Nonprofit procurement group recognizes the Department for exemplary special initiative LOS ANGELES (January 14, 2022) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) recently received the 2021 Sustainable Purchasing Award in the Special Initiatives Category by nonprofit procurement group, the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC). LADWP was recognized for its exceptional leadership in […]
News Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY: FUNERAL SERVICE OF FALLEN LADWP EMPLOYEE MICHAEL “MIKE” LEMESTRE
“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 […]
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. […]
