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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 30549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
Energy Research Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
29271E100
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
[_]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of
the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment
subsequent thereto repo rting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class.) (See Rule 13d-7).
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provide d in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the
Act but shall b e subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes.)
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CUSIP NO. 29271E100 13G PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
1 S.S. OR I.R.S IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
PG&E ENTERPRISES
94-301-6129
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
2 (a) [_]
Not Applicable (b) [_]
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SEC USE ONLY
3
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
4
California
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SOLE VOTING POWER
5
NUMBER OF X
SHARES -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY 6
X
OWNED BY
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EACH SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7
REPORTING X
PERSON -----------------------------------------------------------
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH 8
0
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
9
X shares
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CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
10
Not applicable
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
11
x%
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
12
CO
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CUSIP No. 29271E100 13G Page 3 of 5 Pages
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Energy Research Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
3 Great Pasture Road
Danbury, CT 06813
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
PG&E Enterprises
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
444 Market Street, 19th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
(c) Citizenship
U.S.
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common stock
(e) CUSIP Number
29271E100
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b),
check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [_] Broker or Dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
(b) [_] Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) [_] Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d) [_] Investment Company registered under section 8 of the Investment
Company Act
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CUSIP No. 29271E100 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages
(e) [_] Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940
(f) [_] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment
Fund; see 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) [_] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
(h) [_] Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Not applicable
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
X
(b) Percent of Class
X%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct the vote
X
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote
0
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
X
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
0
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CUSIP No. 29271E100 13G Page 5 of 5 Pages
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following [ X ].
Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: February 14, 1997 PG&E ENTERPRISES
By: /s/ STUART W. BOOTH
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Senior Vice President-Finance
and Development
