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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Energy news from Omaha Public Power District
Energy news from Omaha Public Power District
Tag: T&D
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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Electricity 101
Electricity 101: What you need to know about transmission lines
Transmission lines are extremely high voltage power lines; they're the lines you see stretching over open fields and along major roadways.
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General
Copper theft ‘simply not worth it’
Stealing copper wire is not just illegal, it can also be extremely dangerous. Recent attempts to steal copper from OPPD have caused outages, fires or explosions.
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How Does That Work?
Infographic: Anatomy of a power pole
Power poles are the background of the electricity distribution system, supporting thousands of miles of power lines.
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How Does That Work?
Padmount transformer
That green box in your back yard serves a very important purpose in delivering power to your home.
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