Type: Subsidiary
On the web: http://www.pge.com

Pacific Gas and Electric is specific about its services. The utility distributes electricity to almost 5.2 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers and natural gas to approximately 4.3 million customers in Central and Northern California. Pacific Gas and Electric has interests in power plants with a total of more than 7,340 MW of generating capacity. It is also engaged in electricity procurement and transmission, and natural gas procurement, transportation and storage. Pacific Gas and Electric is the major subsidiary of holding company PG&E Corporation. In a major setback, in September 2010 one of its natural gas lines ruptured in San Bruno, near San Francisco's international airport.

Officers:
Chairman: C. Lee Cox
President and Director: Christopher P. (Chris) Johns
SVP and CIO: Karen A. Austin

Competitors:
Edison International
PacifiCorp
Sempra Energy

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