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Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Kaiser Permanente Collaborate on Major

Energy Efficiency Project Healthcare Provider Earns $1.6 Million in Rebates This Year, Highlights

Redwood City Project

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Kaiser Permanente, the nation's largest not-for-profit health plan, will today celebrate significant energy efficiency upgrades and solar installations the healthcare provider has implemented across Northern and Central California to reduce its energy use at a check presentation event in Redwood City. The improvements will not only dramatically cut the Kaiser Permanente's operating costs, they will also earn the healthcare provider $1.6 million in rebates this year. The rebates are part of PG&E's industry-leading energy efficiency programs, which have helped to save its customers nearly $10 billion over the past three decades.

"The combination of energy efficiency and solar power provides our customers with an effective way to reduce green house gas emissions and minimize their energy costs," said Brad Whitcomb, vice president of customer products and services for PG&E. "By creating successful partnerships like the one we have today with Kaiser Permanente, we're demonstrating the very real and positive impact that PG&E's smart energy solutions can have on our customers' businesses and homes."

Working closely with Kaiser Permanente, PG&E helped the healthcare provider's facilities identify ways they could benefit financially from energy efficiency investments. For example, following an extensive energy audit at the Redwood City facility, PG&E made recommendations on energy efficiency measures and solar installations that not only generated the one-time rebate check of $92,518 presented at today's event, but will continue to save the facility 734,354 kWh/year, adding up to an annual energy savings of $95,4
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