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PG&E Helps Students With $1M Scholarship Program
The utility’s new, $1 million scholarship program will award scholarships ranging from $2,500 to $30,000 per year to high achieving, low-income students who have demonstrated personal triumph or community leadership, with preference given to first-generation college students.
KERO: PG&E Helps Students with $1M Scholarship Program
High-tech gas leak detection system unveiled by PG&E
The system, which combines car-mounted instrumentation and software, can detect the tiniest of leaks a football field away, and PG&E said it will allow the company to survey pipelines five times as frequently at no additional cost. "This mobile methane detection equipment is revolutionary. It is unlike anything that exists in the world today," said Nick Stavropoulos, executive vice president for Pacific Gas & Electric's gas operations.
San Jose Mercury News: High-tech gas leak detection system unveiled by PG&E
PG&E gives $250,000 to Lucia Mar’s Central Coast New Tech High School
PG&E has donated $250,000 to support Lucia Mar’s newest school, Central Coast New Tech High, which will open with its first freshman class of 150 students on Aug. 16. New Tech High is a small-school program that incorporates high-technology teaching methods — including ensuring each student has a computer — and “project-based learning” similar to Cal Poly’s “learn by doing” philosophy.
PG&E gives $250,000 to Lucia Mar's Central Coast New Tech High School
Recent PG&E Press Releases
PG&E Welcomes CPUC Decision On Analog Alternative To Smartmeter(TM)
February 1, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Residential electric and gas customers who have concerns about wireless technology can now choose either a new SmartMeter™ or a traditional analog meter, following the final decision...
PG&E Statement On Leak Survey Update And Appeal Of CPUC Penalty
February 1, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Today, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) updated the Consumer Protection and Safety Division (CPSD) of the California Public Utilities Commission on an issue that was first...
PG&E And Picarro Demonstrate Super-Sensitive Gas Leak Detector
January 30, 2012 SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Testing ways that new technology can make natural gas pipelines safer, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Picarro today demonstrated a car-mounted gas leak detection device...
PG&E Announces $1 Million Scholarship Program
January 13, 2012 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – As part of its ongoing dedication to strengthening communities throughout California, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced the launch of its PG&E Bright Minds™ Scholarship...
Recent PG&E Related Media Stories
New technology could speed up PG&E testing time
February 1, 2012 PG&E is trying out new gas leak technology developed by a Santa Clara company that could allow the utility company to do routine testing faster than ever before… ...
PG&E Unveils Technology to Better Detect Gas Leaks
January 30, 2012 Pacific Gas and Electric, along with its partner Picarro, unveiled a new vehicle that can drive around and accurately and more efficiently detect gas leaks in service areas than the current...
Source: KCRAPG&E, Picarro Hit the Road With Gas-Sniffing Chevy Volts
January 30, 2012 Nick Stavropoulos, PG&E’s pipeline safety czar, told reporters Monday that the utility would like to see them checking 50,000 miles of the company’s sprawling gas pipeline network… ...
Source: Greentech MediaNew technology could speed up PG&E testing time
January 30, 2012 PG&E is trying out new gas leak technology developed by a Santa Clara company that could allow the utility company to do routine testing faster than ever before… ...
Source: Source: KGO-TV (ABC)Recent Blog Postings
California Schools Chief Endorses PG&E’s Bright Minds Scholarship at Sacramento Event
February 3, 2012 With the application deadline looming, California’s schools chief made a public plea today (Feb. 3) encouraging students to apply for up to $1 million in PG&E scholarships. Tom Torlakson, state superintendent...
San Francisco: PG&E Challenges Businesses in Tech Search Party to Help Schools
February 2, 2012 PG&E has introduced a first-time corporate challenge as part of San Francisco’s Tech Search Party event – the area’s premiere smart phone scavenger hunt – taking place on… ...
VIDEO: PG&E Welcomes CPUC SmartMeter™ Opt-Out Decision
February 2, 2012 Following a decision by the California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E residential customers will now have the option of choosing analog gas and electric meters instead of digital SmartMeters™.
Hinkley: School to Get New Water System After PG&E, Water Board Reach Settlement
February 2, 2012 PG&E has reached a $3.6 million agreement with the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board regarding its groundwater cleanup efforts in the town of Hinkley.
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