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Council hears update on port power interruptions, DWP and Port to complete study by October 2025

2699103 · March 19, 2025
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Los Angeles officials heard presentations from the Department of Water and Power and the Port of Los Angeles on recurring power interruptions at port terminals; agencies said on-site analyses are ongoing and a final study with recommendations is due in October 2025.

Los Angeles City Council members heard a briefing about repeated electricity interruptions at Port of Los Angeles terminal operations and the steps underway to reduce equipment outages as the port electrifies operations.

The report, presented by representatives from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) and the Port of Los Angeles, described a joint technical study begun in December to analyze momentary interruptions and other sensitivities affecting heavy shore-based equipment. “Many of these are what are called momentary interruptions of electricity, and we want to minimize those in particular,” a DWP presenter said, summarizing…

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