LADWP reports 244 without power, SCE reports 1,671 in LA and Orange counties

LOS ANGELES — Hundreds of Southern California Edison and Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers — a huge reduction from Tuesday — are still without power Wednesday morning.
Both utilities were plagued by widespread failures over the Labor Day weekend as temperatures soared to record levels across the Southland.
As of 2:30 a.m., SCE reported 1,671 customers in Los Angeles and Orange counties were without electricity while the LADWP reported 244 customers without ser