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Direct Pay
With Direct Pay, OPD5 will initiate debits from your checking or savings account. OPD5 now offers Direct Pay (Draft) which takes the worry out of paying your bills on time. No more writing checks, buying stamps or making special trips…
OPD5 staff advocates on Capitol Hill with rural utilities
Two OPD5 staff members joined with more than 2,000 electric utility leaders at the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Legislative Conference held in Washington, DC, on April 27-29.
Help Hoover Dam Act is vital to OPD5
An important bill was introduced to the U.S. Congress last week that would preserve an important source of electricity for OPD5 and 1.3 million other power customers across the southwestern United States.
December 2024
OPD5 staff members earn staking certification
Two members of the OPD5 Engineering department completed all the requirements for their Staking Certification program earlier this month. Scott Robison, in the Overton office, and David Gutshall, in the Mesquite office, completed the rigorous course which included completing 12
Diligent prep earns Finance team clean annual audit
The OPD5 Finance Department completed its annual independent financial audit last month. Once again the results were a clean audit with no findings of irregularities, inaccuracies or non-compliance in the district’s ledger or financial statements.
Cooper gives final report to OPD5 board
Outgoing OPD5 General Manager Mendis Cooper gave a final report to the Board of Directors during a meeting held on Wednesday, March 19, in Overton. Cooper is retiring this month after a 37-year career at OPD5 with more than 12
OPD5 crew attends Best Practices Workshop
A group of thirteen OPD5 employees attended the annual “Best Practices Workshop” event on March 19-20 at the Aliante Casino in Las Vegas. These included employees from the district’s Line Operations, Engineering, and Substation Operations departments.
OPD5 board enhances scholarship policy
Just a month after approving a long-standing program offering scholarships to select high school graduates, the OPD5 board reviewed their scholarship policy again at a meeting held on Wednesday, March 19 in Overton. This time, the purpose was to consider
Watts Up newsletter goes all-digital
OPD5 has made an important change to the way it distributes its customer newsletter. In an attempt to make this document more convenient, accessible, and economical, the long-standing newsletter entitled Watts Up has been shifted to an all-digital format.