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GABRIEL TOGNERI NAMED VICE PRESIDENT, INVESTOR RELATIONS, FOR PG&E CORPORATION

(San Francisco, CA)- PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG) has appointed Gabriel B. Togneri as Vice President of Investor Relations.

Togneri, 46, will lead the company's investor relations program, which is responsible for providing the company's shareholders and the financial community with information on the corporation and its performance.

"Gabe's in-depth knowledge of the company and broad experience in finance are just what we need for this important function," said Robert D. Glynn, Jr., PG&E Corporation Chairman, CEO and President.

Togneri has more than 20 years of experience in energy and finance. He began his career with the corporation's utility unit, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, in the Economics and Forecasting department. After holding a number of director and manager positions, Togneri was named Assistant Treasurer responsible for financing and cash management.

Togneri received a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of California at Davis and holds master's degrees in statistics, operations research, and business administration from the University of California at Berkeley.

PG&E Corporation, with 1999 operating revenues of almost $21 billion and operation in 21 states, markets energy services and products throughout North America through its National Energy Group. PG&E Corporation's businesses also include Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the Northern and Central California utility that deliver natural gas and electricity to one in every 20 Americans.