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May 9, 2012

PG&E Holds Open House, Launches Web Page on Kern Power Plant Demolition

On Tuesday (May 8), PG&E hosted an open house where customers and nearby businesses and residents could get information on the ongoing demolition of the Kern Power Plant and the cleanup of the site. PG&E also announced a new website as one of several options for residents to keep up with what’s happening at the site.

Kern Power Plant demolition website.

April 20, 2012

Free Event Gives Tips on How to Save Energy, Beat the Summer Heat

The Bakersfield Beat the Heat informational forum on April 19 was the first of five planned throughout Northern and Central California to help customers learn how to cut their energy costs before the summer heat sets in.

April 16, 2012

PG&E Volunteers Keep Bakersfield Beautiful

In Bakersfield, in celebration of Earth Day, Greg Pruett, PG&E’s senior vice president of corporate affairs, led 85 volunteers — including PG&E employees, retirees and their families — as they worked side-by side with community members beautifying three sites.

April 13, 2012

Learn How to Beat the Heat this Summer

To help customers prepare for summer, PG&E will host “Beat the Heat” events in five Northern and Central California locations.

April 13, 2012

Customers Encouraged to Make Earth Day Resolutions

PG&E is partnering with several Sears stores in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Bakersfield this month to get customers to commit to saving energy.

March 29, 2012

Donation to Provide Entertainment to Underserved Residents

A $50,000 PG&E donation will provide entertainment, from hockey games to theater productions, at Bakersfield’s Rabobank Arena.

March 26, 2012

Open Houses to Answer Questions about Hydrostatic Pressure Tests

PG&E will host open houses this week in Salida (Stanislaus County) and Bakersfield to talk to residents about upcoming hydrostatic pressure tests.

March 15, 2012

PG&E Installs Smart Technology to Minimize Outages in Kern County

In a dusty field on Panama Lane, workers hoisted a 200-pound Nova recloser to a utility pole. The Nova is part of new Smart Grid technology, called Fault Location, Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR), that will both reduce outage duration and the number of customers affected by outages.

March 1, 2012

PG&E Gives $25,000, Challenges Others to Help Friendship House

The patch of land behind the Friendship House Community Center isn’t much to look at today. But the hope is that the dusty space will soon feature green grass, shade trees, picnic tables, lighting and a performance stage for the entire community to enjoy.

February 24, 2012

PG&E Power Supplier Switches to Biomass

A Bakersfield-area cogeneration plant that generates electricity for PG&E has converted from burning coal to running entirely on biomass fuel.

Bakersfield City School Solar Ribbon Cutting

January 19, 2012

Sierra Middle School Students Welcome Solar Shade Structure

Students at Sierra Middle School welcomed a shiny new arrival to the campus on Thursday (Jan. 19) – a massive 28-by-92-foot shade structure topped off with 44 double solar panels. The solar array is part of an increased financial commitment from PG&E to the school – one of 125 schools in PG&E’s Solar Schools Program.

January 12, 2012