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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today it is making property tax payments totaling over $157 million to the 49 counties in which it operates. This amount, being paid this week, is the first of two annual installments and represents full and timely payment of property taxes due for the period from July 1, 2012 to Dec. 31, 2012. "Local governments are facing financial challenges and must address public safety,...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced the start of its Winter Gas Savings program, which gives eligible residential and business customers an opportunity to earn an automatic bill credit of up to 20 percent for reducing natural gas usage during peak months. Customers who lower usage during December 2012 and January 2013 by up to 10 percent will receive an equal percentage credit on their February or March gas bill....

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Holiday lights bring joy to the season, but they can also bring hazards. An estimated 400 home fires involving Christmas trees or holiday lights occur each year in the U.S., resulting in 21 deaths and $25.2 million in direct property damage, according to the National Fire Protection Association and the U.S. Fire Administration. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) encourages its customers to keep safety in mind as they decorate their...

SAN FRANCISCO and HOUSTON, Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is now able to more efficiently identify potential leaks on its gas pipeline system by using a highly advanced leak detection device by Heath Consultants Inc. The leak detection device, known as Detecto Pak-Infrared (DP-IR(TM)), is designed to be selective in detecting methane and will not generate a false alarm on other hydrocarbon gases. The DP-IR helps PG&E to more quickly...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A powerful storm is forecast to bring heavy rain and high winds to Northern California, starting Wednesday morning and lasting through Sunday. The winds, combined with ground-saturating rain, could result in falling trees taking down power lines and poles and interrupting electric service. To prepare for such storms and minimize outages, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has extensive training, preventive maintenance and tree...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season tomorrow, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) offers the following energy-saving tips to help customers save energy and money. No-cost Energy Saving Tips: When using your furnace, set your heating thermostat at 68 degrees or lower during the day, health permitting. Set your thermostat at 55 degrees for the night, or when you will be away for more than four hours. Turn the furnace...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that it has been designated a 2013 Top 100 Military Friendly Employer® by G.I. Jobs magazine. This is the second time the utility has been included in the annual rankings, which are based on the strength of company military recruiting efforts, the percentage of new hires with prior military service, retention programs and company policies on National Guard and Reserve service....

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has been recognized as one of America's most community-minded companies in The Civic 50 ­survey--the first comprehensive ranking of S&P 500 corporations that best use their time, talent and resources to improve the quality of life in the communities where they do business. The survey was conducted by the National Conference on Citizenship (NCoC) and Points of Light, both experts on civic...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced that it will offer two new training courses for recently discharged veterans next year that will provide a career path into the energy industry through the utility's PowerPathway(TM) program. PG&E is offering the veterans-only energy training courses at American River College in Sacramento, part of the company's commitment to helping recently discharged veterans find...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As the first utility to use an innovative, super-sensitive, vehicle-mounted technology for detecting potential gas leaks, Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) today announced two recent successes while using Picarro Surveyor(TM) systems in Northern California to detect potential gas leaks that would have previously been difficult to locate. In Santa Clara, Calif., PG&E crews had spent months searching for a very small leak...