Amid the ongoing pandemic and a challenging economy, more and more customers are seeking help with their utility bills, making the 15th annual Heat the Streets Run & Walk for Warmth fundraiser more crucial than ever.
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Omaha Public Power District President and Chief Executive Officer Javier Fernandez has been chosen as chair of the Board of Directors of the Omaha Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City for 2022.
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At their monthly board meeting today, the OPPD Board of Directors approved a $1.8 billion Corporate Operating Plan (COP) for 2022.
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Heat the Streets Run & Walk for Warmth is coming back to Aksarben Village on Saturday, March 5 to raise money for utility assistance programs in our area.
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OPPD warns customers to be on alert during the holidays for scammers posing as utility workers.
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For the first time in five years, OPPD is asking its Board of Directors to approve an average 2.5% increase, as the utility works to improve and modernize our power distribution system.
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At the Board meeting today, OPPD's Board of Directors approved Jeff Bishop to serve at the new CFO and vice president of Finance.
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Today, Omaha Public Power District is receiving increased customer reports of phone calls from scammers, posing as utility employees.
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OPPD selected Zachry Group to be responsible for design and construction of OPPD's new natural gas generation facilities.
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Today, the OPPD Board of Directors promoted Troy Via to Chief Operating Officer and Vice President -- Utility Operations, effective Oct. 31, and heard the final report on the Feb. polar vortex event.
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OPPD is sending mutual aid crews to help restore power after Hurricane Ida left more than 1 million electric customers without power.
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OPPD's Board meeting covered the July 10 storm, Power with Purpose and Pathways to Decarbonization, among other items.
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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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