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Current News Releases
November 2009
Staying Lit
When a storm knocks out power to Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) customers, the last thing OPPD wants is to lose power at the command center of its power restoration efforts. ...more
Fort Calhoun Station Begins Refueling Outage
The Omaha Public Power District’s nuclear power plant, Fort Calhoun Station, was taken off line this past weekend, November 1, 2009, for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage....more
October 2009
Sustainability To Be A Big Part Of New OPPD Service Center
A new service center for the Omaha Public Power District will feature some of the latest environmental and sustainability practices....more
OPPD Adopts Revised Standards on Future Power Policy
The Omaha Public Power District’s Board of Directors today formally adopted five new energy standards developed to provide future direction in its power policies....more
OPPD Announces Appointment
The Omaha Public Power District has announced the following appointment: ...more
OPPD Costs Cuts Mean Closings
The Omaha Public Power District will be cutting costs by closing some of its offices. ...more
September 2009
Educational Initiative to Boost Energy Efficiency Efforts
One of the major challenges for anyone who owns, manages or holds properties for investment in today’s business environment is energy management. ...more
OPPD to Put $100,000 Grant in the Field(s)
The Omaha Public Power District will be plowing a $100,000 USDA grant into finding ways to help farmers operate more energy-efficiently. ...more
OPPD Collects Ninth Consecutive J.D. Power Award
Some things never become old hat, like getting a pat on the back when someone thinks you are doing a good job. ...more
August 2009
OPPD Puts Plant Expansion Project on Hold
The slow economy has postponed an Omaha Public Power District project that would have expanded the capabilities of the utility’s power plant in Cass County, Nebraska. ...more
Fort Calhoun Station Siren Test Set for Wednesday
The Omaha Public Power District will conduct its annual test of the siren alert system around the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Station on Wednesday, August 19, 2009. ...more
OPPD Applies for Federal Stimulus Funds
The Omaha Public Power District is applying for federal stimulus funds for a project utilizing “smart grid” technology to accelerate modernization of the its electric grid system. ...more
OPPD Takes Action on Net Metering
The Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors has approved changes to the district’s rate schedules and regulations to comply with Nebraska’s new law on net metering for consumer-owned generators. ...more
OPPD Announces Appointments
The Omaha Public Power District has announced the following appointments: ...more
July 2009
OPPD Receives Ninth Consecutive J.D. Power Award
The Omaha Public Power District has again received the J.D. Power Award for residential customer satisfaction. ...more
OPPD Officially Dedicates New Generating Plant
Officials of the Omaha Public Power District gathered today with a number of other dignitaries, including Nebraska Governor Dave Heinemann, to officially dedicate the utility’s new electric generating plant, Nebraska City Station Unit 2. ...more
OPPD Buys Wind from New Southeast Nebraska Farm
Omaha Public Power District customers will be using more home-grown wind energy in the next few years after an action taken tonight at the OPPD Board meeting. ...more
Joint News Release from OPPD and juwi Wind US
Omaha, NE; Cleveland, OH – Omaha Public Power District, (OPPD) has approved a long-term Renewable Energy Purchase Agreement to purchase all the output of a 60-megawatt (MW) wind energy facility to be built in Richardson County, Nebraska. ...more
OPPD Asks Public for Input on Future Power Policy
How do you think Omaha Public Power District can best meet the future electricity needs of its customers? ...more
OPPD Announces Appointments
The Omaha Public Power District has announced the following appointments: ...more
June 2009
New Date and Time for OPPD Board Meeting in July
The Omaha Public Power District is advising customers that the OPPD Board of Directors will hold its July 2009 board meeting on an earlier date and at a different time than normally scheduled. ...more
State Grant to Aid OPPD Efforts to Cut Diesel Emissions
The Omaha Public Power District is working on controlling its carbon footprint and a new grant from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality’s Clean Diesel Grant program will help that effort. ...more
Helicopter Maintenance Crews Continue Work for OPPD
Helicopter crews doing maintenance work for the Omaha Public Power District will be working in the metropolitan area this week. ...more
OPPD to Combine Exercise and Working for Healthier Employees
Who says that working an office job all day means one cannot be physically fit? ...more
OPPD Announces Appointments
The Omaha Public Power District has announced the following appointments: ...more
Cap-and-Trade Would Mean Bigger Bills for OPPD Customer-Owners
OPPD’s customer-owners are today faced with the prospect that federal legislation will undo much of the public power advantages they’ve enjoyed for more than six decades. ...more
OPPD Earns 2009 Energy Star® Leadership Award in Housing
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the Omaha Public Power District is among recipients of the 2009 ENERGY STAR Leadership in Housing Award. ...more
OPPD Announces Appointments
The Omaha Public Power District has announced the following appointments: ...more
OPPD Announces Newest Harding Winner for Energy
There is no difference in opinion about the latest honor for the company that has raised opinion polling to an art form. ...more
OPPD to Update Communication System
When you serve more than 340,000 customers in thirteen counties and cover over 5,000 square miles, it is important to be able to maintain communications and the ability to respond to customers’ needs. ...more
May 2009
OPPD Nuclear Station Earns National Award
The Omaha Public Power District has gained national prominence as innovations developed by its employees have earned a top nuclear award. ...more
Date Change for OPPD Board June Meeting
The Omaha Public Power District is advising customers that the OPPD Board of Directors will hold its June 2009 board meeting on a different date than normally scheduled. ...more
OPPD Rewinds for More Power
Rewind doesn’t always mean go backwards. ...more
High-Wire Helicopter Maintenance Act Ready to Take Flight
Residents throughout certain portions of eastern Nebraska will soon notice something they are not accustomed to seeing. ...more
April 2009
OPPD Teams With Communities on Trees
Thirty-one community groups and organizations will be getting dirty soon, thanks to receiving sponsorships by the Omaha Public Power District for new tree planting projects in their communities. ...more
Helicopter to Work on OPPD Transmission Towers
Knee braces are usually associated with athletics. ...more
OPPD’s CEO Reelected to Nation’s Top Nuclear Industry Board
The Board of Directors for one of the nuclear industry’s most prominent organizations has reelected Omaha Public Power District President and Chief Executive Officer W. Gary Gates as a member. ...more
OPPD Sees (In Lieu of) Tax Bill Increase by Nearly $1 Million
The (in lieu of) tax bill for the Omaha Public Power District jumped by about $1 million over the previous year. ...more
March 2009
OPPD “Plugs” Into New Technology for Hybrid Vehicles
Two mechanics for the Omaha Public Power District recently got some first-hand knowledge of tomorrow’s technology at the District’s Elkhorn Service Center. ...more
OPPD to Extend Tracks at North Omaha Station
Longer means cheaper and the Omaha Public Power District knows that is true when it comes to trains hauling coal to its North Omaha Power Station. ...more
OPPD Announces Appointments
The Omaha Public Power District has announced the following appointments: ...more
February 2009
Video Project Could Earn Some "Green" for Area High School Students
Feeling creative? ...more
Unique Hybrid Vehicle to Join OPPD Fleet
The Omaha Public Power District is adding another first-in-the-state vehicle to its fleet, one that is designed for higher energy efficiency. ...more
OPPD Plans Power Uprate at Nuclear Plant
By 2013, the Omaha Public Power District will need to increase its baseload power supply to meet continuing growth in customer demand for electricity. ...more
OPPD Announces Appointments
The Omaha Public Power District has announced the following appointments: ...more
January 2009
2009 Officers Ready to Lead OPPD Board
The Board of Directors of the Omaha Public Power District has selected its officers for 2009. ...more
OPPD Substantially Increases Goals for Renewable Energy
The Omaha Public Power District today announced a major initiative to significantly increase the amount of renewable energy used to generate electricity to serve its customers. ...more
OPPD Announces Appointments
The Omaha Public Power District has announced the following appointments: ...more
OPPD Prepares for 2009 Refueling Outage
Although it may be just under eleven months away, the 2009 Refueling and Maintenance Outage scheduled for Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station occupied the Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors today. ...more
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Media Relations Contacts
Mike Jones
Senior Media Specialist
Phone: (402) 636-3749
E-mail: mrjones@oppd.com
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Jeff Hanson
Manager - Public Information
Phone: (402) 636-3755
E-mail: jhanson@oppd.com
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Company Information
The Omaha Public Power District is one of the largest publicly owned electric utilities in the United States, serving more than 300,000 customers in 13 southeast Nebraska counties. It was organized as a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska in 1946. Policies and rates are set by an eight-member Board of Directors elected by the people in the areas served... more
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Industry Links
- APPA - The American Public Power Association is the service organization for the nation's public power utilities
- DOE - The U.S. Department of Energy
- EPRI - The Electric Power Research Institute is a non-profit energy research consortium for the benefit of utility members, their customers and society
- Nebraska Energy Office - The Nebraska Energy Office promotes the efficient, economic and environmentally responsible use of energy
- NEI - The Nuclear Energy Institute is the policy organization of the nuclear energy and technologies industry
- NRC - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulates U.S. commercial nuclear power plants and the civilian use of nuclear materials
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OPPD At Your Service
OPPD is a customer-owned utility serving over 340,000 customers in all or parts of 13 counties in east and southeast Nebraska.
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