Monday April 21, 2025
PG&E —
As a part PG&E’s commitment to the planet, we are cleaning up impacts to sediment from historic operations. This project will improve water quality and habitat in San Francisco Bay. We have been coordinating work with regulatory agencies, the Port of San Francisco and stakeholders. Work will begin this summer to remediate underwater sediment from former manufactured gas plant operations. The former Beach Street plant operated more than a century ago.
In the mid-1800s to early 1900s, manufactured gas plants operated throughout the United States. MGPs were advanced technology at that time. The gas plants used coal and oil to produce gas for heating, cooking and lighting.
The former Beach Street plant started operating in 1899 and PG&E purchased it in 1911. The gas plant was located near today’s Fisherman’s Wharf. By providing energy to the city, these gas plants helped create the city that we know today.