News Releases
September 27, 2007
PG&E Commits to Double Its Solar Thermal Power Purchases During Clinton Global Initiative
Participating today in the Clinton Global Initiative – an annual meeting of world leaders designed to examine today's most pressing global challenges - Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced plans to double its existing commitments to buy renewable solar thermal electric power, adding 1,000 megawatts (MW) of new supply to its portfolio over the next five years.-
- September 26, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Ranks #1 in the Nation Among Energy and Utility Companies on Informationweek 500
InformationWeek magazine has recognized Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) as leading the energy and utility industry in business technology innovation.
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- September 25, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Honored by the Solar Electric Power Association
Continuing its position as the leading solar utility, Pacific Gas and Electric Company today received the Solar Portfolio Leadership award from SEPA.
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- September 20, 2007
PG&E Donates $1.2 Million in Solar Installations to Habitat for Humanity International
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced a $1.2 million partnership with Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) to install solar electric systems on every Habitat-built home throughout PG&E's northern and central California service territory in 2007.
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- September 20, 2007
PG&E's Customers, California to Benefit From CPUC Energy Efficiency Incentive Mechanism Decision
Pacific Gas and Electric today commended the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for its decision to adopt an energy efficiency incentive mechanism for California’s investor owned utilities.
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- September 17, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company wins the 2007 Brilliant Utility Award
Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today that it won the 2007 Brilliant Utility Award as part of the Discover Brilliant International Conference and Expo held in Seattle on September 17-19.
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- September 13, 2007
PG&E Donates Solar Systems to San Francisco's Project Open Hand
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Project Open Hand today celebrated the unveiling of the non-profit's new state of the art solar and solar thermal energy system.
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- September 12, 2007
PG&E and Tesla Motors Co-Pilot Vehicle-to-Grid Research
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has partnered with Tesla Motors to further evolve vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology by researching smart charging – a form of V2G designed to allow remote control charging of electric vehicles connected to the power grid.
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- September 6, 2007
PG&E Partners With 'Save The Bay' To Help Restore Wetland Habitats
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that nearly 100 employees will spend their Saturday morning helping Save The Bay restore vital Bay shoreline, making this the fifth year employees and their families have teamed up with Save The Bay's wetland restoration efforts. PG&E will present a $40,000 contribution to Save The Bay to help the local non-profit continue its critical work protecting San Francisco Bay.
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- August 29, 2007
PG&E Asks Customers to Conserve Energy This Week as Temperatures Heat Up Across California
Triple digit temperatures are forecast for many parts of California this week, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company is asking customers to voluntarily conserve energy to assist California’s electric grid manager, the California Independent System Operator (California ISO), in its efforts to maintain adequate power reserves in the state.
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- August 24, 2007
PG&E Receives Approval for Cow Power
Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today that the California Public Utilities Commission has approved its gas purchase agreement with Microgy, Inc.
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- August 22, 2007
PG&E Helps to Clean Port of Oakland with Breakthrough LNG Cold Ironing Technology
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced the first-ever successful demonstration of liquid natural gas (LNG) "Cold Ironing" at the Port of Oakland – the fourth busiest container port in the United States.
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- August 15, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company's Website Ranked #1 in North America
Pacific Gas and Electric Company came out on top among North American utilities in an industry survey of gas and electric utility websites.
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- August 8, 2007
PG&E Participates in Hybrid Truck Pilot Program
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it is among the first utilities in the nation to test a new diesel-electric utility service truck with the potential to avoid the release of two tons of carbon dioxide per year.
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- August 7, 2007
PG&E Comments on California Attorney General Action to Protect Northern and Central California Electric Customers
Pacific Gas and Electric Company supports the actions of the California State Attorney General, the California Department of Water Resources, and other state agencies for their recent actions in Calpine's bankruptcy proceedings to protect PG&E customers.
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- August 7, 2007
PG&E Joins The Green Grid
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced that it is the first utility to join The Green Grid, a non-profit consortium dedicated to advancing energy efficiency in data centers and business computing ecosystems.
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- August 2, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Awards $1.9 Million Solar Rebate to AC Transit
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today awarded a $1.9 million solar rebate to AC Transit for seven rooftop solar arrays installed at the East Bay Bus System’s Oakland and Hayward stations.
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- August 2, 2007
PG&E Receives Green Light For Environmentally Sensitive Design at New Gateway Generating Station
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today received permission from the California Energy Commission to employ “dry cooling” technology at its Gateway Generating Station (Gateway) currently under construction near Antioch.
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- July 31, 2007
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Honored as One of the Bay Area's Top Corporate Philanthropists
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today announced it has been recognized as one of the largest corporate philanthropists in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times.
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- July 26, 2007
PG&E Comments on San Francisco Electric Reliability
Pacific Gas and Electric Company issued the following statement today from President and Chief Executive Officer Bill Morrow on yesterday’s San Francisco power outage.
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- July 25, 2007
PG&E Signs Agreement With Solel for 553 Megawatts of Solar Power
Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today that it has entered into a landmark renewable energy agreement with Solel-MSP-1 to purchase renewable energy from the Mojave Solar Park, to be constructed in California’s Mojave Desert.
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- July 25, 2007
PG&E Restores Power to All Customers Affected By Transmission-Related Outage in San Francisco
) Pacific Gas and Electric Company restored power this afternoon to approximately 40,000 customers after transmission breakers at the company’s Martin Substation opened, causing outages concentrated in San Francisco’s Financial District and the Cow Palace area of the peninsula.
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- July 23, 2007
PG&E Adds 85 Megawatts of Renewable Wind Energy to its Power Mix
Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today it has entered into a 15-year agreement with PPM Energy, a developer of utility-scale wind power projects, to purchase renewable wind energy from the company’s Klondike III Wind Project in Sherman County, Oregon.
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- July 18, 2007
PG&E Supports Santa Clara University Solar Decathletes in Competition to Construct a Functional Solar House
University Selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to Participate in International Competition to Promote Sustainable Living
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