News Releases
June 29, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Seeks to Increase Renewable Energy Supplies for its Customers
In an effort to increase the amount of clean energy available for its five million electric customers and meet state goals, Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today it is asking suppliers to submit competitive bids to provide the utility with additional renewable power resources.-
- June 28, 2006
4th of July Holiday Prompts Water Safety Warning
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the California Department of Boating and Waterways are teaming up to warn vacationers this holiday to be very careful on area waterways.
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- June 27, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Creates New Post for Supplier Diversity; Signs Three Major Contracts
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has appointed Melanie M. Shelby to the newly created senior position of Director of Supplier Diversity
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- June 23, 2006
PG&E Elects Sanford Hartman as Vice President and Managing Director, Law
Pacific Gas and Electric Company has elected Sanford L. Hartman as Vice President and Managing Director, Law, effective July 1.
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- June 23, 2006
PG&E Continues to Call for Energy Conservation
Flex Your Power Now! Days Declared Through Midnight Sunday
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- June 23, 2006
PG&E Elects Brian Cherry as Vice President, Regulatory Relations
Pacific Gas and Electric Company has elected Brian K. Cherry as Vice President, Regulatory Relations
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- June 22, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Urges Energy Conservation
State Declares Flex Your Power NOW!' Power Watch for Thursday
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- June 21, 2006
PG&E Offers $300,000 in Grants to Habitat for Humanity Chapters
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced plans to give $300,000 in grants to Habitat for Humanity chapters to cover the installation costs of solar generation systems on homes built for low-income families.
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- June 21, 2006
Conservation Remains Key As Temperatures Heating Up Throughout Northern And Central California This Week
The sustained heat over several days could put an additional strain on the states power grid
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- June 19, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Reacts Favorably to SmartMeter™ Proposed Decision From Utility Regulators
PG&E Seeks to Install 9.3 million SmartMeters™ that Would Provide Many Customer Service Benefits
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- June 15, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Receives Commission Approval to Construct Contra Costa Unit 8
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today received approval from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to acquire, complete construction of and operate the partially constructed Contra Costa Unit 8 electric generation facility.
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- June 13, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company to Fund $300,000 in Grants to Local Economic Development Programs
Continuing its long-standing commitment to support the economic vitality of the communities it serves, Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that it would once again award grants, funded by its shareholders, to local economic development organizations throughout northern and central California.
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- June 9, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s PrideNetwork Employee Association Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
Utility has 20-year history of initiatives supporting this community
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- June 1, 2006
More Customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Company Now Eligible for Lower Electric Bills Through Care Program
New Income Guidelines Effective June 1, 2006
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- May 25, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Restores Power to East Bay Customers, Cause Under Investigation
Cause of Power Surge Unknown at this Time, but Will be Fully Investigated by Utility
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- May 24, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Restructures Existing Qualifying Facility Contracts to Add Flexibility, Reduce Costs
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has reached an agreement with Wellhead Electric Company, Inc. to restructure the Qualifying Facility (QF) standard offer power purchase agreements (PPAs) of two existing cogeneration facilities.
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- May 23, 2006
PG&E, Community Celebrate Closure of Hunters Point Power Plant
Event draws community, city leaders and state officials
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- May 16, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Adds More Renewable Energy to Customer Electric Mix
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has secured an additional 105 megawatts (MW) of clean, renewable energy resources...
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- May 15, 2006
PG&E Shuts Down Hunter’s Point Power Plant, Increases Power Supply
Plant closure leads to higher capacity of energy flowing into service territory
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- May 15, 2006
Pacific Gas And Electric Companys Energy Orb Alerts Businesses When Conservation Is Needed To Prevent Power Shortages
Energy Orb Changes Colors to Indicate When an Energy Saving Event is Imminent or Underway
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- May 10, 2006
PG&E Receives CALEDs First California Corporate Leadership Award
Last week, CALED honored Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) with the first ever "California Economic Development Corporate Leadership Award"
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- May 9, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Offers Safety Tips for the Agriculture Community
Tips to help protect agriculture employees from potential hazards in the field.
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- May 5, 2006
Pacific Gas And Electric Company Urges Caution With Mother's Day Metallic Balloons
Mother’s Day is fast approaching and helium-filled metallic balloons have become one popular way to celebrate this special occasion.
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- May 3, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Offers Safety Tips for Electrical Safety Month
National Electrical Safety Month provides a good time to revisit the importance of safety when working around electrical equipment and power lines – both overhead and underground.
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- April 28, 2006
A Water Safety Warning is Issued to Recreationists as Trout Season Opens and the Spring Snowmelt Begins
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- April 28, 2006
PG&E Completes Jefferson-Martin 230-Kv Transmission Line In San Mateo County ; Will Close Hunters Point Power Plant In May
Transmission line will increase electric capacity and reliability in region and is last project needed to close utility’s last San Francisco power plant
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- April 19, 2006
PG&E and The California State Parks Foundation Team Up for Earth Day Restoration Work on April 22
Utility offers cash grant, employee volunteers for park projects this Saturday
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- April 17, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Completes $93.4 Million in Franchise Fee Payments to City Governments
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has made its 2005 franchise fee and franchise fee surcharge payments totaling more than $93.4 million to the 244 California cities in which it operates.
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- April 16, 2006
PG&E an Infant When 1906 Great Earthquake And Fire Struck San Francisco
100-year-old utility teams up to encourage preparedness, continually improves its own preparations for disasters
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- April 13, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Delivers New Renewable Wind Energy to California Electricity Customers
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- April 12, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Offers Preparedness Tips for the Centennial Anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake
Pacific Gas and Electric Company wants to remind customers that preparing homes and families in advance can minimize the disruption of future earthquakes.
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- April 12, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Submits Long-Term Contracts To California Public Utilities Commission
Pacific Gas and Electric Company yesterday filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) requesting approval of seven agreements to help meet the long-term energy needs of its 5 million electric customers in northern and central California.
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- April 11, 2006
12TH Consecutive “Treeline USA Utility” Awarded to Pacific Gas and Electric Company by National Arbor Day Foundation
Pacific Gas and Electric Company was recognized yesterday as a “Tree Line USA Utility” by the National Arbor Day Foundation at the fourteenth annual Trees and Utilities National Conference in Chicago, Illinois.
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- April 10, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company to Repower Humboldt Bay Power Plant
New Power Plant will be 35% More Efficient with 90 % Fewer Air Emissions
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- April 10, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Makes $92 Million in Property Tax Payments to California Counties
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- April 7, 2006
PG&E Completes Potrero-Hunters Point Transmission Line in San Francisco
Utility on target to closing Hunters Point Power Plant this spring
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- April 5, 2006
Perigrine Falcons Return to Downtown San Francisco and Lay Four New Eggs
A pair of endangered peregrine falcons, named George and Gracie by their legions of fans, have returned to downtown San Francisco to lay four new eggs inside a planter on the 30th floor of 201 Mission Street.
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- April 4, 2006
PG&E Unveils Californias First Comprehensive Investment Strategy in Electric Infrastructure Since Energy Crisis
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has taken historic strides to ensure years of clean, reliable future electricity supplies for the more than 15 million northern and central Californians the utility serves
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- April 3, 2006
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Makes $ 36.9 Million in Franchise Fee Payments to Local County Governments
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has made its 2005 franchise fee and franchise fee surcharge payments totaling more than $36.9 million to the 48 counties in which it operates.
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