be undertaking a a project on Turtleback Mountain to remove Douglas fir along the powerline corridor and … Read more
Local OPALCO Crew Rebuilds Line on San Juan Island
Our local line crew is working on a large project to rebuild and strengthen the electric distribution line that connects Roche Harbor and Friday Harbor substations. The project includes installation … Read more
Recap of Power Outage on 4/26/19
At ~8:45pm, the power went out on Orcas, Decatur, Blakely and Shaw. OPALCO’s outage team, in concert with BPA, determined there was a fault on BPA’s high-voltage (69kV) system on … Read more