OPPD exceeded its Friday goal of 99.5% restoration for customers left without power following the July 10 wind event.
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With more than 900 "boots on the ground", OPPD is on its way to meet its goal of 98.9% restoration tonight and 99.5% restoration on Friday.
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As of 8 p.m., approximately 7,100 customers remain without power. OPPD hopes to achieve 96.3% restoration by 11:59 p.m. tonight.
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As of 8:45 p.m. tonight, approximately 17,000 customers remained without power, down from a peak of 188,000 early Saturday.
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OPPD is starting to receive customer reports of phone calls from scammers, posing as utility employees, likely taking advantage of the high-profile widespread outages our service territory has been experiencing in recent days.
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OPPD crews and mutual aid partners continue to work to restore power to approximately 28,000 customer-owners.
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OPPD and mutual aid crews have made good progress on outages caused by historic, hurricane-force winds that ripped through the service area in the early morning hours Saturday.
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OPPD is among 38 utilities to be named “Most Trusted Brands."
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OPPD took another step in its Power with Purpose project to add 400 to 600 megawatts (MW) of utility-scale solar generation and up to 600 MW of backup, modern natural gas to the utility's generation portfolio.
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OPPD's credit ratings were recently affirmed among the highest possible for public utilities.
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Resolution pays tribute to retiring CEO’s achievements
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Extreme heat brings out scammers posing as utility employees. Do not fall for their tactics.
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At the May 20 board meeting, the OPPD Board of Directors named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Javier Fernandez as the utility’s next President and Chief Executive Officer.
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During a special board meeting on Apr. 28, the OPPD Board of Directors announced they have named a finalist to potentially lead the utility when Timothy J. Burke retires.
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OPPD Board of Directors is asking the public for their feedback on the environmental stewardship strategic directive, SD-7.
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Omaha Public Power District distributed in-lieu-of-tax payments totaling $34.4 million to 11 southeast Nebraska counties.
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As of 2:30 p.m., we’ve received around 50 reports of scam phone calls from our customers.
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Directors also received a decarbonization update at today’s monthly meeting.
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Middle school, high school, and college students across the country are invited to participate in an energy challenge for the Omaha Public Power District, which could net them a cash prize, post-secondary scholarships, or virtual internships.
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Renters and landlords who are struggling financially because of COVID-19 can now apply for assistance with rent and utilities under the state’s new Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
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