LOS ANGELES (September 9, 2026) — As Los Angeles experiences extreme heat and humidity today, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is calling on customers to conserve electricity where possible while staying safe, through 8:00 p.m. tonight. Conservation by customers in L.A.’s westside communities is especially requested as temperatures remain unusually high in the area. Conservation will help reduce strain on local distribution equipment and help prevent outages.
Additionally, LADWP is monitoring energy supply and flow into and across the city, and is using all available all energy generation to meet customer demand.
To help conserve energy, LADWP asks customers to do the following:
- Adjust air conditioning thermostats to 78 degrees to reduce energy usage during the hottest hours of the day when air conditioning systems have to work hardest to cool.
- Reduce power use from the afternoon through 8:00 p.m. when energy use is highest.
- Visit a cooling center to give your air conditioner a rest.
- Limit use of major appliances during peak hours of the day-use washing machines, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners and other heavy appliances during the early morning hours or during evening hours.
- Close window curtains, shades or blinds during the heat of the day to reduce the extra heat from direct sunlight through windows.
- Turn off lights and other electrical equipment when they are not in use.
- Unplug “energy vampires” like cell phone chargers, DVD players, microwave ovens and other appliances that use energy even when not in use.
LADWP crews are always at the ready to respond to any power outages. To report any loss of power, call 1-800-DIAL-DWP. If and when an incident occurs, our crews are hard at work to restore said power incidents to affected customers as quickly and safely as possible.
For more energy-saving tips, visit www.LADWP.com/Save.
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