New PG&E Pilot Projects Will Expand Electric Transportation in California

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced it will begin
developing four new pilot projects aimed at helping fleet and
residential customers simplify electric vehicle (EV) charging. The new
projects were recently approved by the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC).

In California, transportation is the single largest contributor to greenhouse-gas
emissions. Expanding access to EVs is essential to improving air
quality and reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in the state. Through
these new projects, PG&E will support widespread EV adoption and help
drivers and companies become more confident in using electricity to
power vehicles. PG&E’s projects focus primarily on electric
transportation for medium- to heavy-duty vehicles to address air
pollution, since these vehicles typically run on diesel, a highly
polluting fuel.

“California continues to lead the nation in the fight against climate
change and clean transportation is critical to building our sustainable
energy future. By connecting underserved communities to the necessary
infrastructure and making clean energy transportation options more
accessible, PG&E ensures all customers can participate in that future
while helping the state and our communities meet their clean air and
greenhouse-gas emission reduction goals,” said Geisha Williams, CEO and
President of PG&E Corporation.

Testing New Use Cases

The four projects approved by the CPUC span a variety of transportation
sectors:

• Transit fleets: Partnering with a local transit agency, PG&E will
  demonstrate how battery storage and smart charging can lower operating
  costs.
• School buses: PG&E will test new incentive structures to target EV
  charging for school buses during periods of high renewable generation
  – such as when there is excess solar energy during the day.
• Heavy-duty fleets: PG&E will evaluate economic viability for
  technologies that help customers with heavy-duty fleets eliminate
  engine idling to power auxiliary vehicle loads such as cooling and
  heating.
• Residential charging: PG&E will develop online resources to help
  simplify the home charger purchase and installation process for PG&E’s
  residential customers driving EVs, especially those in disadvantaged
  communities.

As a next step, PG&E is identifying customers with fleet vehicles to
partner with on the demonstration projects. The pilots with customer
fleet vehicles will be located in disadvantaged communities to support
clean air initiatives and ensure access to this technology for all.

These projects are part of a comprehensive plan submitted
to the CPUC in January 2017 aimed at accelerating widespread EV
adoption and combating climate change. Complementing these pilot
projects, PG&E expects the CPUC to vote on its proposals to expand
electrification for medium- to heavy-duty fleets and to increase
fast-charging stations to meet consumer demand.

Ongoing Support for EV Adoption

Recently, PG&E launched its new EV
Charge Network program to help accelerate the adoption of EVs in
California. Partnering with business customers and EV charging
companies, PG&E will install 7,500 EV chargers at condominiums,
apartment buildings and workplaces across Northern and Central
California, including at sites in disadvantaged communities.

Committed to increasing adoption of clean vehicles in the state, PG&E
continues its efforts to make it easier for customers to make the switch
to EVs. Online
resources help customers driving EVs learn more and determine which
rate plan makes sense for them. On PG&E's residential
EV rate plans, customers pay the equivalent of $1.20 per gallon to
charge their vehicle overnight.

EV drivers who are PG&E residential electric customers can apply for the Clean
Fuel Rebate, a one-time rebate of $500 rewarding them for using
electricity as a clean transportation fuel. The rebate is part of
California’s statewide Low
Carbon Fuel Standard initiative, which aims to reduce
transportation-related greenhouse-gas emissions by encouraging the
adoption of clean fuels like electricity.

To learn more about the EV Charge Network program, watch an overview
video here
and visit our website at pge.com/evchargenetwork.
To learn more about other options for EV drivers, visit pge.com/ev.

About PG&E

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E
Corporation (NYSE:PCG), is one of the largest combined natural gas
and electric energy companies in the United States. Based in San
Francisco, with more than 20,000 employees, the company delivers some of
the nation’s cleanest energy to nearly 16 million people in Northern and
Central California. For more information, visit www.pge.com/
and www.pge.com/en/about/newsroom/index.page.

Contacts

Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Media Relations, 415-973-5930