EX-23 3 a2196050zex-23.htm EXHIBIT 23
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Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-161379) of Southern California Edison Company of our report dated March 1, 2010 relating to the financial statements, which appears in the 2009 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated March 1, 2010 relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Los Angeles, California
March 1, 2010

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Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM