Quick Fact: Staff Compensation
OPALCO conducts a thorough comparative analysis to verify that salaries are competitive within our utility industry. Hiring and retaining top notch personnel is critical to the operation of OPALCO’s complex …
Read more Quick Fact: Understanding the Change in Solar Rates
How will the new rate structure affect member generators? The average solar producer will pay a little more to OPALCO each year, but there are many factors (such as size …
Read more Quick Fact – Land for Renewable Energy Projects
The Essential Ingredient for Local Energy Resilience The Climate Emergency and Decarbonization The climate emergency is accelerating. Washington state has taken the lead in decarbonizing the state by rapidly reducing …
Read more Quick Fact – National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA)
NRECA supports our local co-op and our employees to better serve our membership. NRECA is focused on promoting, supporting and protecting the community and business interests of electric cooperatives as …
Read more Quick Fact – Pacific Northwest Generating Cooperative (PNGC)
OPALCO is a member of PNGC to ensure a reliable, affordable, clean power supply for a sustainable now and generations to come. OPALCO joined PNGC to build a sustainable, healthy …
Read more Quick Fact: Decatur Island Battery Storage Project
The microgrid that OPALCO built on Decatur Island includes a battery storage project paired with a Community Solar Array. The project can operate independently from the electrical grid. This is …
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