Wednesday, March 12, 2025by Jeff Noedelvideo by Jeremy Tyler A SanJuans.Today VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE DISCLOSURE: This program is a co-production of SanJuans.Today and OPALCO, Orcas Power and Light Cooperative, a non-profit, member-owned co-op providing energy services to San Juan County since 1937. OPALCO provided a portion of the funds to produce this program,…
Starting Wednesday, March 26 at 11 p.m. until 5 a.m. on March 27 Tuesday, February 25, 2025 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY OPALCO All of San Juan Island will be affected by a planned power outage necessary for the OPALCO crew to energize newly relocated transmission lines. This power outage will be during the night…
How will OPALCO keep up with local demand for reliable energy? Monday, February 24, 2025by Jeff NoedelVideo by Jeremy Tyler DISCLOSURE: This program is a co-production of SanJuans.Today and OPALCO, Orcas Power and Light Cooperative, a non-profit, member-owned co-op providing energy services to San Juan County since 1937. OPALCO provided a portion of the funds to produce this…
What’s our energy future going to be? Tuesday, February 18, 2025 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY OPALCO The OPALCO team attended and presented at the San Juan County Council meeting on February 10th. The team outlined the dire situation that the regional power supply is facing. Our shrinking regional power supply and increasing demand is…
Friday, December 27, 2024by Jeff Noedel CenturyLink, the largest telephone company in Washington, has been fined $133,000 for “excessive” call wait times and disclosure violations, according to a The Seattle Times article penned by staff reporter Caitlyn Freeman. The fines were levied by the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. Washington state law prescribes acceptable response…
FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY THE TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR, WASHINGTON Friday, August 9, 2024 The Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) has presented the Town of Friday Harbor sewer treatment plant with the 2023 Wastewater Treatment Plant Outstanding Performance award. The plant is one of 118 out of more than 300 plants statewide to…
