The Wire

Energy news from Omaha Public Power District

General

What OPPD’s new smart meters will mean for you

Once your smart meter is installed, you will no longer need to report outages. The new meters – which use safe, tested technology – will provide more precise outage information and will provide it more quickly.

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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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General

A new, real-world testing tool for OPPD power plant technicians 

An underground vault at Nebraska City Station allows the utility to evaluate how candidates for certain jobs react to working in confined spaces.

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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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General

A year in, self-rescue kits prove their worth to OPPD field workers 

The emergency kits give solo field workers the ability to lower themselves from a bucket when something goes wrong.

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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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