Sustainability Accounting Standards Board - PG&E Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Report 2020

Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index

PG&E is committed to continuous improvement when it comes to how we report our impacts and sustainable business strategies. The table below reflects PG&E’s first year reporting metrics in accordance with the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) voluntary reporting framework. Unless otherwise noted, our response reflects year-end 2019 performance. Data included in this disclosure may differ from other disclosures in order to conform to the SASB reporting requirements.

Electric Utilities Standard

SASB Code	Accounting Metric	Unit of Measure	PG&E Response
Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Energy Resource Planning
IF-EU-110a.1	Gross global Scope 1 emissions^{Footnote 1a}	Metric tons CO₂e	4,406,491
	Percentage covered under emissions-limiting regulations^{Footnote 1b}	Percentage (%)	62%
	Percentage covered under emissions-reporting regulations^{Footnote 1c}	Percentage (%)	99%
IF-EU-110a.2	Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with power deliveries^{Footnote 1d}	Metric tons CO₂e	4,889,538
IF-EU-110a.3	Discussion of long-term and short-term strategy or plan to manage Scope 1 emissions, emissions reduction targets, and an analysis of performance against those targets	N/A	Climate Change
IF-EU-110a.4	Number of customers served in markets subject to renewable portfolio standards (RPS)	Number	5,484,479
IF-EU-110a.4	Percentage fulfillment of RPS target by market	Percentage (%)	100%
Air Quality
IF-EU-120a.1	NO_X	Metric tons	123
	SO_X		13
	Particulate matter (PM₁₀)		82
	Lead (Pb)		0
	Mercury (Hg)		0
	Percentage of NO_X in or near areas of dense population	Percentage (%)	100%
	Percentage of SO_X in or near areas of dense population		100%
	Percentage of particulate matter (PM₁₀) in or near areas of dense population		100%
	Percentage of lead (Pb) in or near areas of dense population		0%
	Percentage of mercury (Hg) in or near areas of dense population		0%
Water Management
IF-EU-140a.1	Total water withdrawn	Thousand cubic meters (m³)	Saltwater: 2,861,978 Freshwater: 1,237
	Total water consumed	Thousand cubic meters (m³)	Freshwater: 772
	Percentage of total water withdrawn in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress	Percentage (%)	Saltwater: 0% Freshwater: 18%
	Percentage of total water consumed in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress	Percentage (%)	Saltwater: 0% Freshwater: 25%
IF-EU-140a.2	Number of incidents of non-compliance associated with water quantity and/or quality permits, standards, and regulations	Number	0
IF-EU-140a.3	Description of water management risks and discussion of strategies and practices to mitigate those risks	N/A	Water
Coal Ash Management
IF-EU-150a.1	Amount of coal combustion residuals (CCR) generated	Metric tons	PG&E does not have coal operations
IF-EU-150a.1	Percentage CCR recycled	Percentage (%)	PG&E does not have coal operations
IF-EU-150a.2	Total number of CCR impoundments, broken down by hazard potential classification and structural integrity assessment	Number	PG&E does not have coal operations
Energy Affordability
IF-EU-240a.1	Average retail electric rate for residential customers	USD/KWh	$0.17617
	Average retail electric rate for commercial customers		$0.16704
	Average retail electric rate for industrial customers		$0.10152
IF-EU-240a.2	Typical monthly electric bill for residential customers for 500 kWh	USD	$125.74
IF-EU-240a.2	Typical monthly electric bill for residential customers for 1,000 kWh	USD	$270.34
IF-EU-240a.3	Number of residential customer electric disconnections for non-payment	Number	213,123
IF-EU-240a.3	Percentage of residential customer electric disconnections for non-payment reconnected within 30 days	Percentage (%)	88%
IF-EU-240a.4	Discussion of impact of external factors on customer affordability of electricity, including the economic conditions of the service territory	N/A	Energy Affordability
Workforce Health and Safety
IF-EU-320a.1²	Total recordable incident rate	Rate per 100 full-time workers	3.29
	Fatality rate		0
	Near miss frequency rate		5.36
End-Use Efficiency and Demand
IF-EU-420a.1	Percentage of electric utility revenues from rate structures that are decoupled	Percentage (%)	100%
IF-EU-420a.2	Percentage of electric load served by smart grid technology (SmartMeters)	Percentage (%) by megawatt hours (MWh)	99%
IF-EU-420a.3	Customer electricity savings from efficiency measures	Megawatt hours (MWh)	1,253,200
Nuclear Safety and Emergency Management
IF-EU-540a.1	Total number of nuclear power units, broken down by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Action Matrix Column	Number	2
IF-EU-540a.2	Description of efforts to manage nuclear safety and emergency preparedness	N/A	Nuclear Operations
Grid Resiliency
IF-EU-550a.1	Number of incidents of non-compliance with physical and/or cybersecurity standards or regulations	Number	This information is confidential
IF-EU-550a.2	System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI)	Minutes	148.8
	System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI)		1.129
	Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI)		131.9
Activity Metrics
IF-EU-000.A	Number of residential customers served	Number	4,810,736
	Number of commercial customers served		546,860
	Number of industrial customers served		1,202
IF-EU-000.B	Total electricity delivered to residential customers	Megawatt hours (MWh)	27,513,436
IF-EU-000.B	Total electricity delivered to non-residential customers	Megawatt hours (MWh)	50,558,205
IF-EU-000.C	Length of distribution lines	Kilometers (km)	172,200
IF-EU-000.C	Length of transmission lines	Kilometers (km)	28,968
IF-EU-000.D	Total electricity generated	Megawatt hours (MWh)	33,849,390
	Percentage by major energy source	Percentage (%)	Renewable Energy
	Percentage in regulated markets	Percentage (%)	100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Energy Resource Planning

SASB Code: IF-EU-110a.1

Accounting Metric: Gross global Scope 1 emissions^{Footnote 1a}
Unit of Measure: Metric tons CO₂e
PG&E Response: 4,406,491

Accounting Metric: Percentage covered under emissions-limiting regulations^{Footnote 1b}
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 62%

Accounting Metric: Percentage covered under emissions-reporting regulations^{Footnote 1c}
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 99%

SASB Code: IF-EU-110a.2

Accounting Metric: Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with power deliveries^{Footnote 1d}
Unit of Measure: Metric tons CO₂e
PG&E Response: 4,889,538

SASB Code: IF-EU-110a.3

Accounting Metric: Discussion of long-term and short-term strategy or plan to manage Scope 1 emissions, emissions reduction targets, and an analysis of performance against those targets
Unit of Measure: N/A
PG&E Response: Climate Change

SASB Code: IF-EU-110a.4

Accounting Metric: Number of customers served in markets subject to renewable portfolio standards (RPS)
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 5,484,479

Accounting Metric: Percentage fulfillment of RPS target by market
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 100%

Air Quality

SASB Code: IF-EU-120a.1

Accounting Metric: NO_X
Unit of Measure: Metric tons
PG&E Response: 123

Accounting Metric: SO_X
Unit of Measure: Metric tons
PG&E Response: 13

Accounting Metric: Particulate matter (PM₁₀)
Unit of Measure: Metric tons
PG&E Response: 82

Accounting Metric: Lead (Pb)
Unit of Measure: Metric tons
PG&E Response: 0

Accounting Metric: Mercury (Hg)
Unit of Measure: Metric tons
PG&E Response: 0

Accounting Metric: Percentage of NO_X in or near areas of dense population
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 100%

Accounting Metric: Percentage of SO_X in or near areas of dense population
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 100%

Accounting Metric: Percentage of particulate matter (PM₁₀) in or near areas of dense population
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 100%

Accounting Metric: Percentage of lead (Pb) in or near areas of dense population
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 0%

Accounting Metric: Percentage of mercury (Hg) in or near areas of dense population
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 0%

Water Management

SASB Code: IF-EU-140a.1

Accounting Metric: Total water withdrawn
Unit of Measure: Thousand cubic meters (m³)
PG&E Response: Saltwater: 2,861,978; Freshwater: 1,237

Accounting Metric: Total water consumed
Unit of Measure: Thousand cubic meters (m³)
PG&E Response: Freshwater: 772

Accounting Metric: Percentage of total water withdrawn in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: Saltwater: 0%; Freshwater: 18%

Accounting Metric: Percentage of total water consumed in regions with high or extremely high baseline water stress
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: Saltwater: 0%; Freshwater: 25%

SASB Code: IF-EU-140a.2

Accounting Metric: Number of incidents of non-compliance associated with water quantity and/or quality permits, standards, and regulations
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 0

SASB Code: IF-EU-140a.3

Accounting Metric: Description of water management risks and discussion of strategies and practices to mitigate those risks
Unit of Measure: N/A
PG&E Response: Water

Coal Ash Management

SASB Code: IF-EU-150a.1

Accounting Metric: Amount of coal combustion residuals (CCR) generated
Unit of Measure: Metric tons
PG&E Response: PG&E does not have coal operations

Accounting Metric: Percentage CCR recycled
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: PG&E does not have coal operations

SASB Code: IF-EU-150a.2

Accounting Metric: Total number of CCR impoundments, broken down by hazard potential classification and structural integrity assessment
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: PG&E does not have coal operations

Energy Affordability

SASB Code: IF-EU-240a.1

Accounting Metric: Average retail electric rate for residential customers
Unit of Measure: USD/KWh
PG&E Response: $0.17617

Accounting Metric: Average retail electric rate for commercial customers
Unit of Measure: USD/KWh
PG&E Response: $0.16704

Accounting Metric: Average retail electric rate for industrial customers
Unit of Measure: USD/KWh
PG&E Response: $0.10152

SASB Code: IF-EU-240a.2

Accounting Metric: Typical monthly electric bill for residential customers for 500 kWh
Unit of Measure: USD
PG&E Response: $125.74

Accounting Metric: Typical monthly electric bill for residential customers for 1,000 kWh
Unit of Measure: USD
PG&E Response: $270.34

SASB Code: IF-EU-240a.3

Accounting Metric: Number of residential customer electric disconnections for non-payment
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 213,123

Accounting Metric: Percentage of residential customer electric disconnections for non-payment reconnected within 30 days
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 88%

SASB Code: IF-EU-320a.1²

Accounting Metric: Total recordable incident rate
Unit of Measure: Rate per 100 full-time workers
PG&E Response: 3.29

Accounting Metric: Fatality rate
Unit of Measure: Rate per 100 full-time workers
PG&E Response: 0

Accounting Metric: Near miss frequency rate
Unit of Measure: Rate per 100 full-time workers
PG&E Response: 5.36

End-Use Efficiency and Demand

SASB Code: IF-EU-420a.1

Accounting Metric: Percentage of electric utility revenues from rate structures that are decoupled
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 100%

SASB Code: IF-EU-420a.2

Accounting Metric: Percentage of electric load served by smart grid technology (SmartMeters)
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%) by megawatt hours (MWh)
PG&E Response: 99%

SASB Code: IF-EU-420a.3

Accounting Metric: Customer electricity savings from efficiency measures
Unit of Measure: Megawatt hours (MWh)
PG&E Response: 1,253,200

Nuclear Safety and Emergency Management

SASB Code: IF-EU-540a.1

Accounting Metric: Total number of nuclear power units, broken down by U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Action Matrix Column
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 2

SASB Code: IF-EU-540a.2

Accounting Metric: Description of efforts to manage nuclear safety and emergency preparedness
Unit of Measure: N/A
PG&E Response: Nuclear Operations

Grid Resiliency

SASB Code: IF-EU-550a.1

Accounting Metric: Number of incidents of non-compliance with physical and/or cybersecurity standards or regulations
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: This information is confidential

SASB Code: IF-EU-550a.2

Accounting Metric: System Average Interruption Duration Index (SAIDI)
Unit of Measure: Minutes
PG&E Response: 148.8

Accounting Metric: System Average Interruption Frequency Index (SAIFI)
Unit of Measure: Minutes
PG&E Response: 1.129

Accounting Metric: Customer Average Interruption Duration Index (CAIDI)
Unit of Measure: Minutes
PG&E Response: 131.9

Activity Metrics

SASB Code: IF-EU-000.A

Accounting Metric: Number of residential customers served
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 4,810,736

Accounting Metric: Number of commercial customers served
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 546,860

Accounting Metric: Number of industrial customers served
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 1,202

SASB Code: IF-EU-000.B

Accounting Metric: Total electricity delivered to residential customers
Unit of Measure: Megawatt hours (MWh)
PG&E Response: 27,513,436

Accounting Metric: Total electricity delivered to non-residential customers
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 50,558,205

SASB Code: IF-EU-000.C

Accounting Metric: Length of distribution lines
Unit of Measure: Kilometers (km)
PG&E Response: 172,200

Accounting Metric: Length of transmission lines
Unit of Measure: Kilometers (km)
PG&E Response: 28,968

SASB Code: IF-EU-000.D

Accounting Metric: Total electricity generated
Unit of Measure: Megawatt hours (MWh)
PG&E Response: 33,849,390

Accounting Metric: Percentage by major energy source
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: Renewable Energy

Accounting Metric: Percentage in regulated markets
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 100%

1. Reflects 2018 greenhouse gas emissions given that 2019 emissions are currently undergoing third-party verification. ^{1a1a, 1b1b, 1c1c, 1d1d}
2. Data for PG&E employees.²²

Gas Utilities Standard

SASB Code	Accounting Metric	Unit of Measure	PG&E Response
Energy Affordability
IF-GU-240a.1	Average retail gas rate for residential customers	USD/MMBtu	$1.37955
	Average retail gas rate for commercial and industrial customers		$1.07422
	Average retail gas rate for transportation services only		$0.40091
IF-GU-240a.2	Typical monthly gas bill for residential customers for 50 MMBtu of gas delivered per year	USD	$57.47
IF-GU-240a.2	Typical monthly gas bill for residential customers for 100 MMBtu of gas delivered per year	USD	$114.96
IF-GU-240a.3	Number of residential customer gas disconnections for non-payment	Number	676
IF-GU-240a.3	Percentage of residential customer gas disconnections for non-payment, reconnected within 30 days	Percentage (%)	50%
IF-GU-240a.4	Discussion of impact of external factors on customer affordability of gas, including the economic conditions of the service territory	N/A	Energy Affordability
End-Use Efficiency
IF-GU-420a.1	Percentage of gas utility revenues from rate structures that are decoupled	Percentage (%)	100%
IF-GU-420a.2	Customer gas savings from efficiency measures	Million British Thermal Units (MMBtu)	2,759,340
Integrity of Gas Delivery Infrastructure
IF-GU-540a.1	Number of reportable pipeline incidents	Number	4
	Number of Corrective Action Orders (CAO)		0
	Number of Notices of Probable Violation		53
IF-GU-540a.2	Percentage of distribution pipeline that is cast and/or wrought iron	Percentage (%) by length	0.001%
IF-GU-540a.2	Percentage of distribution pipeline that is unprotected steel	Percentage (%) by length	0.007%
IF-GU-540a.3	Percentage of gas transmission pipelines inspected	Percentage (%) by length	Strength Test: 93% (6,123 miles) In-Line Inspections: 36% (2,357 miles) Direct Assessment: External Corrosion Direct Assessment: 13% (861 miles) Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment: 5.7% (372 miles) Stress Corrosion Cracking Direct Assessment: 0.2% (12 miles) Other: <1% Direct Examination Low Stress Re-assessment
IF-GU-540a.3	Percentage of gas distribution pipelines inspected (distribution leak survey)	Percentage (%) by length	28.6%
IF-GU-540a.4	Description of efforts to manage the integrity of gas delivery infrastructure, including risks related to safety and emissions	N/A	Gas Operations
Activity Metrics
IF-GU-000.A	Number of residential customers served	Number	4,303,791
	Number of commercial customers served		230,481
	Number of industrial customers served		1,165
IF-GU-000.B	Amount of natural gas delivered to residential customers	Million British Thermal Units (MMBtu)	190,020,825
	Amount of natural gas delivered to commercial customers		89,705,685
	Amount of natural gas delivered to industrial customers		529,528,495
	Amount of natural gas transferred to a third party		88,570,170
IF-GU-000.C	Length of gas transmission pipelines	Kilometers (km)	10,622
IF-GU-000.C	Length of gas distribution pipelines	Kilometers (km)	69,202

Energy Affordability

SASB Code: IF-GU-240a.1

Accounting Metric: Average retail electric rate for residential customers
Unit of Measure: USD/MMBtu
PG&E Response: $1.37955

Accounting Metric: Average retail electric rate for commercial customers
Unit of Measure: USD/MMBtu
PG&E Response: $1.07422

Accounting Metric: Average retail gas rate for transportation services only
Unit of Measure: USD/MMBtu
PG&E Response: $0.40091

SASB Code: IF-GU-240a.2

Accounting Metric: Typical monthly gas bill for residential customers for 50 MMBtu of gas delivered per year
Unit of Measure: USD
PG&E Response: $57.47

Accounting Metric: Typical monthly gas bill for residential customers for 100 MMBtu of gas delivered per year
Unit of Measure: USD
PG&E Response: $114.96

SASB Code: IF-GU-240a.3

Accounting Metric: Number of residential customer gas disconnections for non-payment
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 676

Accounting Metric: Percentage of residential customer gas disconnections for non-payment, reconnected within 30 days
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 50%

SASB Code: IF-GU-240a.4

Accounting Metric: Discussion of impact of external factors on customer affordability of gas, including the economic conditions of the service territory
Unit of Measure: N/A
PG&E Response: Energy Affordability

End-Use Efficiency

SASB Code: IF-GU-420a.1

Accounting Metric: Percentage of gas utility revenues from rate structures that are decoupled
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%)
PG&E Response: 100%

SASB Code: IF-GU-420a.2

Accounting Metric: Customer gas savings from efficiency measures
Unit of Measure: Million British Thermal Units (MMBtu)
PG&E Response: 2,759,340

Integrity of Gas Delivery Infrastructure

SASB Code: IF-GU-540a.1

Accounting Metric: Number of reportable pipeline incidents
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 4

Accounting Metric: Number of Corrective Action Orders (CAO)
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 0

Accounting Metric: Number of Notices of Probable Violation
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 53

SASB Code: IF-GU-540a.2

Accounting Metric: Percentage of distribution pipeline that is cast and/or wrought iron
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%) by length
PG&E Response: 0.001%

Accounting Metric: Percentage of distribution pipeline that is unprotected steel
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%) by length
PG&E Response: 0.007%

SASB Code: IF-GU-540a.3

Accounting Metric

Percentage of gas transmission pipelines inspected

Unit of Measure

Percentage (%) by length

PG&E Response

Strength Test: 93% (6,123 miles)

In-Line Inspections: 36% (2,357 miles)

Direct Assessment:

External Corrosion Direct Assessment: 13% (861 miles)
Internal Corrosion Direct Assessment: 5.7% (372 miles)
Stress Corrosion Cracking Direct Assessment: 0.2% (12 miles)

Other: <1%

Direct Examination
Low Stress Re-assessment

Accounting Metric: Percentage of gas distribution pipelines inspected (distribution leak survey)
Unit of Measure: Percentage (%) by length
PG&E Response: 28.6%

SASB Code: IF-GU-540a.4

Accounting Metric: Description of efforts to manage the integrity of gas delivery infrastructure, including risks related to safety and emissions
Unit of Measure: N/A
PG&E Response: Gas Operations

Activity Metrics

SASB Code: IF-GU-000.A

Accounting Metric: Number of residential customers served
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 4,303,791

Accounting Metric: Number of commercial customers served
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 230,481

Accounting Metric: Number of industrial customers served
Unit of Measure: Number
PG&E Response: 1,165

SASB Code: IF-GU-000.B

Accounting Metric: Amount of natural gas delivered to residential customers
Unit of Measure: Million British Thermal Units (MMBtu)
PG&E Response: 190,020,825

Accounting Metric: Amount of natural gas delivered to commercial customers
Unit of Measure: Million British Thermal Units (MMBtu)
PG&E Response: 89,705,685

Accounting Metric: Amount of natural gas delivered to industrial customers
Unit of Measure: Million British Thermal Units (MMBtu)
PG&E Response: 529,528,495

Accounting Metric: Amount of natural gas transferred to a third party
Unit of Measure: Million British Thermal Units (MMBtu)
PG&E Response: 88,570,170

SASB Code: IF-GU-000.C

Accounting Metric: Length of gas transmission pipelines
Unit of Measure: Kilometers (km)
PG&E Response: 10,622

Accounting Metric: Length of gas distribution pipelines
Unit of Measure: Kilometers (km)
PG&E Response: 69,202

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