Pacific Gas & Electric Hits New Milestone — 150,000 Solar Customers Connected To The Grid
ne of the top utility companies in the US, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), recently achieved a new milestone with regard to solar energy — the company now has more than 150,000 solar customers connected to the wider electric grid.
Amongst other interesting figures noted in the press release: PG&E currently connects an average of 4,000 new solar customers every month throughout its territory (spanning northern and central California), according to the company; PG&E currently possesses more solar customers than any other American utility; and at current rates of connection, PG&E connects a new solar customer to the grid roughly every 11 minutes or so.
