San Diego, CA - San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and enXco, a wind energy firm based in Escondido, today announced an agreement to supply 205.5 megawatts (MW) of electricity to utility customers. In addition, SDG&E has issued two requests for offers (RFOs) to increase its growing portfolio of energy derived from renewable resources, including wind, solar and geothermal.

The contract, which must be approved by the California Public Utilities Commission, calls for the construction of a 205.5 MW wind facility in Southern California that will begin deliveries in 2007/2008. New transmission lines will be needed to access the energy. A megawatt is enough to power approximately 1,000 homes.

"We are pleased that we will be providing more renewable energy to meet our customers' needs," said William L. Reed, senior vice president, regulatory and strategic planning, at SDG&E. "We are continuing our aggressive efforts to provide more renewable energy to our customers."

SDG&E's goal is to supply 20 percent of its customers' electricity needs from renewable resources like wind, solar and geothermal by 2010. The contract will contribute approximately 3.5 percent toward meeting its goal. To date, SDG&E has contractually secured a total of 13.3 percent of its retail needs from renewable energy resources.

"We are delighted to enter into this new and major contract with SDG&E. Following on our groundbreaking 60 MW Oasis Project successfully built in less than three months at the end of last year, we are very excited with the opportunity of bringing more green power to a leading US utility" said David Corchia, enXco CEO. "The new PACIFIC WIND Project and its 200+ MWs mark another important step towards achieving our plan to make enXco the leading development house in California and across the US. Our target is to develop more than 700 MW of wind projects in California during the 2004-2007 period and we are on track."

SDG&E also recently issued two RFOs, seeking to increase its portfolio of renewable sources. One seeks bids from all qualifying renewable developers to supply at least one MW if the facility is in San Diego County or a minimum of five MW if outside the county. Developers may propose projects for delivery anywhere on the ISO grid.

The second RFO seeks bids to place one to three MW of photovoltaic solar panels on SDG&E rooftops and possibly on other facilities, and also requests offers to supply a number of small wind turbines to be located at utility facilities. All bids for both RFOs must be received no later than November 16th.

SG&E is a regulated public utility that provides safe and reliable energy service to 3.3 million consumers through 1.3 million electric meters and more than 800,000 natural gas meters in San Diego and southern Orange counties. The utility's area spans 4,100 square miles. Exceptional customer service is a priority of SDG&E as it seeks to enhance the region's quality of life. SDG&E is a regulated subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE). Sempra Energy, based in San Diego, is a Fortune 500 energy services holding company. To learn more, go to www.sdge.com.

enXco develops, constructs, operates and manages wind energy projects throughout the United States. Since 1987, enXco has grown to be the 4th largest owner of wind-energy installations in the United States (298 MW) and one of the largest O&M providers for wind farms, currently servicing more than 4000 turbines and more than 1000 MW. Since 2002 enXco has been an affiliate of EdF Energies Nouvelles. To learn more about enXco, go to www.enXco.com.