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The Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is an American investor-owned utility (IOU). [2] The company is headquartered at Kaiser Center, in Oakland, California.PG&E provides natural gas and electricity to 5.2 million households in the northern two-thirds of California, from Bakersfield and northern Santa Barbara County, almost to the Oregon and Nevada state lines.
PG&E Powerhouse, also known as Sacramento River Station B is a historic building located in Sacramento, California, constructed in 1912 by notable architect Willis Polk. [2] Originally used by Pacific Gas and Electric PG&E as an auxiliary power plant and transformer substation, it played a key role in transforming voltage for distribution.
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) is a community-owned electric utility serving Sacramento County and parts of Placer County. [3] It is one of the ten largest publicly owned utilities in the United States, generating the bulk of its power through natural gas (estimated 35.2% of production total in 2020) and large hydroelectric generation plants (29.1% in 2020).
On Friday, when winds are predicted to be their strongest, PG&E could call for outages in those counties and expand to 11 more: Butte County: 1,153 homes and businesses (87 Medical Baseline customers)
The rate request comes amid a new year of rate hikes, with the average PG&E household paying an additional $34.50 on its monthly bill, and fears that electricity prices will continue to rise.
In April 2024, another investigation by ABC News Sacramento discovered some PG&E customers were receiving bills for more than $1,000 for their alleged electricity usage.
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(Reuters) - U.S. utility firm PG&E Corp said on Monday it has cut power for over 9,000 customers in northern California as a precaution against heightened wildfire risks from high winds.