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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23
                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



          As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference of our report dated February 4, 1994, (the Report of
Independent Public Accountants) appearing on page 39 of the 1993 Annual Report
to Shareholders of SCEcorp (Exhibit 13 included herein) in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993 of SCEcorp.  It should be
noted that we have not audited any financial statements of SCEcorp subsequent
to December 31, 1993 or performed any audit procedures subsequent to the date
of our report.

          We further consent to the incorporation by reference of the
above-mentioned Report of Independent Public Accountants, incorporated by
reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to the incorporation by
reference of our report (the Report of Independent Public Accountants on
Supplemental Schedules), appearing on page 33 of this Annual Report on Form
10-K, in the SCEcorp Registration Statements which follow:



         REGISTRATION FORM           FILE NO.               EFFECTIVE DATE
         -----------------           --------               --------------
                                                      
         Form S-8                    33-32302               June 2, 1993
         Form S-8                    33-46713               June 2, 1993
         Form S-8                    33-46714               June 2, 1993
         Form S-3                    33-47389               June 2, 1993
         Form S-8                    33-51225               November 30, 1993
         Form S-3                    33-44148               September 17, 1993





                             ARTHUR ANDERSEN & CO.


Los Angeles, California
March 17, 1994