Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is paying property taxes and franchise fees of more than $337 million this spring to the 50 counties and 243 cities where the energy company owns and operates gas and electric infrastructure that serves 16 million Californians. Locally, PG&E paid property taxes of more than $14 million to Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties. “Property tax and franchise fee payments are one of the important ways PG&E helps drive local economies and supports essential public services like education and public safety.