Los Angeles Aqueduct

STA Launches Electric School Bus Program in Los Angeles

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
Electric vehicles, Energy in California, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Water in California, Electric bus, Electric vehicle, Charging station, California, States of the United States, United States

In Los Angeles, Blue Bird was responsible for manufacturing the new buses, which feature a Cumminsbattery electricsystem.

Key Points: 
  • In Los Angeles, Blue Bird was responsible for manufacturing the new buses, which feature a Cumminsbattery electricsystem.
  • The installation of the charging stations served as a mentoring project for LADWP's Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator class.
  • STA recently announced that Ronald Halley, Vice President of Fleet and Facilities, will lead the Electric Vehicle Pilot Program.
  • STA has plans to expand its electric bus initiative to additional markets including Trenton, NJ; Barre, VT and others.

LADWP Sued by PARRIS Law Firm Over Sun Valley Gas Leak

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Monday, December 21, 2020
Los Angeles Aqueduct, Water in California, Energy in California, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Valley Generating Station, California, States of the United States

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The PARRIS Law Firm filed a lawsuit today against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) over its prolonged cover-up of a massive gas leak at LADWP's Valley Generating Station in the Northeast San Fernando Valley.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The PARRIS Law Firm filed a lawsuit today against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) over its prolonged cover-up of a massive gas leak at LADWP's Valley Generating Station in the Northeast San Fernando Valley.
  • LADWP has known about the leak for years, yet failed to publicly notify anyone of their potential exposure to its dangerous, leaking gas.
  • "For LADWP to play God with people's lives is not only reprehensible, but also criminal," said attorney Sylvia Torres-Guilln of the PARRIS Law Firm.
  • The PARRIS Law Firm is recognized as one of America's top personal injury, employment, and environmental law firms.

Kiewit-Stantec design-build team moving forward on critical LADWP groundwater projects

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Tuesday, July 7, 2020
REIT, Building Systems, Energy, Construction & Property, Utilities, Environment of the United States, United States, Pollution in the United States, Companies, Energy in California, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Water in California, Superfund, Stantec

The $400-million projects by Kiewit-Stantec will remove existing industrial contaminants that date back to the 1940s in the SFB.

Key Points: 
  • The $400-million projects by Kiewit-Stantec will remove existing industrial contaminants that date back to the 1940s in the SFB.
  • LADWP is completing these two projects pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
  • This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding the projects described above, including statements regarding Stantecs role and involvement on the projects.
  • Forwardlooking statements are provided herein for the purpose of giving information about the proposed projects referred to above and their expected impact.

Los Angeles Department of Water and Power Digitizes Supplier Registration & Solicitation Process with Ivalua in 1 Week

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Thursday, June 4, 2020
Los Angeles Aqueduct, Water in California, Energy in California, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, California, States of the United States

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has selected and deployed Ivalua to digitize supplier registration and solicitation processes.

Key Points: 
  • REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Ivalua, a leading provider of global Spend Management Cloud solutions, today announced that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has selected and deployed Ivalua to digitize supplier registration and solicitation processes.
  • Ivalua's solutions were successfully deployed in 1 week with over 150 vendors successfully registered in the first hour after go-live.
  • LADWP is the largest municipal water and power utility in the United States, serving over four million residents.
  • It was founded in 1902 to deliver reliable, safe water to residents and businesses in Los Angeles and surrounding communities.

Itron to Improve Grid Awareness and Renewable Energy Integration in Los Angeles

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Software, Utilities, Natural Resources, Environment, Alternative energy, Energy, Technology, Other Natural Resources, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Itron, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Companies, California, States of the United States

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, today announced that it signed a contract with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to improve grid awareness and reduce operating costs.

Key Points: 
  • Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, today announced that it signed a contract with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to improve grid awareness and reduce operating costs.
  • The largest municipal water and power utility in the nation, LADWP provides electricity to 1.5 million residential and business customers.
  • By deploying Itrons highly reliable, low latency communications network and DA solution, LADWP will strive to further improve customer satisfaction.
  • This collaboration will also enable Los Angeles to introduce more distributed energy resources, meet its sustainability goals and better respond to natural disasters.

L.A. Business Council Hails LADWP Vote to Expand Nation’s Largest Urban Rooftop Solar Program

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Alternative energy, Energy, Utilities, Energy, Energy in California, Renewable energy economy, Renewable energy policy, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Water in California, Feed-in tariff, California

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Powers Board of Commissioners yesterday voted to expand the nations largest rooftop solar Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program, originally proposed and supported by the Los Angeles Business Council and the CLEAN LA Solar Coalition, to 450 megawatts.

Key Points: 
  • The Los Angeles Department of Water and Powers Board of Commissioners yesterday voted to expand the nations largest rooftop solar Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program, originally proposed and supported by the Los Angeles Business Council and the CLEAN LA Solar Coalition, to 450 megawatts.
  • For years, the LABC has been at the forefront of advocating for the FiT and promoting the benefits of local solar.
  • We applaud the LADWP for their leadership in bringing the countrys largest rooftop solar program to scale to meet the demands of the climate crisis while producing the power needed to sustain our way of life.
  • We are grateful to our partners, including the LA Business Council, for their strong support of the FiT program from the start."

LADWP is Making New Strides with Cheapest Solar Energy in the Country

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Thursday, September 12, 2019
Articles, Energy, Energy in California, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Water in California, Solar energy, Renewable energy

According to CBS Los Angeles, "LADWP Commissioners unanimously approved a deal Tuesday with 8minute Solar Energy to provide power from the Barren Ridge solar project in the Mojave Desert."

Key Points: 
  • According to CBS Los Angeles, "LADWP Commissioners unanimously approved a deal Tuesday with 8minute Solar Energy to provide power from the Barren Ridge solar project in the Mojave Desert."
  • The deal will cost a mere $1.1 billion over a 25-year period, costing less to produce and store the same amount of energy as fossil fuels.
  • California overall has been a pioneer in the green energy movement, and Los Angeles is a big part of that.
  • And now that it has, I can't wait to see what's in store for the future of renewable energy."

Former Los Angeles Oil Tank Transformed into Massive Surfing Mural

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Thursday, May 10, 2018
Geography of California, California, Los Angeles Aqueduct, Water in California, Energy in California, Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Los Angeles, El Segundo, California

The mural 32 feet high and 510 feet long surrounds a hulking LADWP storage tank on Grand Avenue that's no longer in use.

Key Points: 
  • The mural 32 feet high and 510 feet long surrounds a hulking LADWP storage tank on Grand Avenue that's no longer in use.
  • The mural was installed in 51 panels that encircle the top of the tank, which once held 7.3 million gallons of oil from the refinery next door.
  • El Segundo is home to the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings and the award-winning Los Angeles Times.
  • LADWP is the nation's largest municipal utility, providing reliable, sustainable and cost-effective water and power to the City of Los Angeles.