Refrigerated or frozen foods may not be safe to eat after the loss of power. Find out what you can do to keep food safe during a power outage, and when you need to throw away food that could make you sick. BEFORE: Prepare for emergencies or natural disasters: DURING: AFTER: MORE STORIES
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CAMPFIRES 101
Having an open fire is often a key and enjoyable part of camping. The smell of woodsmoke and the pop and hiss of burning wood in a campfire brightens any night out in the woods, mountains, or beach. However, you want to make sure you control your fire, and not the other way around! Know[Read More]
Keep Your Cool & Save Money This Summer
The warm days of summer are here, but while temperatures are rising, your energy costs don’t have to. Did you know, the average home spends $1,900 per year on utility bills, with nearly half going to heating and cooling?
Horatio’s Drive & The Lincoln Highway
In early June 2022, Loup Power District employees saw a vintage Volkswagen van pull up to the electric vehicle charging station in the parking lot. They had to investigate. This was indeed “different.”
Leading the Charge
Michael Bream has converted a lot of classics to run on all-electric power. But he doesn’t do it for the environment. It’s not a political statement. He does it to save the classics.
Wetlands & Loup: A Good Mix
Wetlands and Loup Power District have been intertwined since the first kilowatt was generated back in 1937. Over this time, there have been land use changes, droughts and floods, human pandemics, and even climate change. Despite these challenges, Loup has continued to produce affordable, reliable, and efficient hydroelectric power while improving and maintaining natural resources[Read More]
What is an induction cooktop?
They’re sleek. They’re precise. And they can boil water in about half the time of a conventional stove. But are they right for your kitchen? An induction cooktop is a special type of electric cooktop that gets power and precision from induction technology. This means it generates energy from an electromagnetic field below the glass cooktop surface,[Read More]
A Powerhouse Team
A calculated risk. That might be the best way to describe what happens inside the Columbus Powerhouse every day. Because even though the Plant Operators are constantly monitoring the water levels in the canal, the river, and the lakes, there’s no way to know for certain what the energy market and Mother Nature will do.[Read More]
What is the Southwest Power Pool?
Our lives depend on electricity, but most of us have no idea how many people, machines, and complex processes work together around the clock, every day of the year to ensure the reliable supply of cost-effective power. The Southwest Power Pool (SPP) is a major player in this process. Even so, the organization remained largely[Read More]
Tree trimming ensures reliable & affordable power
One of the things we love best about our communites is the many trees that offer beauty, shade and habitat for birds and other wildlife. Our community members also love having reliable power. At Loup, we must balance nature and power by keeping power lines clear in rights of way (ROW). A right of way[Read More]