Crews Make Significant Progress Overnight as they Work to Restore Localized Power Outages Affecting 7,800 Customers LADWP crews working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible With the current heat storm, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) power system field crews have made significant progress overnight. As of 9:00 a.m. today, […]
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LADWP Heat Storm Update: July 8, 2018, 6 P.M.
Continued Conservation Urged as Crews Work to Restore Localized Power Outages Affecting 26,500 Customers LADWP crews working to repair damaged cable at 6th and Oxford. As of 6 P.M. Sunday, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) power system field crews have restored power to 57,000 customers since Friday’s heat storm began. However, continued […]
LADWP Heat Storm Update: July 8, 2018, 10 A.M.
LADWP crews working to repair damaged cable on Commonwealth Avenue to restore power to apartment building behind them. LADWP power system crews made significant progress overnight and now have restored power to nearly 51,000 customers since the heat storm began Friday. Additional overnight crews and cooler temperatures in the late evening and early morning hours […]
LADWP Heat Storm Update: July 7, 2018, 10 P.M.
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 […]
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 […]
