Solar Rooftops Program Hailed As Innovative and Effective in Meeting Community Needs (September 23, 2020)– One of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) three community solar programs, the Solar Rooftops Program, has been honored for its innovative and effective approach to serving local community needs. The California Municipal Utilities Association (CMUA) recently presented […]
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September 9, 2020: Heat Storm Outage Final Update
LOS ANGELES (September 9, 2020)– LADWP crews completed work overnight to restore power to the remaining customers affected by power outages caused by the record-breaking heat storm over the Labor Day weekend. In the event that any customer is still be experiencing either low voltage/dim lights or an outage, please check your circuit breakers. If the problem is still not […]
September 8, 2020: LADWP Heat Storm Power Outage Noon Update
Update: Noon LOS ANGELES (September 8, 2020)– LADWP’s power restoration crews made major progress overnight, restoring power to more than 13,000 customers and reducing the number of customers currently affected by power outages to 8,704 as of Noon Tuesday. Our most affected communities include: Metro Area (South of Mulholland) West Adams- 1,522 Mid-Wilshire- 959 Los […]
September 7, 2020: LADWP Heat Storm Power Outage 9 PM Update
9 PM LOS ANGELES (September 7, 2020)–Crews continued to make progress throughout the day today, restoring power to over 22,000 customers since this morning. As of 9pm, 23,000 customers remain without power as crews continue working 16-hour shifts around the clock, following the record-breaking heat storm that hit Los Angeles over Labor Day weekend, causing […]
September 7, 2020: LADWP Heat Storm Power Outage, Noon Update
Update Time: Noon LOS ANGELES (September 7, 2020)–Our local neighborhood power grid was hit hard by yesterday’s record-breaking heat storm, resulting in over 300 small neighborhood outages as of Noon today, as well as larger outages affecting multiple neighborhoods in the City of Los Angeles. Crews made strong progress overnight and as of Noon, they have restored […]
September 6, 2020: LADWP Heat Storm Power Outage 9 p.m. Update
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 […]
