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AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO vs PG&E

On overall TruNorth grade, PG&E scores higher (AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO: D, PG&E: D). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

D
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO
41.5/100
D
PG&E
45.4/100

Political donations

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

FEC: $10K PAC donations; 79% to Republican, 21% to Democratic committees.

PG&E

FEC: $6K PAC donations; 61% to Republican, 39% to Democratic committees. [CA CalAccess + NY COELIG + TX Ethics adds state-level totals.]

Environment

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

air pollution violation: $4.7B in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

PG&E

environmental violation: $251.4M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

117 federal penalties totaling $4.8B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

PG&E

148 federal penalties totaling $20.0B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

PG&E

No public record found.

Charity

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

Operates the American Electric Power Foundation: $26.7M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

PG&E

Operates the Pg&E Corporation Foundation: $17.4M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Animal testing

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

PG&E

No public record found.

Firearms

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

PG&E

No public record found.

Privacy

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

PG&E

No public record found.

Executive pay

AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO

No public record found.

PG&E

CEO-to-median-worker pay ratio 100:1 (median employee pay $198,261) — SEC proxy statement (DEF 14A, 2026).

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