Power outage impacts elementary school in North Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Parts of Omaha were impacted by a power outage Wednesday afternoon. Omaha Public Power District was ...
OPPD board approves salary increase, hears discussion on proposed rate increases
Also discussed Wednesday, the proposed rate increase board introduced earlier this week. If approved, residential customers ...
As OPPD votes to raise its rates and board of directors’ salaries, what’s in it for us?
The Omaha Public Power District’s board of directors will be voting on a proposal to greatly increase board members’ salaries ...
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OPPD looks to raise rates after inflation and severe weather 'drove up costs this year'
IT COST OMAHA PUBLIC POWER UPWARDS OF $30 MILLION IN EQUIPMENT REPAIRS AND MUTUAL AID. THE POWER DISTRICT SAYS THAT STORM ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE RATE INCREASE. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER ...
Google investing nearly $1 billion this year in Nebraska at its three data centers
Google announced on Monday that it will invest an additional $930 million across its three data center campuses in Nebraska.
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Public sounds off on proposed 3,000-acre solar farm in York County
YORK, Neb. (KLKN) — Dozens of people in York County sat down Monday night to hear from the county’s zoning board. The members ...
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Google investing nearly $1B this year in Nebraska; total will hit $4.4B
The timeline for construction if the Lincoln data center is not finalized, but a Google spokeswoman said the company hopes to ...
OPPD proposes to raise rates after inflation, severe weather 'drove up costs this year'
OPPD says historic storm dealt $30 million in damage, FEMA expected to cover most of the cost Crews are still working to recover and rebuild from this year's severe weather which has also put extra ...
AI’s enormous power demand is threatening U.S. climate goals
The voracious electricity needs of AI are driving plans for dozens of new fossil fuel plants, pushing climate goals out of reach.
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Incumbent Mike Cavanaugh leads in contested OPPD board race
Incumbent Mike Cavanaugh was on his way to claiming his sixth six-year term on the Omaha Public Power District board on Tuesday night. Cavanaugh was outpacing political newcomer Morgan Rye-Craft ...
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Fort Carson receives first of its kind ‘GridStar Flow’ battery
The Hon. Rachel Jacobson, assistant secretary of the Army, Installations, Energy and Environment, and Maj. Gen. David Doyle, ...
The ‘Blue Dot’ That Could Clinch a Harris Victory
All this has made a region that’s hundreds of miles from the nearest swing state a potential tipping point for the balance of ...