Welcome to the Oberlin Municipal Light and Power System (OMLPS) website. OMLPS is a community-owned, not-for-profit electric utility created by the local residents in 1934 to provide high quality, affordable services tailored to the unique needs of the Oberlin Area. Links listed on the left side of the page will provide you access to all of OMLPS's value-added services and electric conservation, efficiency and safety information.

Background Information on OMLPS

OMLPS distributes, transmits, and generates electric power to its over 3000 residential and commercial customers. The system maximum demand is 22,400 kilowatts and the sales for the year 2007 were 112,068,2686 kilowatt-hours. OMLPS is operated by 20 employees. Annual utility expenses for 2007 were $9,726,338 of which $5,785,962 was used to purchase wholesale power supply for the community.  Annual revenues for 2007 were $9,729,909 of which $1,130,000 was contributed to the City in lieu of taxes to further support the community. OMLPS also owns and operates 20 megawatts of diesel/natural gas generation capacity that is used for peak-shaving for 21 municipally-owned electric utilities in the northeast Ohio area.