Pacific Gas and Electric News

Marin Energy Authority officials say their rates will soon be more competitive with those offered by Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

More than 100 Pacific Gas & Electric customers in northeast Fresno are without power today as damaged underground equipment is being repaired, spokeswoman Jana Morris said.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. put its customers in jeopardy by failing to reduce pressure on hundreds of segments of natural-gas pipelines as homes and businesses were built over what was once open space, state regulators said Friday.

Community Action Partnership of Kern honored volunteers and businesses at a special event Thursday night at Seven Oaks Country Club.

Utility employees enter yards and homes on a daily basis to provide gas and electric services to their customers.

Jack Eggleston of Blue Sky Power tried to convince selectmen Monday that the solar project on the landfill will be under way soon, but board members pressed him on delays.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co . has cleared a path under Highway 70 in Butte County for the foothill yellow-legged frog.

A vote set for Thursday in San Francisco could determine the fate of a program that has helped persuade hundreds if not thousands of Kern County homeowners and businesses to install rooftop solar panels.

UPDATE: Pacific Gas & Electric says power was restored at 12:41pm. A PG&E power outage is affecting about 1,200 homes and businesses and creating traffic problems in southwest Bakersfield.

California Water Service Group today announced its Board of Directors' plan to combine the roles of Chairman and President & Chief Executive Officer and have President & Chief Executive Officer Peter C. Nelson succeed retiring Chairman Robert W. Foy, effective May 22, 2012.

San Francisco, CA, May 22, 2012 - Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced the appointment of Jesus Soto Jr., a highly respected natural gas industry executive, to further solidify the leadership team charged with building the nation's safest natural gas delivery system.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced last week that it would increase water flows into the Eel River from Scott Dam at Lake Pillsbury to aid the downstream migration of juvenile salmon and steelhead.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- -- Silver Spring Networks, a leading networking platform and solutions provider for utilities, today celebrates 10 years of technology leadership and innovation.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. now estimates the cost of upgrading its decrepit pipeline system, the one whose failure blew up part of the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno in 2010, at $2.2 billion over 10 years.

Now, the long-shuttered coal-powered manufacturing facility, once housed along the waterfront near where modern-day Curtola Parkway and Sonoma Boulevard meet, will earn a new day in the lights.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is alerting customers to be aware of a scam that has impacted other utility customers across the country.

Last week's wind-related power outage in Novato was a silver-plattered reminder about how dangerous downed power lines can be.

The San Francisco company hired Soto from El Paso Corp., where he was vice president of operations services in the pipeline group, overseeing some 400 workers.

Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has exceeded the designated maximum pressure on its natural gas pipelines more than 120 times since the 2010 deadly pipeline explosion in San Bruno, causing concerns among safety experts, according to company documents and a report in the San Francisco Chronicle.

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has exceeded the designated maximum pressure on its natural gas pipelines more than 120 times since the 2010 deadly pipeline explosion in San Bruno.