All posts by Laura King-Homan

About Laura King-Homan

Laura King-Homan is a contributor to the Storm & Outage Center and a communications specialist at Omaha Public Power District. She has nearly 20 years of print journalism and design experience, which lets her tell the stories of OPPD and its employees both graphically and through her writing. Laura and her husband have a teenage daughter and toddler-age son. When she’s not parenting two ends of the childhood spectrum, she’s juggling her DVR space and obsessively consuming TV and pop culture. She hopes that all of her pop culture knowledge will be useful someday, but she’s content just acing trivia quizzes for now.
View all posts by Laura King-Homan →

Power restored in west-central Omaha outage

Southwest Omaha outage affecting 1,800

Earlier outage area misreported; 350 customers without power in an area near Peru

Wind and ice have weighty effect on power lines

See how OPPD prepares for the damaging effects of snow and ice on transmission and distribution lines – and how wind alone can be just as dangerous.

Dangerous jobs do important work

A look at some of the jobs OPPD employees do to ensure reliable power.

Prepare for winter driving with this checklist

Include these items in your car’s emergency kit as you head out on the roads this winter. With this kit in your vehicle, you’ll be prepared for winter’s driving surprises.

Be wise and winterize your home

Saving energy and protecting your home from winter can be done in a weekend with these helpful tips from OPPD.

Look up, look out, look around this harvest season

As this busy time of year gets into full swing, it’s a good time to remember safety around power lines when driving equipment.

Infographic: Wind, snow, ice. Which storm tops them all?

Storms can wreak havoc on the electric system, from power plants to substations to homes.

Take care when landscaping around padmount transformers

Don’t be to quick to camouflage that green metal box in your back yard. It’s an important part of your electric service. Here’s tips for where and what you should plant in these areas.

Keep it cool: Good AC maintenance aids efficiency

To get the most efficient use of your air conditioner, service the unit at least once a year and watch for these warning signs.