January 7 th, From: Jim Williams, Public Policy Polling. To: Interested Parties

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1 January 7 th, 2013 From: Jim Williams, Public Policy Polling To: Interested Parties Re: Orange and San Diego County Power Customers Want a Green Solution to San Onofre Plant Issue - Customers of San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern Edison are strongly supportive of the clean energy industry; by more than a two-to-one margin, customers say it's more important for their areas to promote job growth in the clean energy industry (6) than in the fossil fuel industry (27%). Latino customers are supportive of promoting jobs in the clean energy industry over the fossil fuel industry by an even-greater margin (61% vs. 25%, respectively). - As state regulators plan to replace the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, more than three-in-four customers (76%) say they should consider the potential impact on climate disruption from building new power plants; 51% say it should be a "major" consideration and 25% say it should be a "minor" one. Just 19% of customers say it should not be a consideration at all. Among Latino customers, 71% say the potential impact on climate disruption should be considered - including 53% who say it should be a "major" consideration and 18% who say it should be a "minor" one. - A strong majority of customers (56%) would prefer a replacement plan that uses only clean, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency in Southern California, while just 32% prefer a plan that would include the construction of new fossil fuel plants. This preference for a clean energy plan is also found among Latino customers, 52% of whom prefer a plan that uses only clean, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. Comparatively, 37% of Latino customers prefer a plan that includes the construction of new fossil fuel plants. - The vast majority of customers (81%) say it's important that a replacement strategy for San Onofre not lead to new air pollution in Southern California (55% say it is "very" important and 26% say it's "somewhat" important). Among customers who are Latino, a similar percentage say it's important that a replacement strategy not lead to new pollution (8). - Three in five customers (6) and 62% of Latino customers say that Governor Brown and other state leaders "should do more to address climate disruption by taking actions like promoting more clean, renewable energy sources like wind and solar and avoiding more polluting power plants." Public Policy Polling surveyed 1,065 power customers from January 3rd to 5th, including an oversample of 265 Latino power customers. The margin of error for the overall sample is +/- 3. and for +/- 6. for the Latino oversample. Public Policy Polling Phone: Web: information@publicpolicypolling.com

2 San Diego County and Orange County Survey Results Q1 Q2 Q3 Does your household receive electric service from San Diego Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, or some other company? San Diego Gas and Electric...72% Southern California Edison...28% Some other company... Not sure... If you had to choose, do you think it is more important for your area to promote job growth in the clean energy industry or in the fossil fuel industry? 6 Promote job growth in clean energy... 27% Promote job growth in fossil fuel industry... Not sure...13% As you may know, earlier this year, electric utilities Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric announced they would retire the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, a large nuclear power plant located in Northern San Diego County that had a radiation leak. In early 2014, state regulators will announce a long-term plan to replace the San Onofre power plant. Currently, a plan that includes building more gas-fired power plants is a leading contender to replace San Onofre. As state regulators plan to replace San Onofre, how seriously should they consider the potential impact on climate disruption from building new power plants: should climate disruption be a major consideration, a minor consideration, or not a consideration at all? Major consideration...51% Minor consideration...25% Not a consideration at all...19% Not sure... 5% Q4 Q5 Q6 In your own opinion, would you prefer a replacement plan that included the construction of new fossil fuel plants in Southern California, or would you prefer a replacement plan that used only clean, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency in Southern California? Would prefer a plan with fossil fuels... 32% Would prefer a plan with clean renewable energy... 56% How important is it to you that a replacement strategy for San Onofre not lead to new air pollution for Southern California: very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all? Very important...55% Somewhat important...26% Not too important...1 Not important at all... 7% Not sure... 2% Do you think Governor Brown and other state leaders should do more to address climate disruption by taking actions like promoting more clean renewable energy sources like wind and solar and avoiding more polluting power plants, or not? Should do more...6 Shoud not...29% Not sure...1 Q7 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2. Woman...53% Man...47% Survey of 1,065 power customers

3 Q8 Q9 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican, press 2. If an independent, press 3. Democrat...38% Republican...41% Independent...21% If you are Hispanic, press 1. If white, press 2. If African-American, press 3. If Asian-American, press 4. If Native-American, press 5. If other, press 6. Hispanic...21% White...61% African-American... Asian-American... Native American... Other... 4% 8% 1% 5% Q10 If you are years old, press 1. If 30-45, press 2. If 46-65, press 3. If older than 65, press % % % Older than % Q11 If you live in Orange County, press 1. If you live in San Diego County, press 2. Orange County...32% San Diego County...68% Survey of 1,065 power customers

4 San Diego County and Orange County Survey Results Q1 Q2 Q3 Does your household receive electric service from San Diego Gas and Electric, Southern California Edison, or some other company? San Diego Gas and Electric...7 Southern California Edison...3 Some other company... Not sure... If you had to choose, do you think it is more important for your area to promote job growth in the clean energy industry or in the fossil fuel industry? Promote job growth in clean energy... 61% 25% Promote job growth in fossil fuel industry... Not sure...14% As you may know, earlier this year, electric utilities Southern California Edison and San Diego Gas & Electric announced they would retire the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, a large nuclear power plant located in Northern San Diego County that had a radiation leak. In early 2014, state regulators will announce a long-term plan to replace the San Onofre power plant. Currently, a plan that includes building more gas-fired power plants is a leading contender to replace San Onofre. As state regulators plan to replace San Onofre, how seriously should they consider the potential impact on climate disruption from building new power plants: should climate disruption be a major consideration, a minor consideration, or not a consideration at all? Major consideration...53% Minor consideration...18% Not a consideration at all...19% Not sure... 9% Q4 Q5 Q6 In your own opinion, would you prefer a replacement plan that included the construction of new fossil fuel plants in Southern California, or would you prefer a replacement plan that used only clean, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency in Southern California? Would prefer a plan with fossil fuels... 37% Would prefer a plan with clean renewable energy... 52% How important is it to you that a replacement strategy for San Onofre not lead to new air pollution for Southern California: very important, somewhat important, not too important, or not important at all? Very important...6 Somewhat important % Not too important... Not important at all... 7% Not sure... 1% Do you think Governor Brown and other state leaders should do more to address climate disruption by taking actions like promoting more clean renewable energy sources like wind and solar and avoiding more polluting power plants, or not? Should do more...62% Shoud not...26% Q7 If you are a woman, press 1. If a man, press 2. Woman...53% Man...47% Survey of 264 Hispanic power customers

5 Q8 Q9 If you are a Democrat, press 1. If a Republican, press 2. If an independent, press 3. Democrat...59% Republican...23% Independent...18% If you are Hispanic, press 1. If white, press 2. If African-American, press 3. If Asian-American, press 4. If Native-American, press 5. If other, press 6. Hispanic White... African-American... Asian-American... Native American... Other... Q10 If you are years old, press 1. If 30-45, press 2. If 46-65, press 3. If older than 65, press % % % Older than % Q11 If you live in Orange County, press 1. If you live in San Diego County, press 2. Orange County...33% San Diego County...67% Survey of 264 Hispanic power customers