PG&E Summary

Brief Description of Company

PG&E Corporation markets energy services and products in North America through its PG&E National Energy Group. PG&E Corporation's businesses also include Pacific Gas and Electric Company. PG&E operates thirty power plants, with a total generation portfolio of 7000 megawatts. PG&E is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. In 2001, it had revenues of $23 billion and employed 22,619 people. Visit PG&E's Web site for more information.

Target:

Reduce annual sulfur hexafluoride (SF₆ -- a greenhouse gas) emissions by 50
percent, compared with the 1998 baseline.

• Reduce SF₆ emissions by 60 percent by year-end 2007, compared with the 1998 baseline.

Reduced overall energy use at 88 facilities by 24 percent compared with the
1998 baseline.

BELC Company Targets

CEO:

Peter A. Darbee


CEO Quote Regarding Climate Change:

"We work to minimize climate change risks through technology and innovation. Every day, we are reducing greenhouse gas emissions through our customer energy efficiency programs, new highly efficient natural gas-fired and wind-powered electric generating facilities, clean air vehicles, pipeline efficiency improvements; and carbon sequestration and landfill-to-gas projects."

Read about PG&E's proposed program to offset the greenhouse gas emissions (pdf) from their electricity generation.