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SCE Exhibit 23

                                                                                                         EXHIBIT 23





CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of our report included in
this quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2001, of Southern California Edison Company
into the previously filed Registration Statements which follow:

                 Registration Form               File No.                  Effective Date
                 -----------------               --------                  --------------

                  Form S-3                      33-50251                 September 21, 1993
                  Form S-3                      333-44778                September 7, 2000





ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Los Angeles, California
May 11, 2001