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PG&E Awards $255,000 in Bright Ideas Grants to California Schools

A previous Bright Ideas grant went to Sebastopol's Analy High School, which used the money to build a tiny energy-efficient home. (Currents Archive Photo.) As part of its ongoing commitment to...

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PG&E Pays $302 Million in Taxes and Fees to California Cities and Counties

PG&E paid property taxes and franchise fees of more than $302 million this spring to the 49 counties and 243 cities in which provides service to 15 million Californians. “We have the privilege of...

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PG&E Pays $172 million in Property Taxes to California Counties

PG&E increased its payment of property taxes sharply this year as the utility continued to make significant investments in its gas and electric system to improve safety and reliability. PG&E...

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More Solar Blooms in California’s Desert

By Denny Boyles SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY — Tucked at the base of hills north of Highway 58, one of California’s newest sources of electricity stretches more than 1,400 acres and is powered entirely by the...

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Hinkley: Residents Get Medical Screenings, Flu Shots at PG&E-Sponsored Health...

HINKLEY — More than 50 people attended the Hinkley Family Health and Resource Fair on Saturday (Oct. 24) with more than 35 local residents receiving flu shots. Local residents were provided free health...

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Hinkley: Enthusiasm, PG&E Partnerships Drive Successful Community Cleanup Day

By Jeff D. Smith HINKLEY – Four large roll-off bins of trash and two more full of tires were collected during the second Hinkley Community Clean-up Day, held on Saturday (Nov. 14) in this Mojave Desert...

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PG&E’s Property Tax Payments Increase to $193 Million as it Further Supports...

By Paul Moreno PG&E property taxes increased sharply this year as the utility continued to make significant investments in its gas and electric infrastructure to improve safety and reliability for...

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Hinkley: PG&E Hosts Mojave XP High School Students for Career Field Trip

By Jeff Smith Careers and education were the focus during a recent field trip for a group of Mojave students from Barstow High School. For the fourth consecutive year, PG&E hosted students from the...

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Hinkley: Workforce Training Program Results in Jobs for Local Youth

By Jeff Smith Michael Minges and Cody Love are only 18 but they now have full-time jobs, thanks to the PG&E-sponsored Hinkley Career Training Program. PG&E contractor Turn-Key Construction...

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San Bernardino County: PG&E Joins Native American Tribe’s Earth Day Celebration

By Jeff Smith PG&E helped elementary school children celebrate Earth Day with a Native American tribe near the company’s Topock Compressor Station in Arizona. Members of the Chemehuevi tribe hosted...

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PG&E’s Remediation, Cleanup Practices Get International Attention

By Jeff Smith Impressed by PG&E’s commitment to the environment and sustainable remediation practices, international teams from Singapore and China recently came to learn firsthand about the...

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Hinkley Workforce Development Youth Install Solar Powered Irrigation System

By Jeff Smith The Career Institute, PG&E’s partner for workforce training in Hinkley, installed a solar power well to supply water to the surrounding tree line that provides a wind block for...

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PG&E Volunteers Take to Canoes, Kayaks for Annual River Cleanup

By Jose Moreno About 80 volunteers — including PG&E employees — worked by land and by boat to pick up about 500 pounds of litter at the Fourth Annual River Cleanup near Lake Havasu in Arizona. The...

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San Bernardino County: PG&E Partners with Chemehuevi Tribe on School...

By Jeff Smith Students, faculty and community members recently celebrated a beautification project at Chemehuevi Valley Elementary School in Havasu Lake being made possible with help from PG&E. New...

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Hinkley: PG&E Teams with Community for Cleanup Day

By Jeff Smith HINKLEY— PG&E helped coordinate the third Hinkley Community Cleanup Day as the community worked together to beautify its desert surroundings. The result was a lot of trash — two...

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San Bernardino County: PG&E, School Celebrate New Shade Tree Project

By Jeff Smith NEEDLES — Chemehuevi Valley Elementary School,  in partnership with PG&E, the Chemehuevi EPA, and Needles Unified School District, recently celebrated the school’s newly planted shade...

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Hinkley: PG&E Partners with Community Volunteers for Cleanup Day

By Jeff Smith  HINKLEY — More than 30 volunteers — including PG&E employees — filled trash bags and truck beds during the fourth Hinkley Community Cleanup Day. PG&E teamed-up once again this...

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Hinkley: PG&E Helps Students Explore Career Opportunities

Learning about various career options was the focus of the ninth annual Mojave XP Logistics Academy Career Fair held recently at Barstow High School — and PG&E was one of 30 companies taking part....

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Liquefied Natural Gas Services Customers during Largest-Known Project of Its...

By David Kligman Even for PG&E, this was a massive project — seven weeks to strength test 60 miles of natural gas pipeline spanning two counties in the Mojave Desert with temperatures as high as...

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Hinkley: PG&E, Community Groups Team Up for Annual Cleanup Day

By Jeff Smith HINKLEY — Trash bags and truck beds were filled to the brim by more than 20 volunteers — including PG&E employees — during this year’s fifth annual Hinkley Community Cleanup Day, a...

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After Ridgecrest Quakes, PG&E Urges Customers to Call for All Gas Service...

By Paul Doherty In the aftermath of two major earthquakes and multiple aftershocks in the Mojave Desert since July 4, PG&E is urging customers in Kern and San Bernardino Counties who may be without...

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Hinkley: Longtime Community Event Takes Place as PG&E-Sponsored Flu Shot and...

By Jeff Smith HINKLEY — The ninth annual Hinkley Family Health & Resource Fair instead became the 2020 Hinkley Flu Shot & COVID-19 Testing Clinic, another alternate plan put into effect in...

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Hinkley: PG&E Partners With San Bernardino County For COVID-19 Vaccination...

HINKLEY — Residents of Hinkley and San Bernardino County welcomed a trio of COVID-19 vaccination events at Hinkley Community and Senior Center this past spring.  The events were supported by San...

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The Next Giant Leap for Electric System Reliability: PG&E Proposes Nearly...

By Paul Doherty As part of its mission to build a stronger, more resilient energy grid for the hometowns it serves, PG&E is proposing nine new battery energy storage projects totaling approximately...

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PG&E Pays Property Tax and Franchise Fee Payments to Cities, Counties to Help...

More than $464 million paid to 50 Counties and 246 Cities By Paul Moreno PG&E, which serves more than 16 million Californians, is paying property taxes and franchise fees of over $464 million this...

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