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More Than $300,000 in College Scholarships Funded by PG&E Coworkers Now Available for Students in Northern and Central California
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that scholarship applications are now being accepted for college-bound high schoolers as well as current college and continuing education students with a primary residence in PG&E's service area in Northern and Central California.
About this update from Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
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