Last week, we laid out the journey your electricity takes to get to you. We followed your electricity across hundreds of miles, across transmission and distribution lines, from the power plant to your neighborhood. We haven't quite finish the journey yet, however. The most important step is yet to come: how all that … [Read more...]
How Does LA’s Power Get to You? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Earlier this year, Mike Diamond broke down the long, impressive journey that brings Los Angeles' electrical power to you. We covered who supplies the power, how it gets to you, and how it moves through your home. Supplying electricity to 4 million people is quite the undertaking--enough so that it can be hard to … [Read more...]
How Does My Electricity Move Through My Home?
Two weeks ago, we started telling the story of LA’s electricity. First, we covered who makes your electricity and where it comes from. Then, we figured out how all that electricity actually gets from where it’s generated all the way to you. Now, we’ve reached the final chapter in the ongoing story of your home’s … [Read more...]
How Does Los Angeles’ Electricity Get to You?
Last week, we figured out where LA’s power comes from and who’s supplying it to us. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the process is pretty complex. LA doesn’t draw all its power from anyone or even ten sources. The city generates power from different sources all over. Some of the sources are even thousands of miles away. How … [Read more...]
Where Does Los Angeles Get Its Electricity?
Have you ever wondered where your home’s electricity comes from? It’s a bigger question than you might realize! Every one of LA’s electricity-using structures connects to our gigantic, state-spanning, literally billion dollar power system. Your humble home is one end of a story spanning hundreds of miles and involving … [Read more...]
Why Is That Light Bulb Flickering?
A flickering light bulb is the electrical equivalent of a dripping faucet. At first, it doesn’t seem like that big a deal. It’s certainly nothing worth getting upset about! That positive mentality will last about a day. Maybe two. After that, the flickering will start chipping away at your sanity. Next thing you know, … [Read more...]
How to Keep Your Home Electricity Working Great
Just like with anything in life, the more you know about a certain topic, the more capable you are of treating it right. This is especially true for your home’s electrical fixtures. Making sure electrical devices are working right means knowing how they work, how to keep them safe, and when it’s time to call a … [Read more...]
Preventing Power Problems This Holiday Season
What’s the holiday season without lights? They’re on our trees, in our homes, and even on our sweaters! Lights can be an integral part of many different holiday traditions for many different families, and when they shut off, so does the fun. Luckily, you can easily avoid power problems this holiday season by staying … [Read more...]
How to Maintain Outdoor Lighting
If you own a house, chances are you have some kind of outdoor lighting. Whether you have a single porch light or a whole landscape lighting system, you’ll want it to function as long and well as possible. Not only does outdoor lighting help you feel at-home and comfortable, it can serve an important security function, … [Read more...]
Why Power Surges Happen and How to Prevent Them
Modern homes have more electronic devices plugged in now than ever before. While modern electrical grids have become very good at supplying power evenly and safely, power surges are still common. Power surges are just another reality of owning a home. Every homeowner should know at least the basics about power … [Read more...]
