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<div style="font-size:12pt"><p>Collection Allowances <br />We record allowances for the collection of receivables and, prior to the sale of our commodities-marketing businesses, realization of trading assets (discussed below under "Trading Instruments"). The allowances for collection of receivables include allowances for doubtful customer accounts and for other receivables. The changes in allowances for collection of receivables and realization of trading assets are shown in the table below:</p><table style="border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 20px;"><tr><td width="628" align="left" colspan="7" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" height="19"><b>COLLECTION ALLOWANCES</b></td></tr><tr><td width="628" align="left" height="19" colspan="7"><i>(Dollars in millions)</i></td></tr><tr><td height="14" width="355" align="left"> </td><td width="273" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">Years ended December 31,</td></tr><tr><td height="14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="355"> </td><td width="91" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">2009 </td><td width="91" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">2008 </td><td width="91" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" height="14">2007 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="left" width="355"><b>Sempra Energy Consolidated</b></td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="75"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="75"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;" align="center" width="75"> </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Allowances for collection of receivables at January 1</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right">$</td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 29 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right">$</td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 16 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right">$</td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 15 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Provisions for uncollectible accounts</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 25 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 36 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 20 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Write-offs of uncollectible accounts</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> (27)</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> (25)</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> (19)</td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Acquisition of EnergySouth (see Note 3)</td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> - </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> 2 </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> - </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Allowances for collection of receivables at December 31</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> 27 </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> 29 </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> 16 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="left" width="75"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="left" width="75"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="left" width="75"> </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Allowance for realization of trading assets at January 1</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right">$</td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> - </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right">$</td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 48 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right">$</td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 53 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Provisions for (recovery of) uncollectible accounts</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> - </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 42 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> (2)</td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Write-offs of uncollectible accounts</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> - </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> - </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> (3)</td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Sale of commodities-marketing businesses (see Note 3)</td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> - </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> (90)</td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> - </td></tr><tr><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="left" width="355">Allowance for realization of trading assets at December 31</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> - </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> - </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> 48 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="left" width="355"><b>SDG&E</b></td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="center" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="center" width="75"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="center" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="center" width="75"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="center" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="center" width="75"> </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Allowances for collection of receivables at January 1</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right">$</td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 6 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right">$</td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 5 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right">$</td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 5 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Provisions for uncollectible accounts</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 8 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 12 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 8 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Write-offs of uncollectible accounts</td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> (10)</td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> (11)</td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> (8)</td></tr><tr><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="left" width="355">Allowances for collection of receivables at December 31</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> 4 </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> 6 </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> 5 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="left" width="355"><b>SoCalGas</b></td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="center" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="center" width="75"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="center" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="center" width="75"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="center" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000;" align="center" width="75"> </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Allowances for collection of receivables at January 1</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right">$</td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 18 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right">$</td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 9 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right">$</td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 8 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Provisions for uncollectible accounts</td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 12 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 23 </td><td height="16" width="16" align="right"> </td><td height="16" width="75" align="right"> 12 </td></tr><tr><td height="16" width="355" align="left">Write-offs of uncollectible accounts</td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> (14)</td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> (14)</td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16"> </td><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> (11)</td></tr><tr><td height="16" style="border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="left" width="355">Allowances for collection of receivables at December 31</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> 16 </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> 18 </td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="16">$</td><td height="16" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000;border-bottom: 2px solid #000000;" align="right" width="75"> 9 </td></tr></table></div>
Collection Allowances We record allowances for the collection of receivables and, prior to the sale of our commodities-marketing businesses, realization of
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