EXHIBIT 23.2 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of SDO Parent Co., Inc. on Form S-4 of the report of Deloitte & Touche dated February 25, 1994 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and contains an explanatory paragraph referring to the Company's consideration of alternative strategies for its 80 percent owned subsidiary, Wahlco Environmental Systems, Inc.), incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, of San Diego Gas & Electric Company for the year ended December 31, 1993 and to the reference to Deloitte & Touche LLP under the heading "Experts" in the Proxy Statement and Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement. DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP San Diego, California December 21, 1994