San Diego Gas & Electric issues $250 million of first-mortgage bonds

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), a unit of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), today closed a public offering of $250 million of 30-year first-mortgage bonds.

The bonds have an interest rate of 6.125 percent, with a stated maturity date of Sept. 15, 2037. The proceeds of the bonds will be used to finance SDG&E’s capital- investment program.

The joint lead managers for the bonds are Deutsche Bank Securities, Calyon and Wachovia Securities; co-managers are Merrill Lynch & Co., Morgan Stanley, Blaylock & Company, Guzman & Company, Loop Capital Markets and Utendahl Capital Partners. The bonds are rated “A1” by Moody’s Investors Service, “A+” by Standard & Poor’s Corp. and “AA” by Fitch Ratings.