Video: Climbing a core skill for OPPD lineworkers
Lineworkers climb in all types of weather, lugging up to 20 pounds of tools with them to maintain or repair power lines or to restore power.
Read More >Lineworkers climb in all types of weather, lugging up to 20 pounds of tools with them to maintain or repair power lines or to restore power.
Read More >Regional transmission organizations function like the air traffic controllers of the electric power grid. They manage the power grid, ensuring its safety and reliability.
Read More >One journeyman team won first place overall, and two apprentices also fared well in the Nebraska Lineworkers Rodeo this month in Broken Bow.
Read More >When former line technician Cody Woodworth decided he wanted a different work-life balance, he changed gears to work as an electric service designer – a role that provides a different approach to serving customers.
Read More >OPPD employees helped judge the competition, which attracted more than 100 students, and watched for exceptional competitors who could evetually end up working for the utility.
Read More >Steve Neuverth, OPPD's longest-serving line technician, helped apprentice Derek Moore learn about the demanding work and the rewarding brotherhood of lineworkers.
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