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PCG vs WEC
Side-by-side comparison of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG) and WEC Energy Group Inc. (WEC): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both PCG and WEC operate in Power Generation (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- PCG is the larger of the two at $34.73B, about the same size as WEC ($34.55B).
- PCG has been more active in the news (14 items in the past 4 weeks vs 6 for WEC).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
PG&E Corporation, through its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, engages in the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers in northern and central California, the United States. It generates electricity using nuclear, hydroelectric, fossil fuel-fired, fuel cell, and photovoltaic sources. As of December 31, 2020, the company owns and operates approximately 18,000 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines, 35 electric transmission substations, approximately 108,000 circuit miles of distribution lines, 68 transmission switching substations, and 758 distribution substations; and natural gas transmission, storage, and distribution system consisting of approximately 43,500 miles of distribution pipelines, approximately 6,300 miles of backbone and local transmission pipelines, and various storage facilities. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, as well as natural gas-fired electric generation facilities. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
WEC Energy Group Inc.
WEC Energy Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides regulated natural gas and electricity, and renewable and nonregulated renewable energy services in the United States. The company operates through six segments: Wisconsin, Illinois, Other States, Electric Transmission, Non-Utility Energy Infrastructure, and Corporate and Other. It generates and distributes electricity from coal, natural gas, oil, hydroelectric, wind, solar, and biomass sources; provides electric transmission services; offers retail natural gas distribution services; transports natural gas; and generates, distributes, and sells steam. As of December 31, 2020, it operated approximately 36,100 miles of overhead distribution lines and 34,900 miles of underground distribution cables, as well as 450 electric distribution substations and 507,900 line transformers; 50,300 miles of natural gas distribution mains; 1,100 miles of natural gas transmission mains; 2.3 million natural gas lateral services; 500 natural gas distribution and transmission gate stations; and 68.2 billion cubic feet of working gas capacities in underground natural gas storage fields. The company was formerly known as Wisconsin Energy Corporation and changed its name to WEC Energy Group, Inc. in June 2015. WEC Energy Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Latest PCG
- PG&E Urges Customers to Prepare as Planned Public Safety Power Shutoff Approaches
- With Change Statewide Fire Weather Forecast, Planned PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff Event Now Includes 88,000 Customers in Portions of Twenty-Nine Counties
- High Winds, Dry Conditions Mean PG&E May Need to Proactively Turn Off Power for Safety Wednesday Evening in Portions of Twenty-Nine Counties
- Itron and PG&E Advance Strategic Collaboration to Address Wildfire Mitigation with Grid Edge Intelligence
- SEC Form 4 filed by Director Denault Leo P
- Director Larsen John O bought $91,500 worth of shares (7,500 units at $12.20), increasing direct ownership by 26% to 36,685 units (SEC Form 4)
- PG&E Files 10-Year Electrical Undergrounding Plan to Deliver Permanent Wildfire Protection and Improve Safety, Reliability and Affordability
- The PG&E Corporation Foundation Provides $1.32 Million To Help Local Food Banks Fight Hunger Across 45 Counties
- Critical Loop Unlocks Flexible Interconnection for California Industry With First Power Controller to Achieve CSIP 2030.5 Certification and UL 3141 Listing
- SEC Form 4 filed by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Latest WEC
- SEC Form S-3ASR filed by WEC Energy Group Inc.
- Wisconsin Electric declares quarterly dividends
- WEC Energy Group declares quarterly dividend
- SEC Form 4 filed by WEC Energy Group Inc.
- SEC Form 4 filed by WEC Energy Group Inc.
- SEC Form 4 filed by WEC Energy Group Inc.
- SEC Form 4 filed by EVP WEC Infrastructure Krueger Daniel
- SEC Form 3 filed by new insider Garcia Caroline M
- WEC Energy Group Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- Director Payne Ulice Jr sold $103,468 worth of shares (980 units at $105.58), decreasing direct ownership by 5% to 19,588 units (SEC Form 4)