THANK YOU! SanJuans.Today nears ,000 in holiday donations – next ,141 in donations will be matched by The Mary See Foundation
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THANK YOU! SanJuans.Today nears $10,000 in holiday donations – next $5,141 in donations will be matched by The Mary See Foundation

BySanJuans.Today Newsroom

Monday, December 16, 2024 Community internet television and radio for the San Juans gained some strength last week, as $3,000 more in donations arrived. That brings the recent total to $4,859 so far in the holiday season. And the Mary See Foundation match has instantly turned that into $9,718! The Mary See Foundation leaders took a strong…

County postpones OPALCO Bailer Hill solar microgrid hearing again
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County postpones OPALCO Bailer Hill solar microgrid hearing again

ByJeff Noedel

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY SAN JUAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT San Juan County’s Department of Community Development (DCD) is postponing the public hearing examiner meeting (previously scheduled for Dec. 18) for OPALCO’s Bailer Hill micro-grid and battery installation project while waiting for additional information. The future hearing examiner meeting date is to…

,602 new donations X2 = ,718! ,141 remains for matching
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$1,602 new donations X2 = $3,718! $8,141 remains for matching

BySanJuans.Today Newsroom

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 Community internet television and radio for the San Juans gained some strength in the past two days, as $1,602 more in donations have now arrived. That brings the recent total to $1,859. And the Mary See Foundation match has instantly turned that into $3,718! The Mary See Foundation leaders took a…

BAILER HILL SOLAR MICROGRID UPDATE: Conditional use permit hearing will be Dec. 18
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BAILER HILL SOLAR MICROGRID UPDATE: Conditional use permit hearing will be Dec. 18

ByJeff Noedel

Saturday, November 30, 2024by Jeff Noedel In January, OPALCO announced details for an intended 2.7 megawatt solar array paired with 1 MW of battery storage on 19 acres on Bailer Hill at Douglas Road on San Juan Island. The project has been in planning since 2021, about the time the rural electric cooperative won a…

PART 2 OF 3: Cindy Wolf Has a Bold Vision for Transportation in the San Juans of the Future (includes a viewer comment)
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PART 2 OF 3: Cindy Wolf Has a Bold Vision for Transportation in the San Juans of the Future (includes a viewer comment)

ByJeremy Tyler

A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGEA VIEWER COMMENT IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Friday, July 12, 2024 at 4:06 a.m.Video Directed by Jeremy Tyler Part 2 of the 3-part interview of San Juan County Council Representative Cindy Wolf begins with a discussion of today’s political climate. And she shares…

OPALCO: ‘Support Local Renewable Energy Projects’
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OPALCO: ‘Support Local Renewable Energy Projects’

ByJeff Noedel

Following is a statement from Orcas Power and Light Cooperative (OPALCO) released Friday, June 14, 2024: Earlier this year OPALCO requested changes to the Comprehensive Plan regarding land use designations and now those changes are being reviewed by the San Juan County Planning Commission. Members can submit comments to the Planning Commission regarding OPALCO’s requests….

OPALCO Pursuing a Bold Tidal Power Generation Project
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OPALCO Pursuing a Bold Tidal Power Generation Project

ByJeremy Tyler

A CNL2 VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE. In an exclusive report published recently in the Salish Current, reporter Toby Cooper makes a deep dive into a project Orcas Power & Light Cooperative (OPALCO) is exploring in which a football field-sized machine would be tethered to the sea floor at a point between…