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Responding to the most destructive storm in OPPD’s history

Powerful winds and heavy coatings of ice caused significant damage in several parts of the service district. OPPD replaced 1,524 distribution poles and 71 transmission poles during the restoration.

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OPPD receives commendation for restoration work after hurricane

A team of 16 OPPD employees spent three days in Orlando in October, working to help restore power to about 83,400 Orlando Utilities Commission customers.

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‘It’s an honor and a privilege’

OPPD’s mutual aid team returns home, weary but grateful for the opportunity to help restore power to communities affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

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OPPD mutual aid team heading home

OPPD’s mutual aid team wrapped up its restoration work in Orlando and headed home Sunday. The team originally left to help restore power in West Virginia and Virginia.

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On the front lines of a historic outage

OPPD employees and their mutual aid counterparts discuss working to restore power after a devastating storm caused the largest power outage in the utility's history.

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‘Everyone really came together’ to restore power after tornado

After a violent tornado tore through the Omaha area, destroying homes, power lines and more, OPPD was part of a massive community response.

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