Latest San Diego Gas & Electric Stories
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- With temperatures soaring recently in Southern California and more hot weather ahead, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is offering a variety of tips and resources for customers to keep their homes cool while saving energy. Conservation: There are many ways to cool your house without using equipment that needs energy. For example, adding shade trees and awnings can help keep a home cool by blocking the sun's rays. So will closing...
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is reminding customers of the importance of power line safety. Last week in Los Angeles, two good Samaritans were electrocuted when they came in contact with water that was electrically charged by a downed power line. According to news reports, a woman was trying to help pull a driver from a car accident when she stepped into the charged water and was electrocuted. A second victim was also electrocuted...
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) recently marked a milestone with On-Bill Financing which has helped more than 1,000 commercial customers since the utility pioneered the program in 2007 and now produces $10 million in energy cost savings per year. More than $26 million in energy-efficient equipment has been financed through On-Bill Financing, which lends funds to commercial customers in good standing with the utility to purchase...
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has declared regular quarterly dividends for the preferred and preference series stock of the company as follows: SDG&E: Cumulative Preferred 5% Series $0.25 per share Cumulative Preferred 4.60% Series $0.23 per share Cumulative Preferred 4.50% Series...
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today announced that it successfully completed three short-term power purchase agreements with a diverse business enterprise (DBE) supplier, Diversified Energy Supply. The wholesale power purchases represent approximately two percent of monthly electricity sales to SDG&E customers. "These three power purchase agreements with Diversified Energy Supply represent a significant milestone for...
SAN DIEGO, July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has launched a service that will help customers simplify their moving process. SDG&E's new mover services program is a "one-stop shop" for selecting and scheduling important home services like television, Internet, telephone, home security service and more. By calling SDG&E or visiting SDG&E's website, customers will be able to shop a variety of companies to get the best deal, sign up...
SAN DIEGO, July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Calif. Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. joined Sempra Energy CEO Debra L. Reed, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) CEO Jessie J. Knight, Jr. and other state and local dignitaries today in eastern San Diego County to officially inaugurate the Sunrise Powerlink transmission line. The dedication ceremony, which included representatives from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the California Public Utilities Commission and government and...
SAN DIEGO, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its 2012 Environmental Champions Initiative, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today announced that it will contribute $1 million to local environmental non-profit organizations in San Diego County and south Orange County. SDG&E is welcoming proposals from non-profit environmental organizations for programs that engage and educate young people in the community as stewards of the environment in the areas of ecosystem...
SAN DIEGO, June 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved San Diego Gas & Electric's (SDG&E) East County (ECO) Substation Project, a development that involves two electric substations along SDG&E's Southwest Powerlink transmission line that will help boost electric reliability in the region and accommodate the delivery of wind, solar and geothermal power to utility customers. In total, the approximately $435 million...
SAN DIEGO, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) today announced that it has completed and put into service the Sunrise Powerlink, a 500,000-volt transmission line linking San Diego to the Imperial Valley, one of the most renewable-rich regions in California. The completion of the nearly $1.9 billion project culminates a rigorous, 5-year-long environmental review and permitting process and 18 months of construction that encompassed both overhead...
