ORCAS POWER & LIGHT COOPERATIVE

1034 Guard StFriday Harbor, WA 98250

Industrial > Electrical and Electronic

Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO) is a member-owned, non-profit cooperative utility providing energy services to San Juan County since 1937. Delivered to the islands by way of submarine cables, our mostly hydro-electric power is generated by Bonneville Power Administration (BPA).

OPALCO distributes energy to 20 islands in the archipelago and employs approximately 50 people in the county. Co-op member-owners elect a seven-member Board of Directors, who set policy, rates and direction. Elections are held each year prior to our Annual Meeting. The OPALCO wholly-owned subsidiary, Rock Island Communications, provides broadband Internet services in San Juan County.

OPALCO contracts with PNGC Power for transmission, power sales and conservation measures. Governing documents are available in the Resource Library.

By-the-numbers snapshot:

218,021,176 kilowatt hours (kWh) purchased (2018)
$29,028,553 in annual electric sales (2018)
$1,520,240 paid out to members for FY 1993-94 in Capital Credits (2018)
15,142 meters connected (2018)
11,316 members (2018)
1,248 miles of power lines (87% underground) including 43 miles of overhead transmission lines (2018)
178 members attended the 2018 Annual Meeting on the ferry; 1,741 ballots (15.4% of membership) were cast for the Board election
51 employees: all as members, owners, operators
20 islands served
15 distribution submarine cables, covering 7 miles
10 transmission submarine cables, covering 15 miles
11 substations
7 OPALCO Board members, elected by Co-op members
4 warehouses
3 crew stations
2 public-access offices
1 healthy and financially stable cooperative

Details

Last Updated
06/May/2024
Contact
Robert Smallwood
Email
[email protected]
Phone
(360) 376-3550
Website
http://www.opalco.com/
Address
1034 Guard StFriday Harbor, WA 98250

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