Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) paid property taxes of more than $230 million this fall to the 50 counties where the energy company owns property and operates gas and electric infrastructure that serves 16 million Californians. The tax payments help support essential public services like education and public safety.
The semi-annual property tax payments made on Dec. 11 cover the period from July 1 to Dec. 31, 2017.
Total payments for the full tax year of July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 are estimated to total more than $461 million – an increase of $50 million, or 12 percent, compared with the prior fiscal year.
First installment property taxes recently paid to Sacramento Region counties by Dec. 11 include: San Joaquin, $11,260,063 (up $1,093,309 or 11 percent) and Stanislaus, $2,124,403 (up $180,564 or 9 percent).
Other neighboring counties receiving the installment included Amador, $1,078,087 (up $83,906 or 8 percent); Calaveras, $993,921 (up $104,651 or 12 percent); Sacramento, $6,258,136 (up $1,266,769 or 25 percent) and Tuolumne, $869,671 (up $69,511 or 9 percent).
“Property tax payments provide crucial resources to the many communities where we live and work, supporting everything from education to public safety. By continuing to make local investments in gas and electric infrastructure, we are not only creating one of the safest and most reliable energy systems in the country, we’re investing in the local economy and helping our communities thrive,” said Jason Wells, senior vice president and chief financial officer for PG&E.
PG&E invested more than $5.7 billion last year and expects to invest $5.9 billion this year to enhance and upgrade its gas and electrical infrastructure across Northern and Central California.
Other recent investments include the construction of PG&E’s $75 million Gas Safety Academy in Winters in Yolo County, which opened in September. Last year, PG&E opened a $36 million, state-of-the-art electric distribution control center in Rocklin.
PG&E supports the communities it serves in a variety of ways. In 2016, PG&E provided more than $28 million in charitable contributions to enrich local educational opportunities, preserve the environment, and support economic vitality and emergency preparedness and safety.
