Promoting the “all-electric life”
60 years ago, OPPD employees did their best to modernize customer households with all-electric appliances, touting convenience.
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60.9 percent
The majority of electricity providers in the United States are actually public power utilities.
Electrical safety begins at home
May is National Electrical Safety Month. These 5 tips will ensure your family stays safe around electricity in the home.
Always working for you
Each day, for the last 41 days, OPPD shared a snapshot of the kind of work their employees perform around the clock.
Video: Linemen’s wives talk about what their husbands do for customers
OPPD employees sacrifice time from families and home life every day. This video talks to the wives of one group of employees.
Solar panels
To generate electricity, it’s all about sandwiching layers of semi-conducting material to create an electric field.
Wind farm sites guided by data, science, relationships
The process of building a wind farm takes years of research and relationship building before the first turbine ever goes up.
Tree pruning now can prevent storm damage later
Taking steps early in a tree’s life will make it stronger as it ages, and more resistant to damage from severe weather.
$33.9 million
The in-lieu-of-tax payments fund services and improvements in cities and counties in OPPD’s service territory.
Tips for landscaping around transformers
“Gee, it sure would be great to camouflage that green metal box in my yard,” you think to yourself while planning your