Below is an update on our Heat Storm response as of 6PM on Sunday, September 8, 2024. The number of customers without power is 15,208 out of LADWP’s 1.5 million electric customers. The communities with the most number of impacted customers are Harvard Park, Hollywood and Northridge. The Department’s Operation Center (DOC) continues to be activated to coordinate our response across the organization.
Customers experiencing an outage can expect that a crew response may extend beyond 24 hours. This is due to the high number of smaller outages and is meant to help set expectations for our customers that reflect operating conditions and response times.
At 4:30 p.m. today Distributing Station 27, that serves electricity to parts of the Watts and Green Meadows communities, became overloaded due to high demand impacted further by the extreme heat. In order to prevent a complete area outage, we began 30 and 60 minute rotating outages in parts of the neighborhood. These temporary outages are estimated to continue through 8 p.m.
We have crews actively working within the distributing station to reduce equipment temperature and prevent permanent equipment damage. We apologize for the inconvenience as we work to restore service to normal and prevent future outages.
We are utilizing all available resources to support our restoration efforts at this time. With crews working around the clock, we continue to prioritize the restoration of outages with the longest durations and others involving large circuit outages, affecting the largest number of customers.
LADWP is in direct communication with residential customers who have been without power for more than 30 hours, and is working to deliver ice to those affected customers.
We continue to share information via our social media channels, including this LADWP September 2024 Outage Response FAQ which is posted in our newsroom and will be shared in our news release and social media.
Storm Update
Currently we are at 15,208 customers out
Customers restored since start of storm: 92,912
By Community (area outages only)
Metro
| Community | Customers Out |
| HARVARD PARK | 4045 |
| HOLLYWOOD | 2286 |
| WESTLAKE | 369 |
| LOS FELIZ | 924 |
| BOYLE HEIGHTS | 0 |
| EAGLE ROCK | 154 |
| BRENTWOOD | 722 |
| ECHO PARK | 639 |
| ARLINGTON HEIGHTS | 544 |
| HIGHLAND PARK | 434 |
| HYDE PARK | 383 |
| GREEN MEADOWS | 180 |
| SAN PEDRO | 216 |
| PICO-ROBERTSON | 215 |
| PACIFIC PALISADES | 160 |
| KOREATOWN | 152 |
| MID-WILSHIRE | 101 |
| SILVER LAKE | 45 |
| EL SERENO | 69 |
| ATWATER VILLAGE | 38 |
| UNIVERSITY PARK | 0 |
| HARVARD HEIGHTS | 30 |
| VERMONT SQUARE | 29 |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | 29 |
| EXPOSITION PARK | 28 |
| MID-CITY | 26 |
| BROADWAY-MANCHESTER | 24 |
| RANCHO PARK | 21 |
| WESTCHESTER | 17 |
| FAIRFAX | 17 |
| HOLLYWOOD HILLS WEST | 13 |
| OTHER | 8 |
| LARCHMONT | 7 |
| CHESTERFIELD SQUARE | 0 |
| HOLLYWOOD HILLS | 0 |
Valley
| Community | Customers Out |
| NORTHRIDGE | 1247 |
| PACOIMA | 521 |
| HOLLYWOOD HILLS | 389 |
| VAN NUYS | 275 |
| WEST HILLS | 130 |
| SYLMAR | 85 |
| SHERMAN OAKS | 77 |
| TUJUNGA | 50 |
| PANORAMA CITY | 44 |
| ARLETA | 25 |
| STUDIO CITY | 23 |
| WOODLAND HILLS | 22 |
| OTHER | 20 |
| BEL-AIR | 17 |
| WINNETKA | 17 |
| RESEDA | 14 |
| LAKE BALBOA | 11 |
| NORTH HOLLYWOOD | 10 |
| TARZANA | 7 |
| SUNLAND | 0 |
LADWP reminds our customers who rely on life-saving devices powered by electricity that if you are experiencing a power outage and without backup power supply, seek immediate medical attention by calling call 9-1-1. Please make sure to call emergency services if you are in need of medical assistance.
Additional resources:
FAQ: LADWP September 2024 Outage Response
What to do in case of a power outage
How to conserve energy while staying safe and cool
City of LA cooling centers
