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April is National Safe Digging Month, A Reminder to Call to 811 Before Any Size Digging Project, Large or Small

Every day in Central and Northern California, underground utility lines are damaged due to homeowners and contractors failing to call 811 before starting digging projects. Not only is digging without knowing the location of underground lines dangerous, it can also result in expensive repairs and inconvenient outages. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is joining with others across the country during National Safe Digging Month to help raise awareness of the importance of calling 811 before you dig. Underground utility lines can be shallow, sometimes only a few inches below the surface, due to erosion, previous digging projects or landscaping, shifting or settling of the ground and uneven surfaces. Customers should call 811 a minimum of two business days before starting any digging project, large or small, as damaging an underground utility line while digging is dangerous and can leave customers responsible for repair costs averaging $3,500. "Calling 811 before any size

PG&E Corporation Schedules First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG) will hold a conference call on Thursday, April 24, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (8:00 a.m. Pacific Time) to discuss its first quarter 2025 results. The public can access the conference call through a simultaneous webcast.  The link is provided below and will also be available from the PG&E Corporation website. What: First Quarter 2025 Earnings Call When: Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time Where: http://investor.pgecorp.com/news-events/events-and-presentations/default.aspx A replay of the live conference call and webcast will be available at
http://investor.pgecorp.com/news-events/events-and-presentations/default.aspx . Alternatively, a toll-free replay of the conference call may be accessed shortly after the live call through May 1, 2025 by dialing (800) 770-2030. Confirmation code 92587 will be required to access the replay. Please contact Investor Relations at invrel@pge-corp.com if you have any questions. PG&E

PG&E Advancing $43 Million for Nine New Community Microgrids in Northern California

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced its intent to award up to $43 million in Microgrid Incentive Program (MIP) grant funding for the development of nine new community-driven microgrids throughout its Northern and Central California service area. PG&E today also announced the opening of the application window for the second wave of MIP grant funding beginning April 3. To apply for the second application window, interested parties must submit MIP project ideas to PG&E by May 30, 2025, through an email to communitymicrogrids@pge.com . The Microgrid Incentive Program funds the development of community microgrids to support disadvantaged communities most vulnerable to outages. A microgrid consists of a group of interconnected customers and distributed energy resource(s) (DER) that can disconnect from and reconnect to the grid to stay energized during an outage. Community microgrids are typically designed to serve a variety of vulnerable customers and key

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