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, THEODORE F. CRAVER, JR., THOMAS M. NOONAN, BEVERLY P. RYDER, KENNETH S. STEWART, MARY C. SIMPSON, PAIGE W.R. WHITE, TIMOTHY W. ROGERS, PEGGY A. STERN, RAYNA M. MORRISON, BONITA J. SMITH, POLLY L. GAULT, BEVERLY K. MARSHALL, DOUGLAS G. GREEN and J. A. BOUKNIGHT, JR., 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, 1998, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for each of the first three quarters of fiscal year 1999, any Current Reports on Form 8-K from time to time during 1999 and through March 16, 2000, 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 as amended, (the "Act"), for the purpose of complying with Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Act, 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 18th day of March, 1999. EDISON INTERNATIONAL By: JOHN E. BRYSON ------------------------------------ JOHN E. BRYSON Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Attest: - --------------------------- BEVERLY P. RYDER Secretary 1999 Edison International 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-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: Thomas M. Noonan - ---------------------------- Thomas M. Noonan Vice President and Controller Additional Directors: Winston H. Chen Director James M. Rosser Director - ------------------------ -------------------------- Winston H. Chen James M. Rosser Warren Christopher Director E. L. Shannon, Jr. Director - ------------------------ -------------------------- Warren Christopher E. L. Shannon, Jr. Stephen E. Frank Director Robert H. Smith Director - ------------------------ -------------------------- Stephen E. Frank Robert H. Smith Joan C. Hanley Director Thomas C. Sutton Director - ------------------------ -------------------------- Joan C. Hanley Thomas C. Sutton Carl F. Huntsinger Director Daniel M. Tellep Director - ------------------------ -------------------------- Carl F. Huntsinger Daniel M. Tellep Charles D. Miller Director James D. Watkins Director - ------------------------ -------------------------- Charles D. Miller James D. Watkins Luis G. Nogales Director Edward Zapanta Director - ------------------------ -------------------------- Luis G. Nogales Edward Zapanta Ronald L. Olson Director - ------------------------ Ronald L. Olson