SRE Description: Sempra Energy operates as an energy services holding company worldwide. The company’s San Diego Gas & Electric Company segment transmits and distributes electricity and/or natural gas. As of December 31, 2015, this segment had approximately 1.4 million electric meters and 873,000 natural gas meters. Its Southern California Gas Company segment transmits, distributes, and stores natural gas. As of December 31, 2015, this segment had approximately 5.9 million customer meters. The company’s Sempra South American Utilities segment provides electricity distribution services through 13,458 miles of distribution lines, 185 miles of transmission lines, and 36 substations. Its Sempra Mexico segment owns and operates a natural gas-fired power plant and a wind generation facility in Baja California, Mexico; natural gas distribution systems; natural gas pipelines and propane systems; and liquefied natural gas regasification terminals. The company’s Sempra Renewables segment develops solar electric generation facilities in Nevada, Arizona, and California, as well as develops wind electric generation facilities in Mexico. Its Sempra Natural Gas segment owns and operates a natural gas distribution utility located in Mobile and Baldwin counties in Alabama; and a natural gas distribution utility in Forrest County, Mississippi. The company primarily serves residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Sempra Energy was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. |