SEMPRA ENERGY
10-Q, 1998-11-02
GAS & OTHER SERVICES COMBINED
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                             UNITED STATES
                   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                         Washington, D.C.  20549

                               FORM 10-Q                   

     [ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended           September 30, 1998
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Commission file number                      1-14201
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                              Sempra Energy                     
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           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        California                                  33-0732627     
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(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                  Identification No.)

             101 Ash Street, San Diego, California 92101
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                (Address of principal executive offices)
                               (Zip Code)

                             (619) 696-2000
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           (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all 
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or 
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file 
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements 
for the past 90 days.

Yes   X      No   
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Common stock outstanding on October 19, 1998:   240,014,103
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ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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                              SEMPRA ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES       
                        STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME (Unaudited)
                          (In millions of dollars except per share amounts)
<CAPTION>
                                                  Three Months         Nine Months  
                                               Ended September 30   Ended September 30
                                               ------------------   ------------------
                                                  1998     1997        1998     1997 
                                                 -----    -----       -----    -----
<S>                                            <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
Revenues and Other Income
  Utility revenues:
    Gas                                         $  583   $  680     $ 1,998  $ 2,152 
    Electric                                       481      484       1,454    1,275 
    PX/ISO power                                   252       --         366       -- 
  Other operating revenues                          67       73         231      227 
  Other income                                      15       14          34       28 
                                               -------  -------     -------  ------- 
        Total                                    1,398    1,251       4,083    3,682 
                                               -------  -------     -------  ------- 
Expenses
  Cost of gas distributed                          165      240         684      810 
  PX/ISO power                                     219       --         331       -- 
  Purchased power                                   72      135         232      312 
  Electric fuel                                     70       46         137      124  
  Operating expenses                               415      396       1,315    1,145 
  Depreciation and decommissioning                 207      152         758      452 
  Franchise fees and other taxes                    41       44         139      133  
  Preferred dividends of subsidiaries                3        5           9       13 
                                               -------  -------     -------  ------- 
        Total                                    1,192    1,018       3,605    2,989 
                                               -------  -------     -------  ------- 
Income Before Interest and Income Taxes            206      233         478      693 
Interest                                            58       52         161      155 
                                               -------  -------     -------  ------- 
Income Before Income Taxes                         148      181         317      538 
Income taxes                                        57       79         108      226 
                                               -------  -------     -------  ------- 
Net Income                                     $    91  $   102     $   209  $   312 
                                               =======  =======     =======  ======= 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Basic)*   236,752  235,637     236,253  236,527
                                               =======  =======     =======  =======
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted)* 237,413  236,246     236,914  237,136
                                               =======  =======     =======  ======= 
Net Income Per Share of Common Stock (Basic)   $  0.38  $  0.43     $  0.88  $  1.32 
                                               =======  =======     =======  ======= 
Net Income Per Share of Common Stock (Diluted) $  0.38  $  0.43     $  0.88  $  1.31 
                                               =======  =======     =======  ======= 
Dividends Declared Per Common Share            $  0.39  $  0.19     $  1.17  $  0.95 
                                               =======  =======     =======  ======= 
* In thousands of shares

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                         SEMPRA ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                                   ASSETS
                               (In millions of dollars)
<CAPTION>
                                             September 30,    December 31,
                                                 1998             1997
                                              (Unaudited)                
                                             -------------    ------------
<S>                                             <C>            <C>
Assets
Current assets
   Cash and cash equivalents                      $    459        $    814
   Accounts receivable - trade                         404             633
   Accounts and notes receivable - other               222             202
   Energy trading assets                             1,384             587
   Inventories                                         155             111
   Taxes receivable                                     32               -
   Regulatory balancing accounts - net                   -             297
   Other                                               126             112
                                                  --------        --------
      Total current assets                           2,782           2,756
                                                  --------        --------

Property, plant and equipment                       11,145          10,902
   Less accumulated depreciation      
     and amortization                               (5,701)         (5,360)
                                                  --------        --------
      Total property, plant and 
        equipment - net                              5,444           5,542
                                                  --------        --------
Investments and other assets
   Regulatory assets                                 1,001           1,186
   Nuclear decommissioning trusts                      432             399
   Investments and other assets                      1,088             868
                                                  --------        --------
      Total investments and other assets             2,521           2,453
                                                  --------        --------
Total assets                                      $ 10,747        $ 10,751
                                                  ========        ========

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                            SEMPRA ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES
                              CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                         LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
                                   (In millions of dollars)
<CAPTION>
                                              September 30,     December 31,
                                                  1998             1997
                                              (Unaudited)
                                              -------------    ------------
<S>                                             <C>         <C>
Liabilities
Current liabilities  
  Short-term debt                               $      -           $   354
  Long-term debt due within one year                 127               270
  Accounts payable                                   586               625
  Energy trading liabilities                       1,279               557
  Dividends and interest payable                     170               121
  Regulatory balancing accounts - net                 19                 -
  Other                                              296               279
                                                --------           -------
      Total current liabilities                    2,477             2,206
                                                --------           -------
Long-term debt
  Long-term debt                                   2,894             3,045
  Debt of Employee Stock Ownership Plan              130               130
                                                --------           -------
      Total long-term debt                         3,024             3,175
                                                --------           -------
Deferred credits and other liabilities
  Customer advances for construction                  69                72
  Post-retirement benefits other than pensions       228               248
  Deferred income taxes                              660               773
  Deferred investment tax credits                    150               123
  Deferred credits and other liabilities           1,016               916
                                                --------           -------
      Total deferred credits and  
        other liabilities                          2,123             2,132
                                                --------           -------
Preferred stock of subsidiaries                      204               279
                                                --------           -------
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock                                       1,878             1,849
Retained earnings                                  1,087             1,157
Less deferred compensation relating to 
  Employee Stock Ownership Plan                      (46)              (47)
                                                --------           -------
      Total shareholders' equity                   2,919             2,959
                                                --------           -------
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 3)
      Total liabilities and shareholders' 
        equity                                  $ 10,747           $10,751
                                                ========           =======
            

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                           SEMPRA ENERGY AND SUBSIDIARIES         
               CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
                             (In millions of dollars)
<CAPTION>
                                                       Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                       ------------------------------- 
                                                           1998             1997   
                                                        ----------        --------- 
<S>                                                     <C>              <C>       
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  Net Income                                             $     209        $     312 
  Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash  
    Provided by Operating Activities:  
      Depreciation and decommissioning                         758              452 
      Deferred income taxes and investment tax credits         (86)              (8)
      Other - net                                              (16)               3 
      Net changes in working capital                           321               20 
                                                         ----------       --------- 
        Net cash provided by operating activities            1,186              779 
                                                         ----------       --------- 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
  Dividends on common stock                                   (230)            (230) 
  Payment on long-term debt                                   (399)            (228)
  Increase (decrease) in short-term debt                      (354)              19 
  Issuances of long-term debt                                   75                - 
  Sale of common stock                                          30               11 
  Redemption of common stock                                    (1)            (108)
  Redemption of preferred stock of a subsidiary                (75)               - 
                                                           ---------       --------- 
Net cash used in financing activities                         (954)            (536)
                                                           ---------       --------- 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
  Expenditures for property, plant and equipment              (276)            (277)
  Contributions to decommissioning funds                       (16)             (16)
  Other - net                                                 (295)              56 
                                                         ---------        --------- 
        Net cash used in investing activities                 (587)            (237)
                                                         ---------        --------- 
Increase (Decrease) in cash and cash equivalents              (355)               6 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period                 814              430 
                                                         ---------        --------- 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period                 $     459        $     436 
                                                         =========        ========= 

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

    Income tax payments, net of refunds                  $     258        $     161 
                                                         =========        ========= 
    Interest payments, net of amount capitalized         $     163        $     165 
                                                         =========        ========= 

    Investments acquired                                 $      37        $     101 
    Cash paid                                                   (7)               - 
                                                         ---------        --------- 
    Liabilities assumed                                  $      30        $     101 
                                                         =========        ========= 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.  GENERAL

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is that of Sempra Energy.  
Sempra Energy's subsidiaries include (i) Enova Corporation (Enova), 
the parent company of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E), and 
(ii) Pacific Enterprises (PE), the parent company of Southern 
California Gas Company (SoCalGas).  The financial statements herein 
are the consolidated financial statements of Sempra Energy and its 
subsidiaries.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been 
prepared in accordance with the interim-period-reporting 
requirements of Form 10-Q. This Quarterly Report should be read in 
conjunction with Sempra Energy's annual supplemental consolidated 
financial statements and notes thereto, and the annual 
"Management's Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and 
Results of Operations", both of which are included in the Current 
Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission on June 30, 1998 and the Company's Quarterly Report on 
Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 1998.

Results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily 
indicative of results for the entire year. In the opinion of 
management, the accompanying statements reflect all adjustments 
necessary for a fair presentation. These adjustments are of a 
normal recurring nature. Certain changes in classification have 
been made to prior presentations to conform to the current 
financial statement presentation.

SDG&E and SoCalGas have been accounting for the economic effects of 
regulation on all of their utility operations in accordance with 
SFAS No. 71, "Accounting for the Effects of Certain Types of 
Regulation," as described in the notes to supplemental consolidated 
financial statements in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by 
Sempra Energy on June 30, 1998. SDG&E has ceased the application of 
SFAS No. 71 to its generation business, in accordance with the 
conclusion of the Financial Accounting Standards Board that the 
application of SFAS No. 71 should be discontinued when legislation 
is issued that determines that a portion of an entity's business 
will no longer be regulated. The discontinuance of SFAS No. 71 has 
not resulted in a write-off of SDG&E's generation assets, since the 
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved the 
recovery of the stranded costs related to these assets by the 
distribution portion of its business, subject to a rate cap. (See 
further discussion in Note 3.)

The new revenue and expense captions on the Consolidated Statements 
of Income (both entitled "PX/ISO Power") relate to the new 
regulatory requirements concerning the way power is purchased by 
and sold by the distribution and generation, respectively, 
operations of SDG&E.  This is discussed in Note 3.

2.  BUSINESS COMBINATION

On June 26, 1998 (pursuant to an October 1996 agreement) Enova and 
PE completed a business combination in which the two companies 
became subsidiaries of a new company named Sempra Energy. As a 
result of the combination, (i) each outstanding share of common 
stock of Enova was converted into one share of common stock of 
Sempra Energy, (ii) each outstanding share of common stock of PE 
was converted into 1.5038 shares of common stock of Sempra Energy 
and (iii) the preferred stock and/or preference stock of SDG&E, PE 
and SoCalGas remain outstanding. Additional information on the 
business combination is discussed in the Current Report on Form 8-K 
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Sempra Energy 
on June 30, 1998.

Expenses incurred in connection with the business combination are 
$67 million, after tax, and $15 million, after tax, for the nine-
month periods ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, respectively.  
These costs consist primarily of employee-related costs, and 
investment banking, legal, regulatory and consulting fees.

In conjunction with the business combination, on September 30, 1998 
Enova's and PE's ownership interests in certain non-utility 
subsidiaries were transferred to Sempra Energy at book value.

3.  MATERIAL CONTINGENCIES

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING -- CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES 
COMMISSION

In September 1996 the State of California enacted a law 
restructuring California's electric utility industry (AB 1890). The 
legislation adopts the December 1995 CPUC policy decision that 
restructures the industry to stimulate competition and reduce 
rates.

Beginning on March 31, 1998 customers were given the opportunity to 
choose to continue to purchase their electricity from the local 
utility under regulated tariffs, to enter into contracts with other 
energy-service providers (direct access) or to buy their power from 
the independent Power Exchange (PX) that serves as a wholesale 
power pool allowing all energy producers to participate 
competitively. The PX obtains its power from qualifying facilities, 
from nuclear units and, lastly, from the lowest-bidding suppliers. 
The California investor-owned electric utilities (IOUs) are 
obligated to bid their power supply, including owned generation and 
purchased-power contracts, into the PX. An Independent System 
Operation (ISO) schedules power transactions and access to the 
transmission system. The local utility continues to provide 
distribution service regardless of which energy source the customer 
chooses. An example of these changes in the electric-utility 
environment is the U.S. Navy, SDG&E's largest customer. The U.S. 
Navy's contract to purchase energy from SDG&E was not renewed when 
it expired on September 30, 1998. Instead, the U.S. Navy elected to 
obtain energy through direct access and SDG&E continues to provide 
the distribution service.

As discussed in Note 13 in the notes to supplemental consolidated 
financial statements contained in Sempra Energy's Current Report on 
Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 
30, 1998, the IOUs have been given a reasonable opportunity to 
recover their stranded costs via a competition transition charge 
(CTC) to customers through December 31, 2001.  Excluding the costs 
of purchased power and other costs whose recovery is not limited to 
the pre-2002 period, the balance of SDG&E's stranded assets at 
September 30, 1998 is $700 million, consisting of $500 million for 
the power plants (see the following paragraph) and $200 million of 
related deferred taxes and undercollections. During the 1998-2001 
period, recovery of transition costs is limited by a rate cap 
(discussed below).

In November 1997 SDG&E announced a plan to auction its power plants 
and other generation assets. This plan includes the divestiture of 
SDG&E's fossil power plants and combustion turbines, its 20-percent 
interest in the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) and 
its portfolio of long-term purchased-power contracts. The power 
plants have a net book value as of September 30, 1998 of $500 
million ($300 million for SONGS and $200 million for fossil plants) 
and a  combined generating capacity of 2,400 megawatts. The 
proceeds from the sales will be applied directly to SDG&E's 
transition costs. The fossil-fuel assets auction is being separated 
from the auction of SONGS and the purchased-power contracts. In 
October 1998 the CPUC issued a draft decision approving the 
commencement of the fossil-fuel assets auction. SDG&E expects the 
sale of its fossil plants to be completed in the first quarter of 
1999.

SDG&E and the San Diego Unified Port District have signed a 
Memorandum of Understanding contemplating the purchase by the Port 
District of the 693-MW South Bay Power Plant for $112 million and 
SDG&E will donate the related site to the Port District, realizing 
a significant income-tax benefit and resulting in full recovery of 
the plant's carrying amount. As a result of this transaction, the 
South Bay Power Plant has been removed from the auction. First-
round bids on SDG&E's remaining fossil plant, Encina, and the 
combustion turbines were submitted in September 1998. Final, 
binding bids are due on December 1. 

Management believes that the rates within the rate cap and the 
proceeds from the sale of electric-generating assets will be 
sufficient to recover all of SDG&E's approved transition costs by 
December 31, 2001, not including the post-2001 purchased-power 
contract payments that may be recovered after 2001 (see discussion 
above). However, if the proceeds from the sales are less than 
expected or if 1998-2001 generation costs, principally fuel costs, 
are greater than anticipated, SDG&E may be unable to recover all of 
its approved transition costs. This would result in a charge 
against earnings at the time it ceases to be probable that SDG&E 
will be able to recover all of the transition costs (see below). 

AB 1890 requires a 10-percent reduction of residential and small 
commercial customers' rates beginning in January 1998, and provided 
for the issuance of rate-reduction bonds by an agency of the State 
of California to enable the IOUs to achieve this rate reduction. In 
December 1997 $658 million of rate-reduction bonds were issued on 
SDG&E's behalf at an average interest rate of 6.26 percent. These 
bonds are being repaid over 10 years by SDG&E's residential and 
small commercial customers via a non-bypassable charge on their 
electric bills. In 1997 SDG&E formed a subsidiary, SDG&E Funding 
LLC, to facilitate the issuance of the bonds. In exchange for the 
bond proceeds, SDG&E sold to SDG&E Funding LLC all of its rights to 
revenue streams collected from such customers. Consequently, the 
transaction is structured to cause such revenue streams not to be 
the property of SDG&E nor to be available to satisfy any claims of 
SDG&E's creditors.

AB 1890 includes a rate freeze for all customers. Until the earlier 
of March 31, 2002, or when transition cost recovery is complete, 
SDG&E's system average rate will be frozen at the June 10, 1996 
levels of 9.64 cents per kilowatt-hour (kwh), except for the impact 
of certain fuel cost changes and the 10-percent rate reduction 
described above. Beginning in 1998 system-average rates were fixed 
at 9.43 cents per kwh, which includes the maximum-permitted 
increase related to fuel cost increases and the mandatory rate 
reduction.

In June 1998 a coalition of consumer groups received verification 
that its electric restructuring ballot initiative received the 
needed signatures to qualify for the November 3, 1998 California 
ballot. The initiative seeks to amend or repeal AB 1890 in various 
respects, including requiring utilities to provide a 10-percent 
reduction in electricity rates charged to residential and small 
commercial customers in addition to the 10-percent rate reduction 
that became effective on January 1, 1998. Among other things, the 
initiative would require that this rate reduction be achieved 
through the elimination or reduction of CTC payments and prohibit 
the collection of the charge on customer bills that would finance 
the rate reduction. The Company cannot predict the outcome on the 
vote of the initiative; and the effect of the initiative on SDG&E's 
business, if passed by the voters, could be uncertain for some 
time. If the initiative is passed by the voters, SDG&E and the 
other IOUs intend to challenge it as unconstitutional and to seek 
an immediate stay of its implementation. If the initiative were to 
be upheld by the courts in whole or in parts, it could have a 
material adverse effect on SDG&E's results of operations and 
financial position. If the initiative is passed by the voters and 
SDG&E is unable to determine that recovery of the related assets is 
probable, through invalidation of the initiative or otherwise, it 
would write down the assets to the amount, if any, probable of 
recovery. If the most onerous interpretations of the initiative's 
provisions are applied, and it is assumed that SDG&E's nuclear-
generation facilities have zero market value and that SDG&E's 
fossil-generation assets have a market value equal to their 
carrying amounts, the potential write-down of SDG&E's generation-
related assets could amount to as much as approximately $400 
million after taxes. In addition, the annual after-tax earnings 
reductions could be as large as approximately $50 million in 1999, 
followed by declining amounts for some years thereafter.

If the initiative (known as "Proposition 9") ultimately is 
overturned by the courts but had not been stayed by the courts 
pending the litigation process, the likelihood of full recovery of 
stranded assets (see above) will be diminished unless the courts or 
the CPUC provide for relief for the fact that a portion of the 
four-year period for stranded-asset recovery will have passed.

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING -- FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY 
COMMISSION

In October 1997 the FERC approved key elements of the California 
IOUs' restructuring proposal. This included the transfer by the 
IOUs of the operational control of their transmission facilities to 
the ISO, which is under FERC jurisdiction. The FERC also approved 
the establishment of the California PX to operate as an independent 
wholesale power pool. The IOUs pay to the PX an up-front 
restructuring charge (in four annual installments) and an 
administrative-usage charge for each megawatt-hour of volume 
transacted. SDG&E's share of the restructuring charge is 
approximately $10 million, which is being recovered as a transition 
cost. The IOUs have guaranteed $300 million of commercial loans to 
the ISO and PX for their development and initial start-up. SDG&E's 
share of the guarantee is $30 million.

GAS INDUSTRY RESTRUCTURING

The gas industry experienced an initial phase of restructuring 
during the 1980s by deregulating gas sales to noncore customers. On 
January 21, 1998 the CPUC released a staff report initiating a 
project to assess the current market and regulatory framework for 
California's natural-gas industry. The general goals of the plan 
are to consider reforms to the current regulatory framework 
emphasizing market-oriented policies benefiting California natural-
gas consumers. 

On August 25, 1998 the Governor of California signed into law a 
bill prohibiting the CPUC from enacting any gas industry 
restructuring decision for core customers prior to January 1, 2000; 
the CPUC continues to study the issue. During the implementation 
moratorium, the CPUC will hold hearings throughout the state and 
intends to give the California Legislature a draft ruling before 
adopting a final market structure policy no earlier than January 1, 
2000. SDG&E and SoCalGas will actively participate in this effort.




QUASI-REORGANIZATION

In 1993 PE completed a strategic plan to refocus on its natural-gas 
utility and related businesses. The strategy included the 
divestiture of its merchandising operations and all of its oil and 
gas exploration and production business. In connection with the 
divestitures, PE effected a quasi-reorganization for financial 
reporting purposes, effective December 31, 1992. Certain of the 
liabilities established in connection with discontinued operations 
and the quasi-reorganization will be resolved in future years. 
Management believes the provisions previously established for these 
matters are adequate.

NUCLEAR INSURANCE

SDG&E and the co-owners of the SONGS units have purchased primary 
insurance of $200 million, the maximum amount available, for public 
liability claims. An additional $8.7 billion of coverage is 
provided by secondary financial protection required by the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission and provides for loss sharing among utilities 
owning nuclear reactors if a costly accident occurs. SDG&E could be 
assessed retrospective premium adjustments of up to $32 million in 
the event of a nuclear incident involving any of the licensed, 
commercial reactors in the United States, if the amount of the loss 
exceeds $200 million. In the event the public-liability limit 
stated above is insufficient, the Price-Anderson Act provides for 
Congress to enact further revenue-raising measures to pay claims, 
which could include an additional assessment on all licensed 
reactor operators. 

Insurance coverage is provided for up to $2.75 billion of property 
damage and decontamination liability. Coverage is also provided for 
the cost of replacement power, which includes indemnity payments 
for up to three years, after a waiting period of 17 weeks. Coverage 
is provided through mutual insurance companies owned by utilities 
with nuclear facilities. If losses at any of the nuclear facilities 
covered by the risk-sharing arrangements were to exceed the 
accumulated funds available from these insurance programs, SDG&E 
could be assessed retrospective premium adjustments of up to $6 
million.

CANADIAN GAS 

SDG&E has long-term pipeline capacity commitments related to its 
contracts for Canadian natural-gas supplies. Certain of these 
supply contracts are in litigation, while others have been settled. 
If the supply of Canadian natural gas to SDG&E is not resumed to a 
level approximating the related committed long-term pipeline 
capacity, SDG&E intends to continue using the capacity in other 
ways, including the transport of replacement gas and the release of 
a portion of this capacity to third parties.

4.  COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

In conformity with generally accepted accounting principles, the 
Company has adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 
130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income." Comprehensive income for the 
three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998 and 
1997 was equal to net income.



ITEM 2.

             MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
          FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS


The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the 
financial statements contained in this Form 10-Q and Management's 
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of 
Operations contained in the Company's Form 8-K filed on June 30, 
1998.

INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 

This Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the 
definition of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The words "estimates", 
"believes", "expects", "anticipates", "plans" and "intends," 
variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to 
identify forward-looking statements that involve risks and 
uncertainties. These statements are necessarily based upon various 
assumptions involving judgments with respect to the future 
including, among others, national, regional and local economic, 
competitive and regulatory conditions, technological developments, 
inflation rates, interest rates, energy markets, weather 
conditions, business and regulatory or legal decisions, and other 
uncertainties, all of which are difficult to predict and many of 
which are beyond the control of the Company. Accordingly, while the 
Company believes that the assumptions are reasonable, there can be 
no assurance that they will approximate actual experience, or that 
the expectations will be realized.

BUSINESS COMBINATION

See Note 2 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Utility operations continue to be a major source of liquidity. 
Liquidity has been favorably impacted by the issuance of Rate 
Reduction Bonds (see Note 3 of the notes to consolidated financial 
statements). In addition, financing needs are met primarily through 
issuances of short-term and long-term debt. These capital resources 
are expected to remain available (see Note 3 of the notes to 
consolidated financial statements concerning Proposition 9, the 
passage of which could materially and adversely affect the 
Company's ability to finance its activities). Cash requirements 
include utility capital expenditures, and repayments and 
retirements of long-term debt.  Major changes in cash flows not 
described elsewhere are described below. Cash and cash equivalents 
at September 30, 1998 are available for investment in new energy-
related domestic and international projects, the retirement of 
debt, and other corporate purposes.

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Cash flows from operations increased primarily due to gas costs' 
being lower than amounts collected in rates (resulting in a 
decrease in previously undercollected regulatory balancing 
accounts) and an increase in gas volumes sold. This fluctuation in 
cash flows from operations was also affected by electric-industry 
restructuring, including the acceleration of depreciation of 
electric-generating assets, offset by recovery of stranded costs 
via the competition transition charge and the 10-percent rate 
reduction reflected in customers' bills in 1998.


INVESTING ACTIVITIES 

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment are estimated to be 
$440 million for the full year 1998 and will be financed primarily 
by internally generated funds and largely will represent investment 
in utility operations. Construction, investment and financing 
programs are continuously reviewed and revised in response to 
changes in competition, customer growth, inflation, customer rates, 
the cost of capital, and environmental and regulatory requirements. 
Among other things, the level of utility expenditures in the next 
few years will depend heavily on the impacts of industry 
restructuring and the sale of SDG&E's Encina and South Bay power 
plants and other electric-generation assets, as well as the timing 
and extent of expenditures to comply with air-quality emission 
reduction and other environmental requirements (also see Note 3 of 
the notes to consolidated financial statements concerning 
Proposition 9). 

In April 1998 El Dorado Energy, a joint venture of Sempra Energy 
Resources and Houston Industries Power Generation, began 
construction on a 480-megawatt natural-gas-fired power plant in 
Boulder City, Nevada. The $263 million project, which is expected 
to be completed in the fourth quarter of 1999, will employ an 
advanced combined-cycle gas-turbine technology, enabling the 
efficient production of electricity for sale into the wholesale 
market in the western United States. During the nine months ended 
September 30, 1998, Sempra Energy Resources expended $33 million on 
this project. In October 1998 El Dorado Energy obtained a $158-
million senior secured credit facility, which entails both 
construction and 15-year term financing for the project. This 
financing represents approximately 60 percent of the estimated 
total project cost. In addition, Sempra Energy Resources is working 
with New Milford, Connecticut in anticipation of building a $250-
million, 500-MW, combined-cycle power plant at the site of the 
former Rocky River gravel mine. Approvals are pending.

In July 1998 Sempra Energy Trading purchased CNG Energy Services, a 
unit of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company, for $38 million to 
expand its Eastern United States volume of business. 

In August 1998 Sempra Energy International was awarded a 10-year 
agreement by the Mexican Federal Electric Commission to supply 
natural gas to the Presidente Juarez electric power plant in 
Rosarito, Mexico. The contract includes provisions for delivery of 
up to 300 million cubic feet per day of natural gas, transportation 
services in the United States and construction of a 23-mile 
pipeline from the U.S.-Mexico border to the plant. In addition, in 
October 1998 Sempra Energy International received FERC approval to 
build the 350-million-cubic-feet-per-day pipeline. The pipeline is 
expected to generate about $1 billion in revenues by supplying 
natural gas through that line for the next 10 years. At the end of 
the 10-year period, Sempra Energy International will own the 
pipeline and rates will be renegotiated. The pipeline is expected 
to cost about $40 million and take over a year to build. Delivery 
of natural gas is expected to commence in December 1999.

Sempra Energy Utility Ventures' natural-gas local-distribution-
company development projects continue to make progress. Frontier 
Energy, a project in North Carolina, is expected to deliver gas to 
its first customers by the end of 1998. The Bangor Gas distribution 
system in Maine is being built and is expected to be ready to 
receive gas from the transmission line when it is completed in mid 
1999.





FINANCING ACTIVITIES 

Net cash used in financing activities increased due to greater 
long-term and short-term debt repayments and the repurchase of 
preferred stock, partially offset by the repurchase of common stock 
in 1997.  Long-term debt repayments included SDG&E's tender offer 
purchase of $147 million of first mortgage bonds and repayment of 
$42 million of rate-reduction bonds. This, coupled with the $32 
million of variable-rate, taxable IDBs retired previously and the 
$83 million of debt offset (for regulatory purposes) by temporary 
assets, completes the anticipated debt-related use of rate-
reduction bond proceeds.  On February 2, 1998, SoCalGas redeemed 
all outstanding shares of 7 3/4% Series Preferred Stock for a total 
cost of $75 million, including unpaid dividends.

Dividends are currently paid quarterly to shareholders. The payment 
of future dividends is within the discretion of the board of 
directors and is dependent upon future business conditions, 
earnings and other factors. Net cash flows provided by operating 
activities currently are sufficient to maintain the payment of 
dividends at the current level. However, the level of dividends 
paid may be affected by the outcome of Proposition 9 (see Note 3 of 
the notes to consolidated financial statements).

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The decreases in net income and net income per share for the nine 
months ended September 30, 1998 are primarily due to a lower base 
margin established at SoCalGas in its Performance Based Regulation 
(PBR) decision which became effective on August 1, 1997, and costs 
associated with the business combination between Enova and PE.  
Also contributing to lower net income were losses at Sempra Energy 
Solutions and Sempra Energy Trading (see below). The increase in 
depreciation (matched with a corresponding increase in electric 
revenues, offset by lower off-system sales) is due to the 
acceleration of depreciation of electric-generating assets 
resulting from electric-industry restructuring. For the three 
months ended September 30, 1998 the increase in electric revenues 
was offset by lower off-system and retail sales, resulting in 
electric revenues being relatively unchanged.

Income tax expense decreased for the three-month and nine-month 
periods ended September 30, 1998, compared to the corresponding 
periods in 1997, due to the decreases in income before taxes. The 
decreases in income before taxes, coupled with a relatively 
unchanged level of income-tax credits, results in decreases in the 
Company's income-tax rates.

UTILITY OPERATIONS

Utility gas revenues decreased 14 percent and 7 percent for the 
three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998, 
respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 1997. The 
decreases were primarily due to the lower cost of natural gas and 
the margin reduction established in SoCalGas' PBR.  Utility 
electric revenues increased 14 percent for the nine months ended 
September 30, 1998 primarily due to the recovery of stranded costs 
via the competition transition charge (CTC) in 1998, offset by 
lower off-system sales. For the three-month period ended September 
30, 1998, the increase in utility electric revenues due to stranded 
cost recovery via the CTC was offset by lower off-system and retail 
sales to the extent where electric revenues were relatively 
unchanged compared to the corresponding period in 1997. PX/ISO 
power revenues appear for the first time in 1998 as a result of the 
PX/ISO start up on April 1, 1998. See Note 3 of the notes to 
consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of 
electric-industry restructuring. 

Cost of gas distributed decreased 31 percent and 16 percent for the 
three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998, 
respectively.  The decreases are primarily due to changes in the 
average cost of natural gas purchased.  Under the current 
regulatory framework, changes in revenue resulting from changes in 
core market volumes and cost of natural gas do not affect net 
income.

Purchased power decreased 47 percent and 26 percent for the three-
month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998, 
respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 1997, 
primarily as the result of purchases from the ISO/PX replacing 
short-term energy sources. Electric fuel expense increased 52 
percent and 10 percent for the three-month and nine-month periods 
ended September 30, 1998, respectively, primarily due to increases 
in volumes resulting from record power usage in August and 
September of 1998. SDG&E reported an all-time record for 
electricity usage on August 31, 1998 of 3,960 MW.

Operating expenses increased 5 percent and 15 percent for the 
three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998, 
respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 1997 
primarily due to the business combination costs.

Depreciation and decommissioning increased 36 percent and 68 
percent for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 
30, 1998, respectively, compared to the corresponding periods in 
1997 due to the acceleration of depreciation of electric-generating 
assets resulting from electric-industry restructuring.

Income from operations decreased 12 percent and 31 percent for the 
three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 1998, 
respectively, compared to 1997. The decreases were primarily due to 
the base margin reduction and the business combination costs.

The table below summarizes the components of utility natural gas 
and electric volumes and revenues by customer class for the nine-
month periods ended September 30, 1998 and 1997.  Throughput, the 
total natural gas sales and transportation volumes moved through 
the utilities' systems, increased in 1998, primarily because of 
colder weather.  Electric volumes decreased in 1998 primarily due 
to a decrease in sales for resale to other utilities resulting from 
industry restructuring.


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Wholesale and exchange                             20        4          20          4
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Total in rates               333     $2,147       389     $280         722      2,427
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                                                                              -------
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September 30, 1997:
Residential                  187     $1,332         2     $  8         189     $1,340
Commercial and industrial     76        455       240      205         316        660
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  Commercial                       5,195       500       5,255       525
  Industrial                       2,496       190       2,699       207
  Direct access                      438        30          -         -
  Street lighting                     64         6          62         5
  Off-system sales                   661        14       2,951        69
                                  ------------------    ----------------
  Total in rates                  13,620     1,224      15,555     1,318
  Balancing accounts and other                 230*                  (43)
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YEAR 2000 ISSUES

Most companies are affected by the inability of many automated 
systems and applications to process the year 2000 and beyond. The 
Year 2000 issues are the result of computer programs and other 
automated processes using two digits to identify a year, rather 
than four digits. Any of the Company's computer programs that 
include date-sensitive software may recognize a date using "00" as 
representing the year 1900, instead of the year 2000, or "01" as 
1901, etc., which could lead to system malfunctions. The Year 2000 
issue impacts both Information Technology ("IT") systems and also 
non-IT systems, including systems incorporating "embedded 
processors". To address this problem, in 1996, both Pacific 
Enterprises and Enova Corporation established company-wide Year 
2000 programs. These programs have now been consolidated into 
Sempra Energy's overall Year 2000 readiness effort. Sempra Energy 
has established a central Year 2000 Program Office which reports to 
the Company's Chief Information Technology Officer and reports 
periodically to the audit committee of the Board of Directors.

The Company's State of Readiness

Sempra Energy is identifying all IT and non-IT systems (including 
embedded systems) that might not be Year 2000 ready and 
categorizing them in the following areas: IT applications, computer 
hardware and software infrastructure, telecommunications, embedded 
systems, and third parties. The Company is currently evaluating its 
exposure in all of these areas. These systems and applications are 
being tracked and measured through four key phases: inventory, 
assessment, remediation/testing and Year 2000 readiness. The 
Company is prioritizing so that critical systems are being assessed 
and modified/replaced first. Critical systems are those 
applications and systems, including embedded processor technology, 
which, if not appropriately remediated, may have a significant 
impact on energy delivery, revenue collection or the safety of 
personnel, customers or facilities. The Company's Year 2000 testing 
effort includes functional testing of Year 2000 dates and 
validating that changes have not altered existing functionality. 
The Company uses an independent, internal review process to verify 
that the appropriate testing has occurred.

The Company's Year 2000 project is currently on schedule and the 
company estimates that all critical systems will be Year 2000 Ready 
by June 30, 1999. The Company defines "Year 2000 Ready" as suitable 
for continued use into the year 2000 with no significant 
operational problems.

Critical IT and non-IT applications have been inventoried and 
assessed for Year 2000 Readiness, and detailed plans are in place 
for required system modifications or replacements. Remediation and 
testing activities are well underway with approximately 58 percent 
of the systems currently Year 2000 Ready and are expected to be 100 
percent by June 30, 1999. Inventory, assessment and testing 
activities for embedded systems are well underway with 
approximately 38 percent of the systems currently Year 2000 Ready. 
Inventory and assessment for all Company systems are in progress 
and expected to be completed by December 31, 1998.

Sempra Energy's current schedule for Year 2000 testing, readiness 
and development of contingency plans is subject to change depending 
upon the remediation and testing phases of the Company's compliance 
effort and upon developments that may arise as the Company 
continues to assess its computer-based systems and operations. In 
addition, this schedule is dependent upon the efforts of third 
parties, such as suppliers (including energy producers) and 
customers. Accordingly, delays by third parties may cause the 
Company's schedule to change.

The Costs to Address the Company's Year 2000 Issues

Sempra Energy's budget for the Year 2000 program is $48 million, of 
which $33 million has been spent. As the Company continues to 
assess its systems and as the remediation and testing efforts 
progress, cost estimates may change. The Company's Year 2000 
readiness effort is being funded entirely by operating cash flows.

The Risks of the Company's Year 2000 Issues

Based upon its current assessment and testing of the Year 2000 
issue, the Company believes the reasonably likely worst case Year 
2000 scenarios to have the following impacts upon Sempra Energy and 
its operations. With respect to the Company's ability to provide 
energy to its domestic utility customers, the Company believes that 
the reasonably likely worst case scenario is for small, localized 
interruptions of natural gas or electrical service which are 
restored in a time frame that is within normal service levels. With 
respect to services that are essential to Sempra Energy's 
operations, such as customer service, business operations, supplies 
and emergency response capabilities, the scenario is for minor 
disruptions of essential services with rapid recovery and all 
essential information and processes ultimately recovered.
 
To assist in preparing for and mitigating these possible scenarios, 
Sempra Energy is a member of several industry-wide efforts 
established to deal with Year 2000 problems affecting embedded 
systems and equipment used by the nation's natural gas and electric 
power companies. Under these efforts, participating utilities are 
working together to assess specific vendors' system problems and to 
test plans. These assessments will be shared by the industry as a 
whole to facilitate Year 2000 problem solving.

A portion of this risk is due to the various Year 2000 Ready 
schedules of critical third party suppliers and customers. The 
Company is in the process of contacting its critical suppliers and 
customers to survey their Year 2000 remediation programs. While 
risks related to the lack of Year 2000 readiness by third parties 
could materially and adversely affect the Company's business, 
results of operations and financial condition, the Company expects 
its Year 2000 readiness efforts to reduce significantly the 
Company's level of uncertainty about the impact of third party Year 
2000 issues on both its IT systems and non-IT systems. 

The Company's Contingency Plans

Sempra Energy's contingency plans for Year-2000-related 
interruptions are being incorporated in the Company's existing 
overall emergency preparedness plans. To the extent appropriate, 
such plans will include emergency backup and recovery procedures, 
remediation of existing systems parallel with installation of new 
systems, replacing electronic applications with manual processes, 
identification of alternate suppliers and increasing inventory 
levels. The Company expects these contingency plans to be completed 
by the end of the second quarter in 1999. Due to the speculative 
and uncertain nature of contingency planning, there can be no 
assurances that such plans actually will be sufficient to reduce 
the risk of material impacts on the Company's operations due to 
Year 2000 issues.

FACTORS INFLUENCING FUTURE PERFORMANCE

Performance of Sempra Energy in the near future will primarily 
depend on the results of SDG&E and SoCalGas. Because of the 
ratemaking and regulatory process, electric and gas industry 
restructuring, and the changing energy marketplace, there are 
several factors that will influence future financial performance. 
These factors are summarized below.

California Public Utilities Commission's Industry Restructuring 
 
See discussion of industry restructuring, and particularly the 
discussion of Proposition 9, in Note 3 of the notes to consolidated 
financial statements.

Auction Of Electric Generation Assets

In November 1997 SDG&E announced a plan to auction its power plants 
and other electric-generation assets, enabling it to continue to 
concentrate on the transmission and distribution of electricity and 
natural gas in a competitive marketplace. This is described in Note 
3 of the notes to consolidated financial statements. In addition, 
the March 1998 CPUC decision approving the Enova/PE business 
combination requires, among other things, the divestiture by SDG&E 
of its gas-fired generation units. Further, in March 1998, Enova 
and PE reached an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice 
(DOJ) to gain clearance for the business combination under the 
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act. Under such agreement, Enova 
committed to follow through on its plan to divest SDG&E's fossil-
fuel power plants, and Sempra is required to obtain DOJ's approval 
prior to acquiring or controlling any existing California 
generation facilities in excess of 500 megawatts.

Performance-Based Regulation (PBR)

To promote efficient operations and improved productivity and to 
move away from reasonableness reviews and disallowances, the CPUC 
has been encouraging utilities to use PBR. PBR has replaced the 
general rate case and certain other regulatory proceedings for both 
SoCalGas and SDG&E. Under PBR, regulators allow future income 
potential to be tied to achieving or exceeding specific performance 
and productivity measures, rather than relying solely on expanding 
utility rate base in a market where the company already has a 
highly developed infrastructure. 

SoCalGas' PBR is in effect for five years; however, the CPUC 
decision allows for the possibility that changes to the PBR 
mechanism could be adopted in a decision to be issued in SoCalGas' 
1999 Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding (BCAP) application which 
is anticipated to become effective August 1, 1999. SDG&E continues 
to participate in a PBR process for base rates for its electric and 
natural-gas distribution business. In conjunction therewith, SDG&E 
is currently involved in a Cost of Service rate proceeding, with 
revised rates expected to be effective January 1, 1999. SDG&E's 
application requests an increase in revenue requirements for 
electric-distribution and natural-gas operations. The electric 
distribution increase does not affect rates and, therefore, if 
approved, reduces the amount available for transition cost 
recovery. In August 1998 a signed settlement agreement among SDG&E, 
the ORA and the Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) was 
submitted to the CPUC requesting a combined increase of $12 million 
(an electric distribution increase of $18 million and a natural-gas 
decrease of $6 million). A CPUC decision is expected by year end 
1998.

Cost of Capital

Under PBR, annual Cost of Capital proceedings were replaced by an 
automatic adjustment mechanism if changes in certain indices exceed 
established tolerances. For 1998, SoCalGas is authorized to earn a 
rate of return on common equity of 11.6 percent and a 9.49 percent 
return on rate base, the same as in 1997. SDG&E's electric and 
natural-gas distribution operations are authorized to earn a rate 
of return on common equity of 11.6 percent and a rate of return on 
rate base of 9.35 percent, unchanged from 1997. In addition, the 
authorized rates of return on nuclear and non-nuclear generating 
assets are 7.14 percent and 6.75 percent, respectively. However, 
electric industry restructuring is changing the method of 
calculating SDG&E's annual cost of capital. In May 1998 SDG&E filed 
with the CPUC its unbundled Cost of Capital application for 1999 
rates. The application seeks approval to establish new, separate 
rates of return for SDG&E's electric-distribution and natural-gas 
businesses. The application proposes a 12.00% ROE, which would 
produce an overall ROR of 9.33%. The ORA, UCAN and other 
intervenors have filed testimony recommending significantly lower 
RORs. The ORA is recommending an electric ROR of 7.68% and a gas 
ROR of 8.01%. A CPUC decision is expected by early 1999.

Biennial Cost Allocation Proceeding (BCAP)

In October 1998 SoCalGas and SDG&E filed 1999 BCAP applications 
requesting that new rates become effective August 1, 1999 and 
remain in effect through December 31, 2002. The applications seek 
overall decreases in gas revenues for SoCalGas and SDG&E of $204 
million and $9 million, respectively.

OTHER OPERATIONS

Sempra Energy Solutions (Solutions), formed in 1997 and owned 
equally by PE and Enova, incorporates several existing unregulated 
businesses from each of PE and Enova. It is pursuing a variety of 
opportunities, including buying and selling natural gas for large 
users, integrated energy-management services targeted at large 
governmental and commercial facilities, and consumer market 
products and services such as earthquake shutoff valves. CES/Way 
International, Inc. (CES/Way) acquired by Solutions in January 
1998, provides energy-efficiency services including energy audits, 
engineering design, project management, construction, financing and 
contract maintenance.

Solutions' net losses for the nine-month periods ended September 
30, 1998 and 1997 are $31 million and $3 million, respectively. 
Solutions' net losses for the three-month periods ended September 
30, 1998 and 1997 are $4 million and $3 million, respectively. The 
increases are primarily due to the write off of a portion of 
CES/Way's acquisition costs (due to the death of CES/Way's former 
principal), and other start-up costs.

Sempra Energy Trading Corp., a leading natural-gas and power 
marketing firm headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, which was 
jointly acquired by PE and Enova on December 31, 1997, recorded net 
losses of $11 million and $2 million for the nine-month and three-
month periods ended September 30, 1998, respectively.  The losses 
were primarily due to the amortization of costs associated with the 
acquisition.

In March 1998, PE increased its existing investment in two 
Argentine natural-gas utility holding companies (Sodigas Pampeana 
S.A and Sodigas Sur S.A.) by purchasing an additional 9-percent 
interest for $40 million.  With this purchase, PE's interest in the 
holding companies was increased to 21.5 percent. The net losses for 
international operations was $3 million for the nine-month period 
ended September 30, 1998.









PART II - OTHER INFORMATION 

ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 
 
Other than as discussed in SDG&E's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q 
for the three-month periods ended March 31 and June 30, 1998, there 
have been no significant subsequent developments in litigation 
proceedings that were outstanding at December 31, 1997 and there 
have been no significant new litigation proceedings since that 
date. 
 
ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K 
 
(a)  Exhibits  
 
     Exhibit 27 - Financial Data Schedules 
 
      27.1  Financial Data Schedule for the nine months ended 
            September 30, 1998. 
 
(b)  Reports on Form 8-K 

      A Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 30, 1998 announced 
      the completion of the business combination between Enova
      Corporation and Pacific Enterprises, and the related changes
      in control.

      A Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 15, 1998 discussed
      the Voter Initiative which qualified for the November 1998
      ballot (seeking to amend or repeal California electric
      industry restructuring legislation in various respects) and
      disclosed the potential impact on SDG&E.

      A Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 27, 1998 discussed
      the California Supreme Court denial of the petition which
      sought to overturn the Third District Court of Appeal's 
      denial to remove the Voter Initiative from the November 1998 
      ballot.







SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934, the registrant has duly cause this report to be signed on its 
behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                          SEMPRA ENERGY
                                       -------------------
                                           (Registrant)





                                   
Date: October 30, 1998              By:       /s/ F. H. Ault
                                       ----------------------------
                                               F. H. Ault
                                      Vice President and Controller










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