San Diego Gas & Electric Company · San Diego, CA United States
Company Description
Phone: 619-696-2000
Fax: 858-654-1515
Toll Free: 800-611-7343
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This link will open in a new window San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) digs doling out energy in sandy Southern California. The company is a regulated utility that serves 1.4 million electricity customers and 830,000 natural gas customers in San Diego County and a portion of southern Orange County. The electric utility segment owns about 22,200 miles of power distribution lines, which serve about 25 communities; its 1,870 miles of transmission lines are managed by the California Independent System Operator . SDG&E also has limited power generation operations (it owns or contracts about 4.460 MW of generating capacity). The gas utility segment operates 170 miles of transmission pipelines and 8,390 miles of distribution mains. To read the full description, subscribe now.
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Key San Diego Gas & Electric Company Financials
| Company Type | Subsidiary Headquarters |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| Annual Sales (mil.) | $3,251.0 |
| Employees | 4,774 |
San Diego Gas & Electric Company Executives
22 executives listed for San Diego Gas & Electric Company's San Diego, CA location.
| Title | Name & Bio | Contact |
| President, CEO, and Chairman | Debra Reed | Network |
| COO | Michael Niggli | Network |
| VP, CFO, and Controller | Robert Schlax | Network |
Competition
Competitive Landscape for San Diego Gas & Electric Company
Demand for electricity is driven by industrial and commercial activity and by population growth. The profitability of individual companies depends on the efficiency of their operations. Large companies have economies of scale in purchasing power; small companies can compete effectively by specializing in geographic regions. The industry is capital-intensive: average annual revenue per worker is about $2 million. The traditional electricity industry consisted of investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, cooperatives, and government entities that owned the generation, transmission, and retail distribution facilities within a limited area and served all customers within that area as tightly regulated "natural monopolies." Though "natural monopolies" still exist, the electric energy industry in the US underwent a restructuring driven by changes in federal and state laws in the 1990s. In restructured, or deregulated, markets, generation, transmission, and distribution operations are carried out by separate companies, and the owners of local distribution lines make their lines available to competitors. The intended purpose of moving toward a less regulated electricity market was to decrease the cost of electricity by fostering competition among producers. One practical effect was the divestment of generation facilities by many investor-owned utilities. Despite the popularity of restructuring activities initially, as of mid-2009 only 14 states had deregulated their electricity industries. Several other states, including California, launched restructuring initiatives before suspending them, in part because of concerns that restructuring caused electricity rates to rise. Many local electricity distributors are still owned by utility holding companies that also own power generation facilities, wholesale transmission lines, and wholesale power trading companies. To read the full description, subscribe now.Top San Diego Gas & Electric Company Competitors
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