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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000092103-95-000034
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-A12B
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		19950530
SROS:			AMEX
SROS:			NYSE
SROS:			PSE

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000092103
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				951240335
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-A12B
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-02313
		FILM NUMBER:		95543382

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2244 WALNUT GROVE AVE
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 800
		CITY:			ROSEMEAD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91770
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8183021212
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<PAGE>


                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                      -----------------------------------


                                   FORM 8-A



               FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



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



             California                              95-1240335
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      State of incorporation or           (IRS Employer Identification No.
            organization)

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




Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


           Title of class                 Name of each exchange on which
         to be so registered              each class is to be registered
         -------------------              ------------------------------

8 3/8% Junior Subordinated                American Stock Exchange, Inc.
Deferrable Interest Debenture,
Series A, Due 2044




       Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:


                                     NONE
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                               (Title of Class)
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Item 1.  Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
         -------------------------------------------------------

      A description of the securities being registered hereunder is set
forth under the title "Description of Debt Securities" in the Prospectus
dated May 15, 1995 and under the title "Certain Terms of the QUIDS" in the
Prospectus Supplement dated May 18, 1995, of Southern California Edison
Company ("Edison") that were filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  ("SEC")  as part of Edison's Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (Registration Number 33-59001), as amended, which description is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.  Exhibits
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      The 8 3/8% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debenture, Series
A, Due 2044 will be registered on the American Stock Exchange, Inc.
("AMEX").  Edison has other outstanding securities that are registered on
the AMEX.

      I.  The following exhibits to this Registration Statement on Form
8-A are filed with the SEC and the AMEX:

          1.   Specimen of Global Security.*

          2.1  Restated Articles of Incorporation of Edison.**

          2.2  Bylaws of Edison.***



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*     Pursuant to Rule 12B-32, incorporated by reference to SEC File No.
      1-2313, (Form 8-K dated May 24, 1995).

**    Pursuant to Rule 12B-32, incorporated by reference to SEC File No.
      1-2313, (Form 10-K dated December 31, 1993).

***   Pursuant to Rule 12B-32, incorporated by reference to SEC File No.
      1-2313, (Form 10-K dated December 31, 1994).

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                              SIGNATURE




     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY



                                 By:         Kenneth S. Stewart
                                    ----------------------------------
                                             Kenneth S. Stewart
                                             Corporate Secretary

Date:  May 30, 1995
 
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