News Releases
March 31, 2008
Don't Dig Yourself Into a Hole, Always Call 811 Before Any Excavation Project
PG&E Urges Customers to Know Where Gas and Electric Lines Lay Underground before Working on Home and Garden Projects this Spring-
- March 27, 2008
Nation's Utilities Join with PG&E to Curtail Energy Demand in Information Technology Industry
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced that 19 of the nation's utilities will gather today in San Francisco for the first face-to-face meeting of the PG&E-sponsored Utility Information Technology Energy Efficiency Coalition in an effort to dramatically reduce power usage in data centers and other IT applications.
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- March 26, 2008
PG&E’S Business Customers Rate the Utility's Gas Service Second Highest in the West Region According to J.D. Power and Associates
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) received the second highest business customer satisfaction ranking in the West region, as well as the nation, according to the 2008 J.D. Power and Associates Gas Utility Business Customer Satisfaction StudySM
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- March 25, 2008
Food TV Celebrity Chef Heats up California Ag Day with PG&E's Solar-Powered Kitchen
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is providing the key ingredient for this year's California Ag Day – the power of the sun – to cook up a successful event recognizing the state's agricultural industry.
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- March 20, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Named Overall Leader in Corporate Social Responsibility Practices
Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (PG&E's) leading corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices received several awards from PR News during their annual CSR awards ceremony held this Wednesday in Washington D.C.
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- March 18, 2008
PG&E Announces Solar School and Bright Ideas Grant Winners
Hosting today a free one-day, solar-energy training course for teachers throughout northern and central California – Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced the 40 schools selected to receive installation of a 1.3 kilowatt solar generation system valued at $25,000.
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- March 17, 2008
PG&E Names Barbara Barcon and Greg Kiraly to Leadership Team
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Barbara Barcon as vice president, finance and chief financial officer of the utility, effective March 24.
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- March 13, 2008
PG&E Employees and Retirees Raise Nearly $3.9 Million in Annual "Campaign for the Community" Fund Drive
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced its employees and retirees have pledged nearly $3.9 million – a 19 percent increase over the last year – to 3,868 schools and nonprofit organizations through the company’s 2008 Campaign for the Community.
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- March 7, 2008
PG&E Solicits New Renewable Energy for Its Customers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has issued a formal solicitation for new renewable energy on behalf of its five million electric customers.
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- March 6, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Partners With U.S. GSA to Offer Major Energy Efficiency Rebates For Federal Building Facilities
General Services Administration Earns $300,000 Rebate for Energy Efficient Buildings
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- March 5, 2008
PG&E Corporation is Highest Ranking Energy Company in Survey of 100 Best Corporate Citizens
In its latest annual list of the country's 100 Best Corporate Citizens, Corporate Responsibility Officer Magazine (CRO) ranked PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) tenth among all companies.
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- March 4, 2008
PG&E and Bioenergy Solutions Turn the Valve on California’s First “Cow Power” Project
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and BioEnergy Solutions today announced that their biogas-to-pipeline injection project in Fresno County has begun production of renewable natural gas derived from animal waste.
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- February 29, 2008
PG&E Granted $500,000 to Train Veterans
Program provides recently separated veterans with job-readiness training
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- February 26, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Climatesmart™ Program Makes Largest Purchase of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions in California
Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s ClimateSmart™ program today announced the largest investments in verifiable greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions under California’s rigorous forest carbon sequestration project protocols.
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- February 25, 2008
PG&E Launches Industry-Leading Habitat Conservation Plan
Participating today in the World Wildlife Fund’s Climate Camp – a five day program to help conservation practioners, resource managers and others grappling with climate change – Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced the launch of its Operations & Maintenance Habitat Conservation Plan (O&M HCP).
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- February 22, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Debuts New and Improved Design for North America’s Top Ranked Utility Web Site
To better serve our customers who are increasingly using the internet to manage their specific energy needs, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has recently created a fresh, new look for its Web site, www.pge.com.
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- February 21, 2008
PG&E Names John Conway Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer; Bill Harper Chief Diversity Officer
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that its Board of Directors has elected John Conway as senior vice president and chief nuclear officer, effective March 1, 2008.
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- February 15, 2008
PG&E Seeks Approval For New Geothermal Energy Contract
Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today that it is seeking approval for a 175 Megawatt (MW) geothermal power purchasing agreement with Calpine Corporation.
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- February 14, 2008
PG&E Corp. CEO Outlines Steps for Progress at United Nations Investor Summit on Climate Risk
Speaking today to state treasurers, leading institutional investors and other investment community leaders at the 2008 United Nations Investor Summit on Climate Risk, Peter A. Darbee, Chairman, CEO and President of PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG), stated firmly that global warming can be combated effectively with technologies available today, if private sector incentives are properly aligned with forward-looking public policies.
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- February 14, 2008
PG&E and Your TV20 Recognized for Outstanding Commitment to Environmental Stewardship and Waste Reduction
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Your TV20 today were recognized by the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) with 2007 Waste Reduction Awards Program (WRAP) honors for environmentally-friendly waste management programs.
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- February 13, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Announces LEED® Gold Certification of its Historic San Francisco Office Building
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that its historic General Office Building and Annex, located at 245 Market Street, San Francisco, has been awarded Gold-level LEED® certification for existing buildings (LEED-EB) by the U.S. Green Building Council.
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- February 12, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company's High Tech Energy Efficiency Program Wins National Achievement In Program Innovation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is pleased to announce that the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) – a member-based association dedicated to improving the delivery and implementation of energy efficiency, energy management and distributed renewable resources – has awarded PG&E’s high tech energy efficiency program its Outstanding Achievement in Program Innovation Award as part of a national awards program to recognize excellence in the energy services field.
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- February 11, 2008
This Valentine's Day, If You Buy Metallic Balloons to Say "Be Mine", Make Sure to Keep Them Away From Power Lines
As people purchase helium filled metallic Mylar balloons for their valentine this Thursday, Pacific Gas and Electric Company urges customers to make sure that they are securely tied to a weight that will prevent them from floating away in the air.
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- February 7, 2008
** NATURAL GAS WATCH ** February Natural Gas Bills 6.7 Percent Lower Than One Year Ago
As the 10/20 Plus Winter Gas Savings program enters its final month, Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s residential customers continue to reap the benefits of their conservation efforts.
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- February 7, 2008
PG&E Signs Agreement to Purchase Plug-In Hybrid SUVs from Raser Technologies
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has entered into an agreement with Raser Technologies, Inc. (NYSE ARCA: RZ) for the purchase and demonstration of two plug-in series hybrid electric sport utility vehicles (SUV).
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- January 24, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Seeks to Research Biomethane Resources for its Customers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that it has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to identify partners for a potential project to demonstrate technologies that could cost-effectively produce significant quantities of biomethane
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- January 17, 2008
PG&E Seeks to Upgrade SmartMeter™ Technology To Enhance Customer, Operational Benefits
Pacific Gas and Electric Company is seeking approval from the California Public Utilities Commission to begin installing next-generation high-tech electric meters during the next phase of its ongoing SmartMeter™ program. The new meters would offer an expanded range of service features for customers and increased operational efficiencies for the utility. For example, the new devices would support integration of new capabilities and emerging technologies such as home appliance automation.
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- January 15, 2008
PG&E Adds Five Heavy-Duty Liquid Natural Gas Trucks to its Fleet
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that it has added five Class 8 heavy-duty liquid natural gas (LNG) trucks to its alternative fuel fleet.
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- January 14, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Launches Workforce Development Program
acific Gas and Electric Company today launched PG&E PowerPathway™ - a new workforce development program aimed at recruiting and training skilled craftworkers and technicians.
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- January 11, 2008
PG&E Named Environmental Business of the Year by the Planning and Conservation League
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it will be recognized by the Planning and Conservation League (PCL) as the "Environmental Business of the Year" as part of PCL’s annual Environmental Legislative Symposium in Sacramento on January 12.
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- January 10, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Heads Into Final Round of Winter Storm Repairs
Continuing repairs at isolated locations in storm-ravaged Northern California, utility crews today finished restoring service to all but a few thousand of the 2.5 million Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers who lost power when heavy rains and gale-force winds began hammering the state a week ago.
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- January 9, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Restores Power to 99 Percent of Customers Affected by Winter Storms
Continuing repairs at several thousand remote locations in Northern California, utility crews today finished restoring service to more than 99 percent of the 2.5 million Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers who lost power after a series of powerful winter storms blasted the state with heavy rains and gale-force winds starting Friday morning.
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- January 8, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Restores Power to Thousands More Customers Despite New Storms
As a new set of winter storms sweep through Northern California, more than 700 utility crews continue to work around the clock to restore service to Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers and repair damage to electrical equipment.
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- January 7, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Restores Power to 97 Percent of Customers Following Severe Winter Storms
As California braces for another strong winter storm, more than 600 Pacific Gas and Electric Company crews continue to work around the clock to restore service to customers and repair damage to electrical equipment throughout the utility’s northern and central California service territory.
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- January 7, 2008
PG&E Names Jack Keenan Chief Operating Officer
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Jack Keenan as chief operating officer, effective immediately. Keenan is assuming the role previously held by William T. Morrow who has been the utility’s president and chief executive officer since July 2007.
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- January 6, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Crews Continue to Restore Service to Those Who Remain Without Power
Following multiple significant Pacific storms that battered parts of the northern and central Sierra foothills, the North Coast, the San Francisco Peninsula south to the Central Coast and the greater San Jose area over the weekend, more than 600 Pacific Gas and Electric Company crews continue to face access issues in the hardest hit areas, creating challenges in assessing damage and providing restoration work.
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- January 5, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Crews Work Around the Clock to Restore Power Amid Series of Severe Winter Storms
As strong Pacific storms continue to batter Northern and Central California over the weekend, 600 Pacific Gas and Electric Company crews are working around the clock to restore service to customers and repair damage to electrical equipment throughout the utility's territory.
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- January 4, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Crews Work to Restore Power After Strong Storm Hits Northern and Central California
Amid wind gusts over 70 miles per hour, Pacific Gas and Electric Company crews have been working since early Friday morning to restore power and repair damage caused by a strong Pacific storm – the first in a series forecast to hit California throughout the weekend.
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- January 2, 2008
Natural Gas Watch
As we enter another winter season, natural gas bills for Pacific Gas and Electric Company's residential customers are forecast to be 7 percent lower this January, compared to January 2007, with total average gas bills expected to be $97.64 for the month.
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