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					November 2, 2009 - Southern California Edison Encourages Public Participation in Review of Nuclear Plant Regulatory Issues
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					&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Media Contact&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Gil Alexander, (626) 302-2255&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;ROSEMEAD, Calif., Nov. 2, 2009 – San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station management personnel will meet publicly with staff members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff on Nov. 5 to discuss various aspects of plant performance the commission oversees. Residents of neighboring communities are invited to attend. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Trestles Room of the Doubletree Guest Suites at 34402 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, Calif. The public will have an opportunity to ask questions of the NRC staff and plant managers.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;“We encourage participation in this public discussion of steps we take to ensure the safe, reliable operation of our San Onofre facility,” said Southern California Edison’s Chief Nuclear Officer Ross Ridenoure. &lt;BR&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is jointly owned by Southern California Edison (78.21%), San Diego Gas &amp;amp; Electric (20%), and the city of Riverside (1.79%). &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;About Southern California Edison&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a population of nearly 14 million via 4.9 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=PDFDocument&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;../files/110209_news1.pdf&quot;&gt;Southern California Edison Encourages Public Participation in Review of Nuclear Plant Regulatory Issues&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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					October 26, 2009 - Southern California Edison Encourages Customers to Slay “Energy Vampires” This Halloween
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					&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Media Contact&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Vanessa McGrady, (626) 302-2255&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;ROSEMEAD, Calif., Oct. 26, 2009 – Southern California Edison (SCE) wants to warn its customers about the scary “energy vampires” that lurk throughout their homes and businesses. Common household devices and appliances still draw electricity even when they are off or in “sleep” mode. And that additional energy use can result in higher electricity bills. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Consumer electronics account for about 15 percent of all residential electricity consumption. Electric devices – such as televisions, stereos, phone chargers, DVD players, computers, and microwave ovens – can be energy guzzlers. Simply plugging the devices into a power strip and turning it off (or unplugging the appliances completely) can save up to 5 percent on the average bill.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;“We’re encouraging our customers to become the ultimate “energy vampire” slayers, and by doing so, they’ll save energy, money and the environment,” said Gene Rodrigues, SCE’s director of energy efficiency. “There are so many easy, quick ways to become a smarter electronics consumer.”&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;SCE encourages its customers to look for the Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR symbol when shopping for electronics and appliances. The iconic blue star signifies that the model is among the most energy-efficient of its kind. ENERGY STAR-labeled products usually are competitive in terms of price and performance compared to less efficient models.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;ENERGY STAR-qualified TVs and set boxes use up to 30 percent less energy than comparable electronics that do not carry the energy-efficient label; home-entertainment equipment such as DVD players use up to 37 percent less. If all TVs sold in the United States met ENERGY STAR requirements, the savings in energy costs would grow to about $1 billion annually, and greenhouse gas emissions would be reduced by the equivalent of about 1 million cars. 
&lt;LI&gt;A computer monitor with the ENERGY STAR symbol uses about 22 percent less electricity; a PC up to 33 percent less. If each computer and monitor in homes across&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;the nation were to go into energy-saving “sleep” mode when not in use, more than $1 billion in annual energy costs would be saved. 
&lt;LI&gt;Telephones with the ENERGY STAR label use up to 58 percent less energy. 
&lt;LI&gt;As many as 2.4 billion external power adapters are in use in the United States – that’s about eight for every person. These external power supplies contribute to about 12 percent of the national electric bill. Look for ENERGY STAR-qualified external power supplies, and use power strips as centralized turn-off points once finished with use of the equipment. &lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;About Southern California Edison&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a population of nearly 14 million via 4.9 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=PDFDocument&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;../files/102609_news1.pdf&quot;&gt;Southern California Edison Encourages Customers to Slay “Energy Vampires” This Halloween&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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					October 22, 2009 - Southern California Edison Declares Dividends
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					&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Media Contact&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Charles Coleman, (626) 302-7982&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Investor Relations Contact&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Scott Cunningham, (626) 302-2540&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;ROSEMEAD, Calif., Oct. 22, 2009 — The Board of Directors of Southern California Edison Company today declared the following dividends:&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;Quarterly dividends of $0.255 per share on the 4.08% series of cumulative preferred stock, $0.265 per share on the 4.24% series of cumulative preferred stock and $0.29875 per share on the 4.78% series of cumulative preferred stock.&amp;nbsp; Each of these dividends is payable on November 30, 2009, to shareholders of record on November 5, 2009. 
&lt;LI&gt;Quarterly dividends of $1.53125 per share on the Series B preference stock and $0.27 per share on the 4.32% series of cumulative preferred stock.&amp;nbsp; Each of these dividends is payable on December 31, 2009, to shareholders of record on December 4, 2009.&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;About Southern California Edison&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a population of nearly 14 million via 4.9 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=PDFDocument&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;../files/102209_news1.pdf&quot;&gt;Southern California Edison Declares Dividends&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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					October 20, 2009 - Second Rooftop in Southern California Edison’s Massive Solar Panel Installation Program Now Generating Power in Chino
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&lt;TD&gt;The roof of a 458,000-square-foot industrial building in Chino, Calif. is now providing as much as one million watts of solar power to Southern California’s Inland Empire as part of Southern California Edison’s massive commercial rooftop solar installation program.&lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TBODY&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Kennedy Associates Media Contact&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Bob Ratliffe, (206) 623-4739&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.kennedyusa.com&quot;&gt;www.kennedyusa.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Southern California Edison Media Contact&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Gil Alexander, (626) 302-2255&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.edison.com/pressroom&quot;&gt;www.edison.com/pressroom&lt;/A&gt;&lt;BR&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Edison International Investor Relations Contact&lt;/STRONG&gt;: Scott Cunningham, (626) 302-2540&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://www.edisoninvestor.com&quot;&gt;www.edisoninvestor.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P&gt;ROSEMEAD, Calif., Oct. 20, 2009 – The roof of a 458,000-square-foot industrial building in Chino, Calif. is now providing as much as one million watts of solar power to Southern California’s Inland Empire. This is the second installation in Southern California Edison’s (SCE’s) plan to place advanced solar panels on hundreds of otherwise unused commercial rooftops across Southern California. The Chino site is owned by the Multi-Employer Property Trust (MEPT) whose exclusive investment advisor is Kennedy Associates.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;“The solar rooftop project is part of Southern California Edison’s 25-year commitment to developing cleaner renewable and alternative energy sources for our customers,” said SCE President John R. Fielder. “In addition to generating more clean power, this project will strengthen local grid reliability and produce hundreds of new green jobs to support Southern California’s economic recovery.”&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;During the next five years, SCE will install, own and operate 250 megawatts of solar generating capacity. The utility also will conduct competitive solicitations offering long-term power contracts to independent solar power providers who will install an additional 250 megawatts, bringing to 500 megawatts the total generating capacity of the project – the largest photovoltaic program ever undertaken.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;“Promoting the use and generation of renewable energy is important to both MEPT and Kennedy Associates. Leasing unused roof space to SCE to generate renewable energy, while also creating “green collar” union jobs, reinforces our commitment to responsible property investing,” said Preston Sargent, executive vice president and portfolio manager for MEPT.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Project Benefits&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;New generation sources to areas where customer demand is rising. 
&lt;LI&gt;Renewable generation that can be connected quickly to neighborhood circuits while major new renewable energy transmission lines are being built such as SCE’s 4,500 megawatt Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Project. 
&lt;LI&gt;The output of solar panels generally matches peak customer demand – lower in the morning and evening, higher in the afternoon. 
&lt;LI&gt;The commercial rooftop solar project will allow SCE grid engineers to study the electrical effects of a high penetration of photovoltaics on distribution circuits. The information gained will be shared with the power industry. 
&lt;LI&gt;SCE anticipates its solar power project will create as many as 800 new green jobs in Southern California in the solar industry. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, one of SCE’s project partners, is supporting the project through the expansion of its solar installation apprentice training &lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P class=Default style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;About Kennedy Associates&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in&quot;&gt;Kennedy Associates is a full-service investment advisor with entrepreneurial real estate investment expertise to public, corporate, and retirement systems as well as major university endowments. A 2009 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year, Kennedy has approximately $8 billion in real estate assets under management and is a leader in Responsible Property Investing which considers environmental and social ramifications as well as fiduciary responsibilities in managing real estate investments. Kennedy has over $1.0 billion in certified buildings from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. www.kennedyusa.com&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=Default style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;About Multi-Employer Property Trust&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; mso-layout-grid-align: none&quot;&gt;Multi-Employer Property Trust (MEPT) is a $4.6 billion, open-end commingled real estate equity fund that invests in a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality real estate assets in the United States. MEPT is the largest commingled real estate fund in the US that is signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment. MEPT maintains a Responsible Contractor Policy that requires that all contractors working on its portfolio properties be signatory to collective bargaining agreements with legitimate trade unions. &lt;A href=&quot;http://www.mept.com&quot;&gt;www.mept.com&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt&quot;&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;About &lt;/STRONG&gt;Southern California&lt;/STRONG&gt; &lt;/STRONG&gt;Edison&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P class=MsoNormal style=&quot;MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in&quot;&gt;An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a population of nearly 14 million via 4.9 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California.&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P class=PDFDocument&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;../files/102009_news1.pdf&quot;&gt;Second Rooftop in Southern California Edison’s Massive Solar Panel Installation Program Now Generating Power in Chino&lt;/A&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/STRONG&gt;
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					October 19, 2009 - San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station and Community Emergency Planning Partners to Test Siren System
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					&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;Media Contact:&lt;/STRONG&gt; Gil Alexander, (626) 302-2255&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Oct. 19, 2009 — The annual test of the Community Alert Siren System will be conducted Wednesday morning, Oct. 21, 2009, by Southern California Edison (SCE) and the cities of Dana Point, San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, the California Department of Parks and Recreation and Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Between 10 a.m. and noon, 52 sirens located in the communities around the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station will be activated several times for approximately three minutes each time. The sirens sound a continuous steady tone distinguishing them from those used by fire and police departments.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;This community alert system would be used by local government officials in the unlikely event of a nuclear emergency requiring public action to notify the public to turn on radio and TV stations for public safety announcements. The sirens also could be used by local government officials to inform residents of a non-nuclear emergency. &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Flyers and other educational materials explaining the test have been distributed to residents, businesses, and schools in the area. Before and during the siren test, broadcasts on Orange County’s primary Emergency Alert System radio station, KWVE 107.9, will inform the public of the test.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Additional emergency response information can be found on SCE’s Web site, &lt;A href=&quot;http://www.sce.com&quot;&gt;www.sce.com&lt;/A&gt;, and in the ATT Telephone Directory Customer Guide White Pages of South Orange County and North San Diego County, Coastal.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;SCE Nuclear Power Facts&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;LI&gt;The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station is Southern California’s largest source of reliable, emission-free “baseload” power, electricity that is available 24/7 regardless of weather conditions. 
&lt;LI&gt;The San Onofre facility generates approximately 2,200 megawatts of electricity, enough power to serve 1.4 million average homes at a point in time. 
&lt;LI&gt;The plant’s “once through” ocean water cooling system includes an advanced set of marine protection technologies that prevent harm to 94 percent of adult fish and mitigation projects that restore more than the fish and larvae affected. 
&lt;LI&gt;The plant is jointly owned by SCE (78.21 percent), San Diego Gas &amp;amp; Electric (20 percent) and the city of Riverside (1.79 percent).&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;About Southern California Edison&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;BR&gt;An Edison International (NYSE:EIX) company, Southern California Edison is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities, serving a population of nearly 14 million via 4.9 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California.&lt;/P&gt;
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