Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant
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The SHARE program is a proof-of-concept for privately-funded distributed energy capacity and could eventually expand to include commercial, industrial and utility-scale resources, Pacific Gas & Electric said.
Directly affected
- PCG PG&E CORP
The reported development directly names PG&E CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to PCG.
- GOOGL ALPHABET INC
The reported development directly names ALPHABET INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to GOOGL.
Indirectly affected
- XOM Exxon Mobil
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- CVX Chevron
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- OXY Occidental Petroleum
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- COP ConocoPhillips
Oil producers earn more when crude prices rise
- XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR
A fund of industrial companies
- CAT Caterpillar
A large machinery maker
- VLO Valero
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- MPC Marathon Petroleum
Refiners' profits move with crude and fuel prices
- XOP SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration
A fund of oil and gas producers
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR
A fund of energy companies
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
The SHARE program is a proof-of-concept for privately-funded distributed energy capacity and could eventually expand to include commercial, industrial and utility-scale resources, Pacific Gas & Electric said.
Source: Utility Dive
Pg&E (PCG) since this story, compared with the market
Since the first closing price after “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant,” Pg&E (PCG) is -3.50%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +0.77% over the same days, a -4.26% difference versus the market.
Official trades in Pg&E (PCG) around 12 Sep 2026
- Pete Sessions sell Alphabet (GOOGL) ($15,001 - $50,000). That is 2 days after publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant.”
- Rohit Khanna sell Alphabet (GOOGL) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 8 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant.”
- Thomas H. Kean Jr sell Alphabet (GOOGL) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 16 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant.”
- Michael Rulli sell Alphabet (GOOGL) ($50,001 - $100,000). That is 19 days before publication, inside 30 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant.”
- William R. Keating buy Alphabet (GOOGL) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 32 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant.”
- David J. Taylor buy Alphabet (GOOGL) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 32 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant.”
- Rohit Khanna sell Alphabet (GOOGL) ($1,001 - $15,000). That is 36 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant.”
- Donald J Trump buy Alphabet (GOOGL) ($15,001 - $50,000). That is 51 days before publication, inside 60 days. The filing is listed beside the story “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant.”
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Taiwan Strait, seven days against thirty
Taiwan Strait has 48 linked stories in the last 7 days and 48 in the last 30 on the page that also carries “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant.” The recent pace is rising.
Who gains and who loses around Pg&E (PCG)
Companies tied to this story
- PCG Pg&E
Pg&E (PCG) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant.” Reason on file: The reported development directly names PG&E CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to PCG
- GOOGL Alphabet
Alphabet (GOOGL) is linked, with no stored direction, high confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant.” Reason on file: The reported development directly names ALPHABET INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to GOOGL
- AQN Algonquin Power & Utilities
In “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant,” Algonquin Power & Utilities (AQN) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AQN as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: utilities, power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- FPS Forgent Power Solutions
In “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant,” Forgent Power Solutions (FPS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FPS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- LECO Lincoln Electric Holdings
In “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant,” Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected LECO as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: electric. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- POWI Power Integrations
Power Integrations (POWI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 12 Sep 2026 story “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant.” Reason on file: GA selected POWI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- PSIX Power Solutions International
In “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant,” Power Solutions International (PSIX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected PSIX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
- SPRU Spruce Power Holding
In “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant,” Spruce Power Holding (SPRU) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected SPRU as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: power. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article
How “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant” reaches Pg&E (PCG)
Pg&E (PCG) is the company in “Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant,” the 12 Sep 2026 Taiwan Strait story.
Pg&E (PCG) is on the page because The reported development directly names PG&E CORP in the headline; GA resolved that company to PCG
A second company, Alphabet (GOOGL), is listed for a different reason: The reported development directly names ALPHABET INC in the headline; GA resolved that company to GOOGL
Dates in the story, and the Pg&E (PCG) price range
AQN traded between 4.92 and 5.29 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 5.16. GOOGL traded between 335.57 and 364.09 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 344.36. PCG traded between 11.77 and 13.34 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 13.11.
A simple score for Pg&E (PCG)
46 out of 100
“Google bankrolls PG&E virtual power plant” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.