Paula Lukowski OPPD

About Paula Lukowski

Paula Lukowski oversees the talented team who publishes content for OPPD's The Wire and Storm & Outage Center. A proud journalism graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, she has more than 34 years of experience in corporate communications. In recent years, Paula has helped improve timeliness and transparency at OPPD by streamlining communications via low-cost and no-cost technologies. Paula and her husband, Mark, have two children, Rachel and John.

OPPD holiday cookbooks were all the rage

Grandma may have found the recipe for her famous lime gelatin salad in an OPPD holiday cookbook, once a collectible giveaway.

Video: The ‘glue’ that holds OPPD together

The utility’s Supply Chain Warehousing group works behind the scenes to store and dispense materials to keep power flowing.

15,567 miles

WHAT IS IT? The total length of electric power lines in OPPD’s 13-county service territory.

Everyone loved coming to the OPPD kitchen

Home Service employees were invaluable ambassadors of OPPD by teaching customers how to live better with electric appliances.

1 in 7 Americans

WHAT IS IT? In America today, 2,000 public power utilities provide reliable, low-cost power to 48 million people –

A hunk, a hunk of ‘burning’ leaves

OPPD Arboretum’s fiery fall foliage includes the “Elvis Presley Sycamore.”

Photo gallery: Lineman ‘rodeo’ showcases skills

International Lineman’s Rodeo offered lots of action as journeyman, apprentice linemen competed against best in their craft.

OPPD named top utility for economic development

Site Selection magazine recognized OPPD’s efforts, which continue to boost local economy, for second year in a row.

Home economist classes taught young and old to cook

Long before Julia Child, OPPD home economists shared cooking tips while teaching students how to use new electric appliances.

Shadow Lake brought new concept

The outdoor regional shopping center that blended big-city offerings with small-town charm opened in 2007 in Sarpy County.