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EXHIBIT 12.1

SEMPRA ENERGY

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES

AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS

(Dollars in millions)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

2008

 

2009

 

2010

 

2011

 

2012

 

2013

Fixed charges and preferred stock dividends:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

$           353

 

$           455

 

$           492

 

$           549

 

$           601

 

$           309

Interest portion of annual rentals

 

3

 

2

 

3

 

2

 

2

 

1

Preferred dividends of subsidiaries (1)

 

13

 

13

 

11

 

10

 

6

 

4

     Total fixed charges

 

369

 

470

 

506

 

561

 

609

 

314

Preferred dividends for purpose of ratio

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

Total fixed charges and preferred dividends for purpose of ratio                        

 

$           369

 

$           470

 

$           506

 

$           561

 

$           609

 

$           314

Earnings:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Pretax income from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees

 

$         1,009

 

$           977

 

$         1,078

 

$         1,747

 

$         1,255

 

$           632

Add:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Total fixed charges (from above)

 

369

 

470

 

506

 

561

 

609

 

314

  Distributed income of equity investees

 

133

 

493

 

260

 

96

 

50

 

20

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Interest capitalized

 

100

 

73

 

74

 

27

 

53

 

13

  Preferred dividends of subsidiaries (1)

 

10

 

13

 

11

 

10

 

6

 

4

Total earnings for purpose of ratio

 

$         1,401

 

$         1,854

 

$         1,759

 

$         2,367

 

$         1,855

 

$           949

Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends

 

3.80

 

3.94

 

3.48

 

4.22

 

3.05

 

3.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges

 

3.80

 

3.94

 

3.48

 

4.22

 

3.05

 

3.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

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