General Info

PG&E Corporation, established in 1905, offers electric and natural gas distribution throughout the United States through its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company. It engages in the procurement and transmission of electricity, and transportation and storage of natural gas. The company s area of operation includes power generation and development, energy marketing and trading, risk management and natural gas transmission. It distributes electricity to more than 5 million customers and natural gas to over 4 million customers, including agricultural, industrial, residential, and commercial customers, street and highway lighting, and other electric utilities throughout Canada and the United States. The company also operates hydroelectric, nuclear, and fossil-fueled power plants that are located in California. Peter A. Darbee has been the chief executive officer of PG&E for more than a year. He has been with the California utility company for over seven years. Darbee earned BS and MBA degrees from Dartmouth College. PG&E Corporation is headquartered in San Francisco.