News Releases
December 30, 2008
Update From PG&E On Rancho Cordova Accident
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) issued the following statement: As the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) continues the investigation into the explosion that occurred in a Rancho Cordova neighborhood on Christmas Eve, PG&E is committed to providing investigators with all information that will assist them in determining the cause of the accident.-
- December 25, 2008
PG&E Statement Regarding Rancho Cordova Accident
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today released the following statement regarding the event that occurred Wednesday, December 24 in Rancho Cordova, a suburb of Sacramento, Calif.
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- December 23, 2008
PG&E Offers Special Incentives to Conserve Natural Gas This Winter
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is offering customers a valuable incentive to control their heating costs in the coming months through the Winter Gas Savings Program.
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- December 22, 2008
PG&E Signs Contract with Sempra Generation for 10 Megawatts of Thin-Film Solar
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that it has entered into a long-term agreement with El Dorado Energy, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sempra Generation, to purchase 10 megawatts of renewable, photovoltaic solar energy from Sempra Generation’s new El Dorado Energy Solar facility in Nevada.
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- December 22, 2008
PG&E Urges Customers to Protect Themselves from Dangerous Carbon Monoxide
As cold winter weather chills northern and central California this week, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) urges customers to be mindful of the dangers associated with carbon monoxide.
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- November 27, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Offers Customers a Safe and Better Way to Light Up the Holidays
Thanksgiving Day weekend signals the time when people begin to decorate homes and trees for the holidays.
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- November 24, 2008
PG&E and Its Employees Help Food Banks
Continuing its long-standing commitment to actively support the communities it serves, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced last week a new effort to help support local food banks. The utility will match employee donations, up to $100, to any of the 41 food banks of their choice within the PG&E service area, for a total of $100,000 system-wide. The announcement was made at the 2008 Mielke Awards ceremony, which recognizes employees for their outstanding community service.
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- November 21, 2008
PG&E Adds More Renewable Wind Energy to Its Power Mix
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today it has entered into a long-term agreement with Hatchet Ridge Wind, LLC, a subsidiary of Babcock & Brown, to purchase up to 103 megawatts (MW) of renewable wind energy. The project will generate up to 303 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy annually. This would be equivalent to the amount of energy needed to serve nearly 44,000 residential homes on an annual basis.
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- November 19, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Power Generation Facility
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today broke ground on its state-of-the-art Colusa Generating Station, a 660-megawatt power plant located near the town of Maxwell in Colusa County, about 75 miles northwest of Sacramento.
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- October 27, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Hosts Energy-Efficient Home Exhibit in San Francisco’s Union Square
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR® program will host a custom-built, interactive exhibit structure modeled after an actual energy-efficient home this weekend, showcasing energy-efficient home products in San Francisco’s historic Union Square.
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- October 21, 2008
PG&E Announces 2008 Solar School and “Bright Ideas” Grant Winners
As part of its continuing effort to bring solar power to the classroom, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today unveiled 25 California schools selected to participate in the 2008 solar schools program.
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- October 8, 2008
Pacific Gas and Electric Company Interconnects 25,000th Net Metered Solar Customer in Northern and Central California
Pacific Gas and Electric Company today celebrated the 25,000th net metered solar interconnection in its northern and central California service area, representing almost half of the nation’s customer-owned solar. Net energy metering allows eligible renewable customers to offset the cost of their electric usage with energy they export to the power grid. The 25,000th PG&E net metered solar customer, David Bower, is also part of the California Solar Initiative (CSI) program. To encourage customer investment in solar, PG&E provides rebate incentives that will total $4,500 for a system that supplies 2.4 kilowatts (kW) of power to Bower’s home.
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- October 1, 2008
PG&E Encourages Customers to Take Advantage of Programs to Reduce Energy Usage
Pacific Gas and Electric Company advised customers that electricity prices will be increasing effective today, October 1, due to higher power purchase costs incurred in 2008. Below normal seasonal rainfall has resulted in drought conditions that reduced the amount of hydroelectric power available for PG&E to provide customers. This and higher natural gas prices are the two main factors leading to higher electricity prices. To reduce the rate impact to customers, PG&E is proposing to collect these increased costs during the next 15 months.
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