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PG&E Corp

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Company Profile

Business Description

PG&E is a holding company whose main subsidiary is Pacific Gas and Electric, a regulated utility operating in Central and Northern California that serves 5.3 million electricity customers and 4.4 million gas customers in 47 of the state's 58 counties. PG&E is operating under bankruptcy court supervision as of January 2019. In 2004, PG&E sold its unregulated assets as part of its postbankruptcy reorganization.

Contact
77 Beale Street, P. O. Box 770000
San Francisco, CA, 94177
T +1 415 973-1000
Sector Utilities
Industry Utilities - Regulated Electric
Most Recent Earnings Mar 31, 2020
Fiscal Year End Dec 31, 2020
Stock Type Distressed
Employees 23,000

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