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Exhibit 24.2
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned Directors of PG&E Corporation hereby constitutes and appoints HYUN PARK, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, EILEEN O. CHAN, WONDY S. LEE, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, LINDA L. AGERTER, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his or her attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his or her capacity as such Director of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have signed these presents this 18th day of February, 2009.

DAVID R. ANDREWS |  | RICHARD A. MESERVE
David R. Andrews |  | Richard A. Meserve
C. LEE COX |  | MARY S. METZ
C. Lee Cox |  | Mary S. Metz
PETER A. DARBEE |  | FORREST E. MILLER
Peter A. Darbee |  | Forrest E. Miller
MARYELLEN C. HERRINGER |  | BARBARA L. RAMBO
Maryellen C. Herringer |  | Barbara L. Rambo
ROGER H. KIMMEL |  | BARRY LAWSON WILLIAMS
Roger H. Kimmel |  | Barry Lawson Williams

POWER OF ATTORNEY
PETER A. DARBEE, the undersigned, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President of PG&E Corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints HYUN PARK, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, EILEEN O. CHAN, WONDY S. LEE, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, LINDA L. AGERTER, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his capacity as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President (principal executive officer) of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these presents this 18th day of February, 2009.

PETER A. DARBEE
Peter A. Darbee

POWER OF ATTORNEY
CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS, the undersigned, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of PG&E Corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints HYUN PARK, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, EILEEN O. CHAN, WONDY S. LEE, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, LINDA L. AGERTER, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his capacity as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer (principal financial officer) of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these presents this 18th day of February, 2009.

CHRISTOPHER P. JOHNS
Christopher P. Johns

POWER OF ATTORNEY
STEPHEN J. CAIRNS, the undersigned, Vice President and Controller of PG&E Corporation, hereby constitutes and appoints HYUN PARK, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, EILEEN O. CHAN, WONDY S. LEE, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, LINDA L. AGERTER, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his capacity as Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer) of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these presents this 18th day of February, 2009.

STEPHEN J. CAIRNS
Stephen J. Cairns

POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned Directors of Pacific Gas and Electric Company hereby constitutes and appoints HYUN PARK, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, EILEEN O. CHAN, WONDY S. LEE, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, LINDA L. AGERTER, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his or her attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his or her capacity as such Director of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have signed these presents this 18th day of February, 2009.

DAVID R. ANDREWS |  | RICHARD A. MESERVE
David R. Andrews |  | Richard A. Meserve
C. LEE COX |  | MARY S. METZ
C. Lee Cox |  | Mary S. Metz
PETER A. DARBEE |  | FORREST E. MILLER
Peter A. Darbee |  | Forrest E. Miller
MARYELLEN C. HERRINGER |  | BARBARA L. RAMBO
Maryellen C. Herringer |  | Barbara L. Rambo
ROGER H. KIMMEL |  | BARRY LAWSON WILLIAMS
Roger H. Kimmel |  | Barry Lawson Williams

POWER OF ATTORNEY
PETER A. DARBEE, the undersigned, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, hereby constitutes and appoints HYUN PARK, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, EILEEN O. CHAN, WONDY S. LEE, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, LINDA L. AGERTER, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these presents this 18th day of February, 2009.

PETER A. DARBEE
Peter A. Darbee

POWER OF ATTORNEY
BARBARA L. BARCON, the undersigned, Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, hereby constitutes and appoints HYUN PARK, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, EILEEN O. CHAN, WONDY S. LEE, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, LINDA L. AGERTER, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as her attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in her capacity as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these presents this 18th day of February, 2009.

BARBARA L. BARCON
Barbara L. Barcon

POWER OF ATTORNEY
STEPHEN J. CAIRNS, the undersigned, Vice President and Controller of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, hereby constitutes and appoints HYUN PARK, LINDA Y.H. CHENG, EILEEN O. CHAN, WONDY S. LEE, ERIC MONTIZAMBERT, LINDA L. AGERTER, and KATHLEEN HAYES, and each of them, as his attorneys in fact with full power of substitution to sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission in his capacity as Vice President and Controller (principal accounting officer) of said corporation the Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2008, required by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and any and all amendments and other filings or documents related thereto, and hereby ratifies all that said attorneys in fact or any of them may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these presents this 18th day of February, 2009.

STEPHEN J. CAIRNS
Stephen J. Cairns