What’s a ground fault circuit interrupter?
These are common sights in your home, and they perform an important function by preventing shock from electricity.
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Energy news from Omaha Public Power District
Energy news from Omaha Public Power District
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Guy wires provide strength, stability
The wires, which you've probably seen stretched diagonally from the ground to near the top of power poles, help balance and stabilize the poles during rough weather.
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Who’s responsible for cleaning up tree debris after storms?
When storms cause outages, OPPD’s tree trimming crews focus on freeing power lines from tree limbs to help restore power. So whose job is it to clean up tree limbs once that work is done?
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Padmount transformer
That green box in your back yard serves a very important purpose in delivering power to your home.
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Is your meter easy and safe to access?
OPPD meter technicians need to access customers' electric meters for a variety of reasons; these tips will help you make sure yours is unobstructed and safe to access.
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Why can birds safely sit on power lines?
Whether a bird is safe sitting on a power line comes down to how they are perched there.
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