How 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 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 ArticleHow to reset your breakers
Sometimes your power may be out to just a section of your home. When that happens, it’s always a good idea to check and see if a breaker tripped. Here is how you do it: The post How to reset your...
View ArticleWhy is the power out?
OPPD knows that power outages can disrupt people’s lives. When it happens, people want to know why and when it will be restored. This video explains the most common outage causes. The post Why is...
View ArticleCritters, trees among common power outage causes
When your power goes out, we know that questions start popping into your head. Why did my power go out? Why did this happen? Did my neighbors lose their power? How long is this going to impact me?...
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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...
View ArticleStorm prep? ‘We’re ready’
When storms strike, OPPD is ready to respond. Each and every day. The post Storm prep? ‘We’re ready’ appeared first on OPPD.
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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...
View ArticleMarch flooding – Protecting the Lifeline
To protect OPPD’s infrastructure, personnel from across the district came together to make sure flood waters didn’t cause widespread outages for the utility’s service territory. The post March...
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 ArticleWhat is OPPD’s outage restoration process?
Unfortunately, power outages happen. Causes can range from severe weather to vehicle crashes to critters getting into equipment. At OPPD, there is a set a process of what happens when customers lose...
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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...
View ArticleDamage assessment teams provide critical customer information
An annual OPPD drill simulates a level 2 storm event, a destructive and widespread natural disaster that hits only once or twice a decade. The drill develops readiness skills, points out improvement...
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