LADWP crews working to repair damaged cable in the 5400 block of Fulton Avenue With another triple-digit day of record-breaking heat, electricity demand and additional outages, LADWP has increased its estimated restoration time from 12 – 24 hours to 24-48 hours, with restoration work on some more complex outages potentially taking longer than 48 hours. Unrelenting weather conditions […]
News Releases
LADWP Heat Storm Update: Saturday July 7, 2018, 3PM
LADWP’s power restoration crews at work at 6th & Western to restore power. LADWP crews continue to work at repairing damaged electrical equipment and restoring power to affected customers as record-setting high temperatures and unprecedented peak electricity demand persist in the City of Los Angeles. As of 3 P.M., localized power outages are affecting approximately 32,800 […]
LADWP Heat Storm Update: Saturday July 7, 2018, 8 A.M.
LOS ANGELES (July 7, 2018)–Friday’s record-setting heat led to unprecedented peak electricity demand in the City of Los Angeles causing localized power outages that are affecting approximately 34,500 LADWP customers out of 1.5 million as of 8 AM today. This represents about two and a half percent of total customers. LADWP continues to urge customers to reduce their electricity use where possible during peak […]
Energy Conservation Alert: LADWP Urges Customers to Reduce Power Use During Heat Wave While Staying Safe
LOS ANGELES (July 5, 2018) — As Los Angeles looks ahead to one of our first heat waves this summer, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) urges customers to save energy where possible while staying safe during the afternoon and early evening when power use is at its highest. Power System officials said […]
LADWP Official Sponsor of Natural History Museum’s Summer Nights in the Garden
Angelenos Invited to Take Electrifying Selfies at LADWP Booth LOS ANGELES (June 29, 2018) – The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) returns as the sponsor of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County’s annual Summer Nights in the Garden beginning today, Friday, June 29 and on select Fridays through August 10. […]
Alert: Phone Scammers Posing As LADWP Employees
When in Doubt, Dial 1-800-DIAL-DWP *For the Spanish version of the news release, please scroll down. Para ver el comunicado de prensa en español, favor de desplazarse hacia abajo. LOS ANGELES (June 14, 2018) – Our customers regularly inform us of various types of scams in which they receive calls from imposters claiming to be […]
