greater omaha utilities

Without any compromises in quality, service or availability, businesses and residents in the Greater Omaha area benefit significantly from utility costs that are well below the national average. As such, commercial and industrial consumers of utilities in Omaha enjoy distinct advantages.

Learn more about Electricity Rates, Natural Gas Rates, Water Rates and Wastewater & Sewer Information.


Electricity

Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) is the 12th-largest, publicly owned electric system in the U.S., based on the number of customers served. Its diversified generation mix includes 57.8 percent coal, 15 percent nuclear, 
27 percent oil and natural gas and 0.2 percent landfill gas and wind. This ensures OPPD is well equipped to
accommodate the demands of its commercial, industrial and residential customers throughout its service area of more than 5,000 square miles including Greater Omaha and portions of 13 counties in eastern Nebraska. In
addition, OPPD is a “net seller” of electricity. This means the earnings from sales are returned to customers in the form of rate stability and system improvements.

OPPD has maintained an Average Service Availability Index of 99.98 percent for the past five years. In addition to efficient utilization of base load stations and peaking units, one key to OPPD’s excellent service reliability is the instate availability of additional power during times of high demand. OPPD assures that availability through it membership in the Southwest Power Pool (SSP), which serves more than 5 million customers in nine states – Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. SPP’s footprint includes 26 balancing authorities, 47,000 miles of transmission lines and 370,000 square miles.

The following table compares OPPD’s rates to other regional utilities for industrial, commercial and residential users.

Natural Gas

Greater Omaha is served by two natural gas utilities – publicly owned Metropolitan Utilities District (MUD) and Black Hills Corporation. Nebraska customers benefit from natural gas rates that are the 10^th lowest of the 50 states for
industrial and seventh lowest for residential.

The following table shows a breakdown of natural gas rates by state for both industrial and residential users.

                ·  Black Hills Corporation
               625 Ninth Street
               Rapid City, SD 57701
               (888) 890-5554
               www.blackhillscorp.com

                ·  City of Omaha
               Public Works Department
               1819 Farnam
               Omaha, NE 68183
               (402) 444-5220
               Fax: (402) 444-5248
               www.ci.omaha.ne.us

                ·  Metropolitan Utilities District
               1723 Harney Street
               Omaha, NE 68102-1960
               (402) 554-6666
               (800) 732-5664
               Fax: (402) 448-8166
               www.mudomaha.com

                ·  Northern Natural Gas
               1111 South 103rd Street
               Omaha, NE 68124-1000
               (402) 398-7664
               Fax: (402) 398-7006
               www.northernnaturalgas.com

                ·  Omaha Public Power District
               Energy Plaza
               444 South 16th Street
               Omaha, NE 68102-2533
               (402) 636-3220
               Fax: (402) 636-3229
               www.oppd.com