The Wire

Energy news from Omaha Public Power District

The Wire

Energy news from Omaha Public Power District

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OPPD reaches customer-owned generation milestone

The end of June marked the 500th application for interconnection. This uptick follows an update of the existing program.

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OPPD, schools partner on electric vehicle education

The program teaches students the benefits of electric vehicles, how they work and environmental benefits

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OPPD moving to diversify prairie program

The utility's pollinator program will now look at preserving a variety of insects and wildlife beyond monarchs butterflies.

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Prioritizing diversity, equity, inclusion to better serve customers

OPPD leaders take a hard, honest look at racial and social justice issues to strengthen the utility from the inside out.

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Fernandez ‘honored and humbled’ to lead OPPD family

OPPD’s vice president of Finance and Chief Financial Officer will become the utility’s next CEO in July, when Timothy J. Burke retires.

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Battery storage pilot charging forward

Thanks to grant funding, OPPD is closer to testing a utility-scale project.

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