OMAHA, Neb. —

The Omaha Public Power District board is no longer scheduled to vote on a step in its transition away from coal at the North Omaha Power Station.

On Thursday, the board was set to vote on awarding a key contract on the transition. But the vote was paused after discussion at Tuesday's OPPD Committee Meeting.

OPPD had said it was planning to move away from coal in North Omaha and would be using natural gas there by 2026.

The move came amid a lawsuit from the Nebraska Attorney General, who argued the plan goes against the core mission of public power established by the Nebraska Legislature.

Attorney General Mike Hilgers said OPPD's wants would make energy less reliable and more expensive.

The OPPD Board held a closed session Tuesday morning to discuss the state's lawsu

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