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In response to growing electricity demand, Oncor continues to advance critical transmission and distribution infrastructure projects. These investments also support population growth in Texas and increased reliability for the ERCOT market. At the end of the first quarter of 2025, Oncor had approximately 1,100 active transmission point of interconnection requests in queue, split almost evenly between generation and large commercial and industrial customers. This represents a 35% increase in active requests as compared to the end of first-quarter 2024. Additionally, Oncor increased its premises served by almost 19,000 in the first quarter and built, rebuilt or upgraded nearly 800 miles of transmission and distribution power lines in the first quarter of 2025. Oncor continues to prepare for a comprehensive base rate proceeding utilizing a test year of calendar year 2024, with filing currently targeted for the second quarter of 2025.

In October 2024, the Public Utility Commission of Texas ("PUCT") approved the local projects and import paths of the Permian Basin Reliability Plan ("PBRP"). In April 2025, the PUCT decided that the import paths would be built using 765-kV. ERCOT updated its estimated cost for the entirety of the PBRP to approximately $15 billion. Also in January 2025, ERCOT filed a regional transmission expansion plan with the PUCT, which included two options to serve the load projection of 150 gigawatts by 2030. ERCOT estimated that the cost of either plan would be approximately $20 billion. Taken together, the PBRP and the remaining portion of the Regional Transmission Plan would cost approximately $35 billion. Oncor expects to build a significant portion.

Sempra California
Serving roughly 25 million consumers, Sempra California is a dual-utility platform focused on connecting people to safe, reliable and cleaner energy. In March 2025, San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDGE) and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) filed their applications to update their respective costs of capital with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for the period of 2026 to 2028, subject to the cost of capital adjustment mechanism after 2026. A final decision from the CPUC is expected by the end of the year.

Throughout the quarter, SDGE and SoCalGas advanced strategic programs to modernize their energy networks to meet growing demand, while also advancing community safety and system reliability. In March, the CPUC approved the expansion of SDGE's Westside Canal Battery Energy Storage facility in California's Imperial Valley. This expansion project will co-locate an additional 100 megawatts (MW) of energy storage capacity at the existing 131 MW facility and is projected to be fully operational this summer. Also in March, the CPUC approved SoCalGas' first renewable natural gas (RNG) procurement contract under Senate Bill 1440, which sets RNG procurement targets for the state's natural gas utilities. The contract represents an important milestone for the RNG industry and for California's methane emissions reduction goals.

Sempra Infrastructure
Strong global demand for cleaner and more secure energy continues to support Sempra Infrastructure's development activities across its liquefied natural gas (LNG), energy networks and low-carbon solutions business lines.

During the first quarter, Sempra Infrastructure continued to make progress advancing five significant construction projects including infrastructure projects in the U.S. Gulf coast and northern Mexico. Energía Costa Azul LNG Phase 1 continues to target the start-up of commercial operations in spring of 2026, and construction at Port Arthur LNG Phase 1 remains on time and on budget.

Earnings Guidance
Sempra is updating its full-year 2025 GAAP earnings-per-common-share (EPS) guidance range to $4.25 – $4.65, reflecting actual results through the first quarter, affirming its full-year 2025 adjusted EPS guidance range of $4.30 to $4.70, and affirming its full-year 2026 EPS guidance range of $4.80 to $5.30. The company has also guided to the high-end or above its projected long-term EPS compound annual growth rate of 7% to 9% for 2025 through 2029.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP financial measures include Sempra's adjusted earnings, adjusted EPS and adjusted EPS guidance range. See Table A for additional information regarding these non-GAAP financial measures.

Value Creation Initiatives
In addition to today's quarterly results, the company also reiterated its five value creation initiatives in 2025, designed to continue simplifying Sempra's business model, mitigating risk and improving financial performance.

"These value creation initiatives aim to increase long-term value for shareholders, employees, customers and other stakeholders," said Martin. "In the first quarter, we made steady progress against our plan of execution. As we extend this work across 2025, we expect to advance the company's ability to deliver improved earnings growth and drive enhanced benefits for consumers and communities across our service territories."

Consistent with these value creation initiatives, the company announced Sempra Infrastructure is targeting the sales of Ecogas México, S. de R.L. de C.V., the owner of three utility franchises providing natural gas distribution services in Mexico, as well as a minority stake in Sempra Infrastructure Partners (SI Partners). SI Partners' minority owners, affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, have certain rights of first offer for the sale of a minority interest in SI Partners. More details on the progress of these items will be shared in the second quarter earnings call.

Together, these sales transactions are expected to be completed over the next 12-18 months and to be accretive to the company's earnings-per-share forecast, while also enhancing credit. These transactions also remain subject to reaching agreement on acceptable pricing and other terms, securing required regulatory and other approvals, finalizing definitive contracts, and other factors and considerations.

Internet Broadcast
Sempra will broadcast a live discussion of its earnings results over the internet today at 12 p.m. ET with the company's senior management. Access is available by logging onto the Investors section of the company's website, sempra.com/investors. The webcast will be available on replay a few hours after its conclusion at sempra.com/investors.

About Sempra
Sempra is a leading North American energy infrastructure company focused on delivering energy to nearly 40 million consumers. As owner of one of the largest energy networks on the continent, Sempra is electrifying and improving the energy resilience of some of the world's most significant economic markets, including California, Texas, Mexico and global energy markets. The company is recognized as a leader in sustainable business practices and for its high-performance culture focused on safety and operational excellence, as demonstrated by Sempra's inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America. More information about Sempra is available at sempra.com and on social media @Sempra.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions about the future, involve risks and uncertainties, and are not guarantees. Future results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this press release. We assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

In this press release, forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "contemplate," "plan," "estimate," "project," "forecast," "envision," "should," "could," "would," "will," "confident," "may," "can," "potential," "possible," "proposed," "in process," "construct," "develop," "opportunity," "preliminary," "initiative," "target," "outlook," "optimistic," "poised," "positioned," "maintain," "continue," "progress," "advance," "goal," "aim," "commit," or similar expressions, or when we discuss our guidance, priorities, strategies, goals, vision, mission, projections, intentions or expectations.

Factors, among others, that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statement include: California wildfires, including potential liability for damages regardless of fault and any inability to recover all or a substantial portion of costs from insurance, the wildfire fund established by California Assembly Bill 1054, rates from customers or a combination thereof; decisions, denials of cost recovery, audits, investigations, inquiries, ordered studies, regulations, denials or revocations of permits, consents, approvals or other authorizations, renewals of franchises, and other actions, including the failure to honor contracts and commitments, by the (i) California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Comisión Nacional de Energía, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Public Utility Commission of Texas and other regulatory bodies and (ii) U.S., Mexico and states, counties, cities and other jurisdictions therein and in other countries where we do business; the success of business development efforts, construction projects, acquisitions, divestitures, and other significant transactions, including risks related to (i) being able to make a final investment decision, (ii) negotiating pricing and other terms in definitive contracts, (iii) completing construction projects or other transactions on schedule and budget, (iv) realizing anticipated benefits from any of these efforts if completed, (v) obtaining regulatory and other approvals and (vi) third parties honoring their contracts and commitments; changes to our capital expenditure plans and their potential impact on rate base or other growth; changes, due to evolving economic, political and other factors, to (i) trade and other foreign policy, including the imposition of tariffs by the U.S. and foreign countries, and (ii) laws and regulations, including those related to tax and the energy industry in the U.S. and Mexico; litigation, arbitration, property disputes and other proceedings; cybersecurity threats, including by state and state-sponsored actors, of ransomware or other attacks on our systems or the systems of third parties with which we conduct business, including the energy grid or other energy infrastructure; the availability, uses, sufficiency, and cost of capital resources and our ability to borrow money or otherwise raise capital on favorable terms and meet our obligations, which can be affected by, among other things, (i) actions by credit rating agencies to downgrade our credit ratings or place those ratings on negative outlook, (ii) instability in the capital markets, and (iii) fluctuating interest rates and inflation; the impact on affordability of San Diego Gas & Electric Company's (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Company's (SoCalGas) customer rates and their cost of capital and on SDG&E's, SoCalGas' and Sempra Infrastructure's ability to pass through higher costs to customers due to (i) volatility in inflation, interest rates and commodity prices and the imposition of tariffs, (ii) with respect to SDG&E's and SoCalGas' businesses, the cost of meeting the demand for lower carbon and reliable energy in California, and (iii) with respect to Sempra Infrastructure's business, volatility in foreign currency exchange rates; the impact of climate policies, laws, rules, regulations, trends and required disclosures, including actions to reduce or eliminate reliance on natural gas, increased uncertainty in the political or regulatory environment for California natural gas distribution companies, the risk of nonrecovery for stranded assets, and uncertainty related to emerging technologies; weather, natural disasters, pandemics, accidents, equipment failures, explosions, terrorism, information system outages or other events, such as work stoppages, that disrupt our operations, damage our facilities or systems, cause the release of harmful materials or fires or subject us to liability for damages, fines and penalties, some of which may not be recoverable through regulatory mechanisms or insurance or may impact our ability to obtain satisfactory levels of affordable insurance; the availability of electric power, natural gas and natural gas storage capacity, including disruptions caused by failures in the transmission grid or pipeline and storage systems or limitations on the injection and withdrawal of natural gas from storage facilities; Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC's (Oncor) ability to reduce or eliminate its quarterly dividends due to regulatory and governance requirements and commitments, including by actions of Oncor's independent directors or a minority member director; and other uncertainties, some of which are difficult to predict and beyond our control.

These risks and uncertainties are further discussed in the reports that Sempra has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). These reports are available through the EDGAR system free-of-charge on the SEC's website, www.sec.gov, and on Sempra's website, www.sempra.com. Investors should not rely unduly on any forward-looking statements.

Sempra Infrastructure, Sempra Infrastructure Partners, Sempra Texas, Sempra Texas Utilities, Oncor and Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (IEnova) are not the same companies as the California utilities, SDG&E or SoCalGas, and Sempra Infrastructure, Sempra Infrastructure Partners, Sempra Texas, Sempra Texas Utilities, Oncor and IEnova are not regulated by the CPUC.

None of the website references in this press release are active hyperlinks, and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, any such website is not, and shall not be deemed to be, part of this document.

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Table A (Continued)

RECONCILIATION OF SEMPRA ADJUSTED EARNINGS TO SEMPRA GAAP EARNINGS

Sempra Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted EPS exclude items (after the effects of income taxes and, if applicable, noncontrolling interests (NCI)) in 2025 and 2024 as follows:

Three months ended March 31, 2025:

• $8 million impact from foreign currency and inflation on our monetary positions in Mexico

• $(35) million net unrealized losses on commodity derivatives

• $(9) million net unrealized losses on interest rate swaps related to the initial phase of the Port Arthur LNG liquefaction project (PA LNG Phase 1 project)

Three months ended March 31, 2024:

• $(41) million impact from foreign currency and inflation on our monetary positions in Mexico

• $(12) million net unrealized losses on commodity derivatives

Sempra Adjusted Earnings and Adjusted EPS are non-GAAP financial measures (GAAP represents generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America). These non-GAAP financial measures exclude significant items that are generally not related to our ongoing business activities and/or are infrequent in nature. These non-GAAP financial measures also exclude the impact from foreign currency and inflation on our monetary positions in Mexico and net unrealized gains and losses on commodity and interest rate derivatives, which we expect to occur in future periods, and which can vary significantly from one period to the next. Exclusion of these items is useful to management and investors because it provides a meaningful comparison of the performance of Sempra's business operations to prior and future periods. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplementary information that should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The table below reconciles for historical periods these non-GAAP financial measures to Sempra GAAP Earnings and GAAP EPS, which we consider to be the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

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Table A (Continued)

RECONCILIATION OF SEMPRA 2025 ADJUSTED EPS GUIDANCE RANGE TO SEMPRA 2025 GAAP EPS GUIDANCE RANGE

Sempra 2025 Adjusted EPS Guidance Range of $4.30 to $4.70 excludes items (after the effects of income taxes and, if applicable, NCI) as follows:

• $8 million impact from foreign currency and inflation on our monetary positions in Mexico

• $(35) million net unrealized losses on commodity derivatives

• $(9) million net unrealized losses on interest rate swaps related to the PA LNG Phase 1 project

Sempra 2025 Adjusted EPS Guidance is a non-GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP financial measure excludes significant items that are generally not related to our ongoing business activities and/or infrequent in nature. This non-GAAP financial measure also excludes the impact from foreign currency and inflation on our monetary positions in Mexico and net unrealized gains and losses on commodity and interest rate derivatives for the three months ended March 31, 2025, which we expect to occur in future periods, and which can vary significantly from one period to the next. Exclusion of these items is useful to management and investors because it provides a meaningful comparison of the performance of Sempra's business operations to prior and future periods. This non-GAAP financial measure does not contemplate the anticipated impacts of the proposed sale of Ecogas México, S. de R.L. de C.V. and the proposed sale of a minority interest in Sempra Infrastructure Partners, which combined, are expected to be accretive. Sempra 2025 Adjusted EPS Guidance Range should not be considered an alternative to Sempra 2025 GAAP EPS Guidance Range. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplementary information that should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The table below reconciles Sempra 2025 Adjusted EPS Guidance Range to Sempra 2025 GAAP EPS Guidance Range, which we consider to be the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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