9 PM LOS ANGELES (September 7, 2020)–Crews continued to make progress throughout the day today, restoring power to over 22,000 customers since this morning. As of 9pm, 23,000 customers remain without power as crews continue working 16-hour shifts around the clock, following the record-breaking heat storm that hit Los Angeles over Labor Day weekend, causing […]
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September 7, 2020: LADWP Heat Storm Power Outage, Noon Update
Update Time: Noon LOS ANGELES (September 7, 2020)–Our local neighborhood power grid was hit hard by yesterday’s record-breaking heat storm, resulting in over 300 small neighborhood outages as of Noon today, as well as larger outages affecting multiple neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles. Crews made strong progress overnight and as of Noon, they have restored […]
September 6, 2020: LADWP Heat Storm Power Outage 9 p.m. Update
September 6, 2020, 9pm LOS ANGELES (September 6, 2020)–As of 9pm, LADWP crews had restored power to 77,000 LADWP customers since extreme temperatures began on Saturday, September 5th. Crews continue working to restore power to 70,000 customers across the city this evening as today’s record-setting heat caused outages. The intense heat storm that hit Los […]
September 6, 2020: LADWP Heat Storm Power Outage 10 A.M. Update
Sunday, September 6, 2020 10AM Our crews made a lot of progress overnight restoring power outages. As of 10 am Sunday, we have approximately 7,000 customers affected and have restored more than 37,000 customers since yesterday evening, when temperatures and energy demand soared. Many of the remaining power outages are small and localized, which take more time for repairs to progress. The most […]
Update: Water Service Restored to Affected Portions of El Sereno
Updated at 10:20 p.m. LOS ANGELES (September 5, 2020)–Crews were able to reroute water to supply areas in El Sereno that may have been experiencing low or no water pressure earlier this evening. A power outage affecting portions of the El Sereno neighborhood had affected a water pump station serving parts of El Sereno. A […]
LADWP Prepares for Intense Labor Day Weekend Heat Storm
Customers are urged to conserve energy to reduce strain on grid during extreme weather LOS ANGELES (September 3, 2020)–In advance of an intense and potentially record-breaking heat wave set to hit Southern California and Los Angeles this Labor Day weekend, Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) crews have been busy preparing for the […]
