STATEMENT PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS
                             ENACTED BY SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



In connection with the accompanying Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the Annual
Report) of Southern California Edison Company (the "Company"), and pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as enacted
by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned certifies, to the best of his or her
knowledge, that:

1.       The Annual Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
         Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m(a) or 78o(d)); and

2.       The information contained in the Annual Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial
         condition and results of operations of the Company.



Date:  March 15, 2004


                                                      /s/ Alan J. Fohrer
                                                      ------------------------------------------------
                                                      Alan J. Fohrer
                                                      Chief Executive Officer
                                                      Southern California Edison Company



                                                      /s/ W. James Scilacci
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                                                      W. James Scilacci
                                                      Chief Financial Officer
                                                      Southern California Edison Company


This statement accompanies the Annual Report pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall
not, except to the extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Southern California
Edison Company and will be retained by Southern California Edison Company and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.