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<p align="center"><b>UNITED STATES</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>Washington, D.C.&nbsp; 20549</b></p>
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<p><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>FORM 8-K</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>CURRENT REPORT</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</b></p>
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<p><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>Date of Report: February 10, 2005</b></p>

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<b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>PG&amp;E CORPORATION</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in
Charter)</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>California</u></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>1-2609</u></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>94-323914</u></b></p>
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<p align="center">(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)</p>
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<p align="center"><br />
 (Commission File Number)</p>
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<p align="center">(IRS Employer<br />
 Identification No.)</p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 2400, San
Francisco, CA</u></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>94105</u></b></p>
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<p align="center">(Address of principal executive offices)</p>
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<p align="center">(Zip code)</p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>415-267-7000</u></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>(Registrant&rsquo;s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>N/A</u></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in
Charter)</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>California</u></b></p>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top">
<p align="center"><b><u>1-2348</u></b></p>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top">
<p align="center"><b><u>94-0742640</u></b></p>
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<p align="center">(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)</p>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top">
<p align="center"><br />
 (Commission File Number)</p>
</td>
<td colspan="2" valign="top">
<p align="center">(IRS Employer<br />
 Identification No.)</p>
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<p align="center">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>77 Beale Street, P. O. Box 770000, San
Francisco, California</u></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>94177</u></b></p>
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<p align="center">(Address of principal executive offices)</p>
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<p align="center">(Zip code)</p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>(415) 973-7000</u></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>(Registrant&rsquo;s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)</b></p>
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<p align="center"><b><u>N/A</u></b></p>
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<p align="center"><b>(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)</b></p>
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<p><br />
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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):</p>
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<p>Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
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<p>Soliciting Material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>
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<p>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act<br />
 (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)</p>
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<p>Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act<br />
 (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</p>
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<p>Item 8.01 - Other Events</p>

<p></p>

<p><b><i>Issuance of Energy Recovery Bonds</i></b></p>

<p><i></i></p>

<p>In connection with the California Public Utilities
Commission&rsquo;s approval of the December 19, 2003 settlement
agreement to resolve Pacific Gas and Electric Company&rsquo;s
(Utility) Chapter 11 proceeding, PG&amp;E Corporation and the
Utility agreed to seek to refinance the remaining unamortized
balance of the $2.2 billion after-tax regulatory asset established
under the settlement agreement and related federal income and state
franchise taxes.&nbsp; On February 10, 2005, PG&amp;E Energy
Recovery Funding LLC, or PERF, a limited liability company which
is wholly owned and consolidated by the Utility, issued
approximately $1.9 billion of energy recovery bonds, or ERBs.&nbsp; PERF is legally separate from the Utility.&nbsp; The Utility is a
subsidiary of PG&amp;E Corporation.&nbsp; Repayment of principal
and interest on the ERBs is secured by a dedicated rate component,
or DRC, to be collected from the Utility&rsquo;s electricity
customers as a nonbypassable charge.&nbsp; The Utility, as
servicer, will collect and remit DRC charges to PERF to enable PERF
to pay the principal and interest on the ERBs.&nbsp; The
proceeds of the ERBs were paid by PERF to the Utility and will be
used by the Utility to refinance the remaining unamortized balance
of the regulatory asset through the redemption and repurchase of
debt and higher cost equity.&nbsp; It is anticipated that the
second series of ERBs, in an aggregate amount of up to $1.1
billion, would be issued by PERF in November 2005.&nbsp;&nbsp; The
amount of the second series depends on the timing and amount of
refunds the Utility receives from energy suppliers through the
related proceedings pending at the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission. </p>

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<p align="center">SIGNATURE</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>PG&amp;E CORPORATION</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p><u>LINDA Y.H. CHENG&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>Linda Y.H. Cheng<br />
 Vice President and Corporate Secretary<br />
<br>
 </p>
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<p>PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY</p>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p><u>LINDA Y.H. CHENG&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</u></p>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
</td>
<td valign="top"></td>
<td valign="top">
<p>Linda Y.H. Cheng<br />
 Vice President and Corporate Secretary</p>
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<p>Dated:&nbsp; February 10, 2005</p>

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Form 8-K
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: February 10, 2005
PG&E CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in
Charter)
California
1-2609
94-323914
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 2400, San
Francisco, CA
94105
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
415-267-7000
(Registrant's Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in
Charter)
California
1-2348
94-0742640
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
Since Last Report)
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):
[ ]
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ]
Soliciting Material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)
[ ]
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 - Other Events
Issuance of Energy Recovery Bonds
In connection with the California Public Utilities
Commission's approval of the December 19, 2003 settlement
agreement to resolve Pacific Gas and Electric Company's
(Utility) Chapter 11 proceeding, PG&E Corporation and the
Utility agreed to seek to refinance the remaining unamortized
balance of the $2.2 billion after-tax regulatory asset established
under the settlement agreement and related federal income and state
franchise taxes.  On February 10, 2005, PG&E Energy
Recovery Funding LLC, or PERF, a limited liability company which
is wholly owned and consolidated by the Utility, issued
approximately $1.9 billion of energy recovery bonds, or ERBs.  PERF is legally separate from the Utility.  The Utility is a
subsidiary of PG&E Corporation.  Repayment of principal
and interest on the ERBs is secured by a dedicated rate component,
or DRC, to be collected from the Utility's electricity
customers as a nonbypassable charge.  The Utility, as
servicer, will collect and remit DRC charges to PERF to enable PERF
to pay the principal and interest on the ERBs.  The
proceeds of the ERBs were paid by PERF to the Utility and will be
used by the Utility to refinance the remaining unamortized balance
of the regulatory asset through the redemption and repurchase of
debt and higher cost equity.  It is anticipated that the
second series of ERBs, in an aggregate amount of up to $1.1
billion, would be issued by PERF in November 2005.   The
amount of the second series depends on the timing and amount of
refunds the Utility receives from energy suppliers through the
related proceedings pending at the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PG&E CORPORATION
By:
LINDA Y.H. CHENG
Linda Y.H. Cheng
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
By:
LINDA Y.H. CHENG
Linda Y.H. Cheng
Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Dated:  February 10, 2005