Published
in the San Francisco Chronicle, Tuesday, February 6, 2001, page A5:
"The World of PG&E Corp."
PG&E Corp. is a holding company with two subsidiaries.
PACFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC CO.
The California utility distributes gas
and electricity to customers. It generates electricity from the Diablo
Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, 68 hydroelectric power stations, and two fossil-fuel-burning
plants, one in San Francisco and another in Eureka. It also buys power
from independent generators.
NATIONAL ENERGY GROUP
The group is a collection of national energy
businesses set up after passage of the state's energy deregulation law
in 1996. They are not regulated by California authorities. Its operating
units are:
PG&E Gas Transmission owns pipelines extending 612 miles
from Canada to the Oregon-California border.
PG&E Generating operates or is developing 30 power plants
in 10 states, mostly in the NorthEast.
PG&E Energy Trading, headquartered in Maryland, swaps billions
of dollars' worth of gas and electricity annually.
Source: Chronicle research.
Additional References:
1. "Export of Electric Power from California
to Mexico".
2. "Export of Natural Gas from California
to Mexico".
3. "Mexico's Energy Crunch".
4. "PG&E Bargains with Natural Gas
Suppliers Sempra and Goldman Sachs".
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