PG&E Pays Over $339 Million in Property Taxes to 50 California Counties

By Paul Moreno

During the second half of 2022, PG&E paid property taxes of over $339 million to the 50 counties where it owns properties that support gas and electric service to 16 million Californians.

“Property tax payments are just one of the many ways PG&E helps drive our hometown economies and supports essential public services like education, public health and public safety,” said Chris Foster, executive vice president and chief financial officer for PG&E. “These payments reflect the substantial local investments we are making in our gas and electric infrastructure to create a safer and more reliable system, and to better mitigate against wildfire risk.”

PG&E’s payments of more than $339 million covers the period from July 1 to Dec. 31, 2022. Total payments for the fiscal property tax year of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, will be more than $678 million — an increase of more than $57 million, or 9%, compared with the prior tax year.

The increase in property tax payments reflects PG&E’s continuing investments to enhance and upgrade its gas and electrical infrastructure for safety, reliability, and wildfire mitigation across Northern and Central California.

PG&E supports the communities it serves in a variety of ways. In 2022, PG&E and the PG&E Corporation Foundation contributed $25 million to communities throughout Northern and Central California to enhance educational opportunities, preserve the environment, and support economic vitality and emergency preparedness. This included more than $1 million in relief to communities impacted by emergencies like severe winter storms and wildfires.  PG&E employees provide volunteer services in their local communities. The company also offers a broad spectrum of economic development services to help local businesses grow.

PG&E’s first installment of property taxes paid by Dec. 12, 2022

• Alameda - $44,111,425
• Alpine - $92,743
• Amador - $1,358,854
• Butte - $7,176,104
• Calaveras - $1,561,514
• Colusa - $4,688,592
• Contra Costa - $26,080,535
• El Dorado - $2,452,00
• Fresno - $22,560,168
• Glenn - $1,162,585
• Humboldt - $5,831,568
• Kern - $12,006,258
• Kings - $1,993,743
• Lake - $1,162,207
• Lassen - $76,494
• Madera - $3,103,658
• Marin - $6,544,632
• Mariposa - $490,689
• Mendocino - $2,655,347
• Merced - $5,252,016
• Modoc - $266,409
• Monterey - $5,479,483
• Napa - $5,158,437
• Nevada - $1,838,800
• Placer - $8,244,424
• Plumas - $3,110,413
• Sacramento - $10,130,645
• San Benito - $1,054,581
• San Bernardino - $2,173,837
• San Diego - $3,870
• San Francisco - $16,484,926
• San Joaquin - $17,252,886
• San Luis Obispo - $7,527,379
• San Mateo - $19,218,876
• Santa Barbara - $1,512,646
• Santa Clara - $43,674,171
• Santa Cruz - $2,643,039
• Shasta - $7,612,999
• Sierra - $172,300
• Siskiyou - $124,214
• Solano - $8,591,176
• Sonoma - $11,254,657
• Stanislaus - $3,499,282
• Sutter - $1,903,727
• Tehama - $1,950,625
• Trinity - $289,032
• Tulare - $704,873
• Tuolumne - $1,158,801
• Yolo - $3,905,974
• Yuba - $1,964,641

Total payments — $339,268,256