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|EXHIBIT 12.1                                                                                                                                                                                         |     
|PACIFIC ENTERPRISES                                                                                                                                                                                  |     
|COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                                           |     
|AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS                                                                                                                                                                        |     
|(Dollars in millions)                                                                                                                                                                                |     
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |      |                        |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                            |                           |                            |                            | March 31,                  | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |      |                        |                       | 2003                   |                       | 2004                   |                       | 2005                   |                       | 2006                       |                           | 2007                       |                            | 2008                       | 
|Fixed Charges:                                                                                                                                                                                       |      |                        |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                            |                           |                            |                            |                            | 
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|Interest                                                                                                                                                                                             |      |                        |                       | $                   54 |                       | $                   47 |                       | $                   55 |                       | $                   78     |                           | $                       78 |                            | $                       18 | 
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |      |                        |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                            |                           |                            |                            |                            | 
|Interest portion of annual rentals                                                                                                                                                                   |      |                        | 2                     |                        | 2                     |                        | 3                     |                        | 4                     |                            | 3                         |                            | 1                          |                           
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|Preferred dividends of subsidiary (1)                                                                                                                                                                |      |                        | 2                     |                        | 2                     |                        | 2                     |                        | 2                     |                            | 2                         |                            | 1                          |                           
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                  |      |                        |                       | 58                     |                       | 51                     |                       | 60                     |                       | 84                         |                           | 83                         |                            | 20                         | 
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|Preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                                                                            |      |                        |                       | 7                      |                       | 7                      |                       | 6                      |                       | 6                          |                           | 6                          |                            | 2                          | 
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|Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for purpose of ratio                                                                                                                            |      |                        |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                            |                           |                            |                            |                           
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |      | $                   65 |                       | $                   58 |                       | $                   66 |                       | $                   90 |                       | $                       89 |                           | $                       22 |                           
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|Earnings:                                                                                                                                                                                            |      |                        |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                            |                           |                            |                            |                            | 
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|Pretax income from continuing operations                                                                                                                                                             |      |                        | $                 361 |                        | $                 390 |                        | $                 324 |                        | $                 425 |                            | $                     407 |                            | $                       99 |                           
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|Total fixed charges (from above)                                                                                                                                                                     |      |                        | 58                    |                        | 51                    |                        | 60                    |                        | 84                    |                            | 83                        |                            | 20                         |                           
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|Less:  interest capitalized                                                                                                                                                                          |      |                        |                       | -                      |                       | -                      |                       | -                      |                       | 1                          |                           | 1                          |                            | -                          | 
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|Total earnings for purpose of ratio                                                                                                                                                                  |      |                        | $                 419 |                        | $                 441 |                        | $                 384 |                        | $                 508 |                            | $                     489 |                            | $                     119  |                           
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                            |      |                        |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                            |                           |                            |                           
|                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 6.45 |                        | 7.60                  |                        | 5.82                  |                        | 5.64                  |                        | 5.49                  |                            | 5.41                      |                           
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                   |      |                        | 7.22                  |                        | 8.65                  |                        | 6.40                  |                        | 6.05                  |                            | 5.89                      |                            | 5.95                       |                           
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|(1) In computing this ratio, Preferred dividends of subsidiary represents the before-tax earnings necessary to pay such dividends, computed at the effective tax rates for the applicable periods. |