Gas Facts 1996, A Statistical Record of the Gas Industry, American Gas Assn. MUD provides natural gas service to Omaha, Bennington, Fort Calhoun and portions of Bellevue. Within the Omaha area, Peoples serves Omaha suburban communities of Blair, Carter Lake, Council Bluffs, Elkhorn, Gretna, LaVista, Offutt Air Force Base, Papillion, Plattsmouth, Ralston, Waterloo, Valley and areas within Bellevue. Natural gas with an average value of 1,000 BTU per cubic foot is available for residential, commercial and industrial customers for base and peak use on a firm basis.
Interruptible service is available for customers with alternate fuel capability.
In addition to traditional services, Peoples assists large volume users with customized services tailored to their specific needs including firm or interruptible gas transportation services, agency services such as gas procurement, firm and interruptible supply options, balancing, capacity management, cooperative financing on energy projects, billing, metering and winter peaking service. Omaha is also headquarters of the Northern Natural Gas Company, a subsidiary of Enron, the nation's largest natural gas pipeline company. Northern provides three major natural gas lines to the Omaha area. Back To Top Electric Nebraska is the only public power state in the nation. Omaha's has low cost electric rates up to 19 percent below the national average.