<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000086521 <NAME> San Diego Gas and Electric <MULTIPLIER> 1000 <PERIOD-TYPE> YEAR <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-END> DEC-31-1996 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 3,074,371 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 337,520 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 365,700 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 91,596 <OTHER-ASSETS> 291,329 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,160,516 <COMMON> 291,458 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 566,233 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 546,445 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 1,404,136 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 25,000 <PREFERRED> 78,475 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,188,093 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 0 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 25,047 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 96,723 <LEASES-CURRENT> 8,592 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 1,334,450 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 4,160,516 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,938,917 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 202,185 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,427,970 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,630,155 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 308,762 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> 4,694 <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 313,456 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 90,691 <NET-INCOME> 222,765 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 6,582 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 216,183 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 181,866 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 76,463 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 529,187 <EPS-PRIMARY> 0 <EPS-DILUTED> 0