PG&E Employees Donate Millions

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., employees at Diablo Canyon Power Plant will again open their wallets and hearts donating some $847,000 this year to charity, part of a much larger total over PG&E’s service area, roughly from Santa Maria to the Oregon Border.
According to a press release, the local donations will go to charities in SLO and Santa Barbara counties. Overall, PG&E employees are on tap to donate more than $8 million.
“Year after year, PG&E employees at Diablo Canyon and throughout San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties continue to pledge their money to local non-profits,” Ed Halpin, PG&E senior vice president of generation and chief nuclear officer said, “with the majority of these donations going to local schools and other community-support organizations. Our employees are so proud to live and work here on the Central Coast and that is reflected through their generosity which in turn allows our wonderful nonprofits make substantial and positive impacts in our region.”
Under its “Campaign for the Community Program,” PG&E employees have donated more than $80 million since the program’s inception in 2000. How it works, it employees can designate a charity to support and the amount, which is deducted form their paychecks or in 1-time payments.
The contributions are in addition to millions of dollars that the company donates annually throughout its service area and on top of the numerous hours employees spend doing volunteer work.