Equipment Malfunction on Orcas – 9/27/22 – ONGOING
Outage is still ongoing on our Orcas broadcaster.
Equipment Malfunction on Orcas – 9/27/22
Routing equipment that serves large parts of central Orcas has malfunctioned. We are currently working to restore the equipment and its corresponding connections.
Power Outage on Saturna – 9/22/22 – RESOLVED
All of our connections have come back online on Saturna Island.
Power Outage on Saturna – 9/22/22 – UPDATE 2
Power has been restored on Saturna Island. Our system came back online except for one local broadcaster that serves residents in the western part of East Point. We’re having a local technician go to the site to reboot the equipment; we anticipate this occurring by 4 pm.
Power Outage on Saturna – 9/22/22 – UPDATE
Local power crews have arrived and estimate a power restoration time of 12 pm today.
*UPDATE* We are still waiting for power restoration on Saturna Island.
Power Outage on Saturna – 9/22/22
The power has been down on parts of Saturna since early this morning. This has affected the part of our network that serves Saturna residents as well as Orcas customers along the northern section of the island. Local power crews are on their way to the site, and we are monitoring the outage to ensure that our connections come back up when the power is restored.
County-wide Power Outage – 9/15-16/22 – DEBRIEF
Our system resumed normal operation after power was restored on the morning of the 16th, with one exception. Our broadcaster that serves Lummi Island and parts of northern Orcas Island failed to power up due to a faulty piece of equipment onsite. That equipment has been replaced and our connection to Lummi is now functioning properly.
County-wide Power Outage – 9/15-16/22
There will be a county-wide power outage the night of the 15th through the early morning of the 16th. The outage will last from 11:30 pm on the 15th to 5 am on the 16th. During this time connectivity will be minimal as we implement core infrastructure upgrades.
Make sure to power down any unprotected electrical devices before 11:30 pm to avoid damage during the implementation and resolution of the power outage!
Power Outage on Orcas – RESOLVED – 9/8/22
Power has been restored, all connections should be up and running.
Power Outage on Orcas – 9/8/22
There is a large power outage that is affecting Orcas Island’s entire western side, which has affected our broadcasters that serve the greater Eastsound area and the Rosario area. OPALCO is currently undertaking repairs and estimates the power will be back up within 4 hours. We are monitoring our network management site to ensure the system returns to full operation when power is restored.
