SAN JOSE — PG&E is pushing forward with quests to help bolster Silicon Valley’s economy and innovation future, including major South Bay and East Bay electricity projects, utility officials said Wednesday.
“We have a long way to go but we are working very diligently to deliver reliable energy,” Teresa Alvarado, PG&E’s South Bay & Central Coast regional vice president, said at the Hoge Fenton event, which was held at the Silicon Valley Capital Club on East San Fernando Street in downtown San Jose. “We are trying to get ahead of the load growth in this area,” said James Tuccillo, a PG&E distribution engineering manager who was part of a utility company panel at the Hoge Fenton event.
Over the one-year period that ended in January 2024, combined bills for a typical residential customer who receives both electricity and gas services from PG&E averaged roughly $294.50 a month. “We all know about the disastrous wildfires caused by PG&E equipment torching vegetation that is very dry,” Alvarado said during the event.