When a storm hits, OPPD is ready
OPPD’s storm team plans and prepares for ways to minimize customer inconveniences following natural disasters. Our storm team consists of damage assessment, communications, call center support,...
View ArticleA tale of two storms
One of our experienced storm managers contrasts how OPPD responded to two storms: one a surprise October 1997 snow storm, the other, a June 2008 wind storm. The post A tale of two storms appeared first...
View ArticleMake a disaster preparation kit in just minutes
Storms can cause chaos, as we have all seen. But you can take control before a disaster strikes – by taking just a few minutes to gather items you probably already have lying around your house to...
View ArticleOPPD, Nebraska enter a new era of wind energy
Nebraska’s largest wind farm to date went online this year, and it’s churning out 200 Megawatts of green power for OPPD. That’s enough electricity to power nearly 60,000 homes. Prairie Breeze wind...
View ArticleTraining goes underground
Electric system repairs can be complicated. That’s particularly true for buried lines or underground residential distribution (URD) as the system is known in the power industry. OPPD line technicians...
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Spring turns OPPD employee’s thoughts to baseball career
Joe Benes had given up the game he loved and had played since he was a boy. Baseball was slipping into memory. Benes, currently a senior nuclear planner at OPPD, was an All-Metro pick his senior year...
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Looking back at the 1975 tornado [Video]
Never take a tornado warning lightly. On May 6, 1975, a destructive tornado tore through Omaha, Neb., and many who lived through it have stories to tell about where they were that day. People don’t...
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Go inside OPPD’s cable splicer boot camp [Video]
Only a select group of OPPD employees gets to see what lies beneath the downtown streets. They are the cable splicers. And they’re specially trained to make delicate repairs in confined spaces. It...
View ArticlePut that rainy day to use. Install a rain barrel. [Video]
Installing a rainwater collection barrel may be easy to do, but it has major benefits. Not only does it help reduce water usage, it also helps reduce stormwater runoff pollution, the number one cause...
View ArticleTips for helping children cope with storms [Video]
When the wind kicks up, thunder rolls and lightning crashes, it can be really scary for children. Their fears can, in turn, cause plenty of stress and sleepless nights for parents. In the above video,...
View ArticleHow to provide calm for pets during stormy weather
It often starts even before a storm rolls in: Your dog starts panting, pacing, barking or even shaking. That’s because pets are extremely sensitive and can sense a change in the barometric pressure....
View ArticleWhen a storm hits, OPPD is ready
OPPD’s storm team plans and prepares for ways to minimize customer inconveniences following natural disasters. Our storm team consists of damage assessment, communications, call center support,...
View ArticleOPPD, Nebraska enter a new era of wind energy
Nebraska’s largest wind farm to date went online this year, and it’s churning out 200 Megawatts of green power for OPPD. That’s enough electricity to power nearly 60,000 homes. Prairie Breeze wind...
View ArticleTraining goes underground
Electric system repairs can be complicated. That’s particularly true for buried lines or underground residential distribution (URD) as the system is known in the power industry. OPPD line technicians...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spring turns OPPD employee’s thoughts to baseball career
Joe Benes had given up the game he loved and had played since he was a boy. Baseball was slipping into memory. Benes, currently a senior nuclear planner at OPPD, was an All-Metro pick his senior year...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Looking back at the 1975 tornado [Video]
Never take a tornado warning lightly. On May 6, 1975, a destructive tornado tore through Omaha, Neb., and many who lived through it have stories to tell about where they were that day. People don’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Go inside OPPD’s cable splicer boot camp [Video]
Only a select group of OPPD employees gets to see what lies beneath the downtown streets. They are the cable splicers. And they’re specially trained to make delicate repairs in confined spaces. It...
View ArticleWhen a storm hits, OPPD is ready
OPPD’s storm team plans and prepares for ways to minimize customer inconveniences following natural disasters. Our storm team consists of damage assessment, communications, call center support,...
View ArticleMake a disaster preparation kit in just minutes
Storms can cause chaos, as we have all seen. But you can take control before a disaster strikes – by taking just a few minutes to gather items you probably already have lying around your house to...
View ArticleTips for helping children cope with storms [Video]
When the wind kicks up, thunder rolls and lightning crashes, it can be really scary for children. Their fears can, in turn, cause plenty of stress and sleepless nights for parents. In the above video,...
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