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What It Takes

Helping customers, growing Nebraska

Electrical service designers are in charge of the planning and design work required to connect customers to OPPD’s distribution grid. They work across OPPD as "the customer advocate within the company."

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How Does That Work?

What causes ‘circuit trips’?

A number of things can cause an outage, including stormy weather, animals interfering with equipment, tree limbs in power lines and equipment trouble.

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How Does That Work?

What does a substation do?

Substations are a vital component of OPPD's electrical system. They play a key role in getting power from generating stations to customers.

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General

OPPD embraces newer, more efficient way to bring power to neighborhoods

The utility is switching to front-lot ducted service, which means housing developers install duct systems in front yards to hold electrical wires. Previously, OPPD buried wires in backyards.

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What It Takes

Keeping the community well-lit, safe

Streetlight workers have to be organized, mechanically inclined and able to work in the weather to help OPPD maintain more than 108,000 streetlights throughout Omaha and nearby communities.

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General

‘It makes you a better lineman’

OPPD line technicians show off their skills, fare well at the International Lineman's Rodeo.

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