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PG&E and CFF Help to Bolster Wildfire Safety & Preparedness

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — During California’s Wildfire Preparedness Week May 1-7, 2022, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and the California Fire Foundation (CFF) are announcing their continued partnership in support of wildfire safety and preparedness. PG&E and the PG&E Corporation Foundation are providing, in the aggregate, $1.4 million to CFF’s Wildfire Safety and Preparedness Program (WSPP). Now in its fifth ...

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PG&E Offering STEM Education Scholarships To Local Students

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OAKLAND — The PG&E Corporation Foundation is inviting applications to the annual Better Together STEM Scholarship Program. This year, responding to a trend in applications from students admitted to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), eligibility is expanding to students planning to attend HBCUs anywhere in the United States, as well as California colleges and universities. The foundation will provide ...

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Fire Safe Council Announces $9.8M Towards a Safer California

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SACRAMENTO — The California Fire Safe Council (CFSC), California’s leader in community resiliency and community wildfire risk reduction, is hosting an official press conference during Wildfire Awareness Week on May 5 in Sacramento. Following California’s driest 1st quarter ever recorded, the organization will be presenting its key pillars to support and protect residents and their communities across California this wildfire ...

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Despite Dry Year, Cold Water Hazards Require Caution

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Despite the dry year, outdoor recreationists who enjoy California rivers and streams should remain aware of dangerously cold, swiftly moving water. Although California’s snowpack is well below normal, snow is melting and filling streams and rivers. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) urges those who venture near or into water to take extra precautions, especially around hydroelectric ...

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PG&E to Pay More Than $464 Million to Counties and Cities

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OAKLAND — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), which serves more than 16 million Californians, is paying property taxes and franchise fees of over $464 million this spring to 50 counties, 246 local cities, and one district where it owns and operates gas and electric infrastructure. “Property tax and franchise fee payments are one of the many important ways PG&E ...

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PG&E Warns of Increase in Scams Targeting Customers

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Customers Should Stay Vigilant to Recognize and Avoid Scams as Vulnerable, Seniors, Low-Income Families, non-English Speakers and Small Business Owners are Often Targeted OAKLAND — With just a few days left until the 2021 tax year filing deadline on April 18, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is warning customers to protect themselves from an increase in scams involving people posing ...

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PG&E to Expand Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings

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PG&E Expands Enhanced Powerline Safety Settings Following Significant Wildfire Prevention Success During 2021 Pilot Settings Automatically Turn Off Power Within One-Tenth of a Second When a Hazard on Powerline is Detected PG&E Pledges Improved Customer Outreach, Offers Portable Power and Additional Support for Schools, Hospitals and Those with Access or Functional Needs MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — With California’s growing wildfire risk, ...

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PG&E’s Wildfire Safety Work in Madera County

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A message from PG&E: At Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), we have taken a stand that catastrophic wildfires will stop. Working with our customers and communities, we are installing new equipment, using state-of-the-art technology and developing innovative safety solutions, with the goal of being safer each and every day. In 2022, our ongoing wildfire safety efforts will include: Beginning ...

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New Technology Lets PG&E Customers Backup Their Home’s Power

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 SAN FRANCISCO — As part of its work to build a stronger, more resilient energy grid for the hometowns it serves, PG&E successfully developed a first-of-its-kind personal microgrid backup power transfer meter device for customers that fully integrates into PG&E’s existing electric SmartMeter system. The device provides customers with a more reliable solution for interconnecting backup power sources, such as portable ...

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PG&E Warns Customers of Potential Scam Phone Calls

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MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES — Central Valley residents are receiving calls claiming to be PG&E and threatening to shut off power if payments are not made. Signs of a potential scam Threat to disconnect: Scammers may aggressively demand immediate payment for an alleged past due bill. Request for immediate payment: Scammers may instruct the customer to purchase a prepaid card then call ...

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