LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Pacific Gas and Electric Co. reported Monday that it has paid franchise fees and property taxes of almost $286 million to the 49 counties and 243 cities in which it operates, with more than $1.1 million paid to Lake County's three local governments.

The 2011 franchise fee payments total more than $138 million – nearly $41 million for natural gas and more than $97 million for electric service. This sum is $582,308 more than last year’s payments.

Franchise fees are payments that PG&E makes to cities and counties for the right to use public streets for its gas and electric facilities.

PG&E’s property tax payments of $148 million cover the period from Jan. 1 to June 30, 2012. Total payments for the fiscal year 2011-2012 were $296 million.

The company’s property tax payments to counties for tax year 2011-12 increased by $14.6 million over the previous year’s payments as a result of an increase in assessments reflecting PG&E’s infrastructure investments and an overall increase in tax rates.

Property taxes paid to North Coast counties include Sonoma, $4,102,467.81; Humboldt, $1,830,956.53; Mendocino, $1,015,188.27; and Lake, $563,381.46, totaling $7,511,994.07.

Franchise fees paid for electric services to the county of Lake totaled $397,727.19, while the city of Lakeport received $32,570.41 and Clearlake received $123,153.09.

Payments to Lake County and the cities of Lakeport and Clearlake for franchise fees and property taxes totaled approximately $1,116,832.10.

The full list of PG&E franchise payments to all North Coast cities and counties follows.    
    
City/County     Electric     Gas     Grand Total
Arcata         $64,272.80     $46,791.37     $111,064.17
Blue Lake     $5,426.11     $5,024.05     $10,450.16
Clearlake     $123,153.09         -       $123,153.09
Cloverdale     $29,957.02     $17,837.45     $47,794.47
Cotati        $52,675.84     $16,065.60     $68,741.44
Eureka     $143,325.31     $92,195.37     $235,520.68
Ferndale     $6,208.93                -       $6,208.93
Fort Bragg     $37,792.80                  -       $37,792.80
Fortuna     $36,670.10     $28,569.88     $65,239.98
Healdsburg     $6,143.11     $35,550.17     $41,693.28
Lakeport     $32,570.41                   -       $32,570.41
Petaluma     $267,205.93     $162,460.01     $429,665.94
Point Arena     $5,354.98           -       $5,354.98
Rio Dell     $23,715.92     $6,530.82     $30,246.74
Rohnert Park     $285,386.31     $82,293.43     $367,679.74
Santa Rosa     $689,714.05     $401,323.93     $1,091,037.98
Sebastopol     $38,584.86     $23,561.88     $62,146.74
Sonoma     $53,389.11     $36,953.02     $90,342.13
Trinidad     $8,411.33                   -       $8,411.33
Ukiah         $2,705.89     $42,921.70     $45,627.59
Willits         $59,634.71     $16,036.30     $75,671.01
Windsor     $189,155.20     $56,068.70     $245,223.90
Humboldt Co. $493,775.59     $103,535.69     $597,311.28
Lake County     $397,727.19     -         $397,727.19
Mendocino Co. $493,258.14    $39,826.29     $533,094.33
Sonoma County     $1,056,644.71     $242,960.03     $1,299,604.74
Grand Total     $4,602,859.44     $1,456,515.69     $6,059,375.13