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 […]
Archives for September 2020
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 […]
Frequently Asked Questions: Business Customers and Facility Charges
What is a facility charge on a business customer’s utility bill? A facility charge, also called a capacity charge, is a monthly charge based on a customer’s highest electric use recorded over the previous twelve-month period. The rate varies depending on the size of their business and the type of service they require. This charge […]
LADWP Virtual Job Fair: September 10th
Join us on September 10th from noon to 1pm. We will be talking about the Maintenance Construction Helper upcoming job openings as well as the overall hiring process at the department. There will be a presentation by LADWP Human Resources team to go over how to apply, and first hand accounts from our very own Marty […]
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. […]
