Buying PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric Company) shares

The US private utility PG&E (Pacific Gas and Electric Company) was founded in 2005. The company supplies natural gas and electricity to Northern California. PG&E is headquartered in San Francisco. PG&E’s business activities focus on transmission and distribution. Would you like to invest in PG&E? Find out how to buy Pacific Gas and Electric Company stocks here and consult the current stock price.

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What is the current stock price of PG&E?

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The activities of PG&E

PG&E mainly supplies gas and electricity to approximately 16 million customers. These customers live in central and northern California. One third of the electricity supplied is destined for private customers. The remaining electricity is destined for businesses, industry and the agricultural sector.

The company has a working area of approximately 180,000 square kilometres, which is equal to five times the surface area of the Netherlands. Only one third of the electricity supplied to customers is produced by PG&E itself. The remaining electricity is purchased by PG&E from third parties on the basis of long-term supply contracts.

Generating power by PG&E

For the generation of electricity, the company mainly uses hydropower plants and nuclear power stations. The Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant has two reactors with a total capacity of 2200 MW. It supplies 18,000 GWu of electricity per year. This is enough to supply 9% of California with electricity for one year. PG&E announced in 2005 that this nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo County will be closed in 2025.

PG&E in financial difficulties due to forest fires in California

In 2018, there were severe forest fires in the state of California. These fires were caused by PG&E equipment. More than 100 lives were lost in these fires and the company found itself in serious financial difficulties.

In 2019, the company reached a settlement with the victims of these forest fires. A total of USD 13.5 billion was paid out to the victims, partly in cash and partly in stocks. Earlier, PG&E had already reached an $11 billion settlement with insurers and other parties.

Events of this kind can put considerable pressure on the price of a stock. By trading actively, you can also benefit from strong price declines with a short position. A price dip can also be an interesting moment to buy new shares. Of course, you have to investigate carefully whether the company is in danger of going bankrupt.

A Million Californians disconnected from the electricity grid

In October 2019, more than a million people in California were cut off from the electricity supply to prevent forest fires. PG&E cut the power to 800,000 customers in northern central California that year. As a result of the billions in claims following various forest fires in 2018, the company is on the verge of bankruptcy.