Los Angeles County recorded the highest number of outages, with about 6.3 of customers affected. (Representational Photo)
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Tens of thousands of residents were left without electricity on Saturday as a major power outage swept across Los Angeles, affecting neighbourhoods from Santa Monica to Downtown, officials said.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) confirmed that the outage disrupted power to homes and businesses across the city.
According to LADWP’s outage map, reports peaked around 4:15 pm ET, with more than 100,818 customers left without power across its service area.
Los Angeles County recorded the highest number of outages, with about 6.3% of customers affected. LADWP currently ranks first nationwide for the total number of power outages and second for the percentage of customers impacted among all utilities.
Frustrated residents took to social media to share their experiences and concerns.
One user wrote on X (formerly Twitter): “What is going on in Los Angeles right now??!! Huge power outage.” Another added: “Thought it was my building only going through a power outage and come to find out it was a whole chunk of Los Angeles.”
Others reported widespread blackouts in multiple areas. “Huge LA power outage… like huge. So far Beverlywood, Cheviot Hills, Century City confirmed out,” one user said. Another wrote: “Seems like the power outage is huge here in L.A. South L.A., Ktown, all the way west to at least the 405 are out.”
As of Saturday evening, LADWP had not confirmed the cause of the outage.