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<p align="center">FORM 8-K</p>
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<p align="center">CURRENT REPORT</p>
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<p align="center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
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<p align="center">Date of Report: January 22, 2004</p>
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 Commission<br />
 File<br />
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<p align="center">Exact Name of<br />
 Registrant<br />
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 its charter</p>
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 State or other<br />
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 IRS Employer<br />
 &nbsp; Identification<br />
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<p align="center">_____________</p>
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<p align="center">_____________</p>
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<p align="center">1-12609</p>

<p align="center">1-2348</p>
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<p align="center">PG&amp;E Corporation</p>

<p align="center">Pacific Gas and<br />
 Electric Company</p>
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<p align="center">California</p>

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<p align="center">94-3234914</p>

<p align="center">94-0742640</p>
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<p align="center">Pacific Gas and Electric Company<br />
 77 Beale Street, P. O. Box 770000<br />
 San Francisco, California&nbsp;&nbsp;94177</p>
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<p align="center">PG&amp;E Corporation<br />
 One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 2400<br />
 San Francisco, California&nbsp;&nbsp;94105</p>
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<p align="center">Pacific Gas and Electric Company<br />
 (415) 973-7000</p>
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<p align="center">PG&amp;E Corporation<br />
 (415) 267-7000</p>
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<p align="center">(Registrant's telephone number, including area
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<p align="center">Inapplicable</p>

<p align="center">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since
Last Report)</p>

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Item 5.&nbsp; Other Events.

<p>On January 20, 2004, the City of Palo Alto, the City and County
of San Francisco (CCSF), and Aglet Consumer Alliance (Aglet) filed
separate applications with the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC) requesting that the CPUC rehear and reconsider
its decision, issued on December 19, 2003, approving the modified
settlement agreement dated as of December 19, 2003 (Settlement
Agreement) among Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Utility),
PG&amp;E Corporation, and the CPUC regarding resolution of the
Utility's Chapter 11 case pending at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for
the Northern District of California (Bankruptcy Court).&nbsp; CCSF,
Aglet, and the CPUC&rsquo;s Office of Ratepayer Advocates, or ORA
(an independent office within the CPUC) also filed a joint
application for rehearing.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Although the CPUC is not required to act on the applications
within a specific time period, if the CPUC has not acted on the
applications within 60 days the applications may be deemed denied
for purposes of seeking judicial review.</p>

<p>The only appeals of the Bankruptcy Court&rsquo;s December 22,
2003 order confirming the Utility&rsquo;s plan of reorganization,
have been filed by the City of Palo Alto and CPUC Commissioners
Lynch and Wood.&nbsp; The appellants filed their appeals in the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
(District Court).&nbsp; The District Court will set a schedule for
briefing and argument of the appeals at a later date.</p>

<p><br />
Item 7.&nbsp; Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
Information, and Exhibits</p>

<p>Exhibit 99&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Notice to Directors and Executive
Officers, dated January 22, 2004</p>

<p>Item 11.&nbsp; Temporary Suspension of Trading Under
Registrant's Employee Benefits Plan</p>

<p>On January 20, 2004, PG&amp;E Corporation received a notice from
the plan administrator of the PG&amp;E Corporation Retirement
Savings Plan for Union-Represented Employees (RSP)with respect to a
blackout period that will be applicable to those participants in
the RSP whose individual accounts are transferred from the Pacific
Gas and Electric Company Savings Fund Plan for Union-Represented
Employees (SFP) to the RSP effective March 1, 2004.&nbsp; The plan
administrator sent the notice to PG&amp;E Corporation as required
by Section 101(i) (2)(E) of the Employment Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974.</p>

<p>On January 22, 2004, PG&amp;E Corporation&nbsp;sent a notice to
its&nbsp;directors&nbsp;and executive officers subject to Section
16 of the&nbsp;Securities&nbsp;Exchange&nbsp;Act of 1934 (Section
16 Officers),&nbsp;as&nbsp;amended, informing them that the
blackout period is expected to be in effect beginning&nbsp;1:00
p.m., Pacific Standard Time, on February 26, 2004 and ending during
the week of March 14, 2004.&nbsp; The existence of the blackout
period&nbsp;restricts the directors and Section 16 Officers from
engaging in transactions involving certain equity securities and
derivative securities of PG&amp;E Corporation during the blackout
period.&nbsp;&nbsp;The notice was provided&nbsp;pursuant to Section
306(a) of the&nbsp;Sarbanes-Oxley&nbsp;Act of 2002.&nbsp; A copy of
the notice is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated
herein by reference.</p>

<p>During the blackout period and for a period of two years after
the end of the blackout period, a security holder or other
interested person may obtain, without charge,&nbsp;the actual start
and end dates of the blackout&nbsp;period by contacting the
Corporate Secretary of PG&amp;E Corporation at 415-267-7070, One
Market, Spear Tower, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105.</p>

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SIGNATURE

<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>

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<p>PG&amp;E CORPORATION</p>
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<p>CHRISTOPER P. JOHNS</p>

<p>_______________________________</p>
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<p>CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS<br />
 Senior Vice President and Controller<br>
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<p>PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY<br />
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<p>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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<p>DINYAR B. MISTRY</p>

<p>_________________________________</p>
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<p>DINYAR B. MISTRY<br />
 Vice President and Controller</p>
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<p>Date:&nbsp; January 22, 2004</p>

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<p align="center"><u>Exhibit Index</u></p>

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<p align="center">99</p>
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<p>Notice to Directors and Executive Officers, dated January 22,
2004</p>
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1-22-04 Final 8-K
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: January 22, 2004
Commission
File
Number
Exact Name of
Registrant
as specified in
its charter
State or other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
IRS Employer
Identification
Number
_____________
_____________
_____________
_____________
1-12609
1-2348
PG&E Corporation
Pacific Gas and
Electric Company
California
California
94-3234914
94-0742640
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
77 Beale Street, P. O. Box 770000
San Francisco, California  94177
PG&E Corporation
One Market, Spear Tower, Suite 2400
San Francisco, California  94105
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip
Code)
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
(415) 973-7000
PG&E Corporation
(415) 267-7000
(Registrant's telephone number, including area
code)
Inapplicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since
Last Report)
Item 5.  Other Events.
On January 20, 2004, the City of Palo Alto, the City and County
of San Francisco (CCSF), and Aglet Consumer Alliance (Aglet) filed
separate applications with the California Public Utilities
Commission (CPUC) requesting that the CPUC rehear and reconsider
its decision, issued on December 19, 2003, approving the modified
settlement agreement dated as of December 19, 2003 (Settlement
Agreement) among Pacific Gas and Electric Company (Utility),
PG&E Corporation, and the CPUC regarding resolution of the
Utility's Chapter 11 case pending at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for
the Northern District of California (Bankruptcy Court).  CCSF,
Aglet, and the CPUC's Office of Ratepayer Advocates, or ORA
(an independent office within the CPUC) also filed a joint
application for rehearing.
Although the CPUC is not required to act on the applications
within a specific time period, if the CPUC has not acted on the
applications within 60 days the applications may be deemed denied
for purposes of seeking judicial review.
The only appeals of the Bankruptcy Court's December 22,
2003 order confirming the Utility's plan of reorganization,
have been filed by the City of Palo Alto and CPUC Commissioners
Lynch and Wood.  The appellants filed their appeals in the
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
(District Court).  The District Court will set a schedule for
briefing and argument of the appeals at a later date.
Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial
Information, and Exhibits
Exhibit 99    Notice to Directors and Executive
Officers, dated January 22, 2004
Item 11.  Temporary Suspension of Trading Under
Registrant's Employee Benefits Plan
On January 20, 2004, PG&E Corporation received a notice from
the plan administrator of the PG&E Corporation Retirement
Savings Plan for Union-Represented Employees (RSP)with respect to a
blackout period that will be applicable to those participants in
the RSP whose individual accounts are transferred from the Pacific
Gas and Electric Company Savings Fund Plan for Union-Represented
Employees (SFP) to the RSP effective March 1, 2004.  The plan
administrator sent the notice to PG&E Corporation as required
by Section 101(i) (2)(E) of the Employment Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974.
On January 22, 2004, PG&E Corporation sent a notice to
its directors and executive officers subject to Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Section
16 Officers), as amended, informing them that the
blackout period is expected to be in effect beginning 1:00
p.m., Pacific Standard Time, on February 26, 2004 and ending during
the week of March 14, 2004.  The existence of the blackout
period restricts the directors and Section 16 Officers from
engaging in transactions involving certain equity securities and
derivative securities of PG&E Corporation during the blackout
period.  The notice was provided pursuant to Section
306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  A copy of
the notice is attached as Exhibit 99 hereto and is incorporated
herein by reference.
During the blackout period and for a period of two years after
the end of the blackout period, a security holder or other
interested person may obtain, without charge, the actual start
and end dates of the blackout period by contacting the
Corporate Secretary of PG&E Corporation at 415-267-7070, One
Market, Spear Tower, Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94105.
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:
CHRISTOPER P. JOHNS
_______________________________
CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS
Senior Vice President and Controller
PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY
By:
DINYAR B. MISTRY
_________________________________
DINYAR B. MISTRY
Vice President and Controller
Date:  January 22, 2004
Exhibit Index
No.
Description
99
Notice to Directors and Executive Officers, dated January 22,
2004