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Energy news from Omaha Public Power District

Electricity 101

Electricity 101: The right voltage for your home

Electricity passes through multiple transformers before it enters your home. The final transformer lowers the voltage one last time to a level appropriate for your appliances, devices and more.

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How Does That Work?

Landscaping near electrical equipment

The plants you choose for your landscaping around this equipment should still allow OPPD crews to access the unit in the event of an outage or repair.

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General

A new, real-world testing tool for OPPD power plant technicians 

An underground vault at Nebraska City Station allows the utility to evaluate how candidates for certain jobs react to working in confined spaces.

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Electricity 101

Electricity 101: Distributing power to neighborhoods like yours

Distribution lines carry electricity from substations to surrounding neighborhoods, bringing it one step closer to the homes and businesses served by OPPD.

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General

A year in, self-rescue kits prove their worth to OPPD field workers 

The emergency kits give solo field workers the ability to lower themselves from a bucket when something goes wrong.

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