verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message edison international type public traded as nyse eix s & p 500 component dow jones utility average component industry utilities founded 1886 headquarters rosemead california u.s. key people theodore f. craver jr. chairman and ceo products electricity energy solutions revenue 12.6 billion 2013 12.4 % 1 net income 849 million 2013 30 % 1 total assets 41.44 billion 2013 number of employees 16 677 2013 subsidiaries s.california edison sce edison energy website www.edison.com edison international is a public utility holding company based in rosemead california . its subsidiaries include southern california edison and un regulated non utility business assets edison energy . edison s roots trace back to holt & knupps a company founded in 1886 as a provider of street lights in visalia california . contents 1 history 2 recent moves 3 energy production mix 4 references 5 external links history edit the company was first incorporated in 1909 as southern california edison company after southern california acquired the assets of edison electric company ; it was known as southern california edison until 1996 when it adopted its current name in recognition of its growing business abroad and in other industry sectors . edison first became a holding company in 1988 when it made a small change to its original name becoming known as scecorp . in 2001 edison s main holding southern california edison faced bankruptcy after a state senate bill regarding financial assistance came up short by 1 billion . 2 on august 6 2002 edison international recorded core earnings per share of 56 cents in the second quarter of 2002 . 3 recent moves edit in november 2010 edison sold its 48 % interest in the four corners coal fired power plant in new mexico units 4 and 5 while units 1 2 and 3 will be closed because of being older for 294 million to pinnacle west capital corp of arizona public service . the move was the direct result of a new california law requiring utility companies to exit coal fired power production even the renewing of contracts is disallowed and forces edison to purchase more power from the market . 4 san onofre nuclear generating station unit 2 shut in early january 2012 for refueling and replacement of the reactor vessel head . both reactors at san onofre have been shut since january 2012 due to premature wear found on tubes in massive steam generators installed in 2010 and 2011 . in april 2012 in a sign of mounting concern over the shutdown the top u.s. nuclear official gregory jaczko toured the facility with senator dianne feinstein a democrat and u.s. representative darrell issa a republican . in june 2013 the company announced it would permanently shut down operations at the plant the beginning of a multi year decommissioning process at the site . energy production mix edit at least 34 % of the fuel southern california edison uses to generate power comes from clean energy half of that nuclear power the other half renewable energy sources ranging from biomass to wind . 5 the group is a major player in southern california where it provides 13 million people with electricity . 6 southern california edison began to focus on renewable energy in 1980 . references edit a b financial statements for edison international . google finance . retrieved 2011 02 01 . downgrading edison international . 2001 08 09 . edison international reports financial results for the second quarter of 2002 pr newswire august 6 2002 tuesday . edison international to sell its share of four corners plant . 2010 11 09 . dead link sce renewable energy edison international . yahoo business . retrieved 2011 02 02 . external links edit los angeles portal companies portal energy portal official website v t e dow jones utility average components aes american electric power american water works company centerpoint consolidated edison dominion duke edison international exelon firstenergy nextera nisource pg & e pseg southern company retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title edison international & oldid 709447520 categories power companies of the united statessouthern california edisonenergy in californiaholding companies of the united statescompanies based in los angeles county californiarosemead californiaenergy companies established in 18861886 establishments in californiacompanies in the dow jones utility averagecompanies listed on the new york stock exchangehidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from may 2011articles needing additional references from december 2009all articles needing additional references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch fran aisportugu s edit links this page was last modified on 11 march 2016 at 00 09 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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