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EXHIBIT 12.2

SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES

AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

2005 

 

2006 

 

2007 

 

2008 

 

2009 

 

2010 

Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$ 77

 

$ 102

 

$ 105

 

$ 107

 

$ 118

 

$ 110

Interest portion of annual rentals

 

3

 

3

 

3

 

1

 

1

 

1

Total fixed charges

 

80

 

105

 

108

 

108

 

119

 

111

Preferred stock dividends (1)

 

6

 

8

 

7

 

7

 

7

 

6

Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for purpose of ratio

 

$ 86

 

$ 113

 

$ 115

 

$ 115

 

$ 126

 

$ 117

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pretax income from continuing operations

 

$ 356

 

$ 394

 

$ 406

 

$ 451

 

$ 550

 

$ 365

Total fixed charges (from above)

 

80

 

105

 

108

 

108

 

119

 

111

Less: Interest capitalized

 

1

 

1

 

3

 

13

 

4

 

-

Total earnings for purpose of ratio

 

$ 435

 

$ 498

 

$ 511

 

$ 546

 

$ 665

 

$ 476

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

 

5.06

 

4.41

 

4.44

 

4.75

 

5.28

 

4.07

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

5.44

 

4.74

 

4.73

 

5.06

 

5.59

 

4.29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

In computing this ratio, “Preferred stock dividends” represents the before-tax earnings necessary to pay such dividends, computed at the effective tax rates for the applicable periods.