COUNTY-WIDE PLANNED POWER OUTAGES OVERNIGHT
Tuesday, September 25th at 12:30 am & Tuesday October 23rd at 12:30 am All of San Juan County will be affected by a series of two planned outages necessary for … Read more
Engineering and Operations
Power Line Clearing Work in Progress
OPALCO tree trimming crews are at work throughout San Juan County clearing vegetation from around power lines for safety and to prevent outages this coming winter. This work is part … Read more
Major Power Outage Caused by Car Accident – OPALCO Building New Path for Power
All of Orcas, Shaw, Blakely and some of Lopez island were without power for almost 10 hours after a car accident on Lopez took out a transmission pole at 10:30 … Read more
July 10th is Line Worker Appreciation Day
OPALCO’s team of line workers keep the lights on for more than 11,300 co-op members on 20 islands in San Juan County. That is no small task! Governor Jay Inslee … Read more
OPALCO Linemen Work Dark to Dark to Bring Back the Light
55 MPH Winds Sweeps Power Outages Across San Juan Islands Sunday, November 26th was a long day for OPALCO linemen, engineers and staff members. A big wind storm knocked down … Read more
OPALCO Submarine Cable Named for George Goff – Golden Ticket Winners Chosen
This September, a historic event takes place that ensures islanders can maintain their quality of life for the next 50+ years. OPALCO will install 13,596 feet of a new, efficient … Read more