...1951 - 1975

Four New Cables Laid Between Lopez and San Juan Island – ADD PIX

Posted on June 1, 1961 posted in ...1951 - 1975, ALL Timeline

July 1961:  OPALCO  laid four new cables between Lopez and San Juan.

Lopez-San Juan Cable Breaks Again

Posted on June 23, 1959 posted in ...1951 - 1975, ALL Timeline

The submarine cable between Lopez and San Juan failed again. Diesel generators in Friday Harbor supplied power until the early morning of July 17, when the repaired cable … Read More

Lopez Island Celebrates New Power with Big Party

Posted on July 21, 1951 posted in ...1951 - 1975, ALL Timeline

July 22, 1951: More than 700 people thronged Odlin Park on Lopez Island to help OPALCO and BPA celebrate the delivery of power from Anacortes to Lopez Island. … Read More

OPALCO Buys Land on Lopez, Builds Generating Plant

Posted on January 1, 1942 posted in ...1935 - 1950, ALL Timeline

OPALCO acquired five acres on Lopez from “Mrs. Riviere” and built a new diesel power plant.