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Bird causes over 1,400 OPPD customers to lose power, officials say

Omaha Public Power District officials said a bird was behind Friday night's power outage

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Bird causes over 1,400 Omaha Public Power District customers to lose power, officials say

LOUISVILLE, Neb. —

Omaha Public Power District officials said a bird was behind Friday night’s power outage.

According to OPPD, 1,472 customers in Louisville, Nebraska, lost power around 7:20 p.m.

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After some troubleshooting, crews found the outage was caused by bird damage to substation equipment.

The estimated time for the restoration is 1 a.m.

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Omaha, US
11:34 pm, Aug 21, 2026
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Partly Cloudy
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1015 mb
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Wind Gust 6 mph
Clouds 44%
Visibility 6 mi
Sunrise 6:39 am
Sunset 8:14 pm

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