07/23/25 – Network Outage on Saturna – RESOLVED
Power has been restored to our broadcasting site, all internet connections should be back online. If there is still an issue with your connection please contact our office at 360-376-4124.
07/23/25 – Network Outage on Saturna
Our backbone receiver for one of our towers on Saturna Island that serves parts of Orcas and western Waldron has stopped communicating with us. We are contacting people onsite to investigate the reason for the outage.
07/08/25 – Power Outage on Orcas
UPDATE: Power was restored after the eminent fire damage to the local community and power systems was determined to be minimal. Please contact OPALCO about the power systems status.
5:12:PM Power is out in the Deer Harbor area due to a wildfire; this outage is affecting one of our local broadcast towers. We anticipate that power will be restored normally once the fire is contained.
05/27/25 – Power Outage on Orcas – RESOLUTION POST SCRIPT
Our technicians got in touch with our contacts at the last affected tower and our broadcasters were powered back up. Full service was restored later that evening.
05/27/25 – Power Outage on Orcas – UPDATE
Power has been restored in the Rosario area and our broadcasters are back online; except for one that serves a section of customers near Dolphin Bay Rd. We are currently working on getting that broadcaster back up.
05/27/25 – Power Outage on Orcas
There is a power outage affecting the eastern side of Orcas Island that has taken down a few of our broadcasters that serve parts of western Orcas along the shores of East Sound. OPALCO is responding to the outage and we are monitoring our devices to ensure they come back online when power is restored.
05/16/25 – Network Outage on Orcas – RESOLUTION POST SCRIPT
Technicians determined that a wire had failed at the site and installed a radio link to replace it. Further work will be made to finalize the link.
05/16/25 – Network Outage on Orcas
The primary feed at our Ferry Landing broadcast tower has been damaged by local building work. Our technicians will address the issue when they return to the island later today.
04/10/25 – Planned Power Outage on Orcas – RESOLVED
The planned outage has concluded and all of our broadcast towers are back online.
04/10/25 – Planned Power Outage on Orcas
OPALCO is doing maintenance work in the North Beach area of Orcas. During this time a couple of our localized broadcasters will be offline. We are monitoring their status to ensure they come back online when the power is restored. The outage is expected to conclude at 2 pm today.
