Kearney Catholic High School student Onyx Smith was selected to represent Dawson Public Power District at the Nebraska Rural Electric Association Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. Smith is the daughter of Todd and Jody Smith.
Smith and 20 other high school students will spend one week in the nation’s capital touring popular historical sites this June. The students will meet with members of the Nebraska Congressional Delegation and join other rural high school students from across America at the annual National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Youth Day. The event focuses on political engagement, leadership and issues facing the electric industry today.
OTHER NEWS
Between the lines: Got solar? Got power! Not so fast…
Guest column by Cole Brodine, Manager of Engineering So, you just installed a solar renewable generation system. Now, you’ll have power all the time with no interruptions, right? Not so fast! It all depends on a device called an inverter. The typical renewable...
New calling system reports outages faster
A new telephone system will make reporting power outages after regular business hours faster. Known as Interactive Voice Response, or IVR, the automated system will take the customer’s telephone or meter number via keypad to quickly report power outages after business...
Your easement questions, answered
When it comes to our distribution system, all work begins with an easement. The cooperation of our customers — like you — ensure that Dawson PPD’s electric system remains safe and reliable now and for generations to come. “When we propose an easement, we’re looking...