Pacific Gas and Electric News

Pacific Gas and Electric , commonly known as PG&E, is an investor-owned utility that provides gas and electricity to most of the northern and central California region.

State Department of Conservation officials will be in Bakersfield next week gathering public input about what should be included in an environmental review of proposed rules for the oilfield technique known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking."

The same night the city of San Luis Obispo accepted recognition for what's viewed as its progressive climate action plan, it also mulled over the idea of a somewhat related topic: Community Choice Aggregation.

At least 11 teens in Moorpark have developed brain tumors, and their parents suspect that something in town may be to blame.

A PG&E plan to put 7.1 miles of 100-foot metal towers through the pristine hills and valleys of Aptos has residents upset and bewildered.

The Ugly Sweater Brigade is ready to judges the ugly sweater contest. You are invited to our Red Bluff Chamber Christmas event 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 at the Palomino Room.

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company Board of Directors announced the election of Gregg Lemler as Vice President of Electric Transmission Operations, effective December 1, 2013.

PG&E Corp.'s chief executive officer told California public utilities commissioners Monday that a belated and allegedly misleading correction of information on a San Carlos natural gas pipeline did not pose a safety risk.

A traffic and travel advisory has been issued by city authorities for March Lane at Quail Lakes Drive through late today while Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

The Chairman and CEO of Pacific Gas and Electric spoke before the California Public Utilities Commission Monday in an attempt to assure regulators that a controversial pipeline in San Carlos was now safe and secure.

VIA Motors featured its new extended range electric pickup truck at the San Francisco Auto Show in cooperation with Pacific Gas & Electric .

A company called Shimizu wants to power Earth by building a band of solar panels around the moon's equator that beam the harvested energy back in microwaves.

Black, who joined the GGRA in early 2011, has taken a position as senior director of community relations for PG&E .

In a partnership with Berlin-based Saferay Inc., Folsom-based 8minutenergy Renewables LLC recently signed two agreements to supply more electricity to California utilities.

A trio of trucks from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. hoisted volunteers to new heights Saturday as they decorated downtown's Christmas tree with ornaments and garland.

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Nikola Tesla's alternating current may have "won" the War of Currents at the end of the 19th Century, but the defeated incumbent -- direct-current distribution, aggressively championed by Thomas Edison -- endured.

City of San Carlos City Manager's Office City Hall 600 Elm Street Phone: 802-4228 Fax: 595-6729 SAN CARLOS, CA, November 27, 2013 - The City was notified today that Pacific Gas and Electric Company line 147 will be put back into service this coming Monday, December 2nd, at a not to exceed pressure of 125 psi, which is a significantly reduced ... (more)

PG&E intends to return to service on Monday a natural gas pipeline beneath San Carlos whose safety is under scrutiny -- although at minimal pressure -- the utility said Wednesday.

A large, gray cat that was stranded on a utility pole in Eureka for more than 30 hours -- spending one full night in near-freezing temperatures -- was rescued by a Pacific Gas & Electric crew on Tuesday.