2024 FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS

Performance

Is Power

April 25, 2024

Forward-Looking Statements

This presentation contains statements regarding PG&E Corporation's and Pacific Gas and Electric Company's (the "Utility") future performance, including expectations, objectives, and forecasts about operating results (including 2024 non-GAAP core earnings), equity needs, rate base growth, capital expenditures, cash flow, cost savings, customer bills, wildfire risk mitigation, future dividends, and regulatory developments. These statements and other statements that are not purely historical constitute forward-looking statements that are necessarily subject to various risks and uncertainties.

Actual results may differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements. PG&E Corporation and the Utility are not able to predict all the factors that may affect future results. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties associated with:

  • wildfires that have occurred or may occur in the Utility's service area, including the extent of the Utility's liability in connection with the 2019 Kincade fire, the 2020 Zogg fire, the 2021 Dixie fire, the 2022 Mosquito fire, and future wildfires;
  • the Utility's ability to recover wildfire-related costs, including costs for the 2021 Dixie fire, from the Wildfire Fund (including the Utility's maintenance of a valid safety certificate and whether the Wildfire
    Fund has sufficient remaining funds) and through the WEMA and FERC TO rate cases;
  • the Utility's implementation of its wildfire mitigation programs, including PSPS, EPSS, situational awareness and response, the undergrounding initiative, and the programs' effectiveness;
  • the Utility's ability to safely and reliably operate, maintain, construct, and decommission its facilities;
  • changes in the electric power and natural gas industries driven by technological advancements and a decarbonized economy;
  • a cyber incident, cybersecurity breach, or physical attack;
  • severe weather events, extended drought, and climate change, particularly their impact on the likelihood and severity of wildfires;
  • the impact of legislative and regulatory developments, including those regarding wildfires, the environment, California's clean energy goals, the nuclear industry, extended operations at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, regulation of utilities' transactions with their affiliates, municipalization, privacy, and taxes;
  • the timing and outcome of FERC and CPUC proceedings, including regarding ratemaking, cost recovery, the application to transfer non-nuclear generation assets, and other matters;
  • the outcome of self-reports, investigations, or other enforcement actions;
  • PG&E Corporation and the Utility's substantial indebtedness, which may adversely affect their financial health and limit their operating flexibility;
  • the ability of PG&E Corporation and the Utility to finance through securitization up to $1.385 billion of remaining fire risk mitigation capital expenditures that were or will be incurred by the Utility;
  • the timing and outcome of PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's litigation, including securities class action claims and wildfire-related litigation;
  • the Utility's ability to manage its costs effectively, timely recover costs through rates, and achieve projected savings and the extent of excess unrecoverable costs;
  • the tax treatment of certain assets and liabilities, including whether PG&E Corporation or the Utility undergoes an "ownership change" that limits certain tax attributes;
  • the impact of growing distributed and renewable generation resources, and changing customer demand for its natural gas and electric services; and
  • the other factors disclosed in PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's joint Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, their joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 (the "Form 10-Q"), and other reports filed with the SEC, which are available on PG&E Corporation's website at www.pgecorp.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Undefined, capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in the Form 10-Q. Unless otherwise indicated, the statements in this presentation are made as of April 25, 2024. PG&E Corporation and the Utility undertake no obligation to update information contained herein. This presentation was attached to PG&E Corporation's and the Utility's joint Current Report on Form 8-K that was furnished to the SEC on April 25, 2024 and is also available on PG&E Corporation's website at www.pgecorp.com.

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Reaffirming Guidance…

NON-GAAP CORE EPS1

RESULTS

37¢

First Quarter

ON TRACK

Endnotes are included in the Appendix.

GUIDANCE

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Reaffirmed

$1.33 - $1.37

On Track For Guidance

2024 Guidance

Differentiated Wildfire Risk Mitigation

At least

At least

10%

9%

Affordability Commitment

2024

2025 - 2028

Constructive Regulatory Support

No New Equity

In 2024

2024-2028 Financing Plan

…For Customers AND Investors 3

California Wildfire Risk Framework…

AB 1054 Provides

Liquidity, Cost Recovery,

and Capped Liability

  • Wildfire Fund offers liquidity for claims >$1B
  • Upfront presumption of prudency with annual safety certification and enhanced prudency standard1
  • Shareholder liability capped if imprudent2

PG&E Self-Insurance Limits Exposure

  • Since 2023, claims up to $1B are covered by the
    Utility's customer-fundedself-insurance program
  • Limits financial exposure to $50M deductible
  • Significant savings for customers versus commercial insurance

94%

Wildfire Risk

Reduction3

Proven Mitigations Reducing Wildfire Risk

  • Annual Wildfire Mitigation Plan (WMP) sets clear regulatory and operational expectations
  • Layers of Protection: EPSS, PSPS, enhanced situational awareness, and suppression resources
  • 2023 WMP delivered 94% wildfire risk reduction3

Constructive Stakeholder Engagement

  • WMP review by safety regulator (OEIS) and CPUC
  • Open-sourcepartnership with industry innovators to further reduce risk
  • SB 884 provides for utilities to propose 10-year undergrounding plans
  • State provides $2.7B for wildfire and forest resilience 2021 through 2025

Endnotes are included in the Appendix.

…Sector-Leading Protection 4

Physical Risk Mitigations…

94%

Wildfire Risk

0

Catastrophic

2 PSPS Events

Reduction1

Wildfires

Cumulative CPUC-Reportable2 Ignitions

HFTD + HFRA Weather-Normalized Ignition Rates

in HFTD + HFRA

R3+ per 100k Circuit Mile Days

2023

2022

2021

2017

3.23

IGNITION RATE DOWN

2.76

71%

201

vs. 2017

IGNITIONS DOWN

2.67

68% vs. 2017

134

2.25

1.93

91

65

0.95

0.93

2023

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Endnotes are included in the Appendix.

…Are Reducing Ignitions 5

Data updated as of 12/31/2023

Simple, Affordable Model…

PLAN1

Customer Capital Investment

~9%

Enablers

-O&M cost reduction (non-fuel)2

-Electric load growth3

-Other (including efficient financing)4

2%

1% - 3%

2%

Subtotal

5% - 7%

Customer Bills: At or Below Assumed Inflation

2% - 4%

Endnotes are included in the Appendix.

…Key To Building Trust 6

Affordable Business Model…

Monthly Bill Forecast ($)1

280

270

Combined Electric & Gas Monthly

2% - 4%

Bill: Residential Bundled Non-CARE

Average Annual

Increase

2023 - 2026

Deferred Collections Roll Off

One-Time

2022 WMCE IRR

Deferred Recovery

2023 GRC Collections

260

250

240

230

Endnotes are included in the Appendix.

GRC

2023

2024

2025

2026

…Delivers Bills Below Inflation 7

GRC Authorizes Substantial Investments…

Electric Reliability & Capacity

  • Replacing 66,000 overhead poles
  • Inspecting 2 million poles
  • Replacing and/or maintaining 178,000 units of overhead and underground distribution line equipment
  • Replacing 960 overhead transformers for capacity increases
  • Maintenance on 93,000 units of substation equipment

Gas System Improvements

  • Replacing 163 miles of distribution pipeline
  • Inspecting 343 miles of transmission pipeline
  • Strength-testing43 miles of gas transmission pipeline

Wildfire Mitigation & System Hardening

  • Installing 10,500 units of equipment for wildfire mitigation
  • Undergrounding 1,230 miles in high fire risk areas

…That Deliver Lasting Value For Customers 8

Performance Playbook: Work Bundling

Waste Elimination

Mega Bundle Circuit

Project: a circuit-based

approach, where all work

funded on a circuit becomes a

single scope of work made up of

many smaller scopes including

poles, tags, and switches.

Savings & Efficiencies

At least $20 million customer savings this year

Better negotiated bundled contract pricing

DRIVES

Crew planning and execution efficiencies

Assembly line style production

Reduced outages for customers

Reduced truck rolls

…Delivering Predictable Results 9

Non-GAAP Core EPS1 Comparison…

GRC Benefit2

As Reported

First Quarter

37¢

32¢

(2¢)

29¢

2023

Customer

Operating &

Redeployment

2024

First

Capital

Maintenance

First

Quarter

Investment

Savings

Quarter

Factors

Q2 through Q4

Customer

Capital Investments

Operating &

Maintenance

Savings

Redeployment

Endnotes are included in the Appendix.

…On Track For 2024 Guidance Of $1.33-$1.3710

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