Why is my bill so high? Published on September 03, 2026 All Department of Public Utilities customers should have received their first bills under the Time of Use (TOU) and Demand rates. DPU would like to clarify some items customers are seeing on their bills. Visual examples can be found under the “What’s on your bill?” tab at https://ladpu.com/pay. Tagged as: , Announcements, Utilities
Gas leak in White Rock repaired Published on September 02, 2026 On Thursday afternoon, August 27, at around 4pm, a third-party contractor of the Atomic Fiber project cut through the top of a steel gas service line outside of a residence on Grand Canyon. Temporary repairs were made to restore service. Tagged as: , Announcements, Utilities
Gas venting activities on Tuesday Published on August 28, 2026 New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC) has completed the hydrostatic testing of the natural gas pipeline supplying Los Alamos County with natural gas. As part of the final preparations and resupply of that pipeline, natural gas will be vented on Tuesday, September 1. Venting will include loud noises and strong smell of mercaptan, the odor associated with natural gas. Tagged as: , Announcements, Community Safety, Utilities
Scheduled power outage along Canyon Road for Friday Published on August 19, 2026 The Electric Distribution crew is scheduling a two-hour power outage on Friday, August 21 at 9 a.m. to repair equipment damaged by animals. Tagged as: , Announcements, Utilities
Utility bills arriving in mailboxes Published on August 18, 2026 The Department of Public Utilities (DPU) issued the first round of utility bills under the new residential Time of Use and Demand electric rate structure on Tuesday, August 18. Tagged as: , Announcements, Utilities
Water and gas rate hearings to BPU and Council Published on August 17, 2026 Public hearings for water rate and gas rate adjustments will be held over the next two weeks. The public is invited to attend both and will have the opportunity to make public comment regarding the proposed rates. More information can be found at https://ladpu.com/rates Tagged as: , Announcements, Utilities
White Rock is experiencing a power outage Published on August 13, 2026 1300 customers in White Rock are without power on August 13, 2026. There is currently no estimated time for restoration. Tagged as: , Announcements, Utilities
Camp May Road closure for delicate fiber work Published on August 10, 2026 Camp May Road will be closed to all access, Monday through Thursday, while crews install fiber optic cables from August 17 to September 3. Tagged as: , Announcements, Utilities
Line crew responding to Quemazon outage Published on August 08, 2026 Department of Public Utilities (DPU) line crew have been out since 12:30 a.m. working to restore power in the Quemazon area. There is also an outage around 9th street and crews will be moving there after power is restored to Quemazon. Around 128 customers are impacted. Tagged as: , Announcements, Utilities