Quick Fact – Decarbonization – Part 1
This is a four-part series looking at how climate impact is rapidly changing our world and the coming challenges as we make the transition to a future that is climate … Read more
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Solar Town Hall on May 5th
OPALCO Island Way Workshops Begin: Enter to Win Ten Shares of Community Solar! Interested in solar? A Solar Town Hall is the first in a series of co-op workshops designed … Read more
Power Line Clearing Improves Safety and Forest Health – CCC conservation burns begin on Orcas
OPALCO is clearing the right-of-way areas under power lines to protect the electrical system from outages, remove forest fuels that could feed a wildfire and improve forest health through biochar … Read more
Quick Fact – OPALCO Debt and Capital Projects
OPALCO’s debt is healthy and well managed. Debt is how co-ops finance growth and capital projects. In 2019, OPALCO came to the end of a period of intensive capital projects … Read more
Quick Fact – Will There Be Enough Power?
Climate change, legislation and rising costs are impacting where and how we will source our power supply. We must build our own resources for power. In 2019, Washington state passed … Read more
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