EDISON INTERNATIONAL

The electric power industry is undergoing urgent and fundamental changes in how energy infrastructure is planned and built, driven by new sources of demand, such as electric vehicles, data centers, and building electrification; technological innovations that support clean energy adoption, such as distributed generation and energy storage; and government actions to reduce GHG emissions. These factors, coupled with the increasing impacts of climate change, are altering the way in which electricity is generated and delivered. These changes are further amplified by rapidly rising electricity demand across the U.S. economy, which is reshaping investment needs and grid planning timelines.

Rising electricity demand across the U.S. economy is a primary force reshaping grid needs and investment planning. SCE projects electricity demand to nearly double between 2025 and 2045, driven by transportation electrification, new residential housing, and increases in commercial and industrial consumption. These economy-wide trends create broad customer and climate benefits by supporting long-term emissions reduction. Emerging market uncertainties, tighter resource timelines, and rising costs have increased the complexity of long‑term clean energy planning, adding pressure to California's climate goals. Despite this, California has demonstrated strong long-term support of transportation electrification. Edison International believes that more state policy support, along with public and private investment, is needed to enable California to reach its 2030 and 2045 GHG reduction targets. Additional policy and regulatory support is also needed to de-risk the development of clean firm resources, adjust planning processes to enable proactive grid build- out, and streamline permitting processes. The current federal administration has declared a national emergency on energy, stressing the need for a reliable, diversified, and affordable supply of energy. The integrity and expansion of energy infrastructure is an immediate and pressing priority.

In parallel, climate change impacts continue to intensify the need for system resilience and clean‑energy adoption. The impacts of climate change are apparent and accelerating. In 2024, the Earth experienced its hottest year on record. This spike in temperature is making extreme weather events commonplace. In California alone, climate-related disasters have cost the state tens of billions of dollars since 2018, with the 2025 wildfires being particularly devastating. Climate change is expected to have far-reaching effects on society, necessitating industry-wide solutions to enhance grid resilience and support a clean, reliable and affordable grid.

Recent federal actions have challenged clean energy standards and regulations in jurisdictions across the country. Rising customer cost pressures underscore the importance of enacting electricity policies and investment decisions that balance affordability while supporting a reliable and clean energy transition. California remains committed to reducing its GHG emissions, improving local air quality and supporting continued economic growth. The state codified into law goals to reduce GHG emissions by 40% from 1990 levels by 2030 and 85% from the same baseline by 2045, as well as to be carbon neutral by 2045. State and local air quality plans also call for substantial improvements including reducing smog-causing nitrogen oxides 90% below 2010 levels by 2032 in the most polluted areas of the state. State and local agencies continue to develop regulations that support the state's climate and clean air goals.

While these policy goals cannot be achieved by the electric sector alone, the electric grid is a critical enabler of the adoption of energy technologies that support California's GHG reduction objectives. California has set RPS targets which require California retail sellers of electricity to provide 60% of power from renewable resources by 2030. California also requires sellers of electricity to deliver 100% of retail sales from carbon-free sources by 2045, including interim targets of 90% by 2035 and 95% by 2040. Using preliminary estimates based on information available as of February 11, 2026, approximately 61% of SCE's customer deliveries in 2025 came from carbon-free resources. SCE continues to make progress towards meeting its long-term RPS and carbon-free power goals and interim targets. In addition, Edison International is committed to achieving net-zero GHG emissions by 2045, in alignment with economy-wide climate actions planned by California. This commitment covers the power SCE delivers to customers and Edison International's enterprise-wide operations. To further support these goals, Edison International and SCE are investing in building a more resilient grid to reduce climate- and weather-related vulnerabilities. Since 2018, SCE has been adapting to climate change through system hardening to reduce wildfire risk. SCE continues to make grid hardening investments approved in SCE's 2025 GRC to address wildfire risks. SCE is conducting ongoing analysis for wildfire and other climate adaptation vulnerabilities that will be presented in its 2026 climate adaptation vulnerability assessment.

Edison International believes that California's 2045 goals can be achieved most economically through emissions reductions enabled by clean electricity to serve 100% of retail sales, electrifying approximately 90% of light-duty vehicles, 90% of medium-duty vehicles, 54% of heavy-duty vehicles, 80% of buses and 95% of buildings. Additionally, reducing emissions to near zero in the electric sector relies on developing clean firm resources to replace natural gas. Clean firm resources, such as next-generation geothermal, small modular nuclear reactors, natural gas with carbon capture and storage, and clean hydrogen, produce constant power through any weather condition or season with little or no greenhouse gas emissions.

Edison International's vision is to lead the transformation of the electric power industry and the company is focused on opportunities in delivering clean energy, advancing electrification, building a modernized and more reliable grid, and enabling customers' technology choices. SCE's ongoing focus to drive operational and service excellence is intended to allow it to achieve these objectives safely while controlling costs and customer rates. SCE expects its bundled system average rate will rise at a compound annual growth rate equal to or below inflation through 2030. This projected rate growth incorporates the 2025 GRC approval and settlement of the cost recovery proceedings for the 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events (See "Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements—Note 12. Commitments and Contingencies—Contingencies—Southern California Wildfires and Mudslides" for further information). Partially offsetting these increases are historical costs coming out of rates and rising electricity consumption. SCE projects that, even as electricity bills increase over time, total energy costs for the average SCE household will be reduced by approximately 40% by 2045 due to the adoption of energy-efficient electrified technologies among other drivers.

SCE’s investments in the grid, utility owned storage capacity, and contracts for substantial new clean energy resources are key enablers of reliable economy-wide electrification. See "—Capital Program," "Liquidity and Capital Resources—Capital Investment Plan," and "Business—SCE—Purchased Power and Fuel Supply—CAISO Wholesale Energy Market" for further details. SCE also continues to implement its transportation electrification programs. As of December 31, 2025, SCE had completed construction at 572 sites to support 9,761 charge ports under its suite of light-duty Charge Ready programs, and 132 sites to support the electrification of 2,859 medium and heavy-duty vehicles through its Charge Ready Transport program. More than 85% of SCE's planned capital investments are in its distribution grid and are essential to meeting grid reliability, resiliency, and readiness objectives, as discussed in "—Capital Program."

Changes in the electric power industry are impacting customers and jurisdictions outside California as well. Many other states and countries are also pursuing climate change and GHG reduction objectives, and large commercial and industrial customers are continuing to pursue cost reduction and sustainability goals. Trio is a global energy advisory firm providing integrated sustainability and energy solutions to commercial, industrial and institutional customers who may be impacted by these changes.

To better engage in this broader transformation and provide a view of developments outside of SCE, Edison International has also made several investments in emerging companies in areas related to the technology and business model changes that are driving industry transformation and may make additional investments in the future. These investments are not financially material to Edison International.