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Energy Efficiency is Grid Resilience
Energy efficiency is becoming another essential asset within ODEC’s diverse power portfolio.
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Employee Spotlight: Kevin Yarbrough, Portfolio Analyst
By analyzing forecasts and market trends, Portfolio Analyst Kevin Yarbrough helps ensure ODEC is prepared to meet future energy needs.
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Employee Spotlight: Xing Lin, Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist
Environmental, Health, and Safety Specialist Xing Lin shares how safety shapes every aspect of her work and helps deliver on ODEC's mission.
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Electricity as a Journey
How ODEC strategically plans for long-term reliability and continues powering opportunity for its members.
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Managing Demand and Costs
ODEC offers innovative steps to help member-consumers take control of energy use. Through smart planning, innovative programs, and a continued commitment to service, ODEC remains dedicated to powering opportunities for the communities we serve.
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Keeping the Lights On
In the moments that matter most, ODEC's always-available energy mix—built on dependable baseload power and quick‑responding peaking facilities—help power and empower the communities we serve.
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Not All Energy Is Equally Reliable: Dispatchable and Renewable Generation
Meeting today’s energy needs—and preparing for tomorrow’s—means understanding how different energy sources work together. Let’s look at how ODEC balances energy sources to ensure reliable power for its member-cooperatives.
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From Plant to Plug: Understanding the Electric Grid
How does the electricity you rely on get to you? To reach your home, electricity takes a long journey through the electric grid, which connects power plants, transmission and distribution lines, and homes and businesses across multiple states.