There was a perfect storm of compounding factors that made our power bills very high this month.  The power bills in January include power usage during a prolonged cold snap where temperatures dipped into the teens between Christmas and New Years. With home heating systems working hard to keep up with the weather, a couple of things happened: energy usage went up – doubling in many cases –and the demand for power exceeded the normal range resulting in steep demand charges (~$300k) from Bonneville Power Administration (our mainland power supplier).  Staff are hosting a workshop via Zoom on February 7^th @ 5pm to discuss high bills and answer any questions members have.

Register here: https://opalco.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEuf-CqpjguGNPhKSc3NYsKBeJFv-j6Z3oi