content: Securities and Exchange Commission
  
                           Washington, DC  20549
  
                                 Form 8-K
  
                              Current Report
  
                  Pursuant to Section 13 to 15(d) of the
                       Securities Exchange Act 1934
  
  
                      Date of Report March 1, 1994  
                     (Date of earliest event reported)
  
  
  
  
                  California Energy Company, Inc.                       
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
  
        Delaware             1-9874                  94-2213782         
  (State of other       (Commission File          (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction of        Number)                  Identification No)
  incorporation)   
  
  
  
        10831 Old Mill Road       Omaha, Nebraska         68154         
  (Address of principal executive offices)               Zip Code
  
  
  
  Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (402)330-8900
  
  
  
                             N/A                                        
       (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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  ITEM 5.  Other Events
  
        On March 1, 1994, the Registrant announced the filing with
  the Securities and Exchange Commission of an S-3 Registration
  Statement for the planned offering in March of its senior
  discount notes due 2004.  The Registrant intends to raise
  approximately $400,000,000 of gross proceeds from the offering of
  the senior discount notes.  A copy of the press release (which in
  no way constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer
  to buy the notes, nor shall there be any sale of these securities
  in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
  unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
  securities laws of any such State) issued by the Registrant is
  set forth as Exhibit 1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
  reference.
  
  
  
  ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
        
        Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated March 1, 1994.
  
  <PAGE>
  
        
                                 SIGNATURE
  
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                  California Energy Company, Inc.
  
  
  
                                  By:   /s/Steven A. McArthur           
                                        Steven A. McArthur
                                        Senior Vice President
  
  Dated:  March 7, 1994
  <PAGE>
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text: Securities and Exchange Commission
  
                           Washington, DC  20549
  
                                 Form 8-K
  
                              Current Report
  
                  Pursuant to Section 13 to 15(d) of the
                       Securities Exchange Act 1934
  
                      Date of Report March 1, 1994  
                     (Date of earliest event reported)
  
                  California Energy Company, Inc.                       
          (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
        Delaware             1-9874                  94-2213782         
  (State of other       (Commission File          (IRS Employer
  jurisdiction of        Number)                  Identification No)
  incorporation)   
  
        10831 Old Mill Road       Omaha, Nebraska         68154         
  (Address of principal executive offices)               Zip Code
  
  Registrant's Telephone Number, including area code: (402)330-8900
  
                             N/A                                        
       (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  ITEM 5.  Other Events
  
        On March 1, 1994, the Registrant announced the filing with
  the Securities and Exchange Commission of an S-3 Registration
  Statement for the planned offering in March of its senior
  discount notes due 2004.  The Registrant intends to raise
  approximately $400,000,000 of gross proceeds from the offering of
  the senior discount notes.  A copy of the press release (which in
  no way constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer
  to buy the notes, nor shall there be any sale of these securities
  in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
  unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
  securities laws of any such State) issued by the Registrant is
  set forth as Exhibit 1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
  reference.
  
  ITEM 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
        
        Exhibit 1 - Press Release dated March 1, 1994.
  SIGNATURE
  
        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
  on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                                  California Energy Company, Inc.
  
                                  By:   /s/Steven A. McArthur           
                                        Steven A. McArthur
                                        Senior Vice President
  
  Dated:  March 7, 1994