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                                                   UNITED STATES
                                        SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                              Washington, D.C. 20549


                                                     FORM 8-K


                                                  CURRENT REPORT

                      Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 9, 2005



                                        SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
                              (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                 CALIFORNIA                           001-2313                              95-1240335
        (State or other jurisdiction                 (Commission                         (I.R.S. Employer
              of incorporation)                     File Number)                        Identification No.)


                                             2244 Walnut Grove Avenue
                                                  (P.O. Box 800)
                                            Rosemead, California 91770
                           (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

                                                   626-302-1212
                               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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         This current report and its exhibits include forward-looking statements.  Southern California Edison
based these forward looking statements on its current expectations and projections about future events in light
of its knowledge of facts as of the date of this current report and its assumptions about future circumstances.
These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may be outside the control
of Southern California Edison Company.  Southern California Edison Company has no obligation to publicly update
or revise any forward-looking statements, whether due to new information, future events, or otherwise.  This
current report should be read with Southern California Edison Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004, and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

                                         Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         On August 9, 2005, Edison International, the corporate parent of Southern California Edison Company, issued a
press release reporting Southern California Edison Company's financial results for the second quarter ended June 30,
2005.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.  The information furnished in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

                                   Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

         See the Exhibit Index below.


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                                                    SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                   SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
                                                   (Registrant)


                                                   /s/ Linda G. Sullivan
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                                                   Linda G. Sullivan
                                                   Vice President and Controller

Date:  August 9, 2005


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                                                   EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.     Description

99              Press Release of Edison International of August 9, 2005.