Pacific Gas and Electric Company

If you’ve recently indulged in a dish decorated with a tasty herb like basil, cilantro, or parsley, it may have come from Rocket Farms, Inc. in Half Moon Bay. And with the new #LEDs, #VFDs and fan motor controllers made possible through On-Bill Financing, they can efficiently dish out deliciousness all over California. Check out www.pge.com/obf to learn more.

More than a #haircut, it's about creating #smiles. Watch how Pacific Gas and Electric Company worked with Sergio Studios Beauty Salon in #Salinas by offering 150+ kids with fresh #BacktoSchool trims and providing a confidence boost for the upcoming academic year. Added bonus ?? relieving the stress of preparing for the first day of school and empowering their families with helpful tools and tips on #energyefficiency and #financialassistance.?

PG&E volunteers marched down Broadway in downtown Oakland last Sunday (Sept. 8) at the 14th annual Oakland Pride Parade. The theme of this year’s parade was “Rooted in Oakland,” which recognized the commitment to inclusivity and unity in the city. PG&E’s Pride Network Employee Resource Group is one of the oldest LGBTQ+ ERGs in the nation. Its mission is to help LGBTQ+ coworkers, their coworker allies and community members in achieving their full potential. PG&E’s long-standing support of our 11 ERGs and three engineering networking groups focuses on making it enjoyable to work with and for PG&E—helping create a culture of belonging so we can best serve our customers.

Restoring the Historic Hangar 79: A Structure that the Survived the Pearl Harbor Attack. Capt. Jeremiah Wiltron is a member of the United States Air Force and a supervisor of Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Automation Specialist team. The PG&E team deploys and maintains Eaton 4260 HMIs (Human Machine Interfaces), which are part of a modern PG&E?#substation?design. The HMI enables visibility and control by interacting with Transmission and Distribution SCADA systems. Recently Jeremiah led the U.S. Air Force 307th - one of the five units that worked on the restoration of the historic Hangar 79, a structure that survived the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. This project is being done through the Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) program, a United States Department of Defense initiative that provides?#military?units with joint?#training?opportunities to increase deployment readiness while simultaneously helping?#communities?across America. Under Jeremiah’s leadership, military personnel learned valuable skills and preserved a vital piece of U.S. history, and saving the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum of Ford Island over $750,000 in labor costs. Jeremiah applies the same level of?#commitment?and?#strategicthinking?in his role at PG&E as he does in his military duties. His dual role as a military leader and PG&E supervisor is a testament to his #resilience, #adaptability and?#unwavering?#dedication?to?#service. #SaluteToService?#Dedication?#CoworkerPride

Fusion Metal Designs owner Brian Cook partnered with his Pacific Gas and Electric Company Small Business Energy Advisor to explore his rate options, bringing noteworthy savings on his monthly energy bill. Discover the tools and programs that are available to your small business at www.pge.com/smallbusiness.

Like father like son. Pacific Gas and Electric Company coworker Bryon Jones caught a glimpse of something as he drove away when finishing his workday in #Marysville, a small handwritten sign in a window of a nearby home that read “HELP” and knocked on the front door to find an elderly woman had been without power as temperatures reached 114 degrees. Read more on Bryon’s #heroics and how he followed in his father’s #lifesaving footsteps: https://lnkd.in/gKHfrUsE #hero?#HeroesAmongUs?#EverydayHeroes?#community?#safety?#safetyawareness

When it comes to acts of #bravery and #selflessness, we’ve got some #coworkers who are role models. Take lineworker Sal Culcasi who came to the rescue of a woman trapped in a crashed vehicle on fire, pulling her out and saving her life. Or Justina Haley, a senior project controls analyst, whose persistence and attention to her surroundings led her to save a woman who suffered a medical episode at the gym. Finally, there’s gas service representative Gus Rivera, who helped save an elderly bedridden customer from carbon monoxide poisoning — and check out what Capt. Brian Gage of the?had to say about him in the video. Sal, Justina and Gus are proof that not all #superheroes wear capes and they are worthy recipients of our Britton Award for Bravery and a special place among our #PGEChampions.?

We want to help our local #restaurants with their long-term business success and that’s why we’ve funded the California Restaurant Foundation 's Restaurants Care Resilience Fund for four years running. In Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s service area, 154 #restaurants and #caterers — like Plant Slayer in #Fresno and Full Belly Bakery in #Oakland — are receiving $5,000 grants to invest in #equipment upgrades, #workforce training and more. We know that when our #smallbusinesses succeed, our local economies thrive. ??????? Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gTRrWN5G

Pacific Gas and Electric Company is proud to work with Zūm – one of the largest school bus operators in #california – to #electrify the Oakland Unified School District #bus #fleet and help enable massively beneficial, industry-first vehicle-to-grid #V2G capabilities. The new, all-#EV fleet represents the largest vehicle-based resource supporting the #grid anywhere in the United States and it is expected to send 2.1 gigawatts of #energy back to the grid annually—enough to #power more than a million homes. Learn more about this groundbreaking bus fleet #electrification project: https://lnkd.in/ge_2GBZj