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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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|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                            | Nine months                | 
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |  |                        | 2002                   |                        | 2003                   |                        | 2004                   |                        | 2005                   |                        | 2006                   |                            | September 30, 2007         | 
|Fixed Charges:                                                                                                                                                                                       |  |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                        |                            |                            | 
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|Interest                                                                                                                                                                                             |  |                        | $                   63 |                        | $                   54 |                        | $                   47 |                        | $                   55 |                        | $                   78 |                            | $                       59 | 
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|Interest portion of annual rentals                                                                                                                                                                   |  | 2                      |                        | 2                      |                        | 2                      |                        | 3                      |                        | 4                      |                        | 3                          |                           
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|Preferred dividends of subsidiary (1)                                                                                                                                                                |  | 2                      |                        | 2                      |                        | 2                      |                        | 2                      |                        | 2                      |                        | 2                          |                           
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                  |  |                        | 67                     |                        | 58                     |                        | 51                     |                        | 60                     |                        | 84                     |                            | 64                         | 
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|Preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                                                                            |  |                        | 7                      |                        | 7                      |                        | 7                      |                        | 6                      |                        | 6                      |                            | 5                          | 
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|Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for purpose of ratio                                                                                                                            |  | $                   74 |                        | $                   65 |                        | $                   58 |                        | $                   66 |                        | $                   90 |                        | $                       69 |                           
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|Pretax income from continuing operations                                                                                                                                                             |  | $                 383  |                        | $                 361  |                        | $                 390  |                        | $                 324  |                        | $                 425  |                        | $                     308  |                           
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|Total fixed charges (from above)                                                                                                                                                                     |  | 67                     |                        | 58                     |                        | 51                     |                        | 60                     |                        | 84                     |                        | 64                         |                           
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|Less:  interest capitalized                                                                                                                                                                          |  |                        | -                      |                        | -                      |                        | -                      |                        | -                      |                        | 1                      |                            | 1                          | 
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|Total earnings for purpose of ratio                                                                                                                                                                  |  | $                 450  |                        | $                 419  |                        | $                 441  |                        | $                 384  |                        | $                 508  |                        | $                     371  |                           
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                            |  | 6.08                   |                        | 6.45                   |                        | 7.60                   |                        | 5.82                   |                        | 5.64                   |                        | 5.38                       |                           
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                   |  | 6.72                   |                        | 7.22                   |                        | 8.65                   |                        | 6.40                   |                        | 6.05                   |                        | 5.80                       |                           
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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. | 
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