PG&E Awards $250,000 In Bright Ideas Grants To California Schools

39 Schools in Northern and Central California Receive Funding for Energy Projects

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Dec 09, 2014, 01:36 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its ongoing commitment to renewable energy education and powering California's future, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced 39 recipients who will receive Bright Ideas Grants totaling $250,000.

The Bright Ideas Grants program helps to support the understanding of renewable energy in public schools throughout Northern and Central California. Grants of up to $10,000 have been awarded to credentialed teachers, professors, instructors, principals, deans, department heads, district administrators and facilities managers within five major categories listed below:

Educational Solar Projects
Youth Energy and Environmental Programs
Renewable Energy or Science Related Field Trips
Green Your School Projects
Professional Development/Service Learning Projects/ Workforce Development Programs

"PG&E is pleased to support innovative educational programs that teach local students in our communities about renewable energy," said PG&E President Chris Johns. "The Bright Ideas Grant program is dedicated to teachers throughout Northern and Central California who are inspiring young people to dream up the next big ideas in sustainable energy."

Since 2005, the PG&E Bright Ideas Grants Program has contributed more than $2.5 million to 409 schools throughout PG&E's service area. K-12 public schools located in Northern and Central California are eligible to apply for PG&E Bright Ideas Grants through November 1, 2015. For a complete list of this year's winners and to apply, visit www.pge.com/brightideas.

School City	School Name	Grant Amount
Bakersfield	Frank West Elementary School	$10,000
Davis	Marguerite Montgomery Elementary School	$10,000
Eureka	Zane Middle School	$10,000
Fairfax	White Hill Middle School	$10,000
Lamont	Alicante Avenue Elementary School	$10,000
Madera	Madera High School	$10,000
Morro Bay	Morro Bay High School	$10,000
Mountain View	Crittenden and Graham Middle Schools	$10,000
Oakland	East Bay Innovation Academy	$10,000
Oakland	Epic Middle School	$10,000
Oakland	Life Academy of Health and Biscience	$10,000
Penngrove	Penngrove Elementary School	$10,000
Piedmont	Piedmont High School	$10,000
Sacramento	Leonardo da Vinci eK-8 School	$10,000
San Luis Obispo	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	$10,000
Saratoga	Walden West	$10,000
West Sacramento	River City High School	$10,000
Paso Robles	Paso Robles High School	$5,500
Clovis	Buchanan High School	$5,000
Clovis	Clovis High School	$5,000
Fortuna	Redwood Preparatory Charter School	$5,000
Fremont	American High School	$5,000
Fresno	Fancher Creek Elementary School	$5,000
Laytonville	Laytonville Unified School District	$5,000
Manteca	George McParland School	$5,000
San Francisco	El Dorado Elementary School	$5,000
San Francisco	San Francisco Community School	$5,000
San Jose	Holly Oak Elementary School	$5,000
Santa Rosa	Mattie Washburn Elementary School	$5,000
Woodland	Plainfield Elementary School	$5,000
Aptos	Mar Vista Elementary School	$2,500
Oceano	Oceano Elementary School	$2,500
Sacramento	Leonardo da Vinci eK-8 School	$2,500
Aptos	Aptos Junior High School	$1,000
Arroyo Grande	Arroyo Grande High School	$1,000
Benicia	Benicia High School	$1,000
Orangevale	Louis Pasteur Middle School	$1,000
Pleasant Hill	Gregory Gardens Elementary School	$1,000
Richmond	Valley View	$1,000
San Jose	Katherine Smith Elementary School	$1,000

About PG&E

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), and the PG&E Corporation Foundation strive to power strong communities throughout Northern and Central California. In 2013, PG&E contributed more than $23 million to more than 1,300 charitable organizations, including matching the generosity of employees who donated more than $6.5 million and volunteered more than 48,000 hours to company-supported events. Community investments are funded entirely by the company's shareholders. For more information, visit http://www.pge.com/en/about/community/index.page.

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