We are excited to launch Operation ISP, Students for Sustainability’s spring 2026 action item.
Our goal is to get as many people as possible involved in the Omaha Public Power District’s 2026 Integrated System Plan as possible, with an emphasis on youth and advocating for environmental action to be prioritized. For more information regarding the ISP specifically, visit https://www.oppdcommunityconnect.com/isp. To learn more about our intentions behind Operation ISP, contact SFS Policy Director Steven Dickerson at omahasfs@gmail.com
Below you will find all of the social media posts we have released related to Operation ISP so far. These are critical to having the right context for the situation and learning how to get involved in the process.
Commenting
Commenting on the ISP is as easy as creating a Community Connect account or filling out the form for non-registered users located on the ISP website. For comments, we are hoping to emphasize environmental action in an approachable, yet demanding way. Here are some example comments you may choose to use or base your comments around. Please note, these are shorter and may need additional information, but they can serve as a guide. Do not include questions in this section.
Really glad OPPD is thinking long-term, but I hope the environment is a top priority throughout this process. My generation is the one inheriting these decisions. We need an ISP that reflects that.
I love to see solar and battery storage already coming online! I’d love to see the timeline for renewables move even faster. Climate change isn’t slowing down, so our clean energy transition shouldn’t either.
The North Omaha Station NEEDS to be converted. They have faced fossil fuels and coal pollution for too long. I hope the ISP gives the community specific dates for the transition and does it quickly.
It’s encouraging that OPPD is planning all the way to 2050, but I hope the “what if” scenarios being tested reflect the urgency of climate change and outline how OPPD will manage the effects.
OPPD has plans to be carbon-neutral by 2050. I hope there are steps in the ISP to ensure we meet this goal, and possibly do it even faster. Renewables should be prioritized with this goal.
Questions
Questions to be answered by OPPD staff can also be made on the ISP website. Here are some example questions, however, we hope you use these as a guide and do not simply just copy and paste, as staff will be looking for personalization.
There is lots of talk about how to lower energy bills. Renewables like solar and wind are the cheapest forms of energy right now. How might an ISP utilize renewables to meet climate goals while lowering costs?
North Omaha is one of Omaha’s most environmentally overburdened communities. Will OPPD have a firm retirement date for its coal operations there in the ISP, and if not, what would it take to set one?
Meeting OPPD’s carbon-neutrality goal by 2050 has been described by some executives as “aspirational.” What could an ISP include to ensure this is not aspiration but rather action?
When cost pressures rise, as we assume they will, what independent oversight (besides the Board) exists to ensure OPPD doesn’t quietly deprioritize clean energy commitments in favor of dirty alternatives?
OPPD has built a lot of natural gas generation facilities. What is OPPD’s plan to avoid getting locked into decades of natural gas dependency, and at what point will natural gas hurt our carbon goal?
Workshop #2 will happen on Thursday, May 14, from 5 to 6 p.m. online. To register, visit: https://oppd.webex.com/webappng/sites/oppd/meeting/register/5cbff03ba1d048bfb1313ef2d7aad69f?ticket=4832534b00000008603c89f8b1b693bd5d52da85b271e4b59c9af8728726635111433822e98c4b40×tamp=1774929588814&RGID=r693df56e1c74a9212a5fa514db414433&isAutoPopRegisterForm=false#xd_co_f=YTU3ZjcwZDktZTI2Mi00ODBkLWJhMTQtYmQ2MGQ1YTY2MWRl~