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Utility Employees Suffer from Dog Bites Every Year While Working LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For utility workers, a dog's bite is always worse than its bark. Every day, utility employees across California need to enter yards and homes to provide gas and electric services to customers. This routine part of their job can be hazardous when dog owners leave pets loose. May 19-25 is National Dog Bite Prevention Week, a public service campaign that emphasizes the need for...

LOS ANGELES, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) has declared regular quarterly dividends for the preferred series stock of the company as follows: SoCalGas: Preferred Stock $0.375 per share Preferred Stock, Series A $0.375 per share The dividends are payable on July 15, 2013, to shareholders of record on June 10, 2013. Southern California Gas Co. has been delivering clean, safe and...

SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Energy today approved a permit that allows for the export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Freeport LNG project in Texas to key markets, including major trading partners in Europe and Asia that do not currently have free trade agreements with the United States. Sempra International, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy, has proposed a $6 billion to $7 billion expansion of its existing Cameron LNG project in Hackberry, La....

SAN DIEGO, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), GDF SUEZ S.A. (GSZ.FP), Mitsubishi Corporation (TSE 8058; LSE MBC) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (8031.TYO), today announced that they have signed 20-year tolling capacity and joint-venture agreements to support the development, financing and construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility at the site of the Cameron LNG receipt terminal in Hackberry, La. The tolling agreements subscribe the full nameplate...

Mesquite Solar 1 Ranks Among Largest Photovoltaic Solar Plants in U.S. ARLINGTON, Ariz., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett, Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox and Buckeye Mayor Jackie Meck today joined Sempra U.S. Gas & Power officials and community leaders to dedicate the 150-megawatt (MW) first phase of Sempra U.S. Gas & Power's Mesquite Solar facility. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120103/LA29138LOGO) Located in...

Shares Information about Rebates and Incentives During Annual Business Expo LOS ANGELES, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) recognized business customers with Energy-Efficiency Excellence Awards and provided information about the more than $10 million available in energy-efficiency incentives during its annual Business Expo, Wednesday, at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel and Conference Center in Pomona. "Working with SoCalGas has been a pleasant and...

8th Annual Energy Showcase Helps Businesses Save Money, Energy SAN DIEGO, May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) recognized 11 local businesses today at the 8(th) Annual Energy Showcase as Energy Champions for their outstanding results in energy efficiency and conservation. The following Energy Champion award winners were named: Grand Champion: University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego) K-12 Schools: Sweetwater Union High School Higher...

- Successful Initial Public Offering of Mexican Subsidiary IEnova Completed SAN DIEGO, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today reported first-quarter 2013 earnings of $178 million, or $0.72 per diluted share, compared with $236 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, in the first quarter 2012. First-quarter 2013 earnings included a one-time charge for income tax expense of $63 million related to a reorganization in connection with the initial public offering of...

Grants will fund non-profit organizations focusing on environmental stewardship SAN DIEGO, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) kicked-off its annual Environmental Champions initiative, a $1 million charitable giving campaign that funds local environmental non-profit organizations in San Diego and southern Orange counties. Beginning today, SDG&E is welcoming proposals from non-profit organizations for programs that engage and educate...

Planned expansion will add up to 200 megawatts of peak demand BATON ROUGE, La., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Gulf States Louisiana, L.L.C. signed a commercial and contractual agreement with Sempra Energy's Cameron LNG unit to supply up to 200 megawatts of additional power to the proposed Cameron LNG liquefaction project in Hackberry. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120913/MM74349LOGO) In 2012, Sempra Energy announced plans to develop a natural gas...