Pacific Gas & Electric is the second-biggest investor-owned utility in the biggest and also the country in California, serving 15 million people across 70,000 square miles in central and . California northern Earnings at the utility are sliding as Kent Harvey, the organization’s CFO, considers legislation coming before the California legislature that may allow utility customers to purchase up to 100% renewable power from an offsite, local facility.
PG&E will encounter other hit to the bottom line, if it is amended to expand capability, although the program is capped at 600 MW. Students are requested to put themselves in the shoes of Harvey and determine whether the firm should lobby against the bill or adjust its policies to integrate clean energy into its portfolio.
PG&E Hanging on to a Ray of Hope case study solution
PUBLICATION DATE: February 19, 2014 PRODUCT #: W93C77-HCB-ENG
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