LOS ANGELES (JANUARY 13, 2022) — The Hollywood Reservoir will partially reopen today. The reservoir had been closed since late December 2021 due to some localized flooding and debris flow that occurred during a period of heavy rain. Most of the cleanup has been completed. However, there is still a portion of the reservoir path […]
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Electric Line Crews Connected 80 Navajo Nation Homes to the Grid During Mutual Aid Training Exercise
NEW MEXICO (January 10, 2022) – LADWP electric line crews helped connect about 80 families of the Navajo Nation to the electric grid–many for the first time in their lives–while participating in a mutual aid training exercise with the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority (NTUA) in rural and rugged parts of New Mexico. More than 40 […]
Coming to Terms with Energy Inequities
Blog Post: By Susana Reyes, Vice President of the City of Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners Historically, it seems that the newest energy technologies tend to benefit the most affluent people first, while lower income households face the highest energy burdens. This has been true for customers of the Los Angeles Department […]
LADWP Co-Hosts Winter Solstice Community Wellness Gathering with the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
LOS ANGELES (DECEMBER 21, 2021) — Today, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) and the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (FTBMI) co-hosted a Winter Solstice Community Wellness Gathering at Chatsworth Nature Preserve to celebrate the official first day of winter and to honor and remember those we have lost to COVID-19. […]
South Bound La Brea Avenue Closed through February 2022 for Water Pipeline Repair
UPDATED on 1/31/2022 with new completion work date. LOS ANGELES (October 28, 2021) – Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) crews will be implementing a partial street closure on La Brea Ave. in the Baldwin Hills Area beginning Friday, October 29 to the end of February 2022 in order to complete emergency repairs […]
12th District Councilmember John Lee, LADWP Collaborate on Shipping Container “Indoor Farm” Project to Benefit Local Communities
Indoor farm project part of research to advance indoor food production as a solution to reduce energy and water use as well as carbon emissions Los Angeles (October 21, 2021) – Los Angeles City 12th District Councilmember John Lee was joined by representatives from Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), Electric Power Research […]
