|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   | Three      Months EndedMarch      31, |   |   | Year      Ended December 31, |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   | 2010                                  |   |   | 2009                         |   |   | 2008 |   |   | 2007 |   |   | 2006 |   |   | 2005 |   |
| Earnings:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |                                  |   |   |                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net      income                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   | $                                     | 264    |   |                         | $      | 1,250 |   |   | $ | 1,199 |   |   | $ | 1,024 |   |   | $ | 985 |   |   | $ | 934 |   |
| Adjustments      for income or loss from equity investees of less than 100% owned      affiliates and the Company's equity in undistributed income (losses) of      less than 50% owned affiliates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                  | -      |   |                         |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |
| Income      taxes provision                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                                  | 195    |   |                         |   | 482 |   |   |   | 488 |   |   |   | 571 |   |   |   | 602 |   |   |   | 574 |   |
| Fixed      charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                  | 191    |   |                         |   | 817 |   |   |   | 860 |   |   |   | 889 |   |   |   | 801 |   |   |   | 589 |   |
| Total      Earnings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | $                                     | 650    |   |                         | $      | 2,549 |   |   | $ | 2,547 |   |   | $ | 2,484 |   |   | $ | 2,388 |   |   | $ | 2,097 |   |
| Fixed      Charges:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                                  |   |   |                         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest      on short-term borrowings and long-term debt, net                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | $                                     | 173    |   |                         | $      | 754 |   |   | $ | 794 |   |   | $ | 834 |   |   | $ | 770 |   |   | $ | 573 |   |
| Interest      on capital leases                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                                  | 5      |   |                         |   | 19 |   |   |   | 22 |   |   |   | 23 |   |   |   | 11 |   |   |   | 1 |   |
| AFUDC      debt                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                                  | 13     |   |                         |   | 44 |   |   |   | 44 |   |   |   | 32 |   |   |   | 20 |   |   |   | 15 |   |
| Earnings      required to cover the preferred stock dividend and preferred security      distribution requirements of majority owned trust                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                  | -      |   |                         |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |   |   | - |   |
| Total      Fixed Charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | $                                     | 191    |   |                         | $      | 817 |   |   | $ | 860 |   |   | $ | 889 |   |   | $ | 801 |   |   | $ | 589 |   |
| Ratios      of Earnings toFixed      Charges                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                  | 3.40   |   |                         |   | 3.12 |   |   |   | 2.96 |   |   |   | 2.79 |   |   |   | 2.98 |   |   |   | 3.56 |   |
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| Note: For      the purpose of computing Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s ratios of      earnings to fixed charges, “earnings” represent net income adjusted for      the income or loss from equity investees of less than 100% owned      affiliates, equity in undistributed income or losses of less than 50%      owned affiliates, income taxes and fixed charges (excluding capitalized      interest). “Fixed charges” include interest on long-term debt and      short-term borrowings (including a representative portion of rental      expense), amortization of bond premium, discount and expense, interest on      capital leases, AFUDC debt, and earnings required to cover the preferred      stock dividend requirements and preferred security distribution      requirements of majority-owned trust. Fixed charges exclude interest      on tax liabilities. |