Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E)
PG&E Corp. is a publicly listed energy company headquartered in California, USA. In 2019, its revenue was US$17.13 billion and installed capacity 76.86 GW. The company is just beginning to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings linked to wildfire liabilities in California. Its climate ambition is tightly tied to regulatory compliance.
- Ranking position
- #34/50
- Total score
- 4.5/20
- Narrative Score
- ABCDE
- Trend Score
-
- Trend line is up
- Trend line is equal
- Trend line is down
Leading practices
No leading practices were identified for this company.
Risks and opportunities
Trend
PG&E is awarded a trend score of -. If the company were reassessed in the near future, its score would likely worsen. The ongoing use of gas-fired generation coupled with a decline in both nuclear and hydro generation is projected to drive up the company’s emissions intensity in the short term. In the longer term, ongoing gas use is predicted to push PG&E’s absolute emissions over its decarbonisation budget. The company may increase its delivery of renewable power to customers via third-party contracts to compensate for the decline in nuclear and hydro, but purchased power sold on to end users will not be reflected in the company’s scope 1 generation emissions (on which this assessment focuses).
Progress towards the Paris Agreement
More about the company
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Ownership structure
- Publicly listed
- Group revenue
- US$17.13 billion (2019)
- Installed capacity
- 76.86 GW (2019)
- Website
- http://www.pgecorp.com/corp/index.page