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                                                             EXHIBIT 24.1

                                    EDISON INTERNATIONAL

                                      POWER OF ATTORNEY


    The undersigned, EDISON INTERNATIONAL, a California corporation, and
certain of its officers and/or directors do each hereby constitute and
appoint, BRYANT C. DANNER, ALAN J. FOHRER, R. K. BUSHEY, THEODORE F.
CRAVER, JR., BEVERLY P. RYDER, KENNETH S. STEWART, MARY C. SIMPSON, PAIGE
W. R. WHITE, PEGGY A. LANGWORTHY, JOSEPH G. LLORENS, TIMOTHY W. ROGERS,
BONITA J. SMITH  and THOMAS J. DENNIS or any of them, to act as attorney-
in-fact, for and in their respective names, places, and steads, to
execute, sign, and  file  or  cause  to  be filed an Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996, Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-Q for each of the first three quarters of fiscal year 1997, any
Current Reports on Form 8-K from time to time during 1997 and through
March 19, 1998, and any and all supplements and amendments thereto, to be
filed by Edison International with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for the purpose of complying
with Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, granting
unto said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority
to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary and appropriate to be done in and about the premises 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 Rosemead, California, as of this 20th day of March, 1997.


                                          EDISON INTERNATIONAL


                                          By:     John E. Bryson
                                                  ---------------------------
                                                  John E. Bryson
                                                  Chairman of the Board
                                                  and Chief Executive Officer


(Seal)

Attest:

Beverly P. Ryder
- ------------------------
Beverly P. Ryder
Secretary

                      1997 Edison International 10-K Power of Attorney


Principal Executive Officer:

John E. Bryson
- ---------------------------------              Chairman of the Board, Chief
John E. Bryson                                 Executive Officer and Director

Principal Financial Officer:

Alan J. Fohrer
- --------------------------------
Alan J. Fohrer                                 Executive Vice President,
                                               and Chief Financial Officer

Controller and Principal Accounting Officer:

R. K. Bushey
- --------------------------------               Vice President and Controller
R. K. Bushey

Directors:

Howard P. Allen                                     Ronald L. Olson
- -------------------- Director              ------------------------- Director
Howard P. Allen                                     Ronald L. Olson

Winston H. Chen                                     J. J. Pinola
- -------------------- Director              ------------------------- Director
Winston H. Chen                                     J. J. Pinola

Stephen E. Frank     President and                  James M. Rosser
- -------------------- Director              ------------------------- Director
Stephen E. Frank                                    James M. Rosser

Camilla C. Frost                                    E. L. Shannon, Jr.
- -------------------- Director              ------------------------- Director
Camilla C. Frost                                    E. L. Shannon, Jr.

Joan C. Hanley                                      Robert H. Smith
- -------------------- Director              ------------------------- Director
Joan C. Hanley                                      Robert H. Smith

Carl F. Huntinger                                   Thomas C. Sutton
- -------------------- Director              ------------------------- Director
Carl F. Huntsinger                                  Thomas C. Sutton

Charles D. Miller                                   Daniel M. Tellep
- -------------------- Director              ------------------------- Director
Charles D. Miller                                   Daniel M. Tellep

Luis G. Nogales                                     James D. Watkins
- -------------------- Director              ------------------------- Director
Luis G. Nogales                                     James D. Watkins

Edward Zapanta
- -------------------- Director             
Edward Zapanta