OPPD expands its prairie plans
New partners have joined OPPD in its efforts to help restore habitat for monarch butterflies on utility properties.
environment
Muth making a difference at OPPD and for environment
OPPD’s lead environmental auditor has found ways to spread her love of biology and the outdoors around the service territory.
Infographic: Wild about wildlife
OPPD properties coexist with a diverse mix of wildlife.
Video: Shovels turn to start construction of Sholes facility
The Sholes Wind Energy Center in northeast Nebraska will be OPPD’s newest wind farm, providing 160MW of renewable energy.
2,000
WHAT IS IT? The number of pollinator seed plugs planted in May at the OPPD Arboretum. The plugs, which consist of native grasses
Wash, dry, repeat
A few simple steps can reduce the spread of the invasive zebra mussel in area waterways.
6 simple facts about solar
Renewable solar energy is a hot topic in the media, but what exactly does “solar” mean?
Saving the prairie monarch
OPPD is creating ‘rest areas’ on their properties for monarch butterflies to boost the threatened butterfly’s population.
Video: It’s a tree-for-all at the zoo
OPPD’s Forestry operations provide “browse” – luscious limbs and leaves – to animals at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.
OPPD Arboretum puts tree trimmings to work
Caretakers of the facility use the trees’ own trimmings to replenish the mulch used on its 26 acres.