POWER OF ATTORNEY


      The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Beverly P. Ryder, Kenneth S.
Stewart, Paige W.R. White, Deborah M. Festa, Lowell Reinstein, Darla F. Forte and
Eileen B. Guerrero of Edison International and/or Southern California Edison
Company ("SCE"), signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:

     (1)   execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in any capacity including
           without limitation in the undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or
           director of a company including Edison International and/or SCE, or as a
           trustee, beneficiary or settlor of a trust, Forms 3, 4 and 5, and all
           amendments and/or supplements thereto, in accordance with Section 16(a)
           of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

     (2)   do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
           may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms 3,
           4 and 5, and all amendments and/or supplements thereto, and timely file
           such forms with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and
           any stock exchange or other authority; and

     (3)   take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
           foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
           benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
           undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
           attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
           Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
           conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
           attorney-in-fact's discretion.

      The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at
the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is Edison International or
SCE assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  The undersigned agrees that the foregoing
attorneys-in-fact may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing
by me to any of them.  The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
Edison International and SCE and the foregoing attorneys-in-fact against any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statements or omission of necessary facts in
the information provided by me to any of them for purposes of executing,
acknowledging, delivering or filing Forms 3, 4 and 5 and all amendments and/or
supplements thereto, and agrees to reimburse such companies and the
attorneys-in-fact for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection
with investigating or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or
action.

      This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities for which such forms are
required to be filed including those securities issued by Edison International
and/or SCE, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Secretary of
Edison International or SCE.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, upon receipt by the Secretary of Edison International or SCE, this Power of
Attorney shall supersede and replace all prior Powers of Attorney executed by me
and filed with the Edison International or SCE Secretary appointing Edison
International and/or SCE employees to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934; provided, however, any indemnification and reimbursement agreement
contained therein shall survive the termination of said Powers of Attorney.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 4th day of February, 2004.

                                                /s/ Theodore F. Craver, Jr.
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                                                Theodore F. Craver, Jr.