EXHIBIT 24.2 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each of the undersigned Directors of PG&E Corporation hereby constitutes and appoints LESLIE H. EVERETT, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, DEAN R. MORTENSEN, GARY P. ENCINAS, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his or her attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his or her capacity as such Director of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1999, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have signed these presents this 28th day of February, 2000. /s/ Richard A. Clarke /s/ David M. Lawrence - ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Richard A. Clarke David M. Lawrence, MD /s/ Harry M. Conger /s/ Mary S. Metz - ---------------------------- ---------------------------- Harry M. Conger Mary S. Metz /s/ David A. Coulter /s/ Carl E. Reichardt - ---------------------------- ---------------------------- David A. Coulter Carl E. Reichardt /s/ C. Lee Cox /s/ John C. Sawhill - ---------------------------- ---------------------------- C. Lee Cox John C. Sawhill /s/ William S. Davila /s/ Barry Lawson Williams - ---------------------------- ---------------------------- William S. Davila Barry Lawson Williams /s/ Robert D. Glynn, Jr. - ---------------------------- Robert D. Glynn, Jr. POWER OF ATTORNEY ROBERT D. GLYNN, JR., the undersigned, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President of PG&E Corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints LESLIE H. EVERETT, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, DEAN R. MORTENSEN, GARY P. ENCINAS, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his capacity as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1999, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these presents this 28th day of February, 2000. /s/ Robert D. Glynn, Jr. ---------------------------------- Robert D. Glynn, Jr. POWER OF ATTORNEY PETER A. DARBEE, the undersigned, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of PG&E Corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints LESLIE H. EVERETT, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, DEAN R. MORTENSEN, GARY P. ENCINAS, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his capacity as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer (principal financial officer) of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1999, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these presents this 28th day of February, 2000. /s/ Peter A. Darbee ----------------------------- Peter A. Darbee POWER OF ATTORNEY CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS, the undersigned, Vice President and Controller of PG&E Corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints LESLIE H. EVERETT, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, DEAN R. MORTENSEN, GARY P. ENCINAS, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his capacity as Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer) of said corporation the Form 10 K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1998, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these presents this 28th day of February, 2000. /s/ Christopher P. Johns ---------------------------------- Christopher P. Johns POWER OF ATTORNEY Each of the undersigned Directors of Pacific Gas and Electric Company hereby constitutes and appoints LESLIE H. EVERETT, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, DEAN R. MORTENSEN, GARY P. ENCINAS, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his or her attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his or her capacity as such Director of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1999, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have signed these presents this 28th day of February, 2000. /s/ Richard A. Clarke /s/ David M. Lawrence, MD - ---------------------------- ------------------------------ Richard A. Clarke David M. Lawrence, MD /s/ Harry M. Conger /s/ Mary S. Metz - ---------------------------- ------------------------------ Harry M. Conger Mary S. Metz /s/ David A. Coulter /s/ Carl E. Reichardt - ---------------------------- ------------------------------ David A. Coulter Carl E. Reichardt /s/ C. Lee Cox /s/ John C. Sawhill - ---------------------------- ------------------------------ C. Lee Cox John C. Sawhill /s/ William S. Davila /s/ Gordon R. Smith - ---------------------------- ------------------------------ William S. Davila Gordon R. Smith /s/ Robert D. Glynn, Jr. /s/ Barry Lawson Williams - ---------------------------- ------------------------------ Robert D. Glynn, Jr. Barry Lawson Williams POWER OF ATTORNEY GORDON R. SMITH, the undersigned, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, hereby constitutes and appoints LESLIE H. EVERETT, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, DEAN R. MORTENSEN, GARY P. ENCINAS, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1999, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these presents this 28th day of February, 2000. /s/ Gordon R. Smith ----------------------------- Gordon R. Smith POWER OF ATTORNEY KENT M. HARVEY, the undersigned, Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer, Controller, and Treasurer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, hereby constitutes and appoints LESLIE H. EVERETT, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, DEAN R. MORTENSEN, GARY P. ENCINAS, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his capacity as Senior Vice President - Chief Financial Officer, Controller, and Treasurer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1999, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these presents this 28th day of February, 2000. /s/ Kent M. Harvey ---------------------------- Kent M. Harvey