Small Temporary Electric Services (0 - 200 Amps Served Overhead)

For overhead served temporary services 0 - 200 amps, where overhead facilities are available, the following is required:

  1. A permit and final inspection approval from the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS).
  2. An application made at an LADWP Customer Service Center along with payment of related fees and deposits. For more information, call 1-800-DIAL-DWP (1-800-342-5397) or visit one of our Customer Service Centers. The Customer Service Center will need the following information:
    • LADBS permit number for the temporary service
    • Amps needed for the temporary service
    • The service voltage (typically 120/240)
    • Phase of the service (single phase or three phase)
    • Number of wires needed
    • Will the service be supplied overhead or underground?

For questions about the availability of overhead line facilities or for any temporary service other than 0 – 200 amps served overhead, please contact the LADWP Connection Center at (213) EMPOWER or (213) 367-6937.

Large Temporary Electric Services

For the following temporary service types, contact the LADWP Connection Center at (213) EMPOWER or (213) 367-6937.

  • Underground single phase temporary services <= 400 amps
  • Overhead single phase temporary services 201 - 400 amps
  • 0 - 200 amps served overhead where no overhead facilities are available

Note: Just as with small temporary services, LADBS permits and fees, along with the LADWP billing application fees, are required. Underground temporary services with new conduit construction or service reroutes will incur additional LADWP charges.

For the following temporary service types, contact a Service Planning Engineer.

  • Three-phase temporary services
  • Temporary services >400 amps single phase

For more information, please see the Guide to Electric Service.

A Service Planning Engineer can also be located by going to Find the Right Person or by calling the LADWP Connection Center at (213) EMPOWER or (213) 367-6937.

Fees

Please be prepared to pay the necessary fees and any required deposits. The forms of payment accepted at our Customer Service Centers are check, cash, credit card (Visa and MasterCard), money order, and cashier's check. Make checks payable to LADWP. Please bring the LADBS permit number for the temporary service with you to the Customer Service Center.

For Overhead and Underground temporary Service fees, please see Charges & Fees.