A winter storm is predicted to bring significant accumulation of snow and dangerously cold temperatures. Take time now to prepare your home for these conditions and potential outages. Keeping your home warm Using space heaters Space heaters are often used to provide additional heat smaller areas of homes. However, they can increase your heating bill…
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Look who won the 2025 OMU Holiday Lighting Contest
The OMU Holiday Lighting Contest recognizes residents in our community who take the time to install bright, beautiful holiday lighting at their home. Winners earn bragging rights, an illuminated sign, and a $250 gift certificate. In addition, the 2025 winners were honored by the OMU Utility Commission during today’s meeting. Entries are judged on originality,…
Go paperless and earn rewards — including a chance to win $100 Sign up for Paperless Billing, earn a $10 credit and be registered to win a $100 OMU credit
OMU now offers Paperless Billing, an option that allows you to receive, review and pay your bill by text or email. Sign up in November, December, or January to instantly earn a $10 OMU credit and a chance to win one of three $100 OMU credits given each month. To sign up for Paperless Billing,…
Annual Holiday Lighting Contest Opens
OMU is proud to support the festive lighting of our community by hosting our annual Holiday Lighting Contest. The Holiday Lighting Contest aims to highlight residential displays that use electricity to decorate their homes and yards, making the holiday season brighter for all of us to enjoy. Each year we accept entries from homeowners themselves…
Routine flushing of OMU water system to begin October 13
Owensboro Municipal Utilities crews will be conducting the utility’s semi-annual water line flush for city customers starting Monday, October 13 and ending Friday, October 17. The flushing is expected to take approximately one week. Crews will be working between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. each of those days and will begin on the northeast end…
OMU introduces a new look for its billing statement
Beginning in October, Owensboro Municipal Utilities customers may notice a new and improved design for their Combined Services Billing Statement. The new look is designed to be easier to read and provide additional information that is useful for you as a customer. For instance, a colorful graph provides a breakdown of the billing charges and…
October is Public Power Month Join OMU as we celebrate the many benefits of publicly owned utilities
Owensboro Municipal Utilities is celebrating more than Public Power Month this October — we’re also marking 125 years of serving our community. Each year, OMU joins more than 2,000 publicly owned utilities across the country in recognizing the many benefits of municipal utilities. To learn more about the advantages of public power and the history…
OMU earns APPA Diamond Award for Safety
OMU has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2024. The utility earned Diamond Award in the category for utilities with 110,000 to 249,999 worker-hours of annual worker exposure. “OMU is proud of our safety culture,” said Tim Lyons, General Manager of OMU. “This award is a…
Take time now to prepare for strong and potentially dangerous storms
The National Weather Service has predicted a strong and dangerous weather event for our area which could last through the weekend. This storm front is expected to include high winds, record rainfall, and hail. OMU crews and personnel are on stand-by and preparing for the effects of this weather event. Please take time now to…
Annual water system flushing begins April 7
Owensboro Municipal Utilities crews will conduct the utility’s semi-annual water line flush for city customers starting Monday, October 7, and ending Friday, April 11. The flushing is expected to take approximately one week. Crews will work between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. each of those days. They will begin at the northeast end of the…