Steven Brown

Before you grab the ladder or start that weekend exterior project, there is one critical safety rule that often gets sidelined in the excitement of a home makeover: Look up.

When an emergency situation rolls through, OPD5 is ready to respond. In a storm, fire or flood, our crews are committed to working around the clock to restore power, repair damage and make sure every member’s lights come back on

At OPD5, Aaron Walker spends his workday as a Control Center Operator. But in other circles of the community, he is known by another important title: Coach Walker.

OPD5 Board member Mike Young has received the National Rural Electric Association (NRECA) Director Gold Certificate. He was recognized for his accomplishment during a board meeting held in Mesquite on Wednesday, February 18.

Recommends OPD5 customers to add office numbers to phone contacts OPD5 has run up against a tough obstacle in its ability to communicate important messages to customers in a timely manner. District staff have recently found that many new spam-blocking…

Across the U.S., the demand for power is climbing at one of the fastest rates in decades. As the economy becomes more reliant on electricity and data centers continue to sprout up in many parts of the country, rural electric…

  “Don’t be like Freddy!” That was a frequent refrain voiced by members of the OPD5 line crew when they visited the fifth grade students at Virgin Valley Elementary School on Wednesday, Feb. 4. Freddy is a gaunt and…

OPD5 CEO/General Manager MeLisa Garcia was among about two dozen Mesquite community leaders who met with Rep. Steven Horsford on Friday, Jan. 29 at the Mesquite STEAM Center.

OPD5 Finance staff face challenges of 2025 This article was originally published in our January 2026 Watts Up E-newsletter. To read the full newsletter click here. The OPD5 Finance Department covered some new territory in 2025, faced some significant challenges and came out…