EXHIBIT 12.2

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

COMPUTATION OF RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED

FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

	Three Months Ended March 31,		Year Ended December 31,
	2009		2008			2007		2006		2005		2004
Earnings:
Net income	$	239	$	1,199		$	1,024	$	985	$	934	$	3,982
Adjustments for minority interest in losses of less than 100% owned affiliates and the Company's equity in undistributed income (losses) of less than 50% owned affiliates		-		-			-		-		-		-
Income taxes provision		131		488			571		602		574		2,561
Net fixed charges		216		772			889		801		589		671
Total Earnings	$	586	$	2,459		$	2,484	$	2,388	$	2,097	$	7,214
Fixed Charges:
Interest on short-term borrowings and long-term debt, net	$	199	$	794		$	834	$	770	$	573	$	682
Interest on capital leases		5		22			23		11		1		1
AFUDC debt		12		(44	)		32		20		15		(12	)
Earnings required to cover the preferred stock dividend and preferred security distribution requirements of majority owned trust		-		-			-				-		-
Total Fixed Charges	$	216	$	772		$	889	$	801	$	589	$	671
Preferred Stock Dividends:
Tax deductible dividends		2		9			9		12		12		9
Pre-tax earnings required to cover non-tax deductible preferred stock dividend requirements		2		7			8		3		13		34
Total Preferred Stock Dividends		4		16			17		15		25		43
Total Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends	$	220	$	788		$	906	$	816	$	614	$	714
Ratios of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends		2.66		3.12			2.74		2.93		3.42		10.10

Note:

For the purpose of computing Pacific Gas and Electric Company's ratios of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends, "earnings" represent net income adjusted for the minority interest in losses of less than 100% owned affiliates, equity in undistributed income or losses of less than 50% owned affiliates, income taxes and fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest).  "Fixed charges" include interest on long-term debt and short-term borrowings (including a representative portion of rental expense), amortization of bond premium, discount and expense, interest on capital leases, AFUDC debt, and earnings required to cover preferred stock dividends. "Preferred stock dividends" represent tax deductible dividends and pre-tax earnings that are required to pay the dividends on the outstanding series of preferred stock.  Fixed charges exclude interest on tax liabilities in accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 48 (Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes).