News Releases
March 27, 2007
San Francisco Peregrines Lay Eggs on Bay Bridge, a Lethal Location for Fledging Falcons
San Franciscos beloved peregrine falcons, George and Gracie, have laid new eggs on the central anchorage of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, but the nest site is a lethal one for fledging falcons because they will fledge into the water or onto the roadway on their first flight.-
- March 27, 2007
PG&E to Provide $50 Million in Customer Bill Credits for Winter Gas Savings; More Than 40 Percent of Eligible Customers Qualify
For the second consecutive year, Pacific Gas and Electric Company is rewarding customers who successfully took steps to cut their natural gas usage during the winter compared with their usage over the prior three winters.
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- March 22, 2007
PG&E Ranks Second Among Western Region Electric Utilities and Posts the Nation's Largest Gains in Business Customer Satisfaction, According to J.D. Power and Associates Study
Earning an overall customer satisfaction index score of 750 on a 1000-point scale—second highest among western region electric utilities—Pacific Gas and Electric Company showed the nation's largest improvement in overall satisfaction for business customers, according to the latest J.D. Power and Associates Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study, which was reported earlier today.
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- March 21, 2007
Giants And PG&E Bring Solar Power To AT&T Park
The San Francisco Giants and Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced a joint partnership to install a solar system at AT&T Park.
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- March 20, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Helps Power California Ag Day with Biogas Made From Dairy Cow Manure
"Agriculture: Powering our Future" is the theme for California Ag Day 2007, so it is quite fitting that Pacific Gas and Electric Company is using biogas made from dairy cow manure to help power today's event.
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- March 20, 2007
As Spring Approaches PG&E Reminds Customers To "Call Before You Dig"
Spring starts this Wednesday and many homeowners will begin work on various projects around the house.
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- March 19, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Increases Renewable Energy Resources For Its Customers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced that it received approval from the CPUC to enter into four new power purchase agreements from three renewable projects and one cogeneration facility.
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- March 16, 2007
PG&E Names Des Bell As Chief Of Staff And
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today named Des Bell as utility chief of staff and vice president, effective Monday, March 19.
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- March 16, 2007
PG&E, All-Party Agreement Ensures Market Stability of Natural Gas Transportation And Storage Costs
Gas Accord IV Settlement Filed with California Public Utilities Commission
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- March 15, 2007
CPUC Approves Multiparty Agreement on Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Base Revenues
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved a comprehensive settlement agreement supported by PG&E, the CPUC Division of Ratepayer Advocates and numerous consumer groups setting the utilitys base electric and gas revenues for 2007 through 2010.
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- March 14, 2007
PG&E Recognizes 365 Main for Data Center Energy Reduction Programs
San Francisco Data Center Energy Reductions Contribute to Power Reliability and Environmental Protection
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- March 13, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Seeks to Increase Renewable Energy Resources for Its Customers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today that it has issued a Request for Offers (RFO) to solicit renewable energy supply on behalf of its five million electric customers.
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- March 5, 2007
Pacific Gas And Electric Company Reminds Customers That Daylight Saving Time Arrives Early This Year
In an effort to lower the nation's energy consumption, the federal government passed the 2005 Federal Energy Policy Act, which includes advancing Daylight Saving Time, beginning this year, from the first Sunday in April to the second Sunday in March to encourage energy savings.
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- March 1, 2007
Natural Gas Watch
Natural gas bills in March are expected to drop 18% compared to last month.
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- February 28, 2007
PG&E To Study Wave Power In Humboldt & Mendocino
Pacific Gas and Electric Company took the first step towards developing generation projects that could convert the abundant wave energy off the coast of Mendocino and Humboldt Counties into electricity by filing two preliminary permit applications with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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- February 27, 2007
Pacific Gas And Electric Company To Expand Green Fleet With Phoenix Motorcars' All-Electric Sport Utility Trucks
Editors: This news release was updated 9/20/07 to correct that PG&E has not yet received the Phoenix Motorcars SUTs. PG&E looks forward to adding these vehicles to its clean fuel fleet - one of the nation's largest - when they become available in early 2008.
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- February 22, 2007
PG&E Shares Highest Rank For Customer Satisfaction Among Western Gas Utilities In J.D. Power And Associates Study
Pacific Gas and Electric Company's business customers ranked the company's natural gas service highest among western utilities, according to the latest J.D. Power and Associates customer satisfaction study, which were reported earlier today.
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- February 16, 2007
PG&E Residential Customers Can Now Pay Bills Online with Visa Cards
Paying monthly utility bills just got easier. Pacific Gas and Electric Companys 5.2 million residential customers no longer need to write a check and lick a stamp to pay their monthly utility bills.
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- February 13, 2007
Big-Hearted PG&E Employees/Retirees Raise Millions For Charity During Annual 'Campaign For The Community' Drive
The numbers are in, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company employees and retirees have pledged $3.3 million an 18 percent increase over the last year to 3,500 nonprofit organizations through the companys 2007 Campaign for the Community.
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- February 12, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and BioEnergy Solutions Sign Agreement for Renewable Natural Gas
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced an agreement with BioEnergy Solutions, a Central Valley waste-to-energy company, to deliver renewable energy to PG&E's customers.
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- February 6, 2007
PG&E Partners with City and County of San Francisco on $11.5 Million Energy Watch Program
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) announced today a collaborative effort to deliver energy savings and energy efficiency education programs to residential and commercial customers in San Francisco.
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- February 6, 2007
PG&E Leading Coalition Of U.S. Utilities To Capture Energy Efficiency Opportunities In Data Centers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today that it is leading the formation of a nationwide coalition of utilities to discuss and coordinate energy efficiency programs for the high tech sector, focusing on data centers.
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- February 5, 2007
PG&E Helps Port Of Oakland Clean Up Diesel Emissions With Natural Gas Fueling Station And Clean Truck Partnership
Diesel emissions from trucks at the Port of Oakland are fewer and will become even less as a result of a partnership between Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a trucking firm and a transportation company.
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- February 1, 2007
PG&E Awards $1.25 Million Incentive For The Westin San Francisco Airport Hotels Fuel Cell Electric Power Plant
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today presented Alliance Star Energy LLC with a ceremonial $1.25 million incentive check to help pay for a fuel cell electric power plant at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.'s® Westin® San Francisco Airport Hotel in San Mateo.
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- February 1, 2007
Natural Gas WatchPG&E Customers Can Still Earn 20% Bill Credit For Conservation
In late 2006, PG&E introduced an enhanced conservation plan10/20 Plus Winter Gas Savings Programto assist customers with their winter gas bills.
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- January 30, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Announces Relief Plan To Assist Customers Impacted By The Recent Cold Snap
The January cold snap that decimated the citrus industry and damaged other crops in central California wont just cost growers an estimated $1 billion and drain hundreds of millions of dollars from the regions economy, it is expected that an estimated 12,000 farm and packinghouse workers will lose their jobs.
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- January 29, 2007
PG&E and The San Francisco LGBT Community Center Rays The Roof with a New Solar Installation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the San Francisco LGBT Community Center today celebrated the unveiling of The Centers new state of the art solar energy system.
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- January 26, 2007
Statement From Pacific Gas And Electric Company On CPUC Gas Emissions Performance Standard Decision
Pacific Gas and Electric Company issued the following statement from Thomas B King, CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, on the California Public Utilities Commissions greenhouse gas emissions performance standard decision.
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- January 24, 2007
PG&E Breaks Ground On Gateway Generating Station In Antioch
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today broke ground on a new power generating station that will provide PG&E's customers with 530 megawatts of power using the latest fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly technologies.
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- January 23, 2007
Pacific Gas And Electric Company And Disability Rights Advocates Partner To Create Care Application For Visually-Impaired Customers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, in partnership with Disability Rights Advocates (DRA), announced today that the application for the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) Program, which gives qualified customers a discount of 20 percent on their monthly bills, is now available in a format designed specifically for visually-impaired customers.
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- January 18, 2007
Statement From Pacific Gas And Electric Company On Governor Schwarzenegger's Signing Of The Executive Order Creating A Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Pacific Gas and Electric Company issued the following statement from Thomas B. King, CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, on the Governor's new Low Carbon Fuel Standard Executive Order.
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- January 17, 2007
Statement From Peter A. Darbee, Chairman, CEO, And President, PG&E Corp. On The Feinstein-Carper Bill To Reduce Global Warming Emissions
Speaking today from Capitol Hill, Peter A. Darbee, Chairman, CEO and President of PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) joined U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D Calif.) and other business leaders to voice support for her landmark bill, co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D Del.), to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the nations electric utility sector.
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- January 17, 2007
PG&E Corp. CEO Outlines Blueprint to Advance Clean Energy Solutions and Address Global Warming
Company Earns NRDC Honors for Environmental Performance and Leadership
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- January 10, 2007
PG&E Awards $200,000 in 2006 'Solar Schools Bright Ideas' Grants
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that it has awarded $200,000 in Bright Ideas grants to 39 underserved schools in northern and central California for their innovative solar science projects in 2006.
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- January 10, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Delivers New Renewable Wind Power to its Customers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company this week began receiving renewable power from the Buena Vista Energy, LLC Wind Project located in the Altamont pass area of Contra Costa County.
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- January 9, 2007
Statement From Pacific Gas and Electric Company On Governor Schwarzenegger's Proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Pacific Gas and Electric Company issued the following statement from Thomas B King, CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, on the Governors new Low Carbon Fuel Standard proposal.
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- January 4, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Energizes Governor’s 2007 Inaugural “Green Dream” Celebration With Cow, Soy And Sun Power
Carbon Neutral Event powered by PG&E, with help from Microgy, Inc. and Joseph Gallo Farms’ Biogas
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