After inviting the public to help name the two new female chicks born this spring at OPPD's North Omaha Station (NOS), customers responded in a big way. A thousand votes were cast, with Yin and Yang emerging as the clear favorites.
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OPPD is asking the community to help choose names worthy of its newest feathered residents. OPPD employees submitted name suggestions, and the public can vote for their favorites.
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Omaha Public Power District has signed a power purchase agreement with Nebraska-based Sandhills Energy for a new 250-megawatt (MW) facility coming to Burt County, Neb. Sandhills Energy is also taking ownership of the proposed K-Junction Solar in York County.
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The new technology gives customers a more detailed picture of their energy usage and how to improve efficiency. It also helps reduce longer-term billing and meter-reading costs, catch potential problems early and strengthen the overall grid.
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Key drivers for the adjustments include increased net power costs (fuel and purchased power), rising capital investments to maintain system reliability and sharply escalating costs for essential utility materials.
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This consortium will explore the feasibility and development of deploying between 1,000 and 2,000 megawatts of new nuclear technology— including Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)—within Nebraska to serve the needs of the four utilities in the Southwest Power Pool market footprint.
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The 19th annual Heat the Streets will take place March 7, 2026, at Zone 6 in Aksarben Village, 1911 S. 67th St. in Omaha.
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Utility leaders shared their $2.98 billion budget proposal with the OPPD Board of Directors during their all-committees meeting Tuesday.
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Learn how to stay safe amidst a report of OPPD employee impersonation.
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The specialized heavy haul move will take place overnight to minimize any impacts to the public. It is expected to begin Sunday, Nov. 9, at 10 p.m. and wrap up before 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 10.
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Together with United Way of the Midlands, Omaha Public Power District announces the latest recipients of Greener Together grant funding, with a total of $225,000 awarded to three separate community projects.
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Leaders shared progress across several fronts including the new MyOPPD customer portal, a new power outage map, smart meter installations and more.
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This week, Omaha Public Power District is conducting aerial inspections of transmission lines and equipment to help ensure reliability and resiliency of our electric system.
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OPPD uses Integrated System Planning to continually plan for, adapt to and enable the needs of its customers and the rapidly transforming electric industry.
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Through a $300,000 contribution from Google, this collaboration aims to enhance energy efficiency, reduce home energy costs and expand workforce development in underserved communities in Douglas County.
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Scammers are making the rounds again, calling OPPD customers and pretending to represent the utility to steal your money.
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OPPD leaders shared updates with the utility’s board of directors this week on the progress with both generation and transmission projects as well as the utility’s new advanced metering infrastructure (AMI)
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At the storm’s peak on Saturday morning, nearly 40,000 customers across OPPD’s 13-county service territory were without electricity.
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OPPD rates, averaged across all classes, were 15.8% below the regional average and 27.4% below the national average.
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Turtle Creek Station will be used to balance energy load and features two dual-fuel combustion turbines, capable of operating on natural gas or fuel oil.
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