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<ARTICLE> UT                                                                   
<LEGEND>
SCE FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
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<MULTIPLIER>                  1,000
       
<S>                             <C>                               
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                              DEC-31-1998
<PERIOD-END>                                                   JUN-30-1998
<BOOK-VALUE>                                                      PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT>                                        7,313,272
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST>                                      2,360,153
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS>                                           2,408,111
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES>                                         5,299,381
<OTHER-ASSETS>                                                           0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                                  17,380,917
<COMMON>                                                         2,168,054
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN>                                          394,497
<RETAINED-EARNINGS>                                              1,078,982
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ>                                   3,641,533
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                              256,700
<PREFERRED>                                                        128,755
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET>                                             2,473,521
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES>                                                       0
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE>                                        3,066,940
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS>                                     194,381
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT>                                      610,332
<PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT>                                                0
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS>                                              0
<LEASES-CURRENT>                                                         0
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB>                                   7,008,755
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB>                                   17,380,917
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE>                                        3,545,158
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE>                                               224,762
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                       2,880,491
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES>                                       3,105,253
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS>                                            439,905
<OTHER-INCOME-NET>                                                  31,513
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN>                                     471,418
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                           245,824
<NET-INCOME>                                                       225,594
<PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                         13,407
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM>                                      212,187
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS>                                           537,868
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS>                                          199,599
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS>                                             689,601
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                                            0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                                            0
        


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