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	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-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-02313
		FILM NUMBER:		03784257

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2244 WALNUT GROVE AVE
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 800
		CITY:			ROSEMEAD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91770
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6263021212

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		STREET 1:		2244 WALNUT GROVE AVE
		CITY:			ROSEMEAD
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91770
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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): July 10, 2003



                                                  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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Items 1 through 4, 6, and 8 through 12 are not included because they are inapplicable.

         This current report and its exhibit include forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are based on
current expectations and projections about future events based on knowledge of facts as of the date of this current report and
assumptions about future events.  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 as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Item 5.  Other Events.

         On July 10, 2003, Southern California Edison Company (SCE) issued a press release announcing that the California Public
Utilities Commission had approved $1.2 billion in rate reductions, effective August 1, 2003, for SCE's customers.  The rate
reductions are based on SCE's current forecast that during July it will likely complete recovery of $3.6 billion in uncollected power
procurement costs incurred on behalf of customers during the California energy crisis.  The costs were recorded in a regulatory
balancing account known as the procurement-related obligations account, or PROACT.  A copy of the press release is attached as
Exhibit 99.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)      Exhibits

         99       Press release about approval of rate reductions


                                                              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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                                 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
                                                            (Registrant)



                                                                       KENNETH S. STEWART
                                                 -------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                       KENNETH S. STEWART
                                                        Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary


July 11, 2003





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Southern California Edison logo                                    News Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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                                                                                 Contact:  Corporate Communications:  (626) 302-2255
                                                                                                                  www.edisonnews.com

                                             CPUC Approves SCE Rate Reductions for Aug. 1

         ROSEMEAD, Calif., July 10, 2003-- The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved $1.2 billion in rate
reductions for Southern California Edison (SCE) customers, beginning Aug. 1, earlier than originally anticipated.  The reductions
would range from 8% to 19%, depending on the customer group.

         The rate change is based on SCE's current forecast that during July it will likely complete recovery of $3.6 billion in
uncollected power procurement costs incurred on behalf of customers during the California energy crisis.  As a result, rates will be
reduced Aug. 1.

         "The $1.2-billion customer rate reduction authorized today is a major landmark in the economic recovery from the
devastating impacts of the power crisis for the 12 million people and 500,000 businesses we serve," said SCE Chairman John E.
Bryson.  "Our customers deserve this rate relief, just as they deserve the reliable electric service that SCE's strengthening
financial health will help ensure."

         SCE filed a rate-reduction plan last January, anticipating a mid-year completion of its cost recovery effort and the
possibility of reduced rates in early fall.  Subsequently, a settlement was reached with representatives of various customer groups
that included the use of forecasted rather than after-the-fact cost-recovery verification and made possible earlier rate
reductions.   Based on forecasts that point to full recovery in July, the reductions would be implemented on Aug. 1.  Consistent
with the settlement, any remaining unrecovered costs or overcollection at the end of July due to forecasting variances will be
transferred to another regulatory account.

         As the following chart shows, the anticipated reductions would benefit all customer types - residential, small,
medium-sized, and large businesses as well as agricultural and street-lighting customers.  Average rate reductions for businesses
are larger than those for residential customers because businesses paid higher energy crisis rate surcharges.  Participants in the
state's low-income California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) program would continue to receive rate protection and retain their
20% bill discount.

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SCE RATE REDUCTION
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                                                Current        Proposed
                        Customer               Avg. Rate      Avg. Rate      Proposed
                         Group                 (Per kWh*)     (Per kWh)      Reduction
                     Residential (non-CARE)           $.146         $.135             8%
                             Small-Business           $.174         $.143            18%
                            Medium-Business           $.153         $.133            13%
                             Large-Business           $.129         $.105            19%
                                Agriculture           $.113         $.096            15%
                            Street-Lighting           $.172         $.145            16%
                                                         * kWh = Kilowatt-hour

         "These rate reductions should help all of our customers, including businesses, manage higher summer energy bills," said SCE
President Bob Foster.  "We continue to pursue other measures that lower costs and assure reliable power supplies for our customers."

         SCE has been recovering its uncollected power procurement costs under the terms of a settlement agreement reached with the
CPUC in October 2001.   That settlement has been appealed and is under review by the courts.

         "SCE is taking important steps to become a financially healthy company once again so that we can fully serve our customers,"
said Foster.  "Today's commission decision signaling the completion of procurement cost recovery and the implementation of reduced
customer rates is a critical step.  In addition, we are working hard on our General Rate Case, on clear rules regarding the state's
Direct Access programs and the recovery of major capital investments and on a plan to attract and have access to capital for future
investments on behalf of our customers."

                                                                 # # #

         An Edison  International  (NYSE:EIX)  company,  Southern  California Edison is one of the nation's largest electric
utilities, serving a population of more than 12 million via 4.5 million  customer  accounts in a  50,000-square-mile  service area
within central, coastal and Southern California.


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