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Chico: At Sierra Nevada Brewery, You’ll Find Energy Efficiency in Every Bottle
This article originally appeared in NEXT100, a blog on the next century of energy supported by PG&E. By Paul Moreno Those passing by the hop fields of the Sierra Nevada brewery in Chico may be...
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Chico: New Solar System Helps Boys and Girls Club Fund Other Programs
The ribbon was cut on May 18, but the story of the new solar system at the Boys and Girls Club of Chico started 14 months ago. That’s when Alternative Energy Systems launched its “Solar Pledge Program”...
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Let It Snow: From Meteorologists to Line Crews, PG&E Preps for Coming Winter...
By David Kligman With colder weather on the way, this is the first in an occasional series on how PG&E keeps the lights on despite the elements. Tomorrow: Watch a video on how PG&E tests a new...
View ArticleButte County: Golf Tournament Benefits Families of PG&E Linemen Killed in...
About 150 people took part in a charity golf tournament on Nov. 12 that benefitted the families of two PG&E workers who were killed in a vehicle accident in October. Aaron Weiss, 31, of Paradise,...
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Plumas County: Students Get First-hand Lesson on Forest Preservation
Students helped clear brush in a one-acre plot near Quincy High School, learning to identify native trees and wildlife in the process. By Tracy Correa A group of students from Quincy High School in...
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Butte County: Habitat’s Solar Homes Dedicated in Chico
Visitors tour homes in the newly completed Habitat Greens development in Chico Saturday. (Photos by Amanda Armfield.) CHICO — The last four homes in Habitat for Humanity’s Habitat Greens subdivision –...
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Chico: Visiting Students from Korea Honor Their Home Away from Home
PG&E donated three trees that the visiting students planted at the Torres Shelter in Chico. (Photos by Paul Moreno.) For the past 24 years, students from Konkuk University in the Republic of Korea...
View ArticleLearn How to Beat the Heat this Summer
It may still be chilly outside, but it’s the perfect time to start planning for the inevitable summer heat. To help customers prepare, PG&E will host “Beat the Heat” events in five Northern and...
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Chico: Green Fleet Roadshow Visits Local Firefighters
One of PG&E's Mobile Command Vehicles was on display during first-responder training in Chico today. (Photos by Paul Moreno.) CHICO – A low-emission trouble truck used by electric line workers and...
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Butte County: PG&E Joins GRID Alternative in Adding Solar to a Chico Roof
PG&E’s Lia White, Torwanda Clomon and Melissa Buist joined with GRID Alternatives to install solar panels on a Chico rooftop. (Photo by Paul Moreno.) CHICO – Twenty PG&E volunteers – both...
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Chico: Project to Improve Electric Reliability to Downtown Businesses
CHICO — PG&E began work Monday (June 3) on a $510,000 electric reliability improvement project that will improve service to downtown Chico businesses. During the five-week project, PG&E will...
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Chico: Aspiring Nurse Who Dreams of Helping Others Wins PG&E Bright Minds...
By David Kligman A young woman who has literally dreamed of being a nurse since she was a girl was surprised to learn today (June 12) that she will get a little help from PG&E with a $30,000-a-year...
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Chico: New Switches to Improve Reliability in Mangrove Avenue Corridor
PG&E completed installing the first of three "intelligent switches" in Chico today. (Photo by Paul Moreno.) CHICO — PG&E has installed three intelligent switches in central Chico that can...
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PG&E Employees in Merced, Chico Bring Holiday Spirit to Those in Need
With the holidays nearing, PG&E employees have been busy volunteering their time, energy and resources to spread Christmas cheer to those in need. In the Central Valley, nearly a dozen PG&E...
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Chico: PG&E Upgrading Power Lines to Improve Reliability for Customers
PG&E is upgrading power lines to improve reliability and increase capacity for customers in north Chico. PG&E crews work along Highway 99 on a project to improve reliability and capacity in...
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Chico: PG&E Donates $1,000 for Scholarship for Inspire School of Arts and...
CHICO — Students at Inspire School of Arts and Sciences who apply for PG&E’s Bright Minds Scholarships also will be eligible for a separate $1,000 scholarship only for Inspire students. PG&E’s...
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Chico: PG&E Volunteers Join Salvation Army Blitz Build of Family Home
By Paul Moreno CHICO — A dozen PG&E volunteers outfitted in tool belts and smiles took their shift in a “blitz building” of a Salvation Army housing complex today (March 19). In one week, the site...
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Chico: PG&E Awards Bright Minds Scholarship to Colusa Student
CHICO – As part of its ongoing dedication to educate today’s youth to help power a stronger and brighter California, PG&E today (June 11) announced that Hailey Prasad of Colusa is one of 10...
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Chico: Straight-A High School Student Wins ‘Life Changing’ Bright Minds...
By David Kligman CHICO — Madison Dunlap thought she and other students in her government class were called to her high school office today (May 28) to take a class spirit photo ahead of next week’s...
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PG&E Works to Improve Reliability in Downtown Chico Night of July 19
CHICO — PG&E crews will replace an underground transformer and upgrade cables late Sunday night (July 19) to improve electric capacity and reliability in downtown Chico. Work to improve PG&E's...
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