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|EXHIBIT 12.3                                                                                                                                                                                        
|PACIFIC ENTERPRISES                                                                                                                                                                                 
|COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES                                                                                                                                          
|AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS                                                                                                                                                                       
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                         |                        | 2004                    |                       | 2005                   |                       | 2006                   |                       | 2007                       |                           | 2008                       |                            | March 31, 2009            
|Fixed Charges:                                                                                                                                                                                       |                         |                        |                         |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                            |                           |                            |                            |                           
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|Interest                                                                                                                                                                                             |                         |                        | $                    47 |                       | $                   55 |                       | $                   78 |                       | $                   78     |                           | $                       68 |                            | $                       19
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|Interest portion of annual rentals                                                                                                                                                                   |                         | 2                      |                         | 3                     |                        | 4                     |                        | 3                     |                            | 2                         |                            | -                         
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|Preferred dividends of subsidiary (1)                                                                                                                                                                |                         | 2                      |                         | 2                     |                        | 2                     |                        | 2                     |                            | 2                         |                            | 1                         
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|Total fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                                  |                         |                        | 51                      |                       | 60                     |                       | 84                     |                       | 83                         |                           | 72                         |                            | 20                        
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|Preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                                                                            |                         |                        | 7                       |                       | 6                      |                       | 6                      |                       | 6                          |                           | 6                          |                            | 1                         
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|Combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends for purpose of ratio                                                                                                                            | $                    58 |                        | $                   66  |                       | $                   90 |                       | $                   89 |                       | $                       78 |                           | $                       21
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|Earnings:                                                                                                                                                                                            |                         |                        |                         |                       |                        |                       |                        |                       |                            |                           |                            |                            |                           
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|Pretax income from continuing operations                                                                                                                                                             |                         | $                  391 |                         | $                 325 |                        | $                 426 |                        | $                 408 |                            | $                     394 |                            | $                       95
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|Total fixed charges (from above)                                                                                                                                                                     |                         | 51                     |                         | 60                    |                        | 84                    |                        | 83                    |                            | 72                        |                            | 20                        
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|Less: Interest capitalized                                                                                                                                                                           |                         |                        | -                       |                       | -                      |                       | 1                      |                       | 1                          |                           | -                          |                            | -                         
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|Less: Preferred dividends of subsidiary (1)                                                                                                                                                          | 1                       |                        | 1                       |                       | 1                      |                       | 1                      |                       | 1                          |                           | 1                         
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|Total earnings for purpose of ratio                                                                                                                                                                  |                         | $                  441 |                         | $                 384 |                        | $                 508 |                        | $                 489 |                            | $                     465 |                            | $                     114 
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|Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends                                                                                                                            | 7.60                    |                        | 5.82                    |                       | 5.64                   |                       | 5.49                   |                       | 5.96                       |                           | 5.43                      
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                                                                                                                                                                   |                         | 8.65                   |                         | 6.40                  |                        | 6.05                  |                        | 5.89                  |                            | 6.46                      |                            | 5.70                      
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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.