Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-149361
February 26, 2008
PRICING TERM SHEET
5.625% Senior Notes Due November 30, 2017
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Issuer: | | Pacific Gas and Electric Company |
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Security: | | 5.625% Senior Notes Due November 30, 2017 (the “2017 Notes”) |
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Size: | | $200,000,000 |
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| | The 2017 Notes will be part of the same series of notes as $500,000,000 principal amount of 5.625% Senior Notes due November 30, 2017 offered and sold by our prospectus supplement dated November 28, 2007 and the accompanying prospectus. |
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Maturity Date: | | November 30, 2017 |
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Coupon: | | 5.625% |
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Interest Payment Dates: | | May 30 and November 30, commencing May 30, 2008 |
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Price to Public: | | 101.550% |
| | The above issue price does not include accrued interest from December 4, 2007 to Settlement Date totaling $2,781,250 in the aggregate for the 2017 Notes. |
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Benchmark Treasury: | | 3.50% due February 15, 2018 |
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Benchmark Treasury Yield: | | 3.867% |
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Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | | +155 basis points |
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Yield: | | 5.417% |
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Optional Redemption: | | Make-Whole Call at Treasuries plus 30 basis points |
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Expected Settlement Date: | | March 3, 2008 |
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CUSIP: | | 694308 GL5 |
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Anticipated Ratings: | | A3 by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. BBB+ by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services |
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Joint Book-Running Managers: | | Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lehman Brothers Inc. UBS Securities LLC |
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Co-Managers: | | Mizuho Securities USA Inc. Blaylock Robert Van, LLC CastleOak Securities L.P. |
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