SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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 percent of its electricity from greenhouse-gas (GHG) free
resources.
The company announced today that 33 percent of its electricity came from
renewable resources including solar, wind, geothermal, biomass and small
hydroelectric sources in 2017. Additionally, 78.8 percent of PG&E’s
total electric power mix is from GHG-free sources including nuclear,
large hydro and renewable sources of energy.
It’s the highest percentage of clean energy deliveries in PG&E’s history.
“Reducing carbon emissions, as quickly as possible, is the main
objective of California’s energy policies. Creating a sustainable energy
future is also the guiding vision for PG&E. We’re proud to provide our
customers and communities with safe, reliable, affordable and clean
energy every single day, while building the energy network of tomorrow,”
said PG&E Corporation President and CEO Geisha Williams.
The milestone comes three years before California’s 2020 mandate for
energy companies to reach 33 percent of retail electric deliveries from
eligible renewable sources. The company is also on pace to reach
California’s 2030 goal of 50 percent renewables and a separate company
goal of 55 percent renewables by 2031 ahead of schedule.
The record renewable energy deliveries are mirrored by continued
advancements in reliability, safety and innovation. PG&E continues to
make investments to its electric infrastructure and uses advanced
technology to make the power grid smarter and more resilient.
Additionally, the company has increased its investment in Electric
Vehicle (EV) infrastructure to help accelerate the adoption of EVs in
California to improve air quality and reduce GHG emissions. Most
recently, PG&E launched its new EV
Charge Network program to install 7,500 EV chargers at condominiums,
apartment buildings and workplaces across Northern and Central
California, including at sites in disadvantaged communities.
A clean energy history, a cleaner future
PG&E has been a leader in clean energy and energy efficiency for nearly
50 years, beginning with energy conservation programs in the 1970s and
continuing in the early 2000s with the first clean energy power purchase
contracts.
PG&E’s diverse renewable power mix includes solar, wind, geothermal,
bio-power and small, eligible-renewable hydroelectric energy. In
addition, PG&E has connected more than 340,000 customers with private
rooftop solar to the energy grid – representing about 20 percent of the
nation’s private rooftop solar installations and approximately 3200 MWs
of solar powered energy. The company owns one of the nation’s largest
hydro-electric systems, as well as nuclear facility Diablo Canyon Power
Plant, both of which emit no greenhouse gases.
Earlier this year, PG&E received approval to close Diablo Canyon in
2025, with plans to replace the nuclear power plant with other clean and
renewable sources of energy.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of
the nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and
Central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com
and www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/index.page.
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