The Wire

Energy news from Omaha Public Power District

75th Anniversary

OPPD line crews through the years

Just as the faces of OPPD line crews have changed, so have their equipment and vehicles. These photos show line crews from the 1920s and 50s. Present-day line crews, pictured below, are on the front lines of customer service for OPPD and are often the “face” of the district in the community. Their jobs are

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SPP marks a renewables milestone

Regional transmission organization saw 30 percent increase in wind generation last year.

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Employee remembers time in OPPD kitchen

Lessons learned as a young girl in cooking classes remain in Silke's memory.

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Fort Calhoun Station: Classroom to the world

After Chernobyl disaster, Fort Calhoun Station became an international classroom for nuclear officials to learn best practices.

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Site of Fort Calhoun plant once thriving community

The land where FCS now sits has an intriguing and very long history that predates the nuclear plant.

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First OPPD wind turbine

A wind turbine erected in partnership with Valmont Industries at their Valley location was OPPD's first foray into wind energy.

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