PG&E Prepares for Super Bowl Sunday

<p><strong><span class&equals;"legendSpanClass">OAKLAND <&sol;span><&sol;strong>&&num;8212&semi; Pacific Gas and Electric Company &lpar;PG&amp&semi;E&rpar; has been working behind the scenes to support the Super Bowl LX this Sunday&comma; Feb&period; 8&comma; at Levi&&num;8217&semi;s Stadium in Santa Clara and dozens of related festivities&period; The company says it will ensure all customers receive safe&comma; clean&comma; reliable energy throughout Super Bowl week&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The company&&num;8217&semi;s work began in September&comma; well before football fans knew that the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots would compete&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This includes Levi&&num;8217&semi;s Stadium&comma; where Silicon Valley Power &lpar;SVP&rpar; serves as the primary electric provider&period; PG&amp&semi;E supports SVP as a dedicated partner&comma; including delivering transmission service to the stadium&&num;8217&semi;s substation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Across the rest of the Bay Area&comma; PG&amp&semi;E has built a strong collaboration with local government and public safety partners&comma; working closely together to ensure preparedness and safety for all Super Bowl-related events&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This week is about more than football&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s about the communities we serve every day&period; PG&amp&semi;E is committed to helping keep the Bay Area running safely and reliably so customers&comma; visitors and local businesses can enjoy the celebrations with confidence&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Vincent Davis&comma; Chief Customer Officer and Senior Vice President&comma; Customer Experience&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As part of the preparations&comma; PG&amp&semi;E has been working with the Super Bowl 60 Bay Area Host Committee &lpar;BAHC&rpar;&comma; the National Football League &lpar;NFL&rpar; and public safety and law enforcement agencies in San Francisco&comma; the East Bay and the South Bay to ensure readiness for national and international visitors and local residents before&comma; during and after the game&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The pre-event checklist includes&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul >&NewLine;<li>Conducting thorough&comma; venue-specific inspections of electric and gas facilities where high-profile events are planned<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Identifying at-risk overhead and underground transformers<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Inspecting and updating essential operating equipment<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Confirming generation needs&comma; including temporary generation options<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Checking the inventory of materials and fleet resources to make sure everything is ready and available<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;This level of coordination demonstrates how all teams are coming together as one to build resilience into the system and deliver a seamless experience for our hometowns during this high-profile event&comma;&&num;8221&semi; said Angie Gibson&comma; PG&amp&semi;E Vice President of Emergency Preparedness &amp&semi; Response&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To provide around-the-clock response&comma; PG&amp&semi;E has activated its system-wide Emergency Operations Center and local emergency-response centers in San Francisco and San Jose to support all major Super Bowl events throughout the week and on game day&period; Extra crews will be on duty on Super Bowl Sunday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As part of Super Bowl week&comma; PG&amp&semi;E will partner with the BAHC&comma; the San Jose Sports Authority&comma; the NFL and regional civic and nonprofit organizations to deliver fan experiences and community-impact events across the Bay Area&period; PG&amp&semi;E&&num;8217&semi;s sponsorship supports signature BAHC programming and allied events&comma; from the Super Bowl Breakfast and Taste of NFL to volunteer activations in East Palo Alto&comma; youth outreach and innovation summits in Oakland and San Francisco and a myriad of community celebrations and watch parties across the Bay Area&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The last time the Super Bowl came to the Bay Area was 10 years ago&period; In Super Bowl L&comma; when the Denver Broncos bested the Carolina Panthers 24-10&period; That year&comma; PG&amp&semi;E was the official Clean Energy Partner of the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee powering Super Bowl City&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;