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 […]
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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 […]
Valley Generating Station Update
Updated: September 4, 2020 LOS ANGELES (September 1, 2020)– In response to methane emissions detected at our Valley Generating Station, we have taken one of the compressors offline entirely, reducing the methane leak by 60% as of last Friday. Following additions repairs this week, the leak has been reduced by 95% as of this Tuesday. […]
Statement Regarding Methane Detection at LADWP’s Valley Generating Station
LOS ANGELES (August 26, 2020)–As part of California’s efforts to reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, LADWP participated in a statewide study to estimate leakage emission rates from large end-users of natural gas, including power plants. The release of small amounts of methane gas are a part of operating some natural gas power plants, other industrial facilities […]
