<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>  THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION
EXTRACTED FROM THE STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME, BALANCE SHEET,
AND CASH FLOWS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO
SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
<CIK> 0001032208
<NAME> SEMPRA ENERGY
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000,000

                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE>                                  PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                        5,152
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                      2,193
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                           5,030
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                         1,215
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                     212
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  13,802
<COMMON>                                         1,414
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                            0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                              1,117
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                   2,478
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                              225
<PREFERRED>                                        179
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                             3,272
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                   0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                            0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                       0
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                      117
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                            0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                         28
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                     1
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                   7,502
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                   13,802
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                        4,739
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                               167
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                       4,143 <F1>
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                       4,310
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                            429
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                 121
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                     550
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                           216
<NET-INCOME>                                       334
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                          0 <F1>
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                      334
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                           151
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                          126
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                             675
<EPS-BASIC>                                     1.59
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.59
<FN>
<F1> PREFERRED DIVIDENDS OF SUBSIDIARY INCLUDED IN OTHER OPERATING
      EXPENSE