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| UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 |
FORM 10-K
| (Mark One) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☒ | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the fiscal year ended | December 31, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ☐ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| For the transition period from | to |
| Commission File No. | Exact Name of Registrants as Specified in their Charters, Address and Telephone Number | State of Incorporation | I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1-14201 | SEMPRA ENERGY | ![]() | California | 33-0732627 | ||||||||||||||||
| 488 8th Avenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego, California 92101 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (619) 696-2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1-03779 | SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY | ![]() | California | 95-1184800 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8326 Century Park Court | ||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego, California 92123 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (619) 696-2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1-01402 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY | ![]() | California | 95-1240705 | ||||||||||||||||
| 555 West Fifth Street | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles, California 90013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (213) 244-1200 |
| SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT: | ||||||||
| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||||||
| SEMPRA ENERGY: | ||||||||
| Common Stock, without par value | SRE | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
| 6.75% Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B, $100 liquidation preference | SREPRB | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
| 5.75% Junior Subordinated Notes Due 2079, $25 par value | SREA | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
| SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY: | ||||||||
| None | ||||||||
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY: | ||||||||
| None | ||||||||
| SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: | ||
| Title of Each Class | ||
| SEMPRA ENERGY: | ||
| None | ||
| SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY: | ||
| None | ||
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY: | ||
| 6% Preferred Stock, $25 par value | ||
| 6% Preferred Stock, Series A, $25 par value |
| Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. | |||||||||||||||||
| Sempra Energy | Yes ☒ | No ☐ | |||||||||||||||
| San Diego Gas & Electric Company | Yes ☐ | No ☒ | |||||||||||||||
| Southern California Gas Company | Yes ☐ | No ☒ | |||||||||||||||
| Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. | |||||||||||||||||
| Sempra Energy | Yes ☐ | No ☒ | |||||||||||||||
| San Diego Gas & Electric Company | Yes ☐ | No ☒ | |||||||||||||||
| Southern California Gas Company | Yes ☐ | No ☒ | |||||||||||||||
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. | |||||||||||||||||
| Yes ☒ | No ☐ | ||||||||||||||||
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to submit such files). | |||||||||||||||||
| Yes ☒ | No ☐ | ||||||||||||||||
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. |
| Sempra Energy: | ||||||||||||||
| ☒ Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ Accelerated Filer | ☐ Non-accelerated Filer | ☐ Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ Emerging Growth Company | ||||||||||
| San Diego Gas & Electric Company: | ||||||||||||||
| ☐ Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ Accelerated Filer | ☒ Non-accelerated Filer | ☐ Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ Emerging Growth Company | ||||||||||
| Southern California Gas Company: | ||||||||||||||
| ☐ Large Accelerated Filer | ☐ Accelerated Filer | ☒ Non-accelerated Filer | ☐ Smaller Reporting Company | ☐ Emerging Growth Company |
| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ||||||||
| Sempra Energy | ☐ | |||||||
| San Diego Gas & Electric Company | ☐ | |||||||
| Southern California Gas Company | ☐ | |||||||
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. | ||||||||
| Sempra Energy | ☒ | |||||||
| San Diego Gas & Electric Company | ☒ | |||||||
| Southern California Gas Company | ☒ | |||||||
| Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). | ||||||||
| Sempra Energy | Yes ☐ | No ☒ | ||||||
| San Diego Gas & Electric Company | Yes ☐ | No ☒ | ||||||
| Southern California Gas Company | Yes ☐ | No ☒ |
| Aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2020: | |||||
| Sempra Energy | $34.3 billion (based on the price at which the common equity was last sold as of the last business day of the most recently completed second fiscal quarter) | ||||
| San Diego Gas & Electric Company | $0 | ||||
| Southern California Gas Company | $0 |
| Common Stock outstanding, without par value, as of February 22, 2021: |
| Sempra Energy | 302,591,374 shares | ||||
| San Diego Gas & Electric Company | Wholly owned by Enova Corporation, which is wholly owned by Sempra Energy | ||||
| Southern California Gas Company | Wholly owned by Pacific Enterprises, which is wholly owned by Sempra Energy | ||||
| SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY MEETS THE CONDITIONS OF GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS I(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-K AND IS THEREFORE FILING THIS REPORT WITH A REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT AS PERMITTED BY GENERAL INSTRUCTION I(2). |
| DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: | ||
| Portions of the Sempra Energy proxy statement to be filed for its May 2021 annual meeting of shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this annual report on Form 10-K. | ||
| Portions of the Southern California Gas Company information statement to be filed for its June 2021 annual meeting of shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this annual report on Form 10-K. | ||
This combined Form 10-K is separately filed by Sempra Energy, San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company. Information contained herein relating to any one of these individual reporting entities is filed by such entity on its own behalf. Each entity makes statements herein only as to itself and its consolidated subsidiaries and makes no statement whatsoever as to any other entity.
You should read this report in its entirety as it pertains to each respective reporting entity. No one section of the report deals with all aspects of the subject matter. Separate Part II – Items 6 and 8 are provided for each reporting entity, except for the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Part II – Item 8. The Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for all of the reporting entities are combined. All Items other than Part II – Items 6 and 8 are combined for the three reporting entities.
The following terms and abbreviations appearing in this report have the meanings indicated below.
| GLOSSARY | |||||
| 2016 GRC FD | final decision in the California Utilities’ 2016 General Rate Case | ||||
| 2019 GRC FD | final decision in the California Utilities’ 2019 General Rate Case | ||||
| AB | California Assembly Bill | ||||
| AFUDC | allowance for funds used during construction | ||||
| AMP | Arrearage Management Payment Plan | ||||
| AOCI | accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||
| ARO | asset retirement obligation | ||||
| ASC | Accounting Standards Codification | ||||
| ASR | accelerated share repurchase | ||||
| ASU | Accounting Standards Update | ||||
| Bay Gas | Bay Gas Storage Company, Ltd. | ||||
| Bcf | billion cubic feet | ||||
| Bechtel | Bechtel Oil, Gas and Chemicals, Inc. | ||||
| Blade | Blade Energy Partners | ||||
| bps | basis points | ||||
| Cal PA | California Public Advocates Office | ||||
| CalGEM | California Geologic Energy Management Division (formerly known as Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources or DOGGR) | ||||
| California Utilities | San Diego Gas & Electric Company and Southern California Gas Company, collectively | ||||
| Cameron LNG JV | Cameron LNG Holdings, LLC | ||||
| CARB | California Air Resources Board | ||||
| CCA | Community Choice Aggregation | ||||
| CCC | California Coastal Commission | ||||
| CCM | cost of capital adjustment mechanism | ||||
| CEC | California Energy Commission | ||||
| CENACE | Centro Nacional de Control de Energía (Mexico’s National Center for Energy Control) | ||||
| CENAGAS | Centro Nacional de Control de Gas | ||||
| CFE | Comisión Federal de Electricidad (Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission) | ||||
| CFIN | Cameron LNG FINCO, LLC, a wholly owned and unconsolidated affiliate of Cameron LNG JV | ||||
| Chilquinta Energía | Chilquinta Energía, S.A. and its subsidiaries | ||||
| CNBV | Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission) | ||||
| COFECE | Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica (Mexico’s Competition Commission) | ||||
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease 2019 | ||||
| CPUC | California Public Utilities Commission | ||||
| CRE | Comisión Reguladora de Energía (Mexico’s Energy Regulatory Commission) | ||||
| CRR | congestion revenue right | ||||
| DA | Direct Access | ||||
| DEN | Ductos y Energéticos del Norte, S. de R.L. de C.V. | ||||
| DOE | U.S. Department of Energy | ||||
| DOT | U.S. Department of Transportation | ||||
| DWR | California Department of Water Resources | ||||
| ECA LNG | ECA LNG Phase 1 and ECA LNG Phase 2, collectively | ||||
| ECA LNG Phase 1 | ECA LNG Holdings B.V. | ||||
| ECA LNG Phase 2 | ECA LNG II Holdings B.V. | ||||
| ECA Regas Facility | Energía Costa Azul, S. de R.L. de C.V. LNG regasification facility | ||||
| Ecogas | Ecogas México, S. de R.L. de C.V. | ||||
| Edison | Southern California Edison Company, a subsidiary of Edison International | ||||
| EFH | Energy Future Holdings Corp. (renamed Sempra Texas Holdings Corp.) | ||||
| Eletrans | Eletrans S.A., Eletrans II S.A. and Eletrans III S.A., collectively | ||||
| EMA | energy management agreement | ||||
| Enova | Enova Corporation | ||||
| EPA | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | ||||
| EPC | engineering, procurement and construction | ||||
| EPS | earnings per common share | ||||
| GLOSSARY (CONTINUED) | |||||
| ERCOT | Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., the independent system operator and the regional coordinator of various electricity systems within Texas | ||||
| ERR | eligible renewable energy resource | ||||
| ESJ | Energía Sierra Juárez, S. de R.L. de C.V. | ||||
| ETR | effective income tax rate | ||||
| Exchange Act | Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended | ||||
| FERC | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | ||||
| Fitch | Fitch Ratings | ||||
| FTA | Free Trade Agreement | ||||
| Gazprom | Gazprom Marketing & Trading Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. | ||||
| GCIM | Gas Cost Incentive Mechanism | ||||
| GHG | greenhouse gas | ||||
| GRC | General Rate Case | ||||
| HMRC | United Kingdom’s Revenue and Customs Department | ||||
| IEnova | Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. | ||||
| IEnova Pipelines | IEnova Pipelines, S. de R.L. de C.V. | ||||
| IMG JV | Infraestructura Marina del Golfo | ||||
| InfraREIT | InfraREIT, Inc. | ||||
| IOU | investor-owned utility | ||||
| IRC | U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended) | ||||
| IRS | Internal Revenue Service | ||||
| ISFSI | independent spent fuel storage installation | ||||
| ISO | Independent System Operator | ||||
| JV | joint venture | ||||
| kV | kilovolt | ||||
| kW | kilowatt | ||||
| kWh | kilowatt hour | ||||
| LA Storage | LA Storage, LLC | ||||
| LA Superior Court | Los Angeles County Superior Court | ||||
| Leak | the leak at the SoCalGas Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility injection-and-withdrawal well, SS25, discovered by SoCalGas on October 23, 2015 | ||||
| LIBOR | London Interbank Offered Rate | ||||
| LNG | liquefied natural gas | ||||
| LPG | liquid petroleum gas | ||||
| LTIP | long-term incentive plan | ||||
| Luz del Sur | Luz del Sur S.A.A. and its subsidiaries | ||||
| MD&A | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | ||||
| Mexican Stock Exchange | Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V., or BMV | ||||
| Mississippi Hub | Mississippi Hub, LLC | ||||
| MMBtu | million British thermal units (of natural gas) | ||||
| MMcf | million cubic feet | ||||
| Moody’s | Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. | ||||
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding | ||||
| Mtpa | million tonnes per annum | ||||
| MW | megawatt | ||||
| MWh | megawatt hour | ||||
| NAV | net asset value | ||||
| NCI | noncontrolling interest(s) | ||||
| NDT | nuclear decommissioning trusts | ||||
| NEIL | Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited | ||||
| NEM | net energy metering | ||||
| NOL | net operating loss | ||||
| NRC | Nuclear Regulatory Commission | ||||
| NYSE | New York Stock Exchange |
| GLOSSARY (CONTINUED) | |||||
| O&M | operation and maintenance expense | ||||
| OCI | other comprehensive income (loss) | ||||
| OII | Order Instituting Investigation | ||||
| OIR | Order Instituting a Rulemaking | ||||
| OMEC | Otay Mesa Energy Center | ||||
| OMEC LLC | Otay Mesa Energy Center LLC | ||||
| Oncor | Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC | ||||
| Oncor Holdings | Oncor Electric Delivery Holdings Company LLC | ||||
| OSC | Order to Show Cause | ||||
| Otay Mesa VIE | OMEC LLC VIE | ||||
| PBOP | postretirement benefits other than pension | ||||
| PE | Pacific Enterprises | ||||
| PEMEX | Petróleos Mexicanos (Mexican state-owned oil company) | ||||
| PG&E | Pacific Gas and Electric Company | ||||
| PHMSA | Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration | ||||
| PP&E | property, plant and equipment | ||||
| PPA | power purchase agreement | ||||
| PRP | Potentially Responsible Party | ||||
| PSEP | Pipeline Safety Enhancement Plan | ||||
| PUCT | Public Utility Commission of Texas | ||||
| PURA | Public Utility Regulatory Act | ||||
| RBS | The Royal Bank of Scotland plc | ||||
| RBS SEE | RBS Sempra Energy Europe | ||||
| RBS Sempra Commodities | RBS Sempra Commodities LLP | ||||
| REC | renewable energy certificate | ||||
| ROE | return on equity | ||||
| ROU | right-of-use | ||||
| RPS | Renewables Portfolio Standard | ||||
| RSU | restricted stock unit | ||||
| S&P | Standard & Poor’s | ||||
| Saavi Energía | Saavi Energía S. de R.L. de C.V. | ||||
| SB | California Senate Bill | ||||
| SCAQMD | South Coast Air Quality Management District | ||||
| SDG&E | San Diego Gas & Electric Company | ||||
| SDTS | Sharyland Distribution & Transmission Services, L.L.C. (a subsidiary of InfraREIT) | ||||
| SEC | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | ||||
| SED | Safety and Enforcement Division of the CPUC | ||||
| SEDATU | Secretaría de Desarrollo Agrario, Territorial y Urbano (Mexican agency in charge of agriculture, land and urban development) | ||||
| Sempra Global | holding company for most of Sempra Energy’s subsidiaries not subject to California or Texas utility regulation | ||||
| SENER | Secretaría de Energía de México (Mexico’s Ministry of Energy) | ||||
| series A preferred stock | 6% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series A | ||||
| series B preferred stock | 6.75% mandatory convertible preferred stock, series B | ||||
| series C preferred stock | Sempra Energy’s 4.875% fixed-rate reset cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock, series C | ||||
| Sharyland Holdings | Sharyland Holdings, L.P. | ||||
| Sharyland Utilities | Sharyland Utilities, L.L.C. | ||||
| Shell Mexico | Shell México Gas Natural, S. de R.L. de C.V. | ||||
| SoCalGas | Southern California Gas Company | ||||
| SONGS | San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station | ||||
| SONGS OII | CPUC’s Order Instituting Investigation into the SONGS Outage | ||||
| STIH | Sempra Texas Intermediate Holding Company LLC | ||||
| Support Agreement | support agreement, dated July 28, 2020, between Sempra Energy and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | ||||
| TAG JV | TAG Norte Holding, S. de R.L. de C.V. | ||||
| Tangguh PSC | Tangguh PSC Contractors | ||||
| TC Energy | TC Energy Corporation (formerly known as TransCanada Corporation) |
| GLOSSARY (CONTINUED) | |||||
| TCJA | Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 | ||||
| TdM | Termoeléctrica de Mexicali | ||||
| TechnipFMC | TP Oil & Gas Mexico, S. De R.L. De C.V., an affiliate of TechnipFMC plc | ||||
| Tecnored | Tecnored S.A. | ||||
| Tecsur | Tecsur S.A. | ||||
| TO4 | Electric Transmission Owner Formula Rate, effective through December 31, 2018 | ||||
| TO5 | Electric Transmission Owner Formula Rate, new application | ||||
| TTHC | Texas Transmission Holdings Corporation | ||||
| TTI | Texas Transmission Investment LLC | ||||
| TURN | The Utility Reform Network | ||||
| U.S. GAAP | accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America | ||||
| USMCA | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement | ||||
| VaR | value at risk | ||||
| VAT | value-added tax | ||||
| Ventika | Ventika, S.A.P.I. de C.V. and Ventika II, S.A.P.I. de C.V., collectively | ||||
| VIE | variable interest entity | ||||
| Wildfire Fund | the fund established pursuant to AB 1054 | ||||
| Wildfire Legislation | AB 1054 and AB 111 |
References in this report to “we,” “our,” “us,” “our company” and “Sempra Energy Consolidated” are to Sempra Energy and its consolidated entities, collectively, unless otherwise indicated by the context. We refer to SDG&E and SoCalGas collectively as the California Utilities, which do not include the utilities in our Sempra Texas Utilities or Sempra Mexico segments or the utilities in our former South American businesses included in discontinued operations. All references in this report to our reportable segments are not intended to refer to any legal entity with the same or similar name.
Throughout this report, we refer to the following as Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements when discussed together or collectively:
▪the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes of Sempra Energy and its subsidiaries and VIEs;
▪the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes of SDG&E and its VIE (until deconsolidation of the VIE in August 2019); and
▪the Financial Statements and related Notes of SoCalGas.
INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
We make statements in this report that constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions with respect to the future, involve risks and uncertainties, and are not guarantees. Future results may differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the filing date of this report. We assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other factors.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “estimates,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “will,” “confident,” “may,” “can,” “potential,” “possible,” “proposed,” “in process,” “under construction,” “in development,” “target,” “outlook,” “maintain,” “continue,” or similar expressions, or when we discuss our guidance, priorities, strategy, goals, vision, mission, opportunities, projections, intentions or expectations.
Factors, among others, that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those described in any forward-looking statements include risks and uncertainties relating to:
▪California wildfires, including the risks that we may be found liable for damages regardless of fault and that we may not be able to recover costs from insurance, the Wildfire Fund or in rates from customers
▪decisions, investigations, regulations, issuances or revocations of permits and other authorizations, renewals of franchises, and other actions by (i) the CFE, CPUC, DOE, PUCT, and other regulatory and governmental bodies and (ii) states, counties, cities and other jurisdictions in the U.S., Mexico and other countries in which we do business
▪the success of business development efforts, construction projects and major acquisitions and divestitures, including risks in (i) the ability to make a final investment decision, (ii) completing construction projects or other transactions on schedule and budget, (iii) the ability to realize anticipated benefits from any of these efforts if completed, and (iv) obtaining the consent of partners or other third parties
▪the resolution of civil and criminal litigation, regulatory inquiries, investigations and proceedings, and arbitrations, including, among others, those related to the Leak
▪the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our capital projects, regulatory approval processes, supply chain, liquidity and execution of operations
▪actions by credit rating agencies to downgrade our credit ratings or to place those ratings on negative outlook and our ability to borrow on favorable terms and meet our substantial debt service obligations
▪moves to reduce or eliminate reliance on natural gas and the impact of volatility of oil prices on our businesses and development projects
▪weather, natural disasters, pandemics, accidents, equipment failures, explosions, acts of terrorism, computer system outages and other events that disrupt our operations, damage our facilities and systems, cause the release of harmful materials, cause fires and subject us to liability for property damage or personal injuries, fines and penalties, some of which may not be covered by insurance (including costs in excess of applicable policy limits), may be disputed by insurers or may otherwise not be recoverable through regulatory mechanisms or may impact our ability to obtain satisfactory levels of affordable insurance
▪the availability of electric power and natural gas and natural gas storage capacity, including disruptions caused by failures in the transmission grid, limitations on the withdrawal of natural gas from storage facilities, and equipment failures
▪cybersecurity threats to the energy grid, storage and pipeline infrastructure, the information and systems used to operate our businesses, and the confidentiality of our proprietary information and the personal information of our customers and employees
▪expropriation of assets, failure of foreign governments and state-owned entities to honor their contracts, and property disputes
▪the impact at SDG&E on competitive customer rates and reliability due to the growth in distributed and local power generation, including from departing retail load resulting from customers transferring to DA and CCA, and the risk of nonrecovery for stranded assets and contractual obligations
▪Oncor’s ability to eliminate or reduce its quarterly dividends due to regulatory and governance requirements and commitments, including by actions of Oncor’s independent directors or a minority member director
▪volatility in foreign currency exchange and interest rates and commodity prices and our ability to effectively hedge these risks
▪changes in tax and trade policies, laws and regulations, including tariffs and revisions to international trade agreements that may increase our costs, reduce our competitiveness, or impair our ability to resolve trade disputes
▪other uncertainties, some of which may be difficult to predict and are beyond our control
We caution you not to rely unduly on any forward-looking statements. You should review and consider carefully the risks, uncertainties and other factors that affect our business as described herein and in other reports that we file with the SEC.
SUMMARY OF RISK FACTORS
There are a number of risks that you should understand before making an investment decision in our securities or the securities of our subsidiaries. This summary is not intended to be complete and should only be read together with the information set forth in “Risk Factors” in this report. If any of these risks occur, Sempra Energy’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses, cash flows, financial condition, results of operations and/or prospects could be materially and adversely affected, and the trading prices of Sempra Energy’s securities and those of its subsidiaries could substantially decline. These risks include, among others, the following:
Risks Related to Sempra Energy
▪Sempra Energy’s cash flows, ability to pay dividends and ability to meet its debt obligations largely depend on the performance of its subsidiaries and entities that are accounted for as equity method investments, such as Oncor Holdings and Cameron LNG JV.
▪The economic interest, voting rights and market value of our outstanding common and preferred stock may be adversely affected by any additional equity securities we may issue and, with respect to our common stock, by our outstanding preferred stock.
Risks Related to All Sempra Energy Businesses
▪Severe weather conditions, natural disasters, pandemics, accidents, equipment failures, explosions or acts of terrorism could materially adversely affect us.
▪The substantial debt service obligations of Sempra Energy, SDG&E and SoCalGas could have a material adverse effect on us, and with respect to Sempra Energy, could require additional equity securities issuances.
▪The availability and cost of debt or equity financing could be adversely affected by conditions in the financial markets and economic conditions generally, as well as other factors, and any such negative effects could materially adversely affect us.
▪Certain credit rating agencies may downgrade our credit ratings or place those ratings on negative outlook.
▪Our businesses are subject to complex governmental regulations and tax and accounting requirements and may be materially adversely affected by these regulations or requirements or any changes to them.
▪Our businesses require numerous permits, licenses, franchises, and other approvals and agreements from various federal, state, local and foreign governmental agencies, and the failure to obtain or maintain any of them could materially adversely affect us.
Risks Related to the California Utilities
▪Wildfires in California pose a significant risk to the California Utilities (particularly SDG&E) and Sempra Energy.
▪The electricity industry is undergoing significant change, including increased deployment of distributed energy resources, technological advancements, and political and regulatory developments.
▪Natural gas and natural gas storage have increasingly been the subject of political and public scrutiny, including a desire by some to substantially reduce or eliminate reliance on natural gas as an energy source.
▪The California Utilities are subject to extensive regulation by state, federal and local legislative and regulatory authorities, which may materially adversely affect us.
▪SoCalGas has incurred and may continue to incur significant costs, expenses and other liabilities related to the Leak, a substantial portion of which may not be recoverable through insurance.
Risks Related to Our Interest in Oncor
▪Certain ring-fencing measures, governance mechanisms and commitments limit our ability to influence the management and policies of Oncor.
▪Changes in the electric utility industry, including changes in regulation of ERCOT, could materially adversely affect Oncor, which could materially adversely affect us.
Risks Related to Our Businesses Other Than the California Utilities and Our Interest in Oncor
▪Project development activities may not be successful and projects under construction may not commence operation as scheduled, be completed within budget or operate at expected levels, which could have a material adverse effect on us.
▪Our businesses depend on the performance of counterparties, including with respect to long-term supply, sales and capacity agreements, and any failure by these parties to perform could result in substantial expenses and business disruptions and exposure to commodity price risk and volatility, any of which could materially adversely affect us.
▪Our international businesses and operations expose us to legal, tax, economic, geopolitical, management oversight, foreign currency and inflation risks and challenges.
Risks Related to Our Proposed IEnova Exchange Offer and Our Proposed Transaction Related to Sempra Infrastructure Partners
▪Our ability to complete our proposed IEnova exchange offer is subject to various conditions and other risks and uncertainties that could cause the transaction to be abandoned, delayed or restructured, which could materially adversely affect us.
▪We expect to issue shares of our common stock in the proposed exchange offer, which would dilute the voting interests and could dilute the economic interests of our current shareholders and may adversely affect the market value of our common stock and preferred stock.
▪The proposed exchange offer, if completed, would subject us to additional regulation and liability in Mexico.
▪Our proposed transaction related to Sempra Infrastructure Partners is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties.
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