Broadband Initiative
High-Speed Internet and Phone
Co-op members will decide whether or not to go forward with OPALCO’s broadband project. Please read the latest news to learn about the proposed plan. It will take a pre-subscription commitment of more than half the membership to make it work.
Annual Meeting
2013 Annual Meeting: Sat. May 4
2013 Election Results:
Incumbents Jim Lett & Bob Myhr were reelected for District 3; John Bogert was reelected for District 4. Read the full story here. Thanks to the 2,577 members who voted (a record!) and the 347 people who attended the 76th annual meeting on the ferry! We get our power from you!
Board of Directors
Information on our Board of Directors
OPALCO members elect a 7-member Board of Directors each May. Board meetings are scheduled the third Thursday of each month on a schedule that rotates between Orcas, Lopez and San Juan islands. OPALCO members are welcome at board meetings. Agendas (with location and time information) are posted one week in advance of each meeting.
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Local Renewable Energy
Welcome to the next generation of green power: MORE (Member Owned Renewable Energy). Member donations to MORE support production incentives for local members who are generating their own renewable power with solar, wind and micro-hydro systems inter-connected to OPALCO’s grid. Call 376-3500 to sign up today for MORE Local Power!
Energy Services Blog: Sharing the Load
Last updated: April 12, 2013
Let's Go Custom - Local Energy Efficiency Projects Create Big Savings
This past week OPALCO handed out rebate checks totaling $22,184.00. The two custom designed energy efficiency projects are expected to save 137,075 kWh per year. That is equivalent to taking approximately 11 average houses off the grid. The first project was at Friday Harbor Elementary School where United Energy Engineers installed two variable speed drives… READ MORE »
OPALCO is a non-profit, member-owned electric cooperative that distributes electricity to 20 islands in the Salish Sea archipelago and employs approximately 50 people in San Juan County. The Co-op is governed by a seven-member board of directors who are elected by a vote of the members each year at the annual meeting.
