LADWP Heat Storm Update: July 8, 2018, 6 P.M.
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 overloading of circuits has slowed restoration progress and led to recurring outages in some neighborhoods, including Windsor Square, Hancock Park, Korea Town, Laurel Canyon, among others. LADWP continues to encourage conservation by customers to help reduce strain on local electrical equipment, especially in these neighborhoods where outages have been restored, but which have lost service again due to high demand for electricity which strains neighborhood distribution equipment. We continue to urge customers to reduce their electricity use in the afternoon and evening hours, especially from 2 – 9 P.M. by setting air conditioner thermostats to 78 degrees and not using appliances like clothes washers and dryers until after 9PM.
Crews, including those called in from remote areas and contract crews, continue working to restore electric service to approximately 26,500 customers.
For customers currently without power, LADWP estimates 24 – 48 hours to restore service from the time the outage occurred. Some more complex outage repairs, including recurring outages, may take longer than 48 hours.
By Community
Metro
CommunityCustomers
WESTWOOD126
OTHER1,286
MID-WILSHIRE3,692
CHEVIOT HILLS40
WEST LOS ANGELES17
LOS FELIZ813
ELYSIAN VALLEY33
EL SERENO165
EXPOSITION PARK201
EAST HOLLYWOOD400
ATWATER VILLAGE41
HOLLYWOOD HILLS WEST240
WEST ADAMS115
WINDSOR SQUARE938
HOLLYWOOD1,593
LINCOLN HEIGHTS23
MID-CITY67
FAIRFAX56
STUDIO CITY680
CYPRESS PARK105
HOLLYWOOD HILLS48
BRENTWOOD37
BOYLE HEIGHTS99
HARVARD HEIGHTS16
GRIFFITH PARK1
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS53
PICO-UNION178
GLASSELL PARK3
SILVER LAKE1,804
EAGLE ROCK134
WEST HOLLYWOOD270
LARCHMONT213
HIGHLAND PARK1,087
PACIFIC PALISADES26
JEFFERSON PARK352
ECHO PARK1,972
HANCOCK PARK163
LEIMERT PARK1,758
DEL REY269
PICO-ROBERTSON378
WESTLAKE2,285
KOREATOWN2,868
BEVERLY GROVE19
BALDWIN HILLS/CRENSHAW68
24,732
Valley
CommunityCustomers
OTHER89
NORTHRIDGE35
STUDIO CITY13
CANOGA PARK28
ENCINO40
SUN VALLEY18
WEST HILLS12
GRANADA HILLS14
RESEDA9
VALLEY GLEN18
WINNETKA18
PANORAMA CITY1,441
VAN NUYS9
SHERMAN OAKS81
CHATSWORTH7
NORTH HILLS8
1,840
We appreciate our customers’ patience as our crews get power restored to those affected.
Click here for more information on this record heat storm and how to conserve. If you need to cool off, the City of LA offers cooling centers where you can beat the heat.
To report a power outage, customers should call 1-800-DIAL-DWP. To check the status of an outage, visit our outage maps at http://www.ladwp.com .