Tamarack Road

OMU's Engineering and Operations facility houses the electric/water transmission and distribution crews, substation crews, telecommunications operations, engineering department, and control center.

OMU Facility Connection Requirements

OMU, as a Transmission Owner, is required by NERC reliability standard FAC-001-0 requirement 1 to document, maintain, and publish facility connection requirements to ensure compliance with NERC Reliability Standards and applicable Regional Reliability Organization, subregional, Power Pool, and individual Transmission Owner planning criteria and facility connection requirements. OMU's Facility Connection Requirements document addresses connection requirements for Generation facilities, Transmission facilities, and End-user facilities. Click here to view the OMU Facility Connection Requirements document.

Aurora Overview

A vulnerability, dubbed Aurora, exists in the Nation's power grid that jeopardizes the availability and safety of electric power and the safety and reliability of many types of motors and generators connected to it. OMU has designated a single point of contact within its Corporate Communications staff to field all questions from customers regarding Aurora. As OMU receives customer inquiries regarding Aurora, OMU will first respond by providing the publically available Aurora Overview document provided by the Department of Defense. If desired, OMU will meet privately with concerned customers to discuss the potential impact of Aurora. Please contact OMU at 926-3200 with any questions or concerns. Click here to view the Aurora Overview document.