SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON (SCE-PN) 8-K Other Events

Exhibit 12.1

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
RATIOS OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED AND PREFERENCE STOCK
(Millions of Dollars)
							9 Months	9 Months	12 Months
							Ended	Ended	Ended
Earnings:		2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	September 30, 2010	September 30, 2011	September 30, 2011
Income from continuing operations
	before tax and noncontrolling interest	$   1,540	$   1,400	$   1,246	$   1,620	$   1,532	$                  1,235	$              1,378	$                   1,675
Less: Income from equity investees		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Income from continuing operations before income
	from equity investees, tax and noncontrolling interest	1,540	1,400	1,246	1,620	1,532	1,235	1,378	1,675
Add:
Fixed charges (see below)		502	540	520	535	565	418	461	612
Amortization of capitalized interest		1	2	2	2	2	1	2	3
Distributed income of equity investees		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Loss of equity investees for which charges arising from
	guarantees are included in fixed charges	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Subtract:
Interest capitalized		(2)	(3)	(3)	(4)	(7)	(5)	(5)	(7)
Preference security dividend requirements of
	consolidated subsidiaries - pre-tax basis	(77)	(74)	(75)	(73)	(73)	(57)	(69)	(89)
Noncontrolling interest of subsidiaries that have not
	incurred fixed charges - pre-tax basis	(275)	(305)	(170)	(94)	-	-	-	-
Earnings as adjusted		$   1,689	$   1,560	$   1,520	$   1,986	$   2,019	$                  1,592	$              1,767	$                   2,194
Fixed Charges (1):
Interest expenses - net of capitalized interest and AFUDC		$     399	$     429	$     407	$     420	$     429	$                    315	$                 344	$                      458
Add: AFUDC		19	25	27	32	43	32	32	43
Interest expenses - net of capitalized interest		418	454	434	452	472	347	376	501
Interest capitalized (2)		3	3	3	4	7	5	5	7
Interest portion of rental expense (3)		4	9	8	6	13	9	11	15
Preferred and preference stock dividend
	requirement - pre-tax basis	77	74	75	73	73	57	69	89
Total fixed charges		$     502	$     540	$     520	$     535	$     565	$                    418	$                 461	$                      612
Ratio		3.36	2.89	2.92	3.71	3.57	3.81	3.83	3.58
(1)	Interest expenses associated with income taxes are reflected as a component of income tax expense
	and are excluded from the determination of fixed charges.
(2)	Includes fixed charges associated with Nuclear Fuel and capitalized interest of fifty-percent owned
	partnership.  The amount for 2006 is restated.
(3)	Rentals include the interest factor relating to certain significant rentals plus one-third of all remaining annual rentals,
	except for amounts allocated to power purchase contracts that are classified as operating leases.