Omaha Public Power District

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Omaha Public Power District, or OPPD, is a public electric utility in the State of Nebraska. It is one of the largest publicly owned electric utilities in the United States, serving more than 310,000 customers in 13 southeast Nebraska counties. OPPD was formed in 1946 as a political subdivision of the State of Nebraska. A publicly elected eight-member Board of Directors sets rates and policies.^[1]

OPPD is headquartered in Omaha.

[edit] Generating facilities

OPPD operates generating stations in North Omaha, Nebraska City, Fort Calhoun, Valley, Elk River and in Cass County. Coal, natural gas, nuclear power, oil, wind turbines, and landfill gas are used to generate electricity at their power plants.