Electricity 101: Using power in your home
From TVs to laptops to refrigerators, phone chargers, lamps, air conditioners and beyond, our homes are filled with devices that use electricity every day.
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Energy news from Omaha Public Power District
Energy news from Omaha Public Power District
Electricity 101
Electricity 101: Powering your home
In this week's episode, we discuss the final step in delivering electricity to your home.
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Electricity 101
Electricity 101: The right voltage for your home
Electricity passes through multiple transformers before it enters your home. The final transformer lowers the voltage one last time to a level appropriate for your appliances, devices and more.
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Electricity 101
Electricity 101: Distributing power to neighborhoods like yours
Distribution lines carry electricity from substations to surrounding neighborhoods, bringing it one step closer to the homes and businesses served by OPPD.
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Electricity 101
Electricity 101: How substations help prepare power for your home
OPPD uses substations to reduce the voltage of electricity that has traveled across transmission lines before that electricity moves into surrounding neighborhoods via distribution lines.
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Electricity 101
Electricity 101: What you need to know about transmission lines
Transmission lines are extremely high voltage power lines; they're the lines you see stretching over open fields and along major roadways.
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