“LADWP Crews to Honor Fallen Colleague by Hoisting Large US Flag atop two Boom Trucks Outside Funeral Services” WHAT: Funeral service for fallen Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) employee Michael “Mike” Lemestre, a senior cable splicer, who died in the line of duty November 4, 2021 WHEN: Friday, January 14, 2022, 11:00 […]
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Largest and Lowest Cost Wind Farm in LADWP’s History Begins Operation
Red Cloud Wind Project Moves L.A. Toward 100% Clean Energy LOS ANGELES (January 11, 2022)— The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has moved closer toward becoming 100% carbon free by 2035 with the completion of the largest, most efficient and lowest cost wind farm in LADWP’s renewable energy portfolio to date. The Red […]
Electric Line Crews Connected 80 Navajo Nation Homes to the Grid During Mutual Aid Training Exercise
NEW MEXICO (January 10, 2022) – LADWP electric line crews helped connect about 80 families of the Navajo Nation to the electric grid–many for the first time in their lives–while participating in a mutual aid training exercise with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) in rural and rugged parts of New Mexico. More than 40 […]
LADWP Water Rate Changes Now in Effect
Rate adjustment incentivizes water conservation and will remain about the same for lowest water users Los Angeles (January 5, 2021) — Effective January 1, 2022, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) customers will see rate adjustments on their water bill, with its highest water users seeing the biggest increase. Lower water users […]
LADWP Co-Hosts Winter Solstice Community Wellness Gathering with the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
LOS ANGELES (DECEMBER 21, 2021) — Today, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (FTBMI) co-hosted a Winter Solstice Community Wellness Gathering at Chatsworth Nature Preserve to celebrate the official first day of winter and to honor and remember those we have lost to COVID-19. […]
LADWP Board of Commissioners Seeks Authorization to Hire Independent Outside Counsel and Will Pursue Other Ethics, Transparency and Corrective Actions in Response to Federal Charges Against Former Outside Counsel and Department Staff
LOS ANGELES (December 14, 2021)– The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s Board of Commissioners on Monday voted to seek authorization from the Los Angeles City Attorney to hire independent counsel due to apparent conflicts of interest involving city lawyers that have been exposed during an ongoing federal investigation into the handling of a […]
