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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001127602-10-008479.txt : 20100312
<SEC-HEADER>0001127602-10-008479.hdr.sgml : 20100312
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20100312131808
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001127602-10-008479
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20100310
FILED AS OF DATE:		20100312
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20100312

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Park Hyun
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001322841

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12609
		FILM NUMBER:		10676828

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O PG&E CORPORATION
		STREET 2:		ONE MARKET, SPEAR TOWER, SUITE 2400
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94105

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PG&E CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001004980
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED [4931]
		IRS NUMBER:				943234914
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MARKET SPEAR TOWER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2400
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94105
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4152677000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE MARKET SPEAR TOWER
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2400
		CITY:			SAN FRANCISCO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94105

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PG&E PARENT CO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19951214
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    <periodOfReport>2010-03-10</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001004980</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PG&amp;E CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PCG</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001322841</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Park Hyun</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>PG&amp;E CORPORATION</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>ONE MARKET, SPEAR TOWER, SUITE 2400</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94105</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>SVP and General Counsel</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2010-03-10</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness></transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>14050</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>59614.57</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>385.21</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Held By Trustee Of PG&amp;E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Restricted Stock Units granted under the PG&amp;E Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan.  Restricted Stock Units are payable in shares of PG&amp;E Corporation common stock on a one-for-one basis.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 2,749.56 Special Incentive Stock Ownership Premiums (SISOPs) (phantom stock) pursuant to the PG&amp;E Corporation Executive Stock Ownership Program, and reflects the acquisition of 7.58 SISOPs on 1/15/10 upon the conversion of dividend equivalents received on that date.  SISOPs vest three years after the date of grant subject to accelerated vesting upon certain events.  Unvested SISOPs are subject to forfeiture if certain stock ownership targets are not met.  Vested SISOPs are automatically payable in an equal number of shares following termination of employment.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Represents the approximate number of shares of PG&amp;E Corporation common stock held for the reporting person in the PG&amp;E Corporation Stock Fund of the PG&amp;E Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (RSP).  That fund holds units consisting of PG&amp;E Corporation common stock and a small short-term investments component.  The number of shares is computed by dividing the value of the units by the daily closing price.  Dividends are automatically invested in additional units at the election of the participant.  These holdings have been trued up to conform to the RSP balance at 03/10/2010 and reflect the acquisition of approximately 2.6 shares on 1/15/10 due to dividend reinvestment.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Eileen O. Chan, attorney-in-fact for Hyun Park (signed Power of Attorney on file with SEC)</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2010-03-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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