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Pacific Gas & Electric — PG&E — PG&E Corporation Investor Conference 2008

19 slides from Pacific Gas & Electric's conference presentation, May 22, 2008

  1. Slide 1: Appendix

    Appendix Investor Conference May 22, 2008 Sonoma, California

  2. Slide 2: Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E)

    Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) ƒ Provides energy to nearly 1 in 20 people in the U.S. ƒ 70,000 square-mile service territory ƒ Four main operational units: ƒ Electric and gas distribution ƒ Electric transmission ƒ Gas transmission ƒ Electric generation PG&E SERVICE AREA IN CALIFORNIA

  3. Slide 3: Electric and Gas Distribution

    Electric and Gas Distribution Business Scope ƒ Retail electricity and natural gas distribution service (construction, operations and maintenance) ƒ Customer services (call centers, meter reading, billing) ƒ 5.1 million electric and 4.3 million gas customer accounts Primary Assets ƒ $11.0 billion of

  4. Slide 4: Electric Transmission

    Electric Transmission Business Scope ƒ Wholesale electric transmission services (construction, maintenance) ƒ Operation by CA Independent System Operator Primary Assets ƒ $2.6 billion of rate base (2007 wtd. avg.) Regulation ƒ Federal Regulation (FERC) Malin ƒ Cost of Service Ratemaking Round Mt ƒ R

  5. Slide 5: Natural Gas Transmission

    Natural Gas Transmission Business Scope ƒ Natural gas transportation, storage, parking and lending services ƒ Customers: PG&E natural gas distribution and electric generation businesses, industrial customers, California electric generators Primary Assets ƒ $1.5 billion of rate base (2007 wtd. avg.)

  6. Slide 6: Electric Procurement and Owned Generation

    Electric Procurement and Owed Generation Business Scope ƒ Electricity and ancillary services from owned and controlled resources ƒ Energy procurement program Primary Assets ƒ $1.7 billion of rate base (2007 wtd. avg.) ƒ Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant (2,240 MW) ƒ Largest privately owned hydro sys

  7. Slide 7: PG&E Generation in California

    PG&E Generation in California Humboldt Conventional Hydroelectric facilities Helms Pumped Storage Diablo Canyon Power Plant

  8. Slide 8: 2007 Customer Profiles - % by Sales

    2007 Customer Profiles - % by Sales Agricultural Industrial & Other 5% 18% Commercial 8% Commercial Industrial 40% 18% Agricultural Residential Industrial Commercial & Other 6% 69% 23% 40% Residential 36%

  9. Slide 9: Preferred Loading Order

    Preferred Loading Order ƒ PG&E’s resource investment strategy is aligned with California’s Energy Action Plans: ƒ Energy Efficiency ƒ Demand Response ƒ Renewable Resources ƒ Distributed Generation ƒ Conventional Resources

  10. Slide 10: 2008 RFO Process

    2008 RFO Process Renewable RFO ƒ PG&E issued its annual Renewable RFO in March 2008 ƒ Objective to sign an additional 1-2% ƒ Offers due by June, followed by CPUC review Long-Term Plan 2006 Cycle ƒ PG&E issued its RFO in April, 2008 ƒ PG&E was authorized to procure 800-1200 MW of operationally flexib

  11. Slide 11: PG&E: Existing Resource Mix

    PG&E: Existing Resource Mix 2007 total sources of electric energy* Net Other Power Owned Type Capacity Percent Purchases Generation Irrigation 17% (MW) Districts 3% Diablo Nuclear 2,240 36% Utility Owned Canyon QFs/ 32% Renewables 23% Hydroelectric Hydro 3,896 62% Facilities DWR 25% Humboldt Fossil

  12. Slide 12: Comparative Energy Procurement Costs

    Comparative Energy Procurement Costs New Build Energy Procurement Cost ($/MWh) Solar & Emerging Biomass Geothermal Wind Energy Efficiency Diablo Canyon Combined Cycle 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160

  13. Slide 13: Renewable Contracts Signed

    Renewable Contracts Signed Over 21% of Projected 2010 Load Currently Signed* Year Max Project Technology Year Max Signed GWh/yr Project Technology Signed GWh/yr 2006 Military Pass Rd. 840 Geothermal 2007 Solel 1388 Solar Thermal 2006 HFI Silvan 142 Biomass 2007 PPM-Klondike 265 Wind 2006 Liberty Bio

  14. Slide 14: Carrying Cost Credit Impacts

    Carrying Cost Credit Impacts Estimated Average Deferred Tax Balances and Carrying Cost Credit Impacts ($MM) ($MM) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Energy Recovery Bond Average Deferred Tax $683 $542 $396 $243 $82 Balance Estimated After-tax $(40) $(32) $(23) $(14) $(5) Carrying Cost Credit* * Estimated carr

  15. Slide 15: ERB Amortization Schedule

    ERB Amortization Schedule ($MM) 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Annual ERB $354 $369 $386 $404 $423 Amortization End-of-year $1,582 $1,213 $827 $423 $- ERB balance

  16. Slide 16: Liquidity Availability and Targets

    Liquidity Availability and Targets Utility Holding Company Credit Facility Size $2 billion $200 million Target Minimum Unused $800 million $100 million Borrowing Capacity Target Cash Balance $0 $40 million

  17. Slide 17: Credit Profile

    Credit Profile Current Ratings ƒ Utility Corporate Credit/Issuer: BBB+ (S&P) and A3 (Moody’s) ƒ Utility Senior unsecured debt: BBB+ (S&P) and A3 (Moody’s) Average Utility Metrics (2008-2011)* ƒ S&P Business Profile Rating: 5 ƒ Total Debt to capitalization (EOY): 55% ƒ Funds from Operations Cash Inte

  18. Slide 18: 2007 EPS - Reg G Reconciliation

    2007 EPS - Reg G Reconciliation EPS on an Earnings from Operations Basis $2.78 Items Impacting Comparability 0.00 EPS on a GAAP Basis $2.78

  19. Slide 19: EPS Guidance - Reg G Reconciliation

    EPS Guidance - Reg G Reconciliation 2008 Low High EPS Guidance on an Earnings from Operations Basis* $2.90 $3.00 Estimated Items Impacting Comparability 0.00 0.00 EPS Guidance on a GAAP Basis $2.90 $3.00 2009 Low High EPS Guidance on an Earnings from Operations Basis* $3.15 $3.25 Estimated Items Imp

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