A legacy of
success

Pride in our past, confidence in our future

In 1998, Sempra was formed as a merger of two century-old utilities: Pacific Enterprises and Enova Corporation, the parent companies of Southern California Gas Co. and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. Since day one, we’ve chosen to look at the world — and how we deliver energy — differently. We’ve pursued a path of technology, innovation and talent, always keeping in mind our stakeholders, consumers and communities.

In our 25+ years, we’ve persevered to overcome many obstacles — including economic downturns and the COVID-19 pandemic — and emerged stronger. We’ve also accomplished significant milestones, including the launch of one of the first LNG terminals on the West Coast, the creation of the Sempra Foundation and the installation of the first power-to-gas project in the U.S. We’ve come a long way since our ambitious beginning on June 28, 1998. And while we’re celebrating our legacy of success, we’re also finding inspiration for the next 25 years.


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Sempra Energy's original HQ building in downtown San Diego, CA, USA

Sempra founded

Pacific Enterprises and Enova Corporation completed a $6.2 billion merger to create Sempra, an energy services company with one of the largest regulated utility customer bases in the United States. In 1998, Sempra’s 12,000 employees served approximately 21 million consumers across 27,000 square miles in Southern California. Today, more than 20,000 employees serve approximately 40 million consumers worldwide.

Team members walk through a field of solar panels

Renewables added to energy mix

In 2005, SDG&E added renewable energy to its resource mix, including solar energy, to accommodate growing regional energy needs.

Sempra Foundation team members, circa 2007

Sempra Foundation created

Sempra Foundation was founded in 2007 as an organization dedicated to helping communities through grants, volunteering and employee giving.

Sempra team members construct the company's first solar panel field on Copper Mountain in Boulder City, Nevada, USA

First renewable energy project completed

In 2008, Sempra completed its first renewable energy project, a 10-megawatt solar facility in Nevada, as a first step toward our renewable energy goals. At the time, this facility was potentially the largest thin-film solar installation in North America.

An ECA LNG team member checks equipment

Energía Costa Azul began commercial operations

In May 2008, the Energía Costa Azul facility in Baja California began commercial operations, making it one of the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) receipt terminals on the west coast of North America. Located about 15 miles north of Ensenada, Mexico, the terminal can process up to one billion cubic feet of natural gas per day.

Cameron LNG tanks and an LNG carrier ship

Cameron LNG began commercial operations

In July 2009, the Cameron LNG receipt terminal near Lake Charles, Louisiana, successfully completed performance testing and began commercial operations. Cameron LNG’s first cargo arrived aboard BP’s British Diamond, an LNG carrier bringing supplies from Trinidad.

Part of SDG&E's Sunrise Powerlink

Sunrise Powerlink energized

In June 2012, SDG&E’s Sunrise Powerlink was completed and put into service. The 500,000-volt transmission line is capable of carrying enough power to serve 650,000 homes. The completion of the nearly $1.9 billion project culminated a five-year-long environmental review and permitting process, and 18 months of construction that encompassed both overhead and underground technology.

IEnova team members at the company's initial public offering

IEnova initial public offering

In March 2014, Sempra’s Mexican subsidiary, IEnova, executed its initial public offering (IPO). IEnova was one of the first private companies to invest in the energy sector in Mexico, following reforms at the time that opened the market for energy infrastructure development. IEnova’s assets included pipelines, natural gas distribution, LNG and other liquid fuels infrastructure, as well as wind and solar power generation facilities.

Sempra's ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange trading screens

Sempra stock reached $100

On May 7, 2014, Sempra’s stock price reached $100 for the first time, closing at $100.41. This demonstrates the company’s long-term growth since the company was formed in June 1998 with a stock price of $28.56.

A family wearing celebratory shirts holding hands and walking

Renewable power milestone

As of 2015, around 40% of the electricity SDG&E delivers to homes and businesses comes from solar, wind and other renewable sources of energy; this doesn’t include the additional clean energy from customers with renewable systems.

An electric vehicle with the SDG&E logo

SDG&E received approval for EV pilot program

In January 2016, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved SDG&E’s Electric Vehicle (EV) Grid-Integration pilot program to install thousands of EV charging stations at businesses and multi-family communities, including in underserved neighborhoods, throughout San Diego and south Orange counties.

A team member demonstrates SoCalGas' power-to-gas project

SoCalGas installed nation’s first power-to-gas project

In October 2017, SoCalGas installed the first power-to-gas project in the U.S. at the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab in Golden, Colorado. Power-to-gas technology is a cutting-edge method of storing excess renewable energy. The project was the first of its kind in the United States, converting hydrogen generated from excess renewable power into pipeline-quality methane for use in homes, businesses and in transportation.

Part of SDG&E's lithium-ion battery energy storage facility in Escondido, CA, USA

Lithium-ion battery energy storage facility unveiled

SDG&E unveiled a lithium-ion battery energy storage facility, which serves to enhance energy reliability and maximize renewable energy use. At the time, this was considered the world’s largest facility of its type, with the ability to store up to 120 megawatt hours of energy, the energy equivalent of serving 20,000 customers for four hours.

A team member inspects equipment at IEnova's liquid fuels storage facility

IEnova signed first liquid fuels contract

In August 2017, IEnova signed long-term contracts with a subsidiary of Valero Energy Corp. for the storage capacity of the liquid fuels marine terminal to be constructed in Veracruz, and two inland storage facilities to be constructed in Puebla and Mexico City. These facilities were IEnova's first venture in Mexico's emerging liquid fuels market.

A driver fills the gas tank of a semi truck at one of SoCalGas' natural gas vehicle fueling stations

SoCalGas RNG milestone

SoCalGas began using renewable natural gas (RNG) in its natural gas fueling stations as well as six additional fueling stations in the San Diego area.

Members of the Oncor team in the field

Acquisition of a majority stake in Oncor

Sempra completed its $9.45 billion acquisition of Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH), including EFH's approximate 80% indirect ownership interest in Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, based in Dallas, Texas. The close of the transaction created a utility holding company with the largest U.S. customer base.

Oncor team members working on a transmission line

Oncor acquired InfraREIT and Sempra acquired an interest in Sharyland

In May 2019, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC acquired InfraREIT, and Sempra acquired an interest in Sharyland Utilities, LLC, further expanding the company’s presence in Texas.

One of SoCalGas' hydrogen storage tanks

Hydrogen blending demonstration program launched

SoCalGas and SDG&E announced the groundbreaking creation of a hydrogen blending demonstration program to help reduce carbon emissions. The vision is to leverage surplus renewable electricity to produce green hydrogen for storage and use. This program was among the first of its kind in the nation.

Cameron LNG tanks at sunset

Cameron LNG began full commercial operations and Energía Costa Azul LNG reached final investment decision

Cameron LNG’s liquefaction export project in Hackberry, Louisiana reached full commercial operations in August 2020, enabling the export of approximately 12 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas. Also in 2020, Energía Costa Azul’s liquefaction export project (ECA LNG) reached a final investment decision for the project in Baja California, Mexico. This was the only LNG facility in the world to reach final investment decision in 2020 as society grappled with a turbulent global pandemic.

A single white wind turbine against bright blue sky

Sustainable Financing Framework published

Sempra published its Sustainable Financing Framework, applicable to Sempra, SDG&E and SoCalGas, to establish parameters for financing projects aligned with our sustainability strategy. Eligible projects include clean transportation, climate change adaptation, energy efficiency, clean energy, socio-economic empowerment, green buildings, pollution prevention and more.

SDG&E team members replace wooden poles with fire-resistant steel ones

SDG&E completed the Cleveland National Forest fire hardening and safety project

In 2021, SDG&E completed its multi-year project to harden its infrastructure in the Cleveland National Forest. The project replaced more than 2,100 wood poles with fire-resistant steel poles, moved more than 17 miles of transmission and distribution lines underground and replaced 607 miles of conductor and equipment. This enhances the safety and reliability of the electric transmission and distribution system and is part of SDG&E’s extensive wildfire mitigation efforts.

A Sempra Infrastructure team member stands in a project site

Formed Sempra Infrastructure

Focused on delivering energy for a better world, Sempra Infrastructure is connecting customers across the globe to cleaner energy technologies and modern infrastructure while advancing new technologies like carbon sequestration and clean hydrogen.

Sempra's logo at the top of the headquarters building in San Diego, CA, USA

Brand modernization

Building on a solid brand foundation, we simplified our name, modernized our logo and updated our brand expression to amplify our presence in a digital-first era. Our fresh identity honors our history, reflects our commitment to serving others and defines our role in the world.

An LNG tanker ship cruises across the open ocean

Partnerships formed to secure reliable energy

The Russian invasion of Ukraine created uncertainties around sources of energy for many countries around the world. To help stabilize the market and provide reliable energy, Sempra Infrastructure partnered with European energy companies to deliver LNG from the U.S. to Europe.

A team member stands next to one of SDG&E's hybrid electric fleet trucks

Fleet electrification milestone

SDG&E transitioned 20% of its fleet from fully gas-powered to electric and hybrid-electric vehicles. The company is on track to reach 100% electrification of its passenger cars, pickup trucks and SUVs by 2030. This milestone is part of SDG&E’s and California’s goals to reach net zero emissions by 2045.

Sempra employees volunteer to assemble a clean-cooking stove for a family in Mexico

Sempra Foundation expanded energy access

Throughout the year, Sempra Foundation funded multiple projects to expand energy access in under-resourced communities in Mexico and along the U.S.-Mexico border. In late 2022, a group of Sempra employees volunteered their time to help deliver and assemble a biodigester and cleaner cookstoves in communities across Baja California, Mexico.

With the help of another nonprofit partner, the Foundation also provided solar photovoltaic systems to families in rural, unincorporated, underserved communities along the Texas-Mexico border. The affordable electricity provided by the solar panels makes it possible for the families to heat and cool food and water, study and complete schoolwork after dark, and more.

A SoCalGas team member at the company's hydrogen-powered demonstration project

SoCalGas’ hydrogen innovations

SoCalGas unveiled the [H2] Innovation Experience, North America’s first-of-its-kind, clean, renewable hydrogen microgrid and home. The state-of-the-art project received Fast Company’s “World-Changing Ideas in North America” award. It is an important part of SoCalGas’ clean energy projects, which also include Angeles Link.

Sempra's executive team celebrates the company's 25th anniversary by ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange

Sempra’s 25th anniversary

To commemorate Sempra’s 25th anniversary in June, members of the leadership team participated in the ringing of the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell, initiating celebrations from coast to coast for 20,000 employees across the family of companies.

As we reflect on our company's history, one of the things we’re most proud of is our willingness to look at the world differently. We continue to find new and better ways to serve our customers through technology and innovation.

Jeffrey Martin, Chairman & CEO

Our people make great things possible

In 1998, Sempra set out to become North America’s premier energy infrastructure company. Driven by a clear vision to deliver energy with purpose and a strong set of values, we have advanced more than 25 years of safety, innovation and service to others.

Our high-performance culture makes it possible for our family of companies to deliver energy with purpose, supporting and empowering the communities where we live and work. Every day, 20,000 talented employees show up with an unmatched passion for service to others, giving us confidence in our future and in our ability to continue advancing the transition to a cleaner world through safe, reliable energy.

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