Editor’s note: While the article does not explain why PG&E favors the Leaf over other equally capable EVs, the idea is worth pursuing by other utilities as a great way to encourage power purchases. After a decade of efficiency efforts by other industries, the utility industry has struggled with about 1% annual growth. The EV…

Portland General Electric Company has taken another step toward achieving a clean and reliable energy future for its customers and the communities it serves by circulating a draft request for proposals seeking on average 100 MW of renewable power generating resources.  The additional renewable energy – the equivalent of one large wind farm – is…

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) has reached California’s 2020 renewable energy goal three years ahead of schedule, and now delivers nearly 80% of its electricity from greenhouse-gas (GHG) free resources. The company announced that 33% of its electricity came from renewable resources including wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and small hydroelectric sources in 2017. Additionally,…

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced it will begin developing four new pilot projects aimed at helping fleet and residential customers simplify electric vehicle (EV) charging.

To help accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in California, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) launched its new EV Charge Network program. Partnering with business customers and EV charging companies, PG&E will install 7,500 EV chargers at condominiums, apartment buildings, and workplaces across Northern and Central California, including at sites in disadvantaged communities. Ideally,…

The Oregon Public Utility Commission has announced approval of an overall price increase for Portland General Electric (PGE) Company customers of about 0.89% beginning January 1, 2018. The new prices reflect PGE’s continued system investments to protect against service disruptions from storms, earthquakes and cyberattacks, and enhance power supply flexibility for efficient integration of more…

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced the opening of the self-generation incentive program (SGIP) for 2017 through the end of 2019. During this timeframe, PG&E will administer more than $240 million in SGIP incentives to customers, offering financial incentives to help them install storage, renewables, and other energy technologies. Developed by the state legislature…

Nearly 70% of the electricity Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) delivered to its customers in 2016 came from greenhouse gas-free resources, according to the company. One of the nation’s cleanest energy companies, PG&E delivered an average of 32.8% of its electricity in 2016 from renewable resources including wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, and hydroelectric sources. That’s more…

Pacific Gas and Electric has successfully completed a technology demonstration project to explore the performance of battery storage systems participating in California’s electricity markets.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced a call for proposals for renewable energy developers to build projects for a new clean energy program available to customers. PG&E is seeking proposals from local renewable energy developers across Northern and Central California to build small and mid-sized renewable projects ranging from 0.5 to 20 MW for the…

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) says it’s one of the cleanest utilities in the nation and that nearly 30% of the energy is delivers to customers is sources from renewables, such as wind and solar power. California and PG&E continue to set the pace as national leaders in clean energy and greenhouse gas reductions.…