Connecting with customers in need
OPPD recently collaborated with 15 agencies on a Community Resource Fair, a pilot program designed to provide customers with a variety of resources and assistance.
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Energy news from Omaha Public Power District
Energy news from Omaha Public Power District
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Does your home need an energy audit?
An energy audit can give you insight into your home's energy efficiency and can help you make changes to conserve energy, increase energy efficiency and save money.
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Working for You
Attachment keeps power flowing — and squirrels going
OPPD uses 'squirrel guard' mechanisms in areas that are susceptible to animal interference with electrical equipment, which can cause power outages.
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OPPD mutual aid team heads home
An OPPD mutual aid team helped restore power to MidAmerican and ComEd customers in Illinois who lost power when damaging storms moved through the region July 15.
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OPPD’s first utility-scale solar project, Platteview Solar, is a major milestone
Platteview Solar adds 81 megawatts of power to OPPD’s generation portfolio through a partnership between the utility and the AES Corporation.
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Powerful Life
At the helm of two massive projects
Megan Walker spent the last four years as the project manager overseeing the construction of OPPD's two new natural gas generating stations, the utility's largest projects in years.
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How Does That Work?
Who’s responsible for cleaning up tree debris after storms?
When storms cause outages, OPPD’s tree trimming crews focus on freeing power lines from tree limbs to help restore power. So whose job is it to clean up tree limbs once that work is done?
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What It Takes
Drafters help draw the future for OPPD
Drafters translate engineers' highly technical plans for new development projects into accessible blueprints for the field workers who put every pole, wire and transformer into place.
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