Video: Do you know the difference between types of power lines?
Transmission lines and distribution power lines have unique jobs within the electric system. Watch this video to learn more.
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Energy news from Omaha Public Power District
Energy news from Omaha Public Power District
Tips
Video: The tips you need to plant a tree
OPPD foresters offer their guidance and demonstrate how to successfully plant a container tree.
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General
Video: Why are some power lines underground?
When OPPD decides where to place power lines, it considers many factors. OPPD engineer Matt Peterson explains.
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Flashback
OPPD hosted 2010 lineworker rodeo
The nationwide event was held at the utility's Elkhorn Center and featured hundreds of lineworkers from across the country.
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Flashback
Ensuring hot, fresh Arby’s sandwiches
Advances in electric ovens help the national fast food chain provide uniform food quality to its customers.
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Flashback
Heating up fast food
A big innovation for fast-food giant McDonald’s was highlighted in the January-February, 1968 edition of OPPD’s Ideas magazine. A trial began at a South 24th Street McDonald’s, where electric quartz heaters with reflectors were mounted above window areas. The effect was “radiant beams of heat passed through the air, creating a band of pleasant warmth
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