Co-op Signs 20-Year Contract with Bonneville Power
OPALCO signed a record 20-year, full-requirement contract with Bonneville Power for supplying power, locking into a tiered rate structure that guaranteed the Co-op its full share of clean hydro-power … Read More
Green Power Incentive Program Launched
May 2011: A group of OPALCO members form a committee to build a new Green Power Program and M.O.R.E. (Member Owned Renewable Energy) is launched to provide incentives … Read More
Third Electric Vehicle Added to Fleet
OPALCO purchased a Nissan LEAF, a 100% battery-powered, zero-emission electric vehicle for OPALCO business. Electric Vehicle charging stations on San Juan, Lopez and Orcas Island are updated to … Read More
The Broadband Expansion: Island Network Considers Islands-Wide Service
2011- 2012: OPALCO began to study expanding its fiber infrastructure to provide broadband (high-speed Internet) services to its members.
Island Network Spreads into Town Centers
The fiber infrastructure expanded into Eastsound and Lopez Village areas for greater business access to Island Network services.
Island Network Beefs-Up Back-Up, Signs on Medical Clinics
OPALCO built its own redundant microwave backup system covering Friday Harbor, Eastsound, and Bellingham for its fiber infrastructure. Medical centers on Lopez and Orcas Islands subscribed to Island … Read More
Dismantling of Old Diesel Generators: 2007- 2010
After the laying of submarine power cables to the mainland in the 1950s, OPALCO’s old deisel generators fell into disuse. Several were maintained for a few decades as back-up … Read More
Island Network Expands to Serve Selected Large Users
OPALCO began providing Island Network Internet services and advanced Ethernet services to a limited number of public organizations and targeted businesses. San Juan County subscribed to the first … Read More
Island Network Goes Live
The fiber connection to OPALCO’s Eastsound office was completed, and OPALCO began transporting all data traffic over its own fiber-optic system. Installations at the Washington State Ferry terminals, … Read More
Celebrate OPALCO's 75th Anniversary
