Private company

San Diego Gas & Electric

Public utility that provides natural gas and electricity

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is a regulated public utility that provides natural gas and electricity to San Diego County and southern Orange County in California. It is owned by Sempra, a Fortune 500 energy services holding company based in San Diego.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1881Founded1

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) is a regulated public utility that provides natural gas and electricity to San Diego County and southern Orange County in California. It is owned by Sempra, a Fortune 500 energy services holding company based in San Diego.2

Corporate structure

San Diego Gas & Electric is part of a group headed by Sempra. 9 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Sempra San Diego, California, United States
    • San Diego Gas & Electric San Diego
    • Southern California Gas Company Los Angeles, California, United States
    • ECA LIQUEFACTION S DE RL DE CV Subsidiary · Mexico City, Mexico
    • Port Arthur LNG, LLC Subsidiary · Houston, Texas, United States
    • SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Subsidiary · San Diego, California, United States
    • SEMPRA INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS, LP Subsidiary · Houston, Texas, United States
    • Sempra Texas Intermediate Holding Company LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • TERMOELECTRICA DE MEXICALI S DE RL DE CV Subsidiary · San Diego, California, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1881Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$386.6M 2008–2026
Without federal contracts$47.6M 2008–2022
Without federal contractsWithout federal contracts, 2008–2022: $47.6M in all. Federal grants $47.6M.$0$20M$40M$60M2008 · Federal grants: $1.9M20082010 · Federal grants: $40.5M20102012 · Federal grants: $500.0K20122014 · Federal grants: $2.0M2014201620182020 · Federal grants: $2.5M20202022 · Federal grants: $316.0K2022
Figures by year
YearFederal grantsFederal contractsTotal
2026–$9.3M$9.3M
2025–$2.6M$2.6M
2024–$29.5M$29.5M
2023–$16.8M$16.8M
2022$316.0K$6.1M$6.4M
2021–$26.3M$26.3M
2020$2.5M$52.7M$55.2M
2019–$55.8M$55.8M
2018–$14.0M$14.0M
2017–$7.8M$7.8M
2016–$8.8M$8.8M
2014$2.0M$31.5M$33.5M
2013–$8.1M$8.1M
2012$500.0K$22.8M$23.3M
2011–$19.8M$19.8M
2010$40.5M$8.3M$48.8M
2009–$17.2M$17.2M
2008$1.9M$1.6M$3.5M

Federal awards

Obligated amounts from USAspending.gov3, by calendar year, 2008–2026, for its registration. Obligations are what agencies committed, not always what was paid out. Contracts pay for goods and services; grants, loans and direct payments are assistance. Loans are charted at the face value of the loans listed here. An award’s amount below is its lifetime total, and some began before the years charted.

Largest grants

  1. Apr 26, 2010$28.1M from Department of Energy: Electricity Delivery And Energy Reliability, Research, Development And Ana; Electricity Delivery And Energy Reliability, Research, Development And Analysis4 To SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Award DEOE0000371
  2. Sep 29, 2008$7.5M from Department of Energy: Electricity Delivery And Energy Reliability, Research, Development And Analysis5 To SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Award FC26-08NT02870
  3. Oct 1, 2008$4.5M from Department of Energy: Electricity Delivery And Energy Reliability, Research, Development And Ana; Electricity Delivery And Energy Reliability, Research, Development And Analysis6 To SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Award DEFC2608NT02870
  4. Aug 20, 2012$2.5M from Department of Energy: Electricity Delivery And Energy Reliability, Research, Development And Ana; Electricity Delivery And Energy Reliability, Research, Development And Analysis7 To SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Award DEOE0000607
  5. Sep 27, 2008$590.4K from Department of Energy: Electricity Delivery And Energy Reliability, Research, Development And Analysis8 To SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Award FC26-08NT01904

Largest contracts

  1. Feb 24, 2014$51.4M from Department of the Navy: Utility and gas services9 To SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Award N6247314C0201
  2. Jul 18, 2019$17.5M from Department of the Navy: Igf::cl::igf delivery order n6247319f4704 new task order with sdge for miramar uesc.10 To SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Award N6247319F4704
  3. Sep 26, 2018$17.1M from U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Igf::ot::igf implementation of energy conservation measure at cbp facilities in san diego sector11 To SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Award 70B01C18F00000979
  4. Aug 30, 2019$12.9M from Department of the Navy: Uesc boa12 To SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Award N6247319F5128
  5. Nov 2, 2012$7.5M from Department of the Navy: Secondary backup service13 To SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY Award N6247313C1401