While I read with interest and appreciated your story on electric and natural gas convergence ("Electric/Gas Convergence, Meter to Meter," May 1, 1997, p. 26), I must bring to your attention a misinterpretation concerning the proposed merger of Pacific Enterprises and Enova Corp.
In the second paragraph of your story, you said that Enova "is set to acquire Southern California Gas Co. through a merger with the gas utility's parent company, Pacific Enterprises."
At best, this is an unclear description of this transaction, leaving the reader to wonder whether this is an acquisition of one company by another, or if it is a friendly merger of two energy companies. At worst, it leaves the misinterpretation that Pacific Enterprises is being acquired by Enova. This is simply not the case.