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8.01.&#160;&#160;Other Events</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-STYLE: italic; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">2011
General Rate Case Application</font></div>
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    <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
December 21, 2009, PG&amp;E Corporation&#8217;s subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (Utility), filed its 2011 General Rate Case (GRC)
application.&#160;&#160;The Utility is requesting that the California Public
Utilities Commission (CPUC) authorize the amount of base revenues that the
Utility may collect from customers to recover its costs for electric and natural
gas distribution operations and electric generation operations for a three-year
period (2011 through 2013).&#160;&#160;The Utility&#8217;s request represents a
proposed revenue increase for 2011 of $1.048 billion, or 6.4%, above the 2010
total revenue forecast.&#160;&#160;The critical driver of the Utility&#8217;s request
in this GRC will be the need to invest in energy infrastructure to meet
customers&#8217; expectations for service quality.&#160;&#160;The Utility estimates
that it will need to spend an average of about $2.7 billion in capital
expenditures annually on these infrastructure improvements, especially
replacement of gas and electric systems that are reaching the end of their
useful lives.&#160;&#160;The Utility also needs adequate funds to continue to
safely operate, maintain, and upgrade generation plants to serve growing
demand.</font></div>
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Utility proposed that the CPUC adopt new flexible cost recovery mechanisms by
establishing balancing accounts for several categories of costs that are subject
to a high degree of volatility based on economic conditions and other factors,
including new customer connections, emergency service restoration, uncollectible
accounts, and employee healthcare costs.&#160;&#160;</font></div>
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Utility also has requested that the CPUC establish a ratemaking mechanism for
2012 and 2013 designed to increase the Utility&#8217;s authorized revenues in years
between GRCs to reflect increases in rate base due to capital investments in
infrastructure, and increases in wages and expenses.&#160;&#160;The proposed
mechanism also would require revenue requirements to be adjusted to reflect
changes in franchise, payroll, income, or property tax rates, as well as new
taxes or fees imposed by governmental agencies.&#160;&#160;The Utility estimates
that this mechanism would result in a revenue requirement increase of $275
million in 2012 and an additional increase of $343 million in
2013.&#160;&#160;The Utility would advise the CPUC of the actual amount of these
proposed increases in October 2011 and October 2012 for years 2012 and 2013,
respectively.</font></div>
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Utility requested that the CPUC issue a final decision by the end of
2010.&#160;&#160;If the decision is delayed, the Utility will, consistent with
CPUC practice in prior GRCs, request the CPUC to issue an order directing that
the authorized revenue requirement changes be effective January 1, 2011, even if
the decision is issued subsequent to that date.</font></div>
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Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict what amount of revenue
requirements the CPUC will authorize for the period from 2011 through 2013, when
a final decision in this proceeding will be received, or how the final decision
will impact their financial condition or results of operations.</font></div>
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form8k122109.htm
_____________________________________________________________________________________
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
_____________________________________________________________________________________
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of Report: December 21, 2009
(Date of
earliest event reported)
Commission
      File Number
Exact
      Name of Registrant
as
      specified in its charter
State
      or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization
IRS
      Employer Identification Number
1-12609
PG&E
      CORPORATION
California
94-3234914
1-2348
PACIFIC
      GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
California
94-0742640
One
      Market, Spear Tower
Suite
      2400
San
      Francisco, California 94105
(Address
      of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(415)
      267-7000
(Registrant's
      telephone number, including area code)
77
      Beale Street
P.O.
      Box 770000
San
      Francisco, California 94177
(Address
      of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(415)
      973-7000
(Registrant's
      telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o
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      230.425)
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      Material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)
o
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(17
      CFR 240.14d-2(b)
o
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      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17
      CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01.  Other Events
2011
General Rate Case Application
On
December 21, 2009, PG&E Corporation's subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (Utility), filed its 2011 General Rate Case (GRC)
application.  The Utility is requesting that the California Public
Utilities Commission (CPUC) authorize the amount of base revenues that the
Utility may collect from customers to recover its costs for electric and natural
gas distribution operations and electric generation operations for a three-year
period (2011 through 2013).  The Utility's request represents a
proposed revenue increase for 2011 of $1.048 billion, or 6.4%, above the 2010
total revenue forecast.  The critical driver of the Utility's request
in this GRC will be the need to invest in energy infrastructure to meet
customers' expectations for service quality.  The Utility estimates
that it will need to spend an average of about $2.7 billion in capital
expenditures annually on these infrastructure improvements, especially
replacement of gas and electric systems that are reaching the end of their
useful lives.  The Utility also needs adequate funds to continue to
safely operate, maintain, and upgrade generation plants to serve growing
demand.
The
Utility proposed that the CPUC adopt new flexible cost recovery mechanisms by
establishing balancing accounts for several categories of costs that are subject
to a high degree of volatility based on economic conditions and other factors,
including new customer connections, emergency service restoration, uncollectible
accounts, and employee healthcare costs.
The
Utility also has requested that the CPUC establish a ratemaking mechanism for
2012 and 2013 designed to increase the Utility's authorized revenues in years
between GRCs to reflect increases in rate base due to capital investments in
infrastructure, and increases in wages and expenses.  The proposed
mechanism also would require revenue requirements to be adjusted to reflect
changes in franchise, payroll, income, or property tax rates, as well as new
taxes or fees imposed by governmental agencies.  The Utility estimates
that this mechanism would result in a revenue requirement increase of $275
million in 2012 and an additional increase of $343 million in
2013.  The Utility would advise the CPUC of the actual amount of these
proposed increases in October 2011 and October 2012 for years 2012 and 2013,
respectively.
The
Utility requested that the CPUC issue a final decision by the end of
2010.  If the decision is delayed, the Utility will, consistent with
CPUC practice in prior GRCs, request the CPUC to issue an order directing that
the authorized revenue requirement changes be effective January 1, 2011, even if
the decision is issued subsequent to that date.
PG&E
Corporation and the Utility are unable to predict what amount of revenue
requirements the CPUC will authorize for the period from 2011 through 2013, when
a final decision in this proceeding will be received, or how the final decision
will impact their financial condition or results of operations.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have
duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
PG&E
      CORPORATION
Dated:  December
      21, 2009
By:
LINDA
      Y.H. CHENG
LINDA
      Y.H. CHENG
Vice
      President, Corporate Governance and
Corporate
      Secretary
PACIFIC
      GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Dated:
      December 21, 2009
By:
LINDA
      Y.H. CHENG
LINDA
      Y.H. CHENG
Vice
      President, Corporate Governance and
Corporate
      Secretary
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