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Energy news from Omaha Public Power District

Tag: restoration

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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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How Does That Work?

OPPD doing in-depth analysis of burying power lines

When strong storms strike, customers often wonder why OPPD doesn’t bury all its power lines. A team is doing an extensive analysis of the issue.

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75th Anniversary

Housing and feeding hundreds involved new solutions

Community partnerships made housing and feeding hundreds of line crew members possible.

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