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    1934</font></div>
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proceeding to review and modify the CPUC&#8217;s existing energy efficiency incentive
ratemaking mechanism applicable to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Utility)
and the other two California investor-owned utilities. The CPUC ruled that the
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verification report of the utilities&#8217; 2006-2007 interim claims (which was to
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stated that it intends to develop a new framework for the interim review of 2008
energy efficiency activities and the final review of 2006 through 2008 energy
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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:
January
      29, 2009
(Date
      of earliest event reported)
PG&E
      CORPORATION
(Exact
      Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
California
1-12609
94-3234914
(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)
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Item
8.01 Other Events.
Energy
Efficiency Incentive Ratemaking Mechanism
On
February 4, 2009, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) published
its final order, approved on January 29, 2009, to begin a new rulemaking
proceeding to review and modify the CPUC's existing energy efficiency incentive
ratemaking mechanism applicable to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Utility)
and the other two California investor-owned utilities. The CPUC ruled that the
utilities' remaining 2006-2008 interim claims will be determined in the new
proceeding rather than being assessed based on the CPUC Energy Division's draft
verification report of the utilities' 2006-2007 interim claims (which was to
have been issued by resolution by January 15, 2009).  The utilities
must file their reports of their 2008 energy efficiency activities and costs by
February 28, 2009.
The CPUC
stated that it is necessary to consider a more transparent, more streamlined and
less controversial incentive ratemaking mechanism and that accomplishing this
may require making small but significant changes to the existing mechanism, or
may require wholesale adoption of a new incentive mechanism.  The CPUC
stated that it intends to develop a new framework for the interim review of 2008
energy efficiency activities and the final review of 2006 through 2008 energy
efficiency activities in a timeframe consistent with interim payments for 2008
no later than December 2009, and any final payments for 2006 through 2008 no
later than December 2010.  The CPUC also intends to develop a
long-term framework for energy efficiency activities in 2009 and
beyond.
On
February 2, 2009, The Utility Reform Network and the CPUC's Division of
Ratepayer Advocates filed an application for rehearing of the CPUC's December
18, 2008 decision approving interim incentive awards for the
utilities.  Among other arguments, they claim that the CPUC was not
justified in modifying the incentive mechanism process by using unverified
claims as a basis for awarding incentive earnings and that the impact of the
delay in issuing the verification report was not sufficient to justify a
modification to the CPUC's established process. Responses to the application for
rehearing are due February 17, 2009.  PG&E Corporation and the
Utility do not believe that the application for rehearing will affect the
Utility's award of $41.5 million in interim shareholder incentive revenues that
was approved by the CPUC on December 18, 2008.
2
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:
      February 5, 2009
By:
LINDA
      Y.H. CHENG
LINDA
      Y.H. CHENG
Vice
      President, Corporate Governance
and
      Corporate Secretary
PACIFIC
      GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
Dated:
      February 5, 2009
By:
LINDA
      Y.H. CHENG
LINDA
      Y.H. CHENG
Vice
      President, Corporate Governance
and
      Corporate Secretary
3