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Eastsound, WA
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Orcas Power & Light retweeted
How does your electricity compare to the rest of the rest of the Northwest and the nation? Thanks to the abundance of carbon-free hydropower, BPA customers enjoy some of the cleanest energy in the country. #HydroFlowsHere go.usa.gov/xErMS.
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
@orcaspower helps members save money & energy with 2 programs to incentivize beneficial electrification. An on-bill financing program and rebates for appliances and equipment. Visit our BEL website to read the @NRECA’s report bit.ly/3kCIa6z #beneficialelectrification
ALT BEL - OPALCO save $ and energy with beneficial electrification, image from NRECA report NRECA
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
2020 Annual #GreenhouseGas Index (1.47) is out!
The heat trapped in the atmosphere mainly driven by human activities has risen 47% since 1990.
#CO2 alone contributes 66% of the increase in the atmosphere’s heat-trapping capacity since 1750.
Read more: gml.noaa.gov/aggi/
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
It’s National #Hydropower Day! Let's honor the nation’s first renewable resource that provides clean, carbon-free energy to roughly 30 million Americans, and nearly 40% of the United States' overall renewable electricity. #HydroDay #CleanEnergy #HydroFlowsHere
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
This week in 1951, BPA and @OrcasPower christened what was then the world’s longest single-length submarine high-voltage cable to deliver power from the Columbia River to the San Juan Islands. Watch “25,000 Volts Under the Sea” to learn more bpa.gov/news/AboutUs/History… #energy
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
September is Disaster Preparedness Month. Counting on others for help is not a plan. #PrepareNow. It's the island way!
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
IMPORTANT: There will be a nationwide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert System at approx 11:20am on Weds 10/3. Don’t be alarmed if your phone makes scary sounds!
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
EPRI's Anda Ray at #Electrification2018 closing plenary session: Customers increasingly care about the quality of life that electricity enables.
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
Read about @OrcasPower's first #communitysolar project—the biggest community solar project in #Washington state at the time it was built—in the August issue of the Bulletin. #solar #renewables #PublicPower #OPALCO s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/n… – at Vancouver, WA
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
Orcas Island! Disaster prep forum 3/7 at 5:30pm at Sea View. See you there!
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
Who doesn’t love a rural lineman pumpkin ensuring communications services beyond the pumpkin patch? Here’s to more treats than tricks!
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
Co-op Month is all about you! Our members are at the heart of everything we do. #CoopMonth #CoopsCommit
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
Have reservations about #electricvehicles? We're busting four common EV myths to help you drive away happy: ow.ly/7Bko30fbSLN
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
Fact: NW rivers generate enough #energy to power 14 #Seattle sized cities!
bpa.gov/goto/reliable #HydroFlowsHere #cleanenergy
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
Emergency Response Forum on Orcas on Feb. 21st with @OrcasPower, @OrcasFire and @SanJuanCountyWA Sheriff. Details: bit.ly/2k8XsCG
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
80 years ago today, FDR signed the Rural Electrification Act into law, which ushered in the rapid growth of co-ops!
Orcas Power & Light retweeted
Through heat, fire, wind, rain, ice and snow, they keep the lights on in the NW and make us proud #ThankALineman
