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General Manager compensation is determined by OPALCO’s Board of Directors through a structured, documented process. Each year, the Board conducts a formal written performance evaluation based on the Board’s Strategic … Read more

Retail Rates: Even though OPALCO’s Retail Rates are either equivalent to or less than US and WA averages, OPALCO manages our complex grid successfully and is able to keep our … Read more

Balancing Cost, Benefit, and Fairness As a non-profit co-op, OPALCO keeps rates as low as possible by controlling expenses and pricing electricity at the residential and commercial cost of service. Though … Read more

Your power bill = the cost to deliver power Co-ops operate as a cost of service organization. The money OPALCO collects in bills goes primarily toward the cost of power, … Read more

Project on hold awaiting Department of Energy Funding The Orcas Power & Light Cooperative team recently wrapped up phase one of the Rosario Strait Tidal Energy Pilot Project draft license … Read more

OPALCO’s mission is to provide reliable power to its membership. OPALCO’s power comes from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), which utilizes hydropower, some of it from the Lower Snake River … Read more