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MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Management of PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (‘‘Utility’’) is responsible for
establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. PG&E Corporation’s and the Utility’s
internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies
and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect
the transactions and dispositions of the assets of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, (2) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with GAAP and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of
management and directors of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of assets that could have a material
effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies
or procedures may deteriorate.
Management assessed the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011,
based on the criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its assessment and those criteria, management has concluded
that PG&E Corporation and the Utility maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2011.
Deloitte & Touche LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited the Consolidated Balance
Sheets of PG&E Corporation and the Utility, as of December 31, 2011 and 2010; and PG&E Corporation’s related
consolidated statements of income, equity, and cash flows and the Utility’s related consolidated statements of
income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011. As
stated in their report, which is included in this annual report, Deloitte & Touche LLP also has audited PG&E
Corporation’s and the Utility’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on criteria
established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission.
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