Power Outage on Orcas – 20210211 – 1715
All areas of Western Orcas and much of Northern Orcas have experienced a power outage. Our main office currently has power but the outage has affected several of our access points in those areas. Internet service will be resumed automatically when power is restored. Visit opalco.com for updates on restoration progress.
Power outage on Lummi Island – 20210211 – 1655
The winter storm continues. Our access point on Lummi Island has lost power due to a local outage. The electric provider is aware of it and investigating the issue. We will update the status as they provide restoration time.
Power Restored 20210208 1335
Power has been restored to Orcas Island and the Orcas Online network is now fully operational. If you are still experiencing difficulty connecting to the internet please call our office at 360-376-4124.
Power Outage 20210208 0922
Power was lost on Orcas and Shaw Island this morning. OPALCO has identified the cause as a tree on the lines and is working to restore power. Some systems have already been restored and we are waiting for power to return to our Access Points serving Lummi Island, Blakely Island, the west side, and sections of Eastsound and North Beach.
UPDATE: Our Access Point that serves the Rosario area has lost power. OPALCO predicts a full restoration time of less than four hours for the Orcas network.
Connection Loss for Blakely and Southern Orcas 20210128 1537
As of the early morning hours of Tuesday the 26th we noticed a measurable drop in performance on our main link from Orcas to Blakely Island, which in turn provides additional feeds to southern Orcas. This drop continued until the link became non-functional. At this time we are working to keep the link at sufficient capacity for customers to utilize email and browse web pages. Our work is still ongoing and we plan to have our technicians address the links onsite on Friday or Saturday to restore them to full operating capacity.
Outage Update Lummi & Saturna Island 2021014 1433
PSE Energy has managed to restore the section of Lummi where our access point is located and we are excited to say that service has been restored to the Raccoon Point Area. APs should also be fully operational on Saturna Island. Thank you so much for your patience in this crazy time.
Please notify our office at 360-376-4124 or email us at support@orcasonline.com if your connection has not resumed after the power restoration.
Outage Update REVISION – Lummi Island – 20210114 1150
Our previous post on the Lummi Island power outage was incorrect. After contacting PSE directly we learned that the power outage on Lummi affecting our access point had an estimated restoration time of 6 pm on Saturday the 16th. We are currently exploring possible temporary power sources for our AP at that location. More updates to follow.
Outage Update – Saturna Island – 20210114 1045
There is a power outage for a portion of Eastern Saturna island affecting customers and one of the our access points there. Estimates for a restoration time are between 11:30 am and 12 pm.
Outage Update – Lummi Island – 20210114 0945
According to Puget Sound Energy the power on the northern end of Lummi Island is still down. This affects our broadcast to the Raccoon Point area. PSE’s last update estimated a restoration time of 6 pm.
Outage Update – Jan 13, 2021 – 1630
At this time there is no estimated restoration from Puget Sound Energy. We anticipate that this outage may run into tomorrow, and in order to conserve operational ability and prevent possible damage to equipment, we are planning to shutdown our power generators at 10:30pm. This will shutdown our equipment until power resumes, or until 7 am tomorrow morning when we will restart the generator.
Thank you for your patience as we eagerly await the return of our full system operation.
