This weather event marks the fifth-largest outage in OPPD history, measured by the number of customers who lost power. However, in terms of damage to OPPD infrastructure, it is by far the largest we have ever encountered.
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Typically, spring blizzards bring about 1 to 1.25 inches of ice; however, this recent storm resulted in an unprecedented accumulation of 3 to 5 inches of ice around power lines.
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Wednesday’s blizzard knocked out power to 106,000 customers at its peak and impacted more than 132,000 customers in total throughout its nearly 18-hour duration.
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Our field workers and contractors made good progress overnight and have now restored more than 75% of affected customers as of 11:30 a.m. There are 33,768 still without power.
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So far, we’ve seen severe and widespread wind damage to power infrastructure, including more than one hundred poles broken and toppled and wires down throughout our service territory.
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OPPD has received several reports of people visiting customers’ homes, representing a solar installation company and falsely representing the company as a partner with OPPD.
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When fully implemented over the next few years, AMI and its surrounding ecosystem will help OPPD identify and pinpoint outages faster and with greater precision.
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The event will take place Saturday, March 1 at Zone 6 in Aksarben Village, 1911 S. 67th St. in Omaha.
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The objective is to build the tallest free-standing structure they can within 20 minutes using only tape, string, spaghetti and one marshmallow.
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The 18th annual Heat the Streets takes place March 1, 2025, at Zone 6 in Aksarben Village, 1911 S. 67th St. in Omaha.
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As frigid temperatures sweep through eastern Nebraska, OPPD employees have been working proactively to keep power flowing to customers and fortify our generation sources against extreme weather.
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At its monthly meeting tonight, the Omaha Public Power District Board of Directors approved a new $2.3 billion Corporate Operating Plan for 2025.
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OPPD ranked number one overall in the Midwest Midsize segment in 2024 and also topped the list in the subcategories of billing and payment, price and communication.
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March 1, 2025 marks the 18th year Metropolitan Utilities District and Omaha Public Power District are hosting the event to raise money for utility assistance programs for customers struggling to pay their bills.
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The proposed $2.3 billion budget was presented to directors during their committee meetings Tuesday. If directors approve the proposed COP at December’s board meeting, OPPD will implement a 6.3% average increase among all customer groups.
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Stay safe against scammers trying to take advantage of OPPD customers by falsely representing themselves.
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OPPD works on a number of fronts to be a good steward to our environment and remains committed to engaging our customers, the community and other stakeholders.
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With an increased demand for electricity, OPPD is constructing, expanding and rebuilding its transmission network.
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Starting Monday, OPPD will be conducting aerial inspections of transmission lines and equipment to help ensure reliability and resiliency of our electric system.
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Community resource fairs offer a one-stop shop for customers to learn about programs and services provided by OPPD.
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