SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, a California corporation, and certain of its officers and directors, pursuant to a resolution entitled “Financing Authorizations” adopted August 11, 2005 (the “Resolution”), do each hereby constitute and appoint STEPHEN E. PICKETT, THOMAS M. NOONAN, ROBERT C. BOADA, BEVERLY P. RYDER, MARY C. SIMPSON, LINDA G. SULLIVAN, PAUL ALCALA, GEORGE T. TABATA, BARBARA E. MATHEWS, PAIGE W. R. WHITE, MICHAEL A. HENRY, DARLA F. FORTE, BONITA J. SMITH, EILEEN B. GUERRERO, and POLLY L. GAULT, or any of them, to act severally as attorney-in-fact, for and in their respective names, places, and steads, and on behalf of Southern California Edison Company, to execute, sign, and file or cause to be filed (i) one or more Registration Statements, and any and all exhibits, amendments, and supplements thereto to be filed by Southern California Edison Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the purpose of registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or both, one or more series of securities as authorized by the Resolution, and for the further purpose of qualifying under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, one or more indentures relating to such securities; and (ii) one or more listing applications and any exhibits, amendments, and supplements thereto, and any other required documents, to be filed by Southern California Edison Company with any stock exchange for the purpose of listing any of such securities; and to take any other actions necessary to comply with the laws, rules, or regulations of any governmental or
regulatory entity relating to such securities, granting unto said attorney-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform every act and thing whatsoever necessary or appropriate as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned or any of them might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and approving the acts of each of said attorneys-in-fact.
| Executed at San Clemente, California, as of this 11th day of August, 2005. |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY |
| By: | /s/ ALAN J. FOHRER | |
| ALAN J. FOHRER | |
| Chief Executive Officer |
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Attest:
/s/ BEVERLY P. RYDER
BEVERLY P. RYDER
Secretary
Principal Executive Officer and Director:
/s/ ALAN H. FOHRER | Chief Executive Officer and Director |
ALAN J. FOHRER
Principal Financial Officer:
/s/ THOMAS M. NOONAN | Senior Vice President, Chief |
THOMAS M. NOONAN | Financial Officer | |
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Southern California Edison Company
Power Of Attorney
Financing Authorizations Resolution
August 11, 2005
Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
/s/ LINDA G. SULLIVAN | Vice President and Controller |
LINDA G. SULLIVAN | |
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Additional Directors:
/s/ JOHN E. BRYSON | Director | /s/ RONALD L. OLSON | Director |
JOHN E. BRYSON /s/ FRANCE A. CÓRDOVA | Director | RONALD L. OLSON /s/ JAMES M. ROSSER | Director |
france a. cÓrdova /s/ BRADFORD M. FREEMAN | Director | JAMES M. ROSSER /s/ RICHARD T. SCHLOSBERG, III | Director |
BRADFORD M. FREEMAN /s/ BRUCE KARATZ | Director | RICHARD T. SCHLOSBERG, III /s/ ROBERT H. SMITH | Director |
BRUCE KARATZ /s/ LUIS G. NOGALES | Director | ROBERT H. SMITH /s/ THOMAS C. SUTTON | Director |
LUIS G. NOGALES | | THOMAS C. SUTTON | |
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