Triple-digit heat linked to sporadic power outages across Omaha

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Omaha Public Power District officials say the extreme heat over the past several days strained the power grid and likely caused small outages across the city.

Brian Kramer, OPPD’s director of utilities, said high demand exposes vulnerabilities in the system.

“As demand and load goes up, it does test our system and it finds weaknesses in the system,” Kramer said…

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