Pacific Gas & Electric

Utility

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is a utility company that provides natural gas and electricity to Northern California.

Sector: utility
HQ: CA, US
Founded: 1905
Stories: 19 on MGRID.org

Stories about Pacific Gas & Electric (19)

Valley Children”’s CHARGES Microgrid Advances

October 20, 2025 · Healthcare Facilities

7 sources Verified Valley Children'''s Hospital CHARGES microgrid Phase 1 stays on track for 2026 despite losing a 0 million DOE grant and its zinc-bromine battery supplier. CEC steps in…
Fremont School District Commissions V2G Electric Bus Fleet

August 14, 2025 · EVs

4 sources Verified PG&E, The Mobility House, and Fremont USD commissioned 14 electric school buses with six bidirectional V2G DC fast chargers. The fleet exports energy to the grid during…
California VPP Test Dispatches 535 MW From 100,000 Home Batteries

August 14, 2025 · C&I Storage

6 sources Verified California dispatched 535 MW from 100,000 residential batteries in a two-hour grid test on July 29, 2025, proving virtual power plants deliver at utility scale.
LS Power Commissions 800 MVAR STATCOM for PG&E Grid Stability

May 5, 2025 · News

5 sources Verified LS Power Grid California energized the Orchard Substation on March 12, 2025, bringing 800 megavolt-amperes reactive of dynamic reactive power online at PG&E's Gates 500 kV substation…
PG&E Flex Connect Links EVs to Grid Without Substation Wait

April 28, 2025 · EVs

5 sources PG&E has launched Flex Connect, a flexible grid interconnection service that allows EV chargers, fleet depots, and large batteries to connect to constrained distribution circuits immediately — at…
Greenlane Closes $58M Financing

January 22, 2025 · EVs

5 sources Greenlane Infrastructure closed $58M in project finance for a 22 MW solar-plus-34 MWh battery depot network at six California port facilities, providing 440 charging spaces for Class 7-8…
Battery Storage Cuts Industrial Demand Charges 20–40%

January 15, 2025 · Demand Charge Reduction

3 sources Verified Demand charges account for up to 40% of industrial electricity bills. Battery systems with IRA tax credits now achieve 3-to-6-year payback for most manufacturers.
EPRI Study Finds Automated Load Balancing Cuts Three-Phase Imbalance Losses by 47% in Distribution Feeders

October 12, 2024 · Analysis

4 sources EPRI 2024 distribution study across 18 utilities finds automated phase-balancing reduces three-phase current imbalance from 8.3% to 4.4%, saving 1.9 TWh annually and cutting transformer failures 12%.
California Forces Smart Inverters to Fix Voltage Problems From Solar Growth

January 1, 2024 · Power Quality

5 sources Verified California requires all new solar inverters to regulate voltage autonomously, with 12 states adopting IEEE 1547-2018 smart inverter standards.