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Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest combination natural gas and electric utilities in the United States. Based in San Francisco, the company is a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation. There are approximately 20,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company's primary business—the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 15 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California. Fast Facts * Service area stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east * 141,215 circuit miles of electric distribution lines and 18,616 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines * 42,141 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 6,438 miles of transportation pipelines * 5.1 million electric customer accounts * 4.3 million natural gas customer accounts

Snohomish County PUD began operating as an electric utility on September 1, 1949, providing public power to Snohomish County and Camano Island. (We actually began as a water utility on January 17, 1946, but we don’t provide water service to the entire county.) Snohomish County PUD is a municipal corporation of the state of Washington, formed by a majority vote of the people for the purpose of providing electric and/or water utility service. There are 27 other PUDs in Washington, but we are the largest. We are the 12th largest public utility in the U.S. and the second largest in Washington state, serving the 875,000 citizens of Snohomish County and Camano Island and the businesses that keep them thriving. The PUD’s service area consists of 2,200 square miles, including all of Snohomish County and Camano Island. The utility maintains more than 6,300 miles of distribution line.

As one of the largest employers in Clark County, the utility aims to attract, support and retain a diverse team of talented, skilled employees committed to serving customers and communities in Clark County. Our employees work every day to keep the lights on and water safely flowing. As a nonprofit, public utility, our focus is on providing reliable and responsible services with convenient and compassionate customer care. From skilled trades to energy assistance and information technology the utility industry has long-term career paths for a variety of professionals. Learn more about the ways Clark Public Utilities works! Since 1938, Clark Public Utilities has maintained a commitment to delivering safe and reliable electric and water service at cost. We provide electric service to more than 235,000 customers throughout Clark County, and water service to over 40,000 homes and businesses in unincorporated areas. We are led by a board of local, elected commissioners and because we are publicly owned, we make decisions with our customers in mind and give back to our community because we live and work here too – all advantages of living in a public power community. We’ve maintained a reputation for excellent customer service, serving the community, and responsibly providing safe and reliable power at the lowest possible cost for many decades. With just over 400 employees, Clark Public Utilities has the state’s most efficient customer-to-employee ratio, serving more customers per employee than any other public utility.