Private company

San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation

Former Fresno-based utility company

The San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation was a utility company that provided electricity to seven counties in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The company is one of several utilities acquired by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company during the 1920s and 1930s to form the modern PG&E system.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1895Founded1
  • HeadquartersCalifornia1
San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation Building 001
Photo: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation was a utility company that provided electricity to seven counties in the San Joaquin Valley of California. The company is one of several utilities acquired by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company during the 1920s and 1930s to form the modern PG&E system.2

Timeline

  1. 1895Founded Founded1

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