nyse sre s & p 500 component industry natural gas utility founded 1998 headquarters san diego united states key people debra l. reed chairman and ceo mark a. snell president number of employees 17 000 website www.sempra.com sempra energy is an american natural gas utilities holding company based in san diego california . it divides its interests into two broad categories california utilities including southern california gas company socalgas and san diego gas & electric sdg & e ; and businesses not subject to california utilities regulation chiefly sempra international and sempra u.s. gas & power . 1 2 for 2015 sempra energy reported more than 10 billion in revenue and 17 000 employees serving more than 32 million customers worldwide . it is the largest natural gas utility in the united states in terms of coverage area and population served and is a major force in international natural gas markets . contents 1 history 2 awards and rankings 3 subsidiaries 4 former subsidiaries 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit sempra energy was created through the 1998 merger of los angeles based pacific enterprises the parent company of socalgas and enova corporation the parent company of sdg & e. 3 sempra was sued over claims it manipulated natural gas supplies and electricity contracts during the 2001 california electricity crisis . in 2006 the company agreed to pay 377 million to settle gas supply claims and in 2010 another 410 million to settle claims on electricity price gouging but has never admitted wrongdoing . 4 awards and rankings edit sempra energy ranked no. 279 on the 2016 list of fortune 500 companies . 5 sempra ranked no. 16 among gas and electric utilities . citation needed sempra energy was named to the 2015 list of the 100 best corporate citizens 6 by corporate responsibility magazine for excellence in seven categories including environmental stewardship climate change human rights employee relations financial performance philanthropy and corporate governance . sempra energy has been named one of the best places to work by the human rights campaign each year from 2013 2016 . 7 as the largest civil rights organization human rights campaign represents a force of more than one million members and supporters nationwide working to achieve equality for lesbian gay bisexual and transgender americans . in 2015 sempra energy was named to dow jones sustainability north america index dow jones sustainability world index msci global sustainability index thomson reuters u.s. large cap esg index 8 subsidiaries edit san diego gas & electric sdg & e is a regulated public utility providing electricity and natural gas to san diego and southern orange counties . the utility provides service to 3.6 million consumers across 4 100 square miles . southern california gas company socalgas based in los angeles is the nation s largest natural gas distribution utility providing service to 21.6 million consumers . the utility s service area spans approximately 20 000 square miles from visalia to the mexican border . sempra international sempra international develops owns and operates energy infrastructure assets and distributes energy in latin america . the company also operates liquefied natural gas receipt terminals and liquefaction terminals in the u.s. and mexico . in mexico sempra international owns a controlling interest in ienova the first energy firm to be listed on the mexican stock exchange . the company also operates electric utilities in chile and peru . sempra u.s. gas & power sempra u.s. gas & power develops clean power solutions in markets throughout the u.s. with a focus on zero and low emission fuels . with its affiliates and joint venture partners the company owns and operates more than 2 000 megawatts of renewable generating capacity . sempra u.s. gas & power also operates natural gas storage facilities pipelines and distribution utilities . former subsidiaries edit the following subsidiaries have been reformed into sempra international and sempra u.s. gas & power 2 sempra generation operates or owns interest in power stations in five u.s. states and in mexico as well as property for potential solar and wind electric generation . 9 sempra pipelines & storage owns natural gas storage facilities in alabama and louisiana and interests in two natural gas companies in argentina chilquinta energ a of chile and luz del sur of peru . it also owns 1 858 miles of distribution pipelines 216 miles of transmission pipelines and two compressor stations in mexico . 9 sempra lng develops owns and operates receipt terminals for importing liquefied natural gas to the u.s. including the energ a costa azul lng terminal in baja california and the cameron lng terminal in hackberry louisiana . 9 sempra commodities sempra s stake in a partnership formed on april 1 2008 to market and trade natural gas natural gas liquids power petroleum and petroleum products coal emissions ethanol and base metals . 9 royal bank of scotland group sold its stake in rbs sempra commodities llc to noble americas gas and power as a condition of the uk government s 74 percent stake in the group on dec. 1 2010 . 10 see also edit san diego portal companies portal el dorado solar power plant luz del sur north baja pipeline rockies express pipeline references edit sempra energy 2009 form 10 k 2010 02 26 a b 10 q sempra energy . marketwatch . the wall street journal . retrieved 2 july 2013 . pacific enova merger wins final ok . latimes.com . 1998 06 27 . retrieved 2016 06 06 . associated press 2010 04 28 sempra energy to pay 410 million settlement new york times sempra energy . fortune.com . retrieved 2016 06 06 . http www.thecro.com files 100 % 20best % 20list % 202015.pdf http www.hrc.org resources best places to work 2016 http www.trcri.com index.php pg esgus a b c d sempra energy 2009 form 10 k exhibit 13.1 financial report 2010 02 26 darling hails lloyds and rbs move bbc news online 2009 11 03 external links 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