Posts Tagged ‘pg&e’
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Here’s a map to get you situated and the release is below.
Some of the stuff in there was news to me…
“Diablo Canyon Unit 2 Safely Returns To Full Power After One Of Most Successful Refuelings In Plant History
Project Provided a Major Economic Boost to the San Luis Obispo Region
AVILA BEACH, Calif., March 28, 2013 — Unit 2 at Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s (PG&E) Diablo Canyon Power Plant is running at full power again following a planned maintenance and refueling outage that began Feb. 3.
The outage was among the most successful in Diablo Canyon’s history, given the depth and breadth of the work involved, the excellent employee safety performance, and its conclusion ahead of schedule. Unit 1 continued to reliably generate electricity throughout the Unit 2 outage.
“Diablo Canyon Power Plant plays a major role in helping PG&E deliver some of the nation’s cleanest electricity to its customers,” said PG&E Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Ed Halpin. “The work performed during this and other planned outages supports our safe operation of the facility, and ensures a steady flow of affordable, reliable and carbon-free energy to more than three million Californians.”
About 30 projects were completed during the 48-day window, in addition to standard maintenance. Crews performed about 12,000 outage-related activities, involving about one million hours of inspections, maintenance and equipment upgrades.
Major project work included replacing a portion of the Unit 2 reactor fuel, upgrading a crane system that moves key plant components, and installing a new digital Process Control System (PCS). The PCS monitors and controls various plant systems. The Diablo Canyon team set an industry record by completing the upgrade, which involved thousands of electrical connections, in less than 50 days.
Halpin attributed the success of the outage in part to effective preparation and planning by plant personnel.
“Completing the outage in a safe and efficient manner and returning the unit to service ahead of schedule is a testament to the hard work and commitment of our dedicated employees and contractors–both before and during the outage,” Halpin said. “When considering the scope of work conducted, our team of professionals turned in a world-class performance.”
Each of Diablo Canyon’s two reactor units is refueled about every 18 months. During a planned outage, more than 1,000 trained supplemental workers from around the country are brought in to assist the plant’s nearly 1,500 employees.
Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer Peter Candela said these outages provide a major economic boost to the region as out-of-town contractors and their families lodge in hotels, rent homes and patronize local businesses while working at the plant.
“Planned outages at Diablo Canyon help our local businesses thrive,” Candela said. “During each outage, around $5 million is spent locally by visiting workers and their families. We always appreciate the time they spend in our community, and hope they enjoy their experiences visiting Pismo Beach and the region.”
Diablo Canyon Power Plant’s two units together produce approximately 2,300 net megawatts of electricity without greenhouse-gas emissions. That total represents about 10 percent of all electricity generated in California, enough energy to meet the needs of more than three million Northern and Central Californians.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, with 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the nation’s cleanest energy to 15 million people in northern and central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com/about/newsroom/ or www.pgecurrents.com.
Click herefor more information on how planned outages at Diablo Canyon Power Plant provide economic benefits to the Central Coast.
SOURCE Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
CONTACT: PG&E External Communications – (415) 973-5930
Tags: 2013, bay area, california, diablo canyon, electricity, pg&e, plant, power, press release nuclear, refueling, San Francisco, tsunami
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
Here’s the latest from the the union for our incompetent local power utility, straight outta Vacaville, wherever the Hell that is:
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Is this an image from the charred remains of all those houses that the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers / PG&E burned down in San Mateo County not too long ago? It sure could be, why not?
Take a look.
Oh what’s that, PG&E, it took you a while to own up to being responsible for killing those eight people?
“The cause of the Sept. 9, 2010, accident has not been determined yet.”
What kind of denial is this, months and months after your killings?
You know, these people? ‘
James Franco, 53 and “Janessa, 13, and Jacqueline Greig, 44; Elizabeth Torres, 81; Jessica Morales, 20, as well three member of the Bullis family — Greg, 50, Will, 17, and Lavonne, 87 “
Here’s the thing, PG&E. Everybody has the right to opt out of PublicPowerSF. So that’s why it’s not going to “nearly double electric generation costs.”
Not everybody in Chinatown is an easily cowed, easily herded stencil voter, right? Consumers will make their own choice – you don’t think that they’re all stupid, do you?
And actually, San Francisco is kind of a hippy town, filled with yuppie-types who will not opt out of public power.
But, of course, if people don’t want to pay extra for juice, they won’t.
It’s as simple as that.
BTW, you all should prolly ID the white Republican lawyer you’re quoting in the ‘Xam here. Otherwise it makes things look like the entire Examiner is agin public power.
The flip side of the latest flyer:
In closing, fuck you PG&E.
Go to Hell.
Or flaming San Bruno, little difference.
Tags: 1245, 2013, bay area, california, clean, CleanPowerSF, dirty, electric, electrical, explosion, fire, flier, IBEW, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, local, oil, outlet, pg&e, politics, power, San Francisco, SF, shell, union, utility
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
I’m getting the feeling that our local utility monopoly doesn’t want any competition at all.
Take a look here at this bit from Chris Roberts of SFWeeklySFBayGuardianSFExaminer and then take a look at this:
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Now let’s check the “Check the Facts” part of this recent flier.
The retort:
1. CleanPowerSF will not cost “almost double” relative to the current PG&E monopoly. So that’s a lie
2. And are you PG&E motherfuckers really talking about some disaster in some part of the world? What about the eight souls you killed right here in the Bay Area in San Bruno not too long ago? How many “brothers” or sisters of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers were responsible for those deaths?
3. And actually, consumers, you DO get to choose whether you participate in CleanPowerSF, so the “PG&E family” is lying about that as well.
So, fuck you, PG&E
Good day, “brothers.”
Tags: 1245, 2013, bay area, california, clean, CleanPowerSF, dirty, electric, flier, IBEW, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, local, oil, pg&e, politics, power, San Francisco, SF, shell, union, utility
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Monday, December 31st, 2012
Hey PG&E! Are you going to end up turning a profit on the killing of those eight people down in San Bruno?
You remember them, right? The eight people you killed?
Thusly:
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Hey is San Francisco shadow-Mayor Willie Brown still on PG&E’s payroll?
Sure, why not?
And hey, is the leader of the San Francisco Democrat party still on PG&E’s payroll?
Again, sure, why not?
Is that a good thing?
Oh well.
Here’s today’s happy talk from your energy monopoly:
“PG&E Rates to Change Modestly at Start Of 2013
Gas Rates Will Dip, Electric Rates Will Rise in Line with Inflation to Pay for Enhanced Safety, Reliability and Clean-Energy Programs
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) said today that with the start of the new year, residential customers will see a significant decline in natural gas rates, and a modest increase in electric rates to cover the utility’s costs of maintaining and modernizing its system and of meeting a state mandate to buy more renewable energy. (See table below for average estimated bill impacts.)
PG&E’s average rates for residential gas customers will dip in January almost six percent compared to January 2012, thanks in part to lower wholesale costs for gas. However, customers should expect an increase in gas rates of about two percent as early as February, reflecting spending approved this month by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for PG&E’s Pipeline Safety Enhancement Plan. This plan, one of the most aggressive and comprehensive gas pipeline modernization programs in the United States, will help PG&E achieve its goal of operating the safest and most reliable natural gas system in the country.
Average residential electric rates will increase about 2.6 percent system-wide compared to last January, close to the rate of inflation in Northern California. The increase is driven primarily by higher costs for acquiring clean, renewable energy to meet state mandates, and by spending previously approved by the CPUC for operating, maintaining and upgrading PG&E’s electric generation and distribution systems. Thanks to such upgrades, electric customers recently experienced the lowest rate of outages in the utility’s history.
Customers will likely face another electric rate increase this May of about two percent to pay for additional electric transmission infrastructure to modernize California’s power grid and deliver more renewable energy to customers.
“We know our customers care more than ever about their energy bills during these difficult economic times, so we continue to focus on keeping rate increases as modest as possible while raising enough revenue to continue improving our safety and reliability,” said Tom Bottorff, Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for PG&E. “These revenues help us serve customers by reducing the frequency of electrical outages, improving the responsiveness of our call centers, providing more convenient services and, above all, continuing to upgrade the safety of our gas and electric operations. Although electric and gas rates fluctuate from year to year, our average customer bills remain well below the national average.”
Bottorff added, “We try to empower all of our customers with tools to help them better understand and manage their energy needs so they can control their bills and make the best use of our services.”
SmartMeter-enabled online tools like MyEnergy, money-saving programs like Winter Gas Savings, rebates for energy-efficient appliances and home retrofits, and bill payment options make it easier than ever for customers the get more value for their money.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, with 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of the nation’s cleanest energy to 15 million people in Northern and Central California. For more information, visit http://www.pge.com/about/newsroom/.
RESIDENTIAL ELECTRIC BILLS
Customer Usage January 2012 January 2013 Change
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550 kWh $89.31 $91.60 $2.29
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850 kWh $184.23 $188.05 $3.82
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1,200 kWh $301.54 $307.13 $5.59
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JANUARY RESIDENTIAL GAS BILLS @72 therms
January 2012 January 2013 Change
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$82.37 $77.47 -$4.90
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SOURCE Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
CONTACT: PG&E External Communications, +1-415-973-5930
Web Site: http://www.pge.com
Tags: 2012, bay area, california, CPUC, explosion, increase, kaboom, Mary Jung, nuclear, pacific gas and electric, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, pg&e, plant, power, Rate, san bruno, San Francisco, stp, willie brown
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Thursday, November 15th, 2012
Is this San Francisco’s ugliest large building or what?
But, as usual, the pro-business SPUR orgnaization has a boner for anything have anthing to do with PG&E and/or the San Francisco City Family Establishment:
“Embarcadero Substation. Built in 1973, this monochromatic, cast-concrete building on Folsom Street features slightly exposed aggregate that is not detectible to the human eye from across the wide street. Discoloration from smog helps accentuate its subtle curves and makes the building read as even more massive and brawny.”
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Oh, what’s that, PG&E? You’re not the worst large utility in America? Oh yes you are.
Oh, what’s that, PG&E? At least this monolith hasn’t killed eight people through your gross incompetence? Well, I’ll give you that.
Oh, what’s that, PG&E? You want to charge what to the ratepayers instead of your shareholders? Oh, everything?
Well, sure, why not? Let’s give all our money to PG&E else they’ll kill even more people.
Consider it protection money.
Tags: 2012, area, bay area, building, california, electricity, Embarcadero, Embarcadero Substation, folsom street, market, pg&e, san bruno, San Francisco, soma, south, spur, substation, ugly
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
I’ll tell you, the lighted Christmas snowflakes of Market Street used to stop just past Fifth Street, because, you know, who cares about Mid Market?
Well, these days, the lighted Christmas snowflakes of Market Street make it all the way to 7th Street, AFAICS.
See?
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Hurray!
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Monday, November 5th, 2012
Oh, well, here’s the whole thing, or at least all of the back of the mailer.
(When they say Shell Oil, what they mean is Shell Energy North America.)
Tags: 2012, bay area, bay guardian, big oil, billionaires, california, cca, Christina Olague, coates, comunty, davis, ddistrict five, dead, district 5, editorial, election, evil, explosi9on, flier, flyer, gayle conway, julian davis, light, Linda Voight, London Breed, newspaper, oil, olague, pg&e, photoshop, power, Progressive, Ron Conway, san bruno, San Francisco, sfbg, shell energy, shell oil, thomas coates, tim redmond, tom coates, western addition
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Monday, November 5th, 2012
This is from the already-famous hit-piece mailer regarding Shell Energy and some candidates for District Five Supervisor.
Now, why did the dumb-clucks who made this ad decide to pick the world’s most solar-powered gas station?
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I don’t know, because they don’t know what they’re doing?
NB: Your bad cosmetic surgery fools nobody. People laugh at you when your back is turned, you know, at those benefits ‘n stuff. Perhaps just aging gracefully is a better, safer option?
Tags: 2012, bay area, bay guardian, big oil, billionaires, california, cca, Christina Olague, coates, comunty, davis, ddistrict five, dead, district 5, editorial, election, evil, explosi9on, flier, flyer, gayle conway, julian davis, light, Linda Voight, London Breed, newspaper, oil, olague, pg&e, photoshop, power, Progressive, Ron Conway, san bruno, San Francisco, sfbg, shell energy, shell oil, thomas coates, tim redmond, tom coates, western addition
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Sunday, November 4th, 2012
This is how they do it, with a flyer in the mail talking about how Christina Olague and Julian Davis support giving nearly $20,000,000 a year to Shell Oil.
See?
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Now, is that true?
No.
But it appears that Christina Olague and Julian Davis have run afoul of a few PG&E-loving Bay Area billioniares, et uxes.
Now, I’d call this cabal Conway/Coates, but they, and I’m seriously, call themselves:
“San Francisco Women for Accountability and a Responsible Supervisor Opposing Christina Olague 2012.”
So that’s SFWFAAARSOCA 2012 for short, sort of.
Here’s Tim Redmond’s take:
“So-called DV group doing PG&E’s dirty work“
Fair ‘nough.
But hey, do you see the orange skies up there, right where the heads of the progressive D5 front-runners have been Photoshopped?
Mmmm…
Hey, I know, let’s take Linda Voight and Photoshop her into a shot of the Great PG&E Pipeline explosion of San Bruno.
Thusly.
I see dead people:
Now doesn’t she look evil?
I think so.
Tags: 2012, bay area, bay guardian, big oil, billionaires, california, cca, Christina Olague, coates, comunty, davis, ddistrict five, dead, district 5, editorial, election, evil, explosi9on, flier, flyer, gayle conway, julian davis, light, Linda Voight, London Breed, newspaper, oil, olague, pg&e, photoshop, power, Progressive, Ron Conway, san bruno, San Francisco, sfbg, shell energy, shell oil, thomas coates, tim redmond, tom coates, western addition
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Monday, October 15th, 2012
“PG&E Statement On CPUC’s Proposed Decision On Pipeline Safety Plan
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today issued the following statement from Tom Bottorff, senior vice president of regulatory affairs, regarding the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) proposed decision on the company’s Pipeline Safety Enhancement Plan (PSEP):
“PG&E is disappointed in the proposed decision by the CPUC to partially fund the critical work needed to meet the state’s new and more stringent safety standards. Now is the time to invest in a much-needed next generation of infrastructure upgrades to the state’s and PG&E’s vast network of gas transmission pipelines. Our proposed plan was designed to be as economical as possible while delivering a much higher level of public safety for decades to come. PG&E remains committed to getting this necessary work completed.”
SOURCE Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)
CONTACT: PG&E External Communication”
Now, here’s the true story.
Tags: 2012, bay area, california, pg&e, Pipeline, pipeline release san bruno, press san bruno, release, San Francisco
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