Operation Round Up

What Is Operation Round Up?

Operation Round Up is a voluntary program that does just what its name implies. Each month Cornhusker Public Power District simply “rounds up” the electric bills of participating customers to the next highest dollar. When you participate, you join nearly 56% of residential customers who round up their bills.

Small Change That Changes Lives

Through participation, the average contribution per customer is about 50 cents a month or $6.00 a year. Small change to the individual, but the thousands of dollars that are generated from thousands of customers mean a big difference to the people in our area. If your monthly electric bill was $52.73, the amount due would automatically be rounded up to $53.00, with the additional 27 cents going to the Operation Round Up Fund. Donations are tax deductible and customers are sent a summary of their yearly contributions each January or February.

Where Does The Money Go?

All Operation Round Up donations are placed in the Cornhusker Power Goodwill Fund and administered by an independent Board of Trustees. The Cornhusker Power Goodwill Fund Trustees evaluate all requests for funds and decide how they will be distributed. Funds are used to address community needs such as life saving equipment, playground improvements, library equipment, computer software for schools, but it is not limited to these categories.

Who Is Eligible For Funds?

Funding from Cornhusker Power Goodwill Fund is available to organizations within the counties served by Cornhusker Public Power District—Platte, Boone, Nance, Colfax, Greeley and Wheeler. The recipient does not have to be a customer of our District. Organizations may apply once a year. Funds shall not be used for religious or political purposes.

CEO/GM Clay Gibbs announces retirement

On behalf of the Cornhusker PPD Board of Directors:

It is with both pride and sorrow that Cornhusker Public Power District is announcing the retirement of Clay Gibbs as the CEO/GM of our District.

Clay will celebrate his 32nd anniversary with the District in the upcoming weeks. He literally climbed the ladder from an apprentice lineman to serving as our CEO/GM for the past 14 years.

Clay exemplifies hard work, dedication, resourcefulness and intelligence. Under Clay’s guidance the District has grown significantly over these past two decades. Clay will be missed, but as is true with many pillars of public power, the District will continue its mission.

“It has truly been an honor to serve as CEO/GM of Cornhusker Public Power District since December of 2010. I started my journey in May of 1993 as an apprentice line technician, and in May of 2025, will celebrate my 32^nd year with CPPD,” says CEO/GM Clay Gibbs.

“I am extremely fortunate to have worked with so many great individuals over that time and sincerely want to thank my board of directors for their support over the past 14 plus years as CEO/GM. Their commitment to employee/public safety, customer service, and keeping rates affordable is why CPPD is such a great company.

To the employees, your support and dedication has been unmatched, and I can’t thank you enough. Providing safe, reliable, and affordable electric service requires long hours in some of the worst weather conditions, and every time our system is hit by bad weather, the entire team jumps right in and handles it safely, efficiently, and professionally – it’s just impressive.

I am sincerely going to miss being part of such a great company – but I am also excited to see all the amazing things CPPD will accomplish in the future,” says Gibbs.

Cornhusker Public Power District will immediately begin a targeted, nation-wide search for a new CEO/GM. We are confident that we will find the next leader, and fortunately Clay will stay with the District until we find his replacement. Cornhusker Public Power District remains committed to serving its customers with reliable, cost-effective electricity and providing a safe and welcoming environment for its employees.

For a full job description and how to apply, click this link.

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Customers wanting to receive text alert notifications of district-wide outages sign-up by using this link. This is not a sign-up for load control text messages. If you are interested in load control text messaging, please see below.

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Customers wanting to receive text alert notifications of load control messages sign-up by using this link. You can also text the word loadcontrol to the number 844-390-2779. CPPD does NOT charge for load control messages, however, cell phone charges may apply.