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🔌 Serving San Francisco Developers with 40 Years of PG&E Expertise

# Mike Balmy
Greenbook Expert Gas and Electric Consulting Service LLC
📍 San Francisco, CA
📞 (628) 977-0436
✉️ [email protected]

~> After nearly 40 years at PG&E~~~ I retired as their longest-tenured San Francisco Industrial Power Engineer (IPE) and Service Planning Department Representative— but I’m still here to help. I offer support to help reduce design and construction delays, minimize miscommunication, and keep your projects moving.
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### 🔧 Services Include:
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- -Review of PG&E submittals- -Upfront collaboration with design teams (a best practice)- -Site walkthroughs and technical feedback- -PG&E contract and CPUC Tariff interpretation- -Flexible support for your specific utility needs
-------------------------------------------## 🧠 Local Knowledge, Real Impact
-------------------------------------------------I helped developers, architects, engineers, and builders overcome delays and succeed in San Francisco’s toughest inner-city build environments.

## 🏗 Notable Projects

### 🏢 Office-to-Residential Conversions:

--> 2351 Powell St – NorthPoint Vistas (2006)--> 150 Powell St – The Odeon (2006)--> 201 Sansome St – Royal Globe Building (2011)--> 100 Van Ness Ave – The AAA Building (2015, guidance role)

### 🧱 Major SF Projects:

-- Salesforce Tower (tallest west of Mississippi at time of completion)-- Salesforce Transit Center-- Steinhart Aquarium-- DeYoung Museum-- 181 Fremont St-- Trinity Plaza (Market & 8th)-- PG&E HQ – 77 Beale St-- 250 Howard St-- 350 Mission St-- 535 Mission St-- 390 First St-- 706 Mission St-- 500 Folsom St-- 950 Market St-- 1390 Market St-- 1410 Market St-- Federal Building – Mission & 7th

##⚙️ Technical Contributions

I have been a PG&E Greenbook contributor, shaping internal standards and client-facing practices.-- Led team creating PG&E Network Vault Standard
(company-wide Network SME)-- Sole author of Transformer Vault Covenant Agreement-- Subtractive Billing SME — reviewed nearly every case in PG&E-- Completed more 12kV Primary Services than any SF planning rep-- Installed, removed, and corrected tens of thousands of meters-- Trained hundreds of PG&E reps; helped achieve zero FERC protests

Service Type	Scope	Fixed Fee	Hourly Rate
Project Review	≤600A Residential / ≤400A Commercial or Mixed-Use	$1500 (avg 6 hrs)	$250/hr
Project Review	≥800A Residential / ≥600A Commercial or Mixed-Use (single service)	$2000 (avg 8–10 hrs)	$300/hr
Project Review	Residential or Commercial with Multiple Electric Services	$3000 (avg 10–12 hrs)	$300/hr
Project Review	Primary Metered or Subtractive Billing Service	$3000 (avg 10–12 hrs)	$300/hr

📌 All project reviews include evaluation of site plans, single-line diagrams, load calculations, proposed meter locations, and CPUC Rule guidance.📍 Includes 1-hour site meeting or virtual consultation if needed.📁 Retainer options and long-term arrangements available upon request.