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OPD5 CEO/General Manager MeLisa Garcia shared her Road Map to Success for the coming year during a meeting of the board of directors on Wednesday evening, January 21 in Overton. The presentation focused on five areas of priority that Garcia

Safety a top priority at OPD5 This article was originally published in our January 2026 Watts Up E-newsletter. To read the full newsletter click here. Developing a culture of safety is priority number one for OPD5 Line Operations Manager Kyle Leavitt. And that…

The OPD5 board of directors voted to expand the district’s long-standing high school scholarship program. In a meeting held on Wednesday, January 21, the board increased the total amount to be awarded from the previous sum of $16,000 to $20,000

The first personal finance principle usually taught to young children is the power of spare change accumulated over time. After all, that is the underlying message in the tradition of the piggy bank. This principle is also evident in the

A landmark year of OPD5 infrastructure buildout This article was originally published in our January 2026 Watts Up E-newsletter. To read the full newsletter click here.  Over the past year, OPD5 has been in the midst of a veritable capital…

Manager’s Message: How we celebrated 90 years in service This article was originally published in the January 2026 edition of our Watts Up newsletter. To read the full newsletter click here.  In 2025, OPD5 proudly celebrated 90 years of serving our communities. It was…

A trio of apprentices from the OPD5 line crew completed the next stage in their path of becoming electrical linemen last week. All three passed a complex series of annual examinations at a lineman training testing facility in St. George,

OPD5 has been awarded federal grant funding to harden its electrical distribution system in an area of Moapa Valley historically prone to wildfires. With the nearly $1 million in grant funds, the district plans to relocate crucial power lines in