Case Study Video – Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E): Unlocking Efficiency and Reliability with IFS Copperleaf Integrated Planning

Pacific Gas and Electric, serving 16 million citizens across Northern California, has embarked on a transformative journey to modernize its planning approach. By adopting IFS Copperleaf® Integrated Planning, PG&E is breaking down silos, aligning investments with long-term strategic goals, and delivering tangible value to customers.

In its 2024 pilot, PG&E bundled nearly $100 million in work, achieving 20% unit cost efficiency—funds that can now be reinvested to address other system needs. Just as importantly, bundling prevented overlapping outages across programs, resulting in 4.6 million customer minutes of interruptions avoided.

Prior to IFS Copperleaf, PG&E relied on spreadsheets and disparate tools, limiting visibility and long-range planning. Today, the utility can evaluate all investments consistently, plan across a 10-year horizon, and continuously re-optimize to meet evolving regulatory, operational, and sustainability objectives.

“With IFS Copperleaf, we can aggregate all of our investments in one place, value them consistently, and plan for the next decade—something we simply couldn’t do before.”

Wen Tu
Senior Director of Integrated Grid Planning
PG&E

Watch the full video to see how PG&E is building a more efficient, reliable, and resilient grid with IFS Copperleaf Integrated Planning.

As electrification, renewable integration, and climate pressures accelerate, PG&E’s integrated planning journey demonstrates how utilities can harness IFS Copperleaf to enhance capital efficiency, reliability, and resilience while ensuring every dollar drives strategic impact.