The Wire

Energy news from Omaha Public Power District

Grant Schulte

General

Falcons return to North Omaha Station, with a bit of a plot twist this year

Before Lewis returned to the nest this month, a younger male peregrine falcon was spotted wooing Clark, the resident female falcon at North Omaha Station.

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General

‘A great way to go’: Event encourages girls to consider engineering

Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day helps students learn about the benefits, opportunities provided by engineering careers.

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What It Takes

Helping customers, growing Nebraska

Electrical service designers are in charge of the planning and design work required to connect customers to OPPD’s distribution grid. They work across OPPD as "the customer advocate within the company."

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How Does That Work?

What does a substation do?

Substations are a vital component of OPPD's electrical system. They play a key role in getting power from generating stations to customers.

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How Does That Work?

Is your meter easy and safe to access?

OPPD meter technicians need to access customers' electric meters for a variety of reasons; these tips will help you make sure yours is unobstructed and safe to access.

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General

OPPD partners with Omaha firm
to add new natural gas generation 

Kiewit Corporation will work with OPPD to add new natural gas generation units at Cass County Station and Turtle Creek Station in Sarpy County, bolstering reliability and resiliency.

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