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Stay Plugged In: 2025-26 Power Infrastructure Plan Now Available
LADWP recently published the 2025-26 Power Infrastructure Plan, which documents LADWP’s power infrastructure accomplishments from FY 2024-25 and goals for FY 2025-26. Part of our $1.87 billion Power System Reliability Program, these key investments help ensure a resilient grid while supporting our clean energy future. Through these investments to modernize our infrastructure, we are helping keep power affordable, reliable, and sustainable for our customers as we work to meet L.A.’s ambitious goal of 100% clean energy by 2035. The report is now available to read and download online.
Read and download at LADWP.com/Reports.
Rock Fire in Aberdeen, CA: Skilled and Coordinated Response in the Eastern Sierra
In just nine days, LADWP Owens Valley power system crews restored power and replaced critical infrastructure impacted by the Rock Fire that started on July 20, 2026, in Aberdeen, CA. A total of over 150 damaged poles were replaced. Power was restored on the second day to the LADWP customers affected during the Rock Fire response, a testament to the outstanding dedication and skill of our crews on the ground who worked through temperatures over 100 degrees.
At any moment, 40–50 power crew members were on site, and three lines crews from the LA Basin mobilized to Owens Valley to assist local crews with the restoration effort. Additionally, a total of 30–40 water operations personnel actively responded to the incident supplying back hoes, bull dozers, water tenders and a draft pump to support firefighting efforts. There was also tremendous support from Supply Chain Services, which provided the materials needed to support crews working 16-hour days, and Fleet Services, whose team hauled poles up and down the highway to move restoration efforts forward. Many of our LADWP employees who live in the Eastern Sierra are also active volunteer firefighters and responded to support the Rock Fire containment. This coordinated response reflected the unified efforts of all the teams working to ensure full restoration in the Eastern Sierra.
About 90 LADWP customers lost power during the fire and our customer service and communications teams ensured that affected residents seeking outage updates, service assistance, or safety information had the resources they needed. Information was distributed through radio ads, newsletters, social media, and regional interagency collaboration.
Our crews worked tirelessly and in challenging conditions, wind, rain, lightning, and ash, and delivered an extraordinary amount of high‑quality work in a very short time. Every individual involved deserves immense credit and appreciation for their courage and determination to restore services and protect our Eastern Sierra community.
Discover more about the Eastern Sierra at LADWP.com/EasternSierra.
Mayor Bass Advances Climate Action Plan with Heat Resilience Investments for Vulnerable Angelenos
Mayor Karen Bass recently announced a major milestone in implementing her Climate Action Plan with the installation of 1,066 energy-efficient air conditioning units for residents living at Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) properties.
The announcement was made at Nickerson Gardens, where Mayor Bass was joined by Congresswoman Maxine Waters, leaders from HACLA and LADWP, and residents, underscoring the City’s commitment to climate resilience and environmental justice.
The investment demonstrates how the City’s Climate Action Plan is delivering tangible benefits for Angelenos by helping residents adapt to increasingly frequent and severe heat, reducing household energy costs, improving energy efficiency, and expanding access to energy-efficient housing improvements and climate resilience investments in communities disproportionately impacted by pollution and climate change.
The project is part of the City’s Heat Mitigation Home Improvement Program (HMHIP), launched to help protect residents from increasingly frequent and severe heat by improving energy efficiency and indoor comfort in vulnerable communities. Through a partnership between the Mayor’s Office, HACLA, and LADWP, the program upgrades public housing communities while helping residents maintain safe indoor temperatures during extreme heat. The program leverages rebates available through LADWP’s Cool LA initiative to purchase energy-efficient air conditioning units in bulk, reducing costs and accelerating installation across HACLA properties.
Read more at LADWPNews.com. To learn more about Mayor Bass’ Climate Action Plan, visit plan.mayor.lacity.gov.
LADWP Reduces Power Connection Timelines and Unlocking Value for New Developments under New Standards and Streamlined Approval Processes
LADWP has deployed new solutions and updates to service connection standards and requirements under the Power Ready LA initiative and Mayor Karen Bass’ Executive Directive 19 (ED 19).
To help real estate and building developers move more efficiently through the design and review pipeline, the department released pre‑engineered design templates that can be applied to projects in the planning stage. LADWP introduced the new approach for the most common design challenges encountered by developers, eliminating guesswork from the customer and reducing delays by bypassing iterative correction cycles – accelerating approvals and expected timelines by several months.
For select projects, LADWP also issued updated Construction Work Area Standards to accelerate projects and help unlock property value for developers. The new standards improve truck access, ensure unobstructed work zones, and modernize sidewalk, curb, and loading specifications. These changes will help reduce delays, and give developers clearer expectations throughout design, permitting, and construction, strengthening predictability across the full project lifecycle. Furthermore, the removal of the required on-site servicing area gives developers freedom to build higher-value uses of the space.
Read more about these improvements at LADWPNews.com.
