UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
    
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
             
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 20132016
Commission
File Number
Registrant, State of Incorporation,
Address and Telephone Number
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
1-8809
1-3375
SCANA Corporation (a South Carolina corporation)
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (a South Carolina corporation)
100 SCANA Parkway, Cayce, South Carolina 29033
(803) 217-9000
57-0784499
57-0248695
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
SCANA Corporation: Common stock, without par value, registered on The New York Stock Exchange
2009 Series A 7.70% Enhanced Junior Subordinated Notes, registered on The New York Stock Exchange
                 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company: Series A Nonvoting Preferred Shares
     
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
SCANA Corporation x         South Carolina Electric & Gas Company x
      
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.
SCANA Corporation o         South Carolina Electric & Gas Company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.             
SCANA Corporation Yes x No o     South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
SCANA Corporation Yes x No o     South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
         SCANA Corporation x         South Carolina Electric & Gas Company x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).
SCANA Corporation
Large accelerated filer x
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o
Smaller reporting company o
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer x
Smaller reporting company o
              
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).
SCANA Corporation Yes o No x     South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Yes o No x
     
The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of SCANA Corporation was $6.85$10.8 billion at June 28, 2013,30, 2016, the last business day of the registrant's most recently completed second fiscal quarter, based on the closing price of $49.10$75.66 per share. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company is a wholly‑owned subsidiary of SCANA Corporation and has no voting stock other than its common stock, all of which is held beneficially and of record by SCANA Corporation. A description of registrants’ common stock follows:
Registrant Description of
Common Stock
 Shares Outstanding
at February 20, 20142017
SCANA Corporation Without Par Value 141,144,841142,916,917
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company Without Par Value 40,296,147
Documents incorporated by reference: Specified sections of SCANA Corporation’s Proxy Statement, in connection with its 20142017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, are incorporated by reference in Part III hereof.
This combined Form 10-K is separately filed by SCANA Corporation and South Carolina Electric & Gas Company. Information contained herein relating to any individual registrant is filed by such registrant on its own behalf. Each registrantSouth Carolina Electric & Gas Company makes no representation as to information relating to the other company.SCANA Corporation or its subsidiaries (other than South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and its consolidated affiliates).
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction I(1) (a) and (b) of Form 10-K and therefore is filing this Form with the reduced disclosure format allowed under General Instruction I(2).




TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 Page
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
Definitions
  
 
  
 
SCANA Corporation and Subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Income
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and Affiliates
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
   
Item 9B.Other Information
  
 
  
 
  
Signatures


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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
 
Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K which are not statements of historical fact are intended to be, and are hereby identified as, “forward-looking statements” for purposes of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning key earnings drivers, customer growth, environmental regulations and expenditures, leverage ratio, projections for pension fund contributions, financing activities, access to sources of capital, impacts of the adoption of new accounting rules and estimated construction and other expenditures.  In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar terminology.  Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and that actual results could differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements.  Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1)the information is of a preliminary nature and may be subject to further and/or continuing review and adjustment;
(2)legislative and regulatory actions, particularly changes inrelated to electric and gas services, rate regulation, regulations governing electric grid reliability and pipeline integrity, environmental regulations, and actions affecting the construction of new nuclear units;
(3)current and future litigation;
(4)changes in the economy, especially in areas served by subsidiaries of SCANA;
(5)the impact of competition from other energy suppliers, including competition from alternate fuels in industrial markets;
(6)the impact of conservation and demand side management efforts and/or technological advances on customer usage;
(7)the loss of sales to distributed generation, such as solar photovoltaic systems or energy storage systems;
(8)growth opportunities for SCANA’s regulated and diversifiedother subsidiaries;
(9)the results of short- and long-term financing efforts, including prospects for obtaining access to capital markets and other sources of liquidity;
(10)the effects of weather, especially in areas where the generation and transmission facilities of SCANA and its subsidiaries (the Company) are located and in areas served by SCANA’s subsidiaries;
(11)changes in SCANA’s or its subsidiaries’ accounting rules and accounting policies;
(12)payment and performance by counterparties and customers as contracted and when due;
(13)the results of efforts to license, site, construct and finance facilities for electric generation and transmission;transmission, including nuclear generating facilities;
(14)the results of efforts to operate the Company's electric and gas systems and assets in accordance with acceptable performance standards, including the impact of additional distributed generation and nuclear generation;
(15)maintaining creditworthy joint owners for SCE&G’s new nuclear generation project;
(15)(16)the creditworthiness and/or financial stability of contractors for SCE&G's new nuclear generation project, particularly in light of adverse financial developments disclosed by Toshiba;
(17)the ability of suppliers, both domestic and international, to timely provide the labor, secure processes, components, parts, tools, equipment and other supplies needed, at agreed upon quality and prices, for our construction program, operations and maintenance;
(16)(18)the results of efforts to ensure the physical and cyber security of key assets and processes;
(17)(19)the availability of fuels such as coal, natural gas and enriched uranium used to produce electricity; the availability of purchased power and natural gas for distribution; the level and volatility of future market prices for such fuels and purchased power; and the ability to recover the costs for such fuels and purchased power;
(18)(20)the availability of skilled, licensed and experienced human resources to properly manage, operate, and grow the Company’s businesses;
(19)(21)labor disputes;
(20)(22)performance of SCANA’s pension plan assets;assets and the effect(s) of associated discount rates;
(21)(23)changes in taxes;tax laws and realization of tax benefits and credits, including production tax credits for new nuclear units, and the ability or inability to realize credits and deductions;
(22)(24)inflation or deflation;
(23)(25)changes in interest rates;
(26)compliance with regulations;
(24)(27)natural disasters and man-made mishaps that directly affect our operations or the regulations governing them; and
(25)(28)the other risks and uncertainties described from time to time in the periodic reports filed by SCANA or SCE&G with the SEC.

SCANA and SCE&G disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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DEFINITIONS
Abbreviations used in this Form 10-K have the meanings set forth below unless the context requires otherwise:
TERM MEANING
AFC Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
ANI American Nuclear Insurers
AOCI Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
ARO Asset Retirement Obligation
BACT Best Available Control Technology
BLRA Base Load Review Act
CAA Clean Air Act, as amended
CAIR Clean Air Interstate Rule
CB&IChicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V.
CCR Coal Combustion Residuals
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CFO Chief Financial Officer
CFTC Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act
CGT Carolina Gas Transmission Corporation
CO2
Carbon Dioxide
COL Combined Construction and Operating License
Company SCANA, together with its consolidated subsidiaries
Consolidated SCE&G SCE&G and its consolidated affiliates
Consortium A consortium consisting of Westinghouse Electric Company LLCWEC and Stone and Webster Inc., a subsidiary
Court of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N. V.AppealsUnited States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
CSAPR Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
CUT Customer Usage Tracker (decoupling mechanism)
CWA Clean Water Act
DCGTDominion Carolina Gas Transmission LLC
DERDistributed Energy Resource
DHEC South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Dodd-Frank Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
DOE United States Department of Energy
DOJ United States Department of Justice
DOT United States Department of Transportation
DRBDispute Resolution Board
DSM Programs Demand Side Management Programs
EIZ CreditsSouth Carolina Capital Investment Tax Credits (formerly known as Economic Impact Zone Income Tax Credits)
ELG Rule New federalFederal effluent limitation guidelines for steam electric generating units
Energy MarketingEMANI The divisions of SEMI, excluding SCANA EnergyEuropean Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance
EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency
EPC Contract Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement dated May 23, 2008
eWNAFASB Pilot Electric WNAFinancial Accounting Standards Board
FERC United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FluorFluor Corporation
Fuel Company South Carolina Fuel Company, Inc.
GAAPAccounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
GENCO South Carolina Generating Company, Inc.
GHG Greenhouse Gas
GPSC Georgia Public Service Commission
GWh Gigawatt hour
IRPIRC Integrated Resource PlanInternal Revenue Code
IRS United States Internal Revenue Service
JEDASouth Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority
KVA Kilovolt ampere
kWh Kilowatt-hour
TERMMEANING
Level 1 A fair value measurement using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 A fair value measurement using observable inputs other than those for Level 1, including quoted prices for similar (not identical) assets or liabilities or inputs that are derived from observable market data by correlation or other means
Level 3 A fair value measurement using unobservable inputs, including situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
LOC Lines of Credit
LTECP SCANA Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan
MATS Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
MCF or MMCF Thousand Cubic Feet or Million Cubic Feet
MGP Manufactured Gas Plant
MMBTU Million British Thermal Units
MW or MWh Megawatt or Megawatt-hour
NAAQSNational Ambient Air Quality Standard
NASDAQ The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
NAVNet Asset Value
NCUC North Carolina Utilities Commission
NEIL Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited
NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation
New Units Nuclear Units 2 and 3 under construction at Summer Station
NOX
Nitrogen Oxide
NPDES National Permit Discharge Elimination System
NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NSPS New Source Performance Standards
NSR New Source Review
Nuclear Waste Act Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982
NYMEX New York Mercantile Exchange
NYSE The New York Stock Exchange
OCI Other Comprehensive Income
October 2015 AmendmentAmendment, dated October 27, 2015, to the EPC Contract
ORS South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff
PGA Purchased Gas Adjustment
PHMSA United States Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Price-Anderson Price-Anderson Indemnification Act
PRPPotentially Responsible Party
PSNC Energy Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated
RCCROE Replacement Capital CovenantReturn on Common Equity
RSA Natural Gas Rate Stabilization Act
RTO/ISORegional Transmission Organization/Independent System Operator
Santee Cooper South Carolina Public Service Authority
SCANA SCANA Corporation, the parent company
SCANA Energy A division of SEMI which markets natural gas in GeorgiaSCANA Energy Marketing, Inc.
SCANA ServicesSCANA Services, Inc.
SCE&G South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
SCEUCSouth Carolina Energy Users Committee
SCI SCANA Communications, Inc.
SCPSC Public Service Commission of South Carolina
SEC United States Securities and Exchange Commission
SEMISCANA Energy Marketing, Inc.
SERC SERC Reliability Corporation
SIPState Implementation Plan
SO2
Sulfur Dioxide
Southern Natural Southern Natural Gas Company
Spirit CommunicationsSCTG, LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiary SCTG Communications, Inc.
Stone & WebsterPrior to December 31, 2015, CB&I Stone & Webster, a subsidiary of CB&I. Effective December 31, 2015, Stone & Webster, a subsidiary of WECTEC, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WEC
Summer Station V. C.V.C. Summer Nuclear Station
Supreme Court United States Supreme Court
Toshiba 
TERMMEANINGToshiba Corporation, parent company of WEC
Transco Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corporation
TSR Total Shareholder Return
Unit 1Nuclear Unit 1 at Summer Station
VACAR Virginia-Carolinas Reliability Group
VIE Variable Interest Entity
WestinghouseWEC Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
Williams Station A.M. Williams Generating Station, owned by GENCO
WNA Weather Normalization Adjustment


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PART I
 
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION
SCANA is a South Carolina corporation created in 1984 as a holding company. SCANA holds directly all of the capital stock of the following subsidiaries, each of which is incorporated in South Carolina.

SCE&GEngaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity to retail and wholesale customers and the purchase, sale and transportation of natural gas to retail customers
GENCOOwns Williams Station and sells electricity solely to SCE&G
Fuel CompanyAcquires, owns and provides financing for SCE&G’s nuclear fuel, certain fossil fuels and emission allowances
PSNC EnergyPurchases, sells and transports natural gas to retail customers
CGTTransports natural gas in South Carolina and southeastern Georgia
SCIProvides fiber optic communications, ethernet services and data center facilities and builds, manages and leases communications towers in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia
SEMIMarkets natural gas, primarily in the Southeast, and provides energy‑related risk management services. SCANA Energy, a division of SEMI, markets natural gas in Georgia’s retail market.
ServiceCare, Inc.Provides service contracts on home appliances and heating and air conditioning units
SCANA Services, Inc.Provides administrative, management and other services to SCANA’s subsidiaries and business units

SCANA owns one other energy‑related company that is insignificant and being liquidated.
SCANA and its subsidiaries had full-time, permanent employees as of February 20, 2014 and 2013 of 5,989 and 5,842, respectively.
INVESTOR INFORMATION
SCANA’s and SCE&G’s annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed with or furnished to the SEC are available free of charge through SCANA’s internet website at www.scana.com (which is not intended as an active hyperlink) as soon as reasonably practicable after these reports are filed or furnished. Information on SCANA’s website is not part of this or any other report filed with or furnished to the SEC.

SCANA and SCE&G post information from time to time regarding developments relating to SCE&G’s new nuclear project on SCANA’s website at www.scana.com (which is not intended to be an active hyperlink; the information on SCANA’s website is not a part of this report or any other report or document that SCANA or SCE&G files with or furnishes to the SEC). as soon as reasonably practicable after these reports are filed or furnished.

SCANA and SCE&G post information from time to time regarding developments relating to SCE&G’s new nuclear project and other matters of interest to investors on SCANA’s website. On SCANA’s homepage, there is a yellow box containing a linklinks to the New Nuclear Development sectionand Other Investor Information sections of the website. ThatThe Nuclear Development section in turn contains a yellow box with a link to recent project news and updates. The Other Investor Information section of the website contains a link to recent investor-related information that cannot be found at other areas of the website. Some of the information that will be posted from time to time, including the quarterly reports that SCE&G submits to the SCPSC and the ORS in connection with the new nuclear project, may be deemed to be material information that has not otherwise become public, and investors,public. Investors, media and othersother interested in SCE&G’s new nuclear projectpersons are encouraged to review this information.information and can sign up, under the Investor Relations Section of the website, for an email alert when there is a new posting in the Nuclear Development and Other Investor Information yellow box.

CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND SEGMENTS OF BUSINESS
For information with respect to major segments of business, see Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations forSCANA is a South Carolina corporation created in 1984 as a holding company. SCANA and SCE&Gits subsidiaries had full-time, permanent employees of 5,910 as of February 20, 2017 and the consolidated financial statements for SCANA and SCE&G (Note 12). All such information is incorporated herein by reference.
5,829 as of February 19, 2016. SCANA does not directly own or operate any significant physical properties. SCANA, throughproperties, but it holds directly all of the capital stock of its subsidiaries, is engaged inincluding the functionally distinct operationssubsidiaries described below.


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Regulated Utilities
 
SCE&G is engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity to approximately 678,000709,000 customers and the purchase, sale and transportation of natural gas to approximately 329,000358,000 customers (each as of December 31, 2013)2016). SCE&G’s business experiences seasonal fluctuations, with generally higher sales of electricity during the summer and winter months because of air conditioning and heating requirements, and generally higher sales of natural gas during the winter months due to heating requirements. SCE&G’s electric service territory extends into 24 counties covering nearly 17,00016,000 square miles in the central, southern and southwestern portions of South Carolina. The service area for natural gas encompasses all or part of 35 counties in South Carolina and covers approximately 22,60023,000 square miles. More than 3.23.4 million persons live in the counties where SCE&G conducts its business. Resale customers include municipalities, electric cooperatives, other investor-owned utilities, registered marketers and federal and state electric agencies. Predominant industries served by SCE&G include chemicals, educational services, paper products, food products, lumber and wood products, health services, textile manufacturing, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, automotive and tire and fabricated metal products.
 
GENCO owns Williams Station and sells electricity, pursuant to a FERC-approved tariff, solely to SCE&G under the terms of a unit power sales agreement and related operating agreement. Fuel Company acquires, owns and provides financing for SCE&G's nuclear fuel, certain fossil fuels and emission allowances.

PSNC Energy purchases, sells and transports natural gas to approximately 509,000550,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers (as of December 31, 2013)2016). PSNC Energy serves 28 franchised counties covering approximately 12,000 square miles in North Carolina. The predominant industries served by PSNC Energy include educational services, food products, health services, automotive, chemicals, non-woven textiles, electrical generation and construction.
 
CGT operates as an open access, transportation-only interstate pipeline company regulated by FERC. CGT operates in southeastern Georgia and in South Carolina and has interconnections with Southern Natural at Port Wentworth, Georgia and with Southern LNG, Inc. at Elba Island, near Savannah, Georgia. CGT also has interconnections with Southern Natural in Aiken County, South Carolina, and with Transco in Cherokee and Spartanburg counties, South Carolina. CGT’s customers include SCE&G (which uses natural gas for electricity generation and for gas distribution to retail customers), SEMI (which markets natural gas to industrial and sale for resale customers, primarily in the Southeast), municipalities, county gas authorities, federal and state agencies, marketers, power generators and industrial customers primarily engaged in the manufacturing or processing of ceramics, paper, metal, and textiles.
Nonregulated Businesses
 
SEMISCANA Energy markets natural gas primarily in the southeast and provides energy-related risk management services. A division of SCANA Energy a division of SEMI, sells natural gas to approximately 454,000450,000 customers (as of December 31, 2013, and includes approximately 68,000 customers in its regulated division) in Georgia’s natural gas market. In third quarter 2013, SCANA Energy’s contract to serve as Georgia’s regulated provider of natural gas was renewed by the GPSC through August 31, 2015.  SCANA Energy’s total customer base represents an approximately 30% share of the approximately 1.5 million customers2016) in Georgia’s deregulated natural gas market. SCANA Energy remains the second largest natural gas marketer in Georgia.
 
SCI owns
SCANA Services, Inc. provides administrative and operates a 1,125 mile fiber optic telecommunications network and ethernet network and data center facilities in South Carolina. Through a joint venture, SCI has an interest in an additional 2,280 miles of fiber in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. SCI also provides tower site construction, management and rental services and sells towers in South Carolina and North Carolina. SCI leases fiber optic capacity, data center space and tower space to certain affiliates at market rates.SCANA's other subsidiaries.
The preceding Corporate Structure and Organization section describes other regulated and nonregulated businesses owned by SCANA.
COMPETITION

For a discussioninformation with respect to major segments of the impact of competition,business, see the Overview section ofItem 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for SCANA and SCE&G.

CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
SCANA’s regulated subsidiaries, including SCE&G, require cash to fund operations, construction programs and dividend payments to SCANA. SCANA’s nonregulated subsidiaries require cash to fund operations and dividend payments to SCANA. To replace existing plant investment and to expand to meet future demand for electricity and gas, SCANA’s regulated subsidiaries must attract the necessary financial capital on reasonable terms. Regulated subsidiaries recover the costs of providing services through rates charged to customers. Rates for regulated services are generally based on historical costs. As customer growth and inflation occur and these subsidiaries continue their construction programs, rate increases will be sought.

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The future financial position and results of operations of the regulated subsidiaries will be affected by their ability to obtain adequate and timely rate and other regulatory relief, when requested.
For a discussion of various rate matters and their impact on capital requirements, see the Regulatory Matters section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for SCANA and SCE&G and Note 2 to12 of the consolidated financial statements for SCANA and SCE&G.
During the period 2014-2016, SCANA and SCE&G expect to meet capital requirements through internally generated funds, issuance of equity and short-term and long-term borrowings. SCANA and SCE&G expect that they have or can obtain adequate sources of financing to meet their projected cash requirements for the next 12 months and for the foreseeable future.
For a discussion of cash requirements for construction and nuclear fuel expenditures, contractual cash obligations, financing limits, financing transactions and other relatedstatements. All such information see the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for SCANA and SCE&G.is incorporated herein by reference.

Ratios of earnings to fixed charges for each of the five years ended December 31, 2013, were as follows:

December 31, 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
SCANA 3.22 2.93 2.87 2.92 2.84
SCE&G 3.48 3.29 3.13 3.18 3.25
ELECTRIC OPERATIONS
 
Electric Sales
 
SCE&G’s sales of electricity and margins earned from the sale of electricitythose sales by customer classification as percentages of electric revenues for 2012 and 2013 were as follows:
 Sales Margins Sales Margins
Customer Classification 2012 2013 2012 2013 2016 2015 2016 2015
Residential 43% 44% 50% 50% 46% 45% 50% 50%
Commercial 32% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33%
Industrial 17% 18% 13% 14% 17% 17% 14% 14%
Sales for resale 6% 2% 2% 1% 2% 2% 1% 1%
Other 2% 3% 2% 2% 2% 3% 2% 2%
Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
 
Sales for resale include sales to three municipalities and one electric cooperative. Short-term system sales and margins were not significant for anyeither period presented.
 
During 20132016 SCE&G experienced a net increase of approximately 8,00011,000 electric customers (growth rate of 1.2%1.6%), increasing its total number of electric customers to approximately 678,000709,000 at year end.
 
The following projections assume normal weather where applicable.  For the period 2014-2016,2016 to 2017, SCE&G projects a retail kWh sales decrease of approximately 0.1% and customer growth of 1.5%. For the period 2017-2019, SCE&G projects total territorial kWh sales of electricity to increase 0.6%0.3% annually, (assuming normal weather), total retail sales growth of 0.6%to grow 0.3% annually, (assuming normal weather), total electric customer base to increase 1.8%1.6% annually and territorial peak load (summer, in MW) to increase 1.9%1.6% annually. SCE&G projects a retail kWh sales decrease of approximately 0.2% and customer growth of 1.1% from 2013 to 2014. SCE&G’s goal is to maintain a planning reserve margin of between 14% and 20%,; however, weather and other factors affect territorial peak load and can cause actual generating capacity on any given day to fall below the reserve margin goal.

Electric Interconnections
 
SCE&G purchases all of the electric generation of GENCO’s Williams Station under a Unit Power Sales Agreementunit power sales agreement which has been approved by FERC. Williams Station has a net generating capacity (summer rating) of 605 MW.
 

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SCE&G’s transmission system which extends over a large part of the central, southern and southwestern portions of South Carolina,Carolina. The system interconnects with Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC, Duke Energy Progress, Inc.,LLC, Santee Cooper, Georgia Power Company and the Southeastern Power Administration’s Clarks Hill (Thurmond) Project. SCE&G is a member of VACAR, one of several geographic divisions within the SERC. SERC is one of eight regional entities with delegated authority from NERC for the purpose of proposing and enforcing reliability standards approved by FERC. SERC is divided geographically into five diverse sub-regions that are identified as Central, Delta, Gateway, Southeastern and VACAR. The regional entities and all members of NERC work to safeguard the reliability of the bulk power systems throughout North America. For a discussion of the impact certain legislative and regulatory initiatives may have on SCE&G’s transmission system, see Electric Operations within the Overview section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for SCANA and SCE&G.
 

Fuel Costs and Fuel Supply
 
The average cost of various fuels and the weighted average cost of all fuels (including oil) for the years 2011-2013 follow:were as follows:
Cost of Fuel UsedCost of Fuel Used
2011 2012 20132016 2015 2014
Per MMBTU: 
  
  
 
  
  
Nuclear$0.88
 $0.94
 $1.11
$0.98
 $0.95
 $1.01
Coal4.47
 4.49
 4.28
3.41
 3.81
 3.90
Natural Gas4.86
 3.71
 4.63
3.02
 3.26
 5.19
All Fuels (weighted average)3.80
 3.56
 3.53
2.41
 3.01
 3.62
Per Ton: Coal109.91
 111.72
 104.63
84.62
 95.69
 96.74
Per MCF: Gas5.01
 3.80
 4.69
3.11
 3.35
 5.30
 
TheFor a listing of the Company's generating facilities, see the Electric Properties section within Item 2. Properties. For information on actual and projected sources and percentages of total MWh generation by each category of fuel, forsee Electric Operations - Environmental within the years 2011-2013Overview section of Item 7. Management's Discussion and the estimates for the years 2014-2016 follow: Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 % of Total MWh Generated
 Actual Estimated
 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Coal50% 50% 45% 50% 49% 45%
Nuclear19% 19% 24% 21% 21% 24%
Hydro3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 4%
Natural Gas & Oil28% 28% 26% 24% 25% 26%
Biomass
 
 1% 1% 1% 1%
Total100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

In 2013, the Company used2016, coal to generate electricity at six fossil fuel-fired plants, including its cogeneration facility located in Charleston, South Carolina. Unit trains and, in some cases, trucks and barges delivered coal to these plants. SCE&G completed the retirement of one of these plants (comprised of three units) in 2012 and 2013 and intends to retire certain other coal-fired generating units by 2018, subject to future developments in environmental regulations, among other matters. One of the units to be retired by 2018 was fueled with coal prior to 2013, but is expected to be fueled exclusively with natural gas until its retirement.
Coal is primarily obtained through long-term supply contracts. Long-term contracts exist with suppliers located in eastern Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. These contracts provide for approximately 2.81.4 million tons annually. Sulfur restrictions on the contract coal range from 1.0% to 1.6%. These contracts expire at various times through 2016.2018. Spot market purchases may occur when needed or when prices are believed to be favorable. The Company relies on unit trains and, in some cases, trucks and barges for coal deliveries.
 
SCANA and SCE&G believe that SCE&G’selectric operations comply with all applicable regulations relating to the discharge of sulfur dioxide SO2 and nitrogen oxide.NOX . See additional discussion at Environmental Matters in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for SCANA and SCE&G.Operations.


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SCE&G, for itself and as agent for Santee Cooper, and WestinghouseWEC are parties to a fuel alliance agreement and contracts for fuel fabrication and related services. Under these contracts, SCE&G hassupplies enriched products to supply enriched product to WestinghouseWEC and Westinghouse will supplyWEC supplies nuclear fuel assemblies for Summer Station Unit 1 and is under contract to supply assemblies for the New Units. WestinghouseWEC will be SCE&G’s exclusive provider of such fuel assemblies on a cost-plus basis. The fuel assemblies to be delivered under the contracts are expected to supply the nuclear fuel requirements of Summer Station Unit 1 and the New Units through 2033. SCE&G is dependent upon WestinghouseWEC for providing fuel assemblies for the new AP1000 reactors in the New Units in the current and anticipated future absence of other commercially viable sources.

The Consortium currently provides maintenance and engineering support to Summer Station Unit 1 under a services alliance agreement.  Although SCE&G has provided the Consortium with notice of its election to terminate the existing agreement, it is anticipated that SCE&G will enter into new agreements to provide similar support services to Summer Station Unit 1 and to the New Units upon their completion and commencement of commercial operation.  Those new agreements may, but will not necessarily, be between SCE&G and the Consortium.
In addition, SCE&G has contracts covering its nuclear fuel needs for uranium, conversion services and enrichment services. These contracts have varying expiration dates through 2024. SCE&G believes that it will be able to renew contracts as they expire or enter into similar contractual arrangements with other suppliers of nuclear fuel materials and services and that sufficient capacity for nuclear fuel supplies and processing exists to preclude the impairment of normal operations of its nuclear generating units.
 
SCE&G can storestores spent nuclear fuel in its on-site until at least 2017spent-fuel pool, and has commenced construction ofconstructed a dry cask storage facility to accommodate the spent fuel output for the life of Summer Station Unit 1. SCE&G may evaluate other technology as it becomes available. In addition, Summer Station Unit 1 has sufficient on-site storage capacity to permit storage of the entire reactor core in the event that complete unloading should become desirable or necessary. For information about the contract with the DOE regarding disposal of spent fuel, see Hazardous and Solid Wastes within the Environmental Matters section of Management’s DiscussionNote 10 to the consolidated financial statements.

SCE&G also uses long-term power purchase agreements to ensure that adequate power supply resources are in place to meet load obligations and Analysisreserve requirements. As of Financial Condition and ResultsJanuary 1, 2017, SCE&G had such agreements in place for 325 MW of Operations for SCANA andcapacity (expiring at various times through 2020). In addition, SCE&G.&G had the ability to purchase an additional 204 MW of capacity under these agreements.
 

GAS OPERATIONS
 
Gas Sales-Regulated
 
Regulated sales of natural gas by customer classification as a percent of total regulated gas revenues sold or transported for 2012 and 2013 were as follows: 
 SCANA SCE&G SCANA SCE&G
Customer Classification 2012 2013 2012 2013 2016 2015 2016 2015
Residential 54.7% 55.6% 44.3% 43.5% 57.9% 57.0% 48.3% 47.9%
Commercial 26.1% 26.0% 27.5% 27.4% 26.4% 26.8% 28.6% 28.0%
Industrial 11.8% 12.5% 22.3% 25.6% 10.4% 11.0% 19.5% 20.6%
Transportation Gas 7.4% 5.9% 5.9% 3.5% 5.3% 5.2% 3.6% 3.5%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
 
For the three-year period 2014-2016,2017-2019, SCANA projects total consolidated sales of regulated natural gas in MMBTUs to increase 1.4%4.1% annually (excluding transportation and assuming normal weather). Annual projected increases over such period in MMBTU sales include residential of 2.1%2.5%, commercial of 0.8% and industrial of 0.8%10.7%.

For the three-year period 2014-2016,2017-2019, SCE&G projects total consolidated sales of regulated natural gas in MMBTUs to increase 0.8%2.7% annually (excluding transportation and assuming normal weather). Annual projected increases over such period in MMBTU sales include residential of 1.0%2.4%, commercial of 0.6%0.7% and industrial of 1.0%4.3%.

For the three-year period 2014-2016,2017-2019, each of SCANA’s and SCE&G’s total consolidated regulated natural gas customer base is projected to increase annually 2.3% and 1.9%, respectively.2.6% annually. During 20132016, SCANA recorded a net increase of approximately 18,00026,000 regulated gas customers (growth rate of 2.2%2.9%), increasing the number of its regulated gas customers to approximately 837,000.907,000. Of this increase, SCE&G recorded a net increase of approximately 7,00010,000 gas customers (growth rate of 2.1%2.9%), increasing the number of its total gas customers to approximately 329,000358,000 (as of December 31, 2013)2016).
 
Demand for gas changes primarily due to weather and the price relationship between gas and alternate fuels.

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Gas Cost Supply and Curtailment PlansSupply
 
 SCE&G purchases natural gas under contracts with producers and marketers inon both the spota short-term and long-term markets.basis at market based prices. The gas is delivered to South Carolina through firm transportation agreements with Southern Natural (expiring in 2014 and 2018), Transco (expiring in 2017)at various times through 2031) and CGTDCGT (expiring in 2014, 2018, 2023 and 2026)at various times through 2036). The maximum daily volume of gas that SCE&G is entitled to transport under these contracts is 222,404212,194 MMBTU from Southern Natural, 64,652104,652 MMBTU from Transco and 425,929461,727 MMBTU from CGT.DCGT. Additional natural gas volumes may be delivered to SCE&G’s system as capacity is available through interruptible transportation.
 
The daily volume of gas that SEMISCANA Energy is entitled to transport under its service agreements with CGT (expiring in 2016, 2017 andat various times through 2023) on a firm basis is 82,615771,627 MMBTU. Additional natural gas volumes may be delivered as capacity is available through interruptible transportation.
 
SCE&G purchased natural gas, including fixed transportation, at an average cost of $5.35$3.46 per MCFMMBTU during 20132016 and $4.73$3.67 per MCFMMBTU during 2012.2015.
 
SCE&G was allocated 5,382 MMCF of natural gas storage capacity on the systems of Southern Natural and Transco. Approximately 4,039 MMCF of gas were in storage on December 31, 2013. To meet the requirements of its high priority natural gas customers during periods of maximum demand, SCE&G has 5,502,600 MMBTU of natural gas storage capacity on the systems of Southern Natural and Transco. Approximately 3,806,800 MMBTU of gas were in storage on December 31, 2016. SCE&G supplements its supplies of natural gas with two LNG storage facilities, one of which has liquefaction and storage facilities. The LNG plants are capable of storing the liquefied equivalent of 1,880 MMCF of natural gas.capability. Approximately 1,635 MMCF1,833,400 MMBTU (liquefied equivalent) of gas were in storage on December 31, 2013.2016. For a discussion of SCE&G's natural gas storage capacity, see Item 2. Properties.
 
PSNC Energy purchases natural gas under contracts with producers and marketers on a short-term basis at market based prices and on a long-term basis for reliability assurance at first of the month index prices plus a reservation charge in certain cases. Transco transports natural gas to North Carolina through transportation agreements with varying expiration dates through 2032.2031. On a peak day, PSNC Energy is capable of receiving daily transportation volumes of natural gas under these contracts, utilizing firm contracts of 610,062710,062 MMBTU from Transco.

 
PSNC Energy purchased natural gas, including fixed transportation, at an average cost of $5.13$3.73 per MMBTU during 20132016 compared to $4.65$4.12 per MMBTU during 2012.2015.
 
To meet the requirements of its high priority natural gas customers during periods of maximum demand, PSNC Energy supplements its supplies of natural gas with underground natural gas storage services and LNG peaking services. Underground natural gas storage service agreements with Dominion Transmission, Inc., Columbia Gas Transmission, Transco and Spectra Energy provide for storage capacity of approximately 13,000 MMCF.13,000,000 MMBTU. Approximately 10,000 MMCF9,000,000 MMBTU of gas were in storage under these agreements at December 31, 2013.  In addition,2016. PSNC Energy’s LNG facility can store the liquefied equivalent of 1,000 MMCF of natural gas with regasification capability of approximately 100 MMCF per day.  Approximately 900 MMCF (liquefied equivalent) of gas were in storage at December 31, 2013.Energy also maintains LNG storage service agreements with Transco, Cove Point LNG and Pine Needle LNG provide for 1,300 MMCFwhich provides 1,300,000 MMBTU (liquefied equivalent) of storage space. Approximately 1,100 MMCF1,100,000 MMBTU (liquefied equivalent) were in storage under these agreements at December 31, 2013.2016. Approximately 900,000 MMBTU (liquefied equivalent) of gas were in storage at PSNC Energy's LNG storage facility at December 31, 2016. For a discussion of PSNC Energy's LNG storage capacity, see Item 2. Properties.
 
SCANA and SCE&G believe that supplies under long-term contracts and supplies available for spot market purchase are adequate to meet existing customer demands and to accommodate growth.
 
Gas Marketing-Nonregulated
 
SEMISCANA Energy markets natural gas and provides energy-related risk management services primarily in the Southeast. In addition, SCANA Energy, a division of SEMI,SCANA Energy markets natural gas to approximately 454,000450,000 customers (as of December 31, 2013)2016) in Georgia’s natural gas market. SCANA Energy’s total customer base represents an approximate 30% share of the approximately 1.5 million customers in Georgia’s deregulated natural gas market. SCANA Energy remains the second largest natural gas marketer in the state.market includes approximately 1.6 million customers.

Risk Management
 
For a discussion of risk management policies and procedures, see Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for SCANA and SCE&G.statements.
 

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REGULATION
 
For a discussion of legislative and regulatory initiatives being implemented that will affect SCE&G’s transmission system, see Electric Operations within the Overview section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for SCANA and SCE&G.

For a discussion of the regulatoryRegulatory jurisdictions to which SCANA and its subsidiaries are subject seeare described in the Regulatory Matters section of Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for SCANA and SCE&G.Operations.
 
SCE&G has obtained FERC authority to issue short-term indebtedness and to assume liabilities as a guarantor(pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act). SCE&G may issue unsecured promissory notes, commercial paper and direct loans in amounts not to exceed $1.6 billion outstanding with maturity dates of one year or less, and may enter into guaranty agreements in favor of lenders, bankers, and dealers in commercial paper in amounts not to exceed $600 million. GENCO has obtained FERC authority to issue short-term indebtedness not to exceed $150$200 million outstanding with maturity dates of one year or less. The authority described herein will expire in October 2014.2018.
 
SCE&G holds licenses under the Federal Power Act for each of its hydroelectric projects. The licenses expire as follows:
Project 
License
Expiration
Saluda (Lake Murray) 2014*
Fairfield Pumped Storage/Parr Shoals 2020
Stevens Creek 2025
Neal Shoals 2036
 
* SCE&G is presently operatingoperates the Saluda hydroelectric project under an annual license (scheduled to expire in August) while its long-term re-licensing application is being reviewed by FERC.
    
At the termination of a license under the Federal Power Act, FERC may extend or issue a new license to the previous licensee, or may issue a license to another applicant, or the federal government may take over the related project. If the federal government takes over a project or if FERC issues a license to another applicant, the federal government or the new licensee, as the case may be, must pay the previous licensee an amount equal to its net investment in the project, not to exceed fair value, plus severance damages.
 

RATE MATTERS
 
For a discussion of the impact of various rate matters, see the Regulatory Matters section of Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, for SCANA and SCE&G, and Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for SCANA and SCE&G.

Prior to the first billing cycle of January 2014, SCE&G's retail electric rates for its residential and certain small commercial customers included an eWNA approved by the SCPSC, which largely mitigated the impact of weather on electric margins. In connection with a December 2013 SCPSC order, SCE&G discontinued the eWNA.
SCE&G’s retail electric rates include certain costs associated with its DSM Programs as authorized by the SCPSC. More specifically, these rates include the costs and lost net margin revenue associated with DSM Programs, along with an incentive for investing in such programs.

Under the BLRA, SCE&G is allowed to file revised rates with the SCPSC each year to incorporate the financing cost of any incremental construction work in progress incurred for new nuclear generation. Requested rate adjustments are based on SCE&G’s updated cost of debt and capital structure and on an allowed return on common equity of 11%.

In May 2011 and in November 2012, the SCPSC approved updated capital cost schedules sought by SCE&G that, among other matters, incorporated then-identifiable additional capital costs and revised substantial completion dates for the New Units, and included amounts to resolve certain claims. Details of these SCPSC approvals are further described in Notes 2 and 10 to the consolidated financial statements for SCANA and SCE&G.


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In December 2012, the SCPSC approved a 4.23% overall increase in SCE&G's retail electric base rates and authorized SCE&G an allowed return on common equity of 10.25% (related to non-BLRA expenditures). The SCPSC also approved a mid-period reduction to the cost of fuel component in rates, as well as a reduction in the DSM Programs component rider to retail rates, among other things. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for SCANA and SCE&G for additional details.

SCE&G’s gas rate schedules for its residential, small commercial and small industrial customers include a WNA approved by the SCPSC, which is in effect for bills rendered for billing cycles in November through April. The WNA increases tariff rates if weather is warmer than normal and decreases rates if weather is colder than normal. The WNA does not change the seasonality of gas revenues, but reduces fluctuations in revenues and earnings caused by abnormal weather.
PSNC Energy is authorized by the NCUC to utilize a CUT which allows PSNC Energy to adjust its base rates semi-annually for residential and commercial customers based on average per customer consumption, whether impacted by weather or other factors.statements.

Fuel Cost Recovery Procedures
 
The SCPSC’s fuel cost recovery procedure determines the fuel component in SCE&G’s retail electric base rates annually based on projected fuel costs for the ensuing 12-month period, adjusted for any over-collection or under-collection from the preceding 12-month period. The statutory definition of fuel costs includes certain variable environmental costs, such as ammonia, lime, limestone and catalysts consumed in reducing or treating emissions. The definition also includesemissions, and the cost of emission allowances used for sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide,SO2, NOX, mercury and particulates. In addition, the statutory definition of fuel cost allows electric utilities to recover avoided costs under the Public Utility Regulatory Policy Act of 1978, as well as costs incurred as a result of offering DER and net metering programs to its customers. SCE&G may request a formal proceeding concerning its fuel costs at any time. SCPSC proceedings
Fuel cost recovery procedures related to SCE&G's cost of fuel componentthe Company's natural gas operations along with related rate proceedings by the SCPSC and NCUC are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for SCANA and SCE&G.
SCE&G’s natural gas tariffs include a PGA clause that provides for the recovery of actual gas costs incurred, including transportation costs. SCE&G’s gas rates are calculated using a methodology which may adjust the cost of gas monthly based on a 12-month rolling average. SCPSC proceedings related to SCE&G's natural gas tariffs are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for SCANA and SCE&G.

PSNC Energy is subject to a Rider D rate mechanism which allows it to recover from customers all prudently incurred gas costs, including gas costs that were uncollectible from certain customers. The Rider D rate mechanism also allows it to recover, in any manner authorized by the NCUC, losses on negotiated gas and transportation sales.

PSNC Energy’s rates are established using a benchmark cost of gas approved by the NCUC, which may be adjusted periodically to reflect changes in the market price of natural gas. PSNC Energy revises its tariffs with the NCUC as necessary to track these changes and accounts for any over- or under-collections of the delivered cost of gas in its deferred accounts for subsequent rate consideration. The NCUC reviews PSNC Energy’s gas purchasing practices annually. In addition, PSNC Energy utilizes a CUT which allows it to adjust its base rates semi-annually for residential and commercial customers based on average per customer consumption. NCUC proceedings related to PSNC Energy's rates are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for SCANA.statements.
   
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
 
Federal and state authorities have imposed environmental regulations and standards relating primarily to air emissions, wastewater discharges and solid, toxic and hazardous waste management. Developments in these areas may require that equipment and facilities be modified, supplemented or replaced. The ultimate effect of theseany new or pending regulations andor standards upon existing and proposed operations cannot be predicted. For a more complete discussion of how these regulations and standards may impact SCANA and SCE&G (including capital expenditures necessitated thereby), see the Environmental Matters section of Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements for SCANA and SCE&G.statements.
 
OTHER MATTERS
 
For a discussion of SCE&G’s insuranceInsurance coverage for Summer Station Unit 1 and the New Units, seeSCE&G's nuclear units is described in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statementsstatements.

 For a discussion of the impact of competition, see the Overview section of Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

For a discussion of cash requirements for SCANAconstruction and SCE&G.nuclear fuel expenditures, contractual cash obligations, financing limits, financing transactions and other related information, see the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.


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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
 
The risk factors that follow relate in each case to SCANA and its subsidiaries,the Company, and where indicated the risk factors also relate to SCE&G and its consolidated affiliates.
Commodity price changes, delays and other factors may affect the operating cost, capital expenditures and competitive positions of the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s energy businesses, thereby adversely impacting results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
Our energy businesses are sensitive to changes in coal, natural gas, uranium and other commodity prices (as well as their transportation costs) and availability. Any such changes could affect the prices these businesses charge, their operating costs and the competitive position of their products and services. Consolidated SCE&G is permitted to recover the prudently incurred cost of purchased power and fuel (including transportation) used in electric generation through retail customers’ bills, but purchased power and fuel cost increases affect electric prices and therefore the competitive position of electricity against other energy sources. In addition, when natural gas prices are low enough relative to coal to require the dispatch of gas-fired electric generation ahead of coal-fired electric generation, higher inventories of coal, with related increased carrying costs, may result. This may adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

In the case of regulated natural gas operations, costs prudently incurred for purchased gas and pipeline capacity may be recovered through retail customers’ bills. However, in both our regulated and deregulated natural gas markets, increases in gas costs affect total retail prices and therefore the competitive position of gas relative to electricity and other forms of energy. Accordingly, customers able to do so may switch to alternative forms of energy and reduce their usage of gas from the Company and Consolidated SCE&G. Customers unable to switch to alternative fuels or suppliers may reduce their usage of gas from the Company and Consolidated SCE&G.

Certain construction-related commodities, such as copper and aluminum used in our transmission and distribution lines and in our electrical equipment, and steel, concrete and rare earth elements, have experienced significant price fluctuations due to changes in worldwide demand. To operate our air emissions control equipment, we use significant quantities of ammonia, limestone and lime. With EPA-mandated industry-wide compliance requirements for air emissions controls, increased demand for these reagents, combined with the increased demand for low sulfur coal, may result in higher costs for coal and reagents used for compliance purposes.
The costs of large capital projects, such as the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s construction for environmental compliance and its construction of the New Units and associated transmission infrastructure, are significant and these projects are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may adversely affect the cost, timing and completion of thethese projects.
 
The Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s businesses are capital intensive and require significant investments in energy generation and in other internal infrastructure projects, including projects for environmental compliance. For example,In particular, SCE&G and Santee Cooper have agreed to jointly own, contract the design and construction of, and operate the New Units, which will be two 1,250 MW (1,117 MW, net) nuclear units at SCE&G’s Summer Station, in pursuit of which they have committed and are continuing to commit significant resources. In addition, construction of significant new transmission infrastructure is necessary to support the New Units and is under way as an integral part of the project. Achieving the intended benefits of any large construction project is subject to many uncertainties. For instance, the ability to adhere to established budgets and timeframesconstruction schedules may be affected by many variables, such as the regulatory, legal, training and legalconstruction processes associated with securing approvals, permits and licenses and necessary amendments to them within projected timeframes, the availability of labor and materials at estimated costs, the availability and cost of financing, and weather. There

also may be contractor or supplier performance issues or adverse changes in their creditworthiness andand/or financial stability, unforeseen difficulties meeting critical regulatory requirements.requirements, contract disputes and litigation, and changes in key contractors or subcontractors. There may be unforeseen engineering problems or unanticipated changes in project design or scope. Our ability to complete construction projects (including new baseload generation) as well as our ability to maintain current operations at reasonable cost could be affected by the availability of key components or commodities, increases in the price of or the unavailability of labor, commodities or other materials, increases in lead times for components, adverse changes in applicable laws and regulations, new or enhanced environmental or regulatory requirements, supply chain failures (whether resulting from the foregoing or other factors), and disruptions in the transportation of components, commodities and fuels. Some of the foregoing issues have been experienced in the construction of the New Units. A discussion of certain of those matters can be found under New Nuclear Construction Matters in Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS for SCANA and SCE&G.Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.

Should the construction of the New Units materially and adversely deviate from the SCPSC-approved schedules (by more than 18 months), estimates, and projections, submitted to and approved by the SCPSC pursuant to the BLRA, the SCPSC could disallow the additional capital

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costs that result from the deviations to the extent that it is deemed that the Company's failure to anticipate or avoid the deviation, or to minimize the resulting expenses, was imprudent, considering the information available at the time.time that the Company could have acted to avoid the deviation or minimize its effect. Depending upon the magnitude of any such disallowed capital costs, the Company could be moved to evaluate the prudency of continuation, adjustment to, or termination of the New Units project.

Furthermore, jointly owned projects, such as the current construction of the New Units, are subject to the riskrisks including that one or more of the joint owners becomes either unable or unwilling to continue to fund project financial commitments, that new joint owners cannot be secured at equivalent financial terms, or that changes in the joint ownership make-up will increase project costs and/or delay the completion.

To the extent that delays occur, costs become unrecoverable, or we otherwise become unable to effectively manage and complete our capital projects, our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, as well as our qualifications for applicable governmental programs and benefits, such as production tax credits, may be adversely affected.

Recent announcements by Toshiba, the parent company of WEC and the guarantor of WEC's payment obligations with respect to the above construction project for New Units at SCE&G’s Summer Station, related to deterioration in its financial position and liquidity indicate heightened risks and substantial uncertainties with respect to the cost, timing, construction and/or completion of the New Units.

Following several announcements and related media reports, on February 14, 2017, Toshiba, the parent company of WEC and the guarantor of its payment obligations with respect to the EPC Contract, announced that it expects to record a multi-billion dollar impairment loss associated with the construction of the New Units and the two additional AP1000 units being constructed by WEC for another company in the United States.  

In December 2015, WEC acquired 100% of the shares of Stone & Webster from CB&I.  On December 27, 2016, Toshiba announced the possibility that the goodwill resulting from the transaction would reach a level of several billion U.S. dollars and would be impaired, leaving Toshiba with negative shareholders' equity.  The increase to the amount of goodwill resulted from WEC’s analysis that demonstrated the cost to complete the four Westinghouse AP1000 new nuclear plants in the United States would far surpass the original estimates for construction.  In public statements in 2017, Toshiba attributed the cost overruns to, among other things, higher labor costs arising from lower than anticipated work efficiency and the inability to improve such work efficiency over time. While the final figures related to the impairment remain subject to adjustment, Toshiba’s February 14, 2017 announcement indicated it anticipates it will record a loss in excess of $6 billion. 

Toshiba’s credit ratings, already below investment grade following disclosures of accounting and internal control irregularities in 2015, were further reduced in January 2017, and the Company and Consolidated SCE&G expect that Toshiba will continue to experience negative financial repercussions resulting from these developments.  In response, Toshiba has announced, among other things, its plan to monetize portions of its businesses to generate cash. It has also indicated that it will not take on future nuclear construction projects and that it will significantly alter its risk management oversight of its nuclear business.  The ability of WEC and Toshiba to successfully respond to these developments will continue to impact Toshiba's credit ratings, creditworthiness, financial stability and viability.  There can be no assurance that Toshiba's or WEC's actions will be sufficient such that Toshiba's lenders and creditors will continue to provide necessary liquidity.  In particular, these losses raise uncertainty with respect to Toshiba’s ability to perform under its guaranty of WEC's payment obligations to the Company and Consolidated SCE&G, and further highlight the risks to the Company and Consolidated SCE&G related to the construction schedule and WEC’s ability to continue with and/or complete the construction of the New Units.  Adverse changes in contracts, contractors and subcontractors, and to the project schedule could result.  Additionally, contractual disputes and litigation could follow. 

In addition to the project risks highlighted in Toshiba’s disclosures surrounding the large losses described above, additional risks and uncertainties regarding the project schedule are evident. In February 2017, WEC notified the Company and Consolidated SCE&G that the contractual guaranteed substantial completion dates of August 2019 and 2020 for Unit 2 and Unit 3, respectively, which were reflected in the October 2015 Amendment, are not likely to be met. Instead, revised substantial completion dates of April 2020 and December 2020 are reflected within WEC’s revised project schedule. While these later dates remain within the SCPSC-approved 18-month contingency periods provided for under the BLRA, and achievement of such dates would also allow the output of both units to qualify, under current law, for federal production tax credits, there remains substantial uncertainty as to WEC’s ability to meet these dates given its historical inability to meet forecasted productivity and work force efficiency levels.

SCE&G and Santee Cooper, the co-owner of the New Units, continue to evaluate various actions which might be taken in the event that Toshiba and WEC are unable or unwilling to complete the project. These include completing the work under any of several arrangements with other contractors or, were it determined to be prudent, halting the project, leaving SCE&G to pursue cost recovery under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA. Any significant delay in the timing of construction or any determination by the SCPSC to disallow the recovery of costs would adversely impact the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Commodity price changes, delays in delivery of commodities, commodity availability and other factors may affect the operating cost, capital expenditures and competitive positions of the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s energy businesses, thereby adversely impacting results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
Our energy businesses are sensitive to changes in coal, natural gas, uranium and other commodity prices (as well as their transportation costs), availability and deliverability. Any such changes could affect the prices these businesses charge, their operating costs, and the competitive position of their products and services. Consolidated SCE&G is permitted to recover the prudently incurred cost of purchased power and fuel (including transportation) used in electric generation through retail customers’ bills, but purchased power and fuel cost increases affect electric prices and therefore the competitive position of electricity against other energy sources. In addition, when natural gas prices are low enough relative to coal to result in the dispatch of gas-fired electric generation ahead of coal-fired electric generation, higher inventories of coal, with related increased carrying costs, may result. This may adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

In the case of regulated natural gas operations, costs prudently incurred for purchased gas and pipeline capacity may be recovered through retail customers’ bills. However, in both our regulated and deregulated natural gas markets, increases in gas costs affect total retail prices and therefore the competitive position of gas relative to electricity and other forms of energy. Accordingly, customers able to do so may switch to alternate forms of energy and reduce their usage of gas from the Company and Consolidated SCE&G. Customers on a volumetric rate structure unable to switch to alternate fuels or suppliers may reduce their usage of gas from the Company and Consolidated SCE&G. A regulatory mechanism applies to residential and commercial customers at PSNC Energy to mitigate the earnings impact of an increase or decrease in gas usage.
Certain construction-related commodities, such as copper and aluminum used in our transmission and distribution lines and in our electrical equipment, and steel, concrete and rare earth elements, have experienced significant price fluctuations due to changes in worldwide demand. To operate our air emissions control equipment, we use significant quantities of ammonia, limestone and lime. With EPA-mandated industry-wide compliance requirements for air emissions controls, increased demand for these reagents, combined with the increased demand for low sulfur coal, may result in higher costs for coal and reagents used for compliance purposes.
 
The use of derivative instruments could result in financial losses and liquidity constraints. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G do not fully hedge against financial market risks or price changes in commodities. This could result in increased costs, thereby resulting in lower margins and adversely affecting results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
 
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G use derivative instruments, including futures, forwards, options and swaps, to manage our financial market risks. The Company also uses such derivative instruments to manage certain commodity (i.e., natural gas) market risk. We could be required to provide cash collateral or recognize financial losses on these contracts as a result of volatility in the market values of the underlying commodities and financial contracts or if a counterparty fails to perform under a contract.
 
The Company strives to manage commodity price exposure by establishing risk limits and entering into contracts to offset some of our positions (i.e.,utilizing various financial instruments (exchange traded and over-the-counter instruments) to hedge our exposure to demand, market effects of weatherphysical obligations and other changes in commodity prices).reduce price volatility. We do not hedge the entire exposure of our operations from commodity price volatility. To the extent we do not hedge against

commodity price volatility or our hedges are not effective, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition may be diminished.adversely impacted.

Furthermore, Dodd-Frank affects the use and reporting of derivative instruments. The regulations under this new legislation provide for substantial additional regulation of over-the-counter and security-based derivative instruments, among other things, and require numerous rule-makings by the CFTC and the SEC to implement. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G have determined that they meet the end-user exception to mandatory clearing of swaps under Dodd-Frank. In addition, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G have taken steps to ensure that they are not the party required to report these transactions in real-time (the "reporting party") by transacting solely with swap dealers, major swap participants and financial institutions, when possible, as well as entering into reporting party agreements with counterparties who also are not swap dealers, major swap participants or financial institutions, which establishes that those counterparties are obligated to report the transactions in accordance with applicable Dodd-Frank regulations. While these actions minimize the reporting obligations of the Company, they do not eliminate required recordkeeping for any Dodd-Frank regulated transactions. Moreover, the Company retains reporting responsibility for certain types of swaps, such as the annual reporting of trade options. Despite qualifying for the end-user exception to mandatory clearing and ensuring that neither the Company nor Consolidated SCE&G is the reporting party to a transaction required to be reported in real-time, we cannot predict when the final regulations will be issued or what requirements they will impose.
Changing and complex laws and regulations to which the Company and Consolidated SCE&G are subject could adversely affect revenues, increase costs, or curtail activities, thereby adversely impacting results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
 
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G operate under the regulatory authority of the United States government and its various regulatory agencies, including the FERC, NRC, SEC, IRS, EPA, the Department of Homeland Security, CFTC and PHMSA. In addition, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G are subject to regulation by the state governments of South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia via regulatory agencies, state environmental commissions,agencies, and state employment commissions. Accordingly, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G must comply with extensive federal, state and local laws and regulations. Such governmental oversight and regulation broadly and materially affect the operation of our business.businesses. In addition to many other aspects of our business,businesses, these requirements impact the services mandated or offered to our customers, and the licensing, siting, construction and operation of facilities. They affect our management of safety, the reliability of our electric and natural gas transmission systems, the physical and cyber security of key assets, customer conservation through DSM Programs, information security, the issuance of securities and borrowing of money, financial reporting, interactions among affiliates, the payment of dividends and employment programs and practices. Changes to governmental regulations are continual and potentially costly to effect compliance. Non-compliance with these requirements by third parties, such as our contractors, vendors and agents, may subject the Company and Consolidated SCE&G to operational risks and to liability. We cannot predict the future course of

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changes in this regulatory environment or the ultimate effect that this changing regulatory environment will have on the Company’s or Consolidated SCE&G’s businesses. Non-compliance with these laws and regulations could result in fines, litigation, loss of licenses or permits, mandated capital expenditures and other adverse business outcomes, as well as reputational damage, which could adversely affect the cash flows, results of operations, and financial condition of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G.

Furthermore, changes in or uncertainty in monetary, fiscal, or regulatory policies of the Federal government may adversely affect the debt and equity markets and the economic climate for the nation, region or particular industries, such as ours or those of our customers. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G could be adversely impacted by changes in tax policy, such as the loss of Production Tax Creditsproduction tax credits related to the construction of the New Units.
 
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are subject to extensive rate regulation which could adversely affect operations. Large capital projects, results of DSM Programs, results of DER programs, and/or increases in operating costs may lead to requests for regulatory relief, such as rate increases, which may be denied, in whole or part, by rate regulators. Rate increases may also result in reductions in customer usage of electricity or gas, legislative action and lawsuits.

SCE&G’s electric operations in South Carolina and the Company’s gas distribution operations in South Carolina and North Carolina are regulated by state utilities commissions. In addition, the construction of the New Units by SCE&G is subject to rate regulation by the SCPSC via the BLRA. The Company’s interstate gas pipeline, SCE&G’s electric transmission system and Consolidated SCE&G’s generating facilities are subject to extensive regulation and oversight from the FERC, NRC and SCPSC. SCE&G's electric transmission system is subject to extensive regulations and oversight from the SCPSC, NERC and FERC. Implementing and maintaining compliance with the NERC's mandatory reliability standards, enforced by FERC, for bulk electric systems could result in higher operating costs and capital expenditures. Non-compliance with these standards could subject SCE&G to substantial monetary penalties. Our gas marketing operations in Georgia are subject to state regulatory oversight and, for a portion of its operations, to rate regulation. There can be no assurance that Georgia’s gas delivery regulatory framework will remain unchanged as market conditions evolve.

Furthermore, Dodd-Frank affects the use and reporting of derivative instruments. The regulations under this legislation provide for substantial additional regulation of over-the-counter and security-based derivative instruments, among other things, and require numerous rule-makings by the CFTC and the SEC to implement, many of which are still pending final action by those federal agencies. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G have determined that they meet the end-user exception to mandatory clearing of swaps under Dodd-Frank. In addition, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G have taken steps to ensure that they are not the party required to report these transactions in real-time (the "reporting party") by transacting solely with swap dealers and major swap participants, when possible, as well as entering into reporting party agreements with counterparties who also are not swap dealers or major swap participants, which establishes that those counterparties are obligated to report the transactions in accordance with applicable Dodd-Frank regulations. While these actions minimize the reporting obligations of the Company, they do not eliminate required recordkeeping for any Dodd-Frank regulated transactions. Despite qualifying for the end-user exception to mandatory clearing and ensuring that neither the Company nor Consolidated

SCE&G is the reporting party to a transaction required to be reported in real-time, we cannot predict when the final regulations will be issued or what requirements they will impose.

Although we believe that we have constructive relationships with the regulators, our ability to obtain rate treatment that will allow us to maintain reasonable rates of return is dependent upon regulatory determinations, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to implement rate adjustments when sought.
 
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are subject to numerous environmental laws and regulations that require significant capital expenditures, can increase our costs of operations and may impact our business plans or expose us to environmental liabilities.
 
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are subject to extensive federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, including those relating to water quality and air emissions (such as reducing nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide,NOX, SO2, mercury and particulate matter). Some form of regulation is expected at the federal and state levels to impose regulatory requirements specifically directed at reducing GHG emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric generating units. On September 20, 2013,August 3, 2015, the EPA re-proposedissued a revised standard for new power plants by re-proposing NSPS under the CAA for emissions of carbon dioxide CO2 from newly constructed fossil fuel-fired electric generating units. Standards, regulations, orThe final rule requires all new coal-fired power plants to meet a carbon emission rate of 1,400 pounds CO2 per MWh. No new coal-fired plants could be constructed without partial carbon capture and sequestration capabilities. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are monitoring the final rule, but do not plan to construct new coal-fired units in the foreseeable future. In addition, on August 3, 2015, the EPA issued its final rule on emission guidelines are also expected for states to follow in developing plans to address GHG emissions from existing unitsunits. The rule includes state-specific goals for reducing national CO2 emissions by June 1, 2014, to be made final no later than June 1, 2015. A32% from 2005 levels by 2030. However, on February 9, 2016, the Supreme Court stayed the rule pending disposition of a petition of review of the rule in the Court of Appeals. Also, a number of bills have been introduced in Congress that seek to require GHG emissions reductions from fossil fuel-fired electric generation facilities, natural gas facilities and other sectors of the economy, although none havehas yet been enacted. On February 16,In April 2012, the EPA issued the finalized MATS for power plants that requires reduced emissions from new and existing coal and oil-fired electric utility steam generating facilities. The EPA has proposed requirementsEPA's rule for cooling water intake structures to meet the best technology available became effective in October 2014, and the EPA presently is draftingalso issued a final rule in December 2014 regarding the handling of coal ash and other combustion by-products produced by power plant operations. Furthermore, the EPA has proposedfinalized new standards under the CWA governing effluent limitation guidelines for electric generating units.units in September 2015.
 
Compliance with these environmental laws and regulations requires us to commit significant capitalresources toward environmental monitoring, installation of pollution control equipment, emissions fees and permitting at our facilities. These expenditures have been significant in the past and are expected to continue or even increase in the future. Changes in compliance requirements or more restrictive interpretations by governmental authorities of existing requirements may impose additional costs on us (such as the clean-up of MGP sites or additional emission allowances) or require us to incur additional capital expenditures or curtail some of our cost savings activities (such as the recycling of fly ash and other coal combustion products for beneficial use). Compliance with any GHG emission reduction requirements, including any mandated renewable portfolio standards, also may impose significant costs on us, and the resulting price increases to our customers may lower customer consumption. Such costs of compliance with environmental regulations could negatively impact our industry, our businessbusinesses and our results of operations and financial position, especially if emissions or discharge limits are reduced or more onerous permitting requirements or additional regulatory requirements are imposed.

Renewable and/or alternative electric generation portfolio standards may be enacted at the federal or state level. Some states already have them, though currentlyIn June 2014 the State of South Carolina does not.enacted legislation known as Act 236 with the stated goal for each investor-owned utility to supply up to 2% of its 5-year average retail peak demand with renewable electric generation resources by the end of 2020. A utility, at its option, may supply an additional 1% during this period. Such standards could direct us to build or otherwise acquire generating capacity derived from renewable/alternative energy sources (generally, renewable energy such as biomass, solar, wind and tidal, and excluding fossil fuels, nuclear or hydro facilities). Such renewable/alternative energy may not be readily available in our service territories if at all, and could be extremely costly to build, finance, acquire, andintegrate, and/or operate. Resulting increases in the price of electricity to recover the cost of these types of generation, ifas approved by regulatory commissions,

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could result in lower usage of electricity by our customers. Although we cannot predict whether such standards will be adoptedIn addition, DER generation at customers’ facilities could result in the federal level or in South Carolina or their specifics if adopted, complianceloss of sales to those customers. Compliance with such potential future portfolio standards could significantly impact our industry, our capital expenditures and our results of operations and financial position.condition. Utility scale solar development companies are currently working in South Carolina to develop projects in SCE&G's service territory. The integration of those resources at high penetration levels may be challenging.

The compliance costs of these environmental laws and regulations are important considerations in the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's strategic planning and, as a result, significantly affect the decisions to construct, operate, and retire facilities, including generating facilities. In effecting compliance with MATS, SCE&G announced in 2012 that sixhas retired three of its oldest and smallest coal-fired units wouldand converted three others such that they may be taken off-line or temporarily switched from coal to natural gas prior to closure in 2018. One of these units was retired in late 2012. Two other of these units were retired in late 2013.gas-fired.

 
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are vulnerable to interest rate increases, which would increase our borrowing costs, and we may not have access to capital at favorable rates, if at all. Additionally, potential disruptions in the capital and credit markets may further adversely affect the availability and cost of short-term funds for liquidity requirements and our ability to meet long-term commitments; each could in turn adversely affect our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
 
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G rely on the capital markets, particularly for publicly offered debt and equity, as well as the banking and commercial paper markets, to meet our financial commitments and short-term liquidity needs if internal funds are not available from operations. Changes in interest rates affect the cost of borrowing. The Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s business plans, which include significant investments in energy generation and other internal infrastructure projects, reflect the expectation that we will have access to the capital markets on satisfactory terms to fund commitments. Moreover, the ability to maintain short-term liquidity by utilizing commercial paper programs is dependent upon maintaining satisfactory short-term debt ratings and the existence of a market for our commercial paper generally.
 
The Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s ability to draw on our respective bank revolving credit facilities is dependent on the ability of the banks that are parties to the facilities to meet their funding commitments and on our ability to timely renew such facilities. Those banks may not be able to meet their funding commitments to the Company or Consolidated SCE&G if they experience shortages of capital and liquidity or if they experience excessive volumes of borrowing requests from us and other borrowers within a short period of time. Longer-term disruptions in the capital and credit markets as a result of uncertainty, changing or increased regulation, reduced alternatives or failures of significant financial institutions could adversely affect our access to liquidity needed for our business.businesses. Any disruption could require the Company and Consolidated SCE&G to take measures to conserve cash until the markets stabilize or until alternative credit arrangements or other funding for our business needs can be arranged. Such measures could include deferring capital expenditures or other discretionary uses of cash. Disruptions in capital and credit markets also could result in higher interest rates on debt securities, limited or no access to the commercial paper market, increased costs associated with commercial paper borrowing or limitations on the maturities of commercial paper that can be sold (if at all), increased costs under bank credit facilities and reduced availability thereof, and increased costs for certain variable interest rate debt securities of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G.
 
Disruptions in the capital markets and its actual or perceived effects on particular businesses and the greater economy also adversely affect the value of the investments held within SCANA’s pension trust. A significant long-term decline in the value of these investments may require us to make or increase contributions to the trust to meet future funding requirements. In addition, a significant decline in the market value of the investments may adversely impact the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s results of operations, cash flows and financial position,condition, including its shareholders’ equity.
 
A downgrade in the credit rating of SCANA or any of SCANA’s subsidiaries, including SCE&G, could negatively affect our ability to access capital and to operate our businesses, thereby adversely affecting results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
 
Various rating agencies currently rate SCANA’s long-term senior unsecured debt, SCE&G’s long-term senior secured debt, and the long-term senior unsecured debt of PSNC Energy as investment grade. In addition, ratingsrating agencies maintain ratings on the short-term debt of SCANA, SCE&G, Fuel Company (which ratings are based upon the guarantee of SCE&G) and PSNC Energy. Rating agencies consider qualitative and quantitative factors when assessing SCANA and its rated operating companies’ credit ratings, including regulatory environment, capital structure and the ability to meet liquidity requirements. Changes in the regulatory environment or deterioration of our rated companies’ commonly monitored financial credit metrics and adverse developments with respect to nuclear construction could negatively affect their debt ratings. If these rating agencies were to lower the outlook or downgrade any of these ratings, particularly to below investment grade for long-term ratings, borrowing costcosts on new issuances would increase, which would diminishcould adversely impact financial results, and the potential pool of investors and funding sources could decrease.
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are engaged in activities for which they have claimed, and expect to claim in the future, research and experimentation tax deductions and credits which are the subject of uncertainty and which may be considered controversial by the taxing authorities.  The outcome of those uncertainties could adversely impact cash flows and financial condition.

In 2011, one rating agency downgraded both the short-termThe Company and senior unsecured long-term debt of SCANA. In 2013, another rating agency revised the outlook for SCANAConsolidated SCE&G have claimed significant research and its subsidiaries to negative from stable. These downgradesexperimentation tax deductions and lowered outlook have increased the short-term borrowing rates of SCANA and may have the effect of increasing the long-term

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borrowing rates of SCANA and SCE&G. Although accesscredits related to the short-term market hasongoing design and construction activities of the New Units. These claims followed the issuance of final IRS regulations in 2014 regarding such treatment with respect to expenditures related to the design and construction of pilot models.  (See also Uncertain income tax positions within the Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates section of Item 7.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements.) 

These tax claims primarily involve the timing of recognition of tax deductions rather than permanent tax attributes. The permanent attributes (net), as well as most of the interest accruals required to be recorded with respect to them, have been deferred within regulatory assets. As such, these claims have not been adversely impacted, this could change under different market conditions.
SCANA’s leverage ratiohad, and are not expected to have in the future, significant direct effects on the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s results of long-operations.  Nonetheless, the claims have contributed significantly to the Company’s and short-term debtConsolidated SCE&G’s cash flows and are expected to capital was approximately 56% at December 31, 2013. SCANA has publicly announced its desire to maintain its leverage ratio between 54% and 57%, but SCANA’s abilitycontinue to do so depends onthrough the remainder of the New Units’ construction period.  Also, the claims have provided a numbersignificant source of factors. Incapital and have lessened the future, if SCANA is not ablelevel of debt and equity financing that the Company and Consolidated SCE&G have needed to maintain its leverage ratio withinraise in the desired range,financial markets.  Future claims are expected to provide similar tax benefits.

However, the Company’s debt ratingsclaims made to date are under examination, and may be affected, it mayconsidered controversial, by the IRS.  It is expected that the IRS will also examine future claims.  To the extent that the claims are not sustained on examination or through any subsequent appeal, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G will be required to pay higherrepay any cash received for tax benefit claims which are ultimately disallowed, along with interest rates on its long-those amounts.  Such amounts could be significant and short-term indebtedness,could adversely affect the Company's and its abilityConsolidated SCE&G's cash flows and financial condition.  In certain circumstances, which management considers to be remote, penalties for underpayment of income taxes could also be assessed.  Additionally, in such circumstances, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G may need to access the capital markets may be impaired.to fund those tax and interest payments, which could in turn adversely impact their ability to access financial markets for other purposes.

Operating results may be adversely affected by natural disasters, man-made mishaps and abnormal weather.
 
The Company has delivered less gas and, in deregulated markets, received lower prices for natural gas in deregulated markets when weather conditions have been milder than normal, and as a consequence earned less income from those operations. During 2010, the SCPSC approved SCE&G’s implementation of an eWNA on a pilot basis; it was discontinued at the end of 2013. Mild weather in the future could diminishadversely impact the revenues and results of operations and harm the financial condition of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G. Hot or cold weather could result in higher bills for customers and result in higher write-offs of receivables and in a greater number of disconnections for non-payment. In addition, for the Company and Consolidated SCE&G, severe weather can be destructive, causing outages and property damage, adversely affecting operating expenses and revenues.
 
Natural disasters (such as hurricanes or other significant weather events, electromagnetic events andor the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan) or man-made mishaps (such as the San Bruno, California natural gas transmission pipeline failure, the Kingston, Tennessee coalelectric utility companies' ash pond failure,failures, and cyber-security failures experienced by many businesses) could have direct significant impacts on the Company and Consolidated SCE&G and on our key contractors and suppliers or could indirectly impact us through changes to federal, state or local policies, laws and regulations, and have a significant impact on our financial position,condition, operating expenses, and cash flows.
 
Potential competitive changes may adversely affect our gas and electricity businesses due to the loss of customers, reductions in revenues, or write-down of stranded assets.
 
The utility industry has been undergoing structural change for a number of years, resulting in increasing competitive pressures on electric and natural gas utility companies. Competition in wholesale power sales via aan RTO/ISO (Regional Transmission Organization/Independent System Operator) is in effect across much of the country, but the Southeastern utilities have retained the traditional bundled, vertically integrated structure. Should aan RTO/ISO-market be implemented in the Southeast, potential risks emerge from reliance on volatile wholesale market prices as well as increased costs associated with new delivery transmission and distribution infrastructure.

Some states have also mandated or encouraged unbundled retail competition. Should this occur in South Carolina or North Carolina, increased competition may create greater risks to the stability of utility earnings generally and may in the future reduce earnings from retail electric and natural gas sales. In a deregulated environment, formerly regulated utility companies that are not responsive to a competitive energy marketplace may suffer erosion in market share, revenues and profits as competitors gain access to their customers. In addition, the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s generation assets would be exposed to considerable financial risk in a deregulated electric market. If market prices for electric generation do not produce adequate revenue streams and the enabling legislation or regulatory actions do not provide for recovery of the resulting stranded costs, a write-down in the value of the related assets wouldcould be required.
 
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are subject to the risk of loss of sales due to the growth of distributed generation especially in the form of renewable power such as solar photovoltaic systems.systems, which systems have undergone a rapid decline in their costs. As a result of federal and state subsidies, and potential regulations allowing third-party retail sales, and

advances in distributed generation technology, the growth of such distributed generation could be significant in the future. Such growth will lessen Company and Consolidated SCE&G sales and will slow growth, potentially causing higher rates to customers.

The Company and SCE&G are subject to risks associated with changes in business and economic climate which could adversely affect revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition and could limit access to capital.
 
Sales, sales growth and customer usage patterns are dependent upon the economic climate in the service territories of the Company and SCE&G, which may be affected by regional, national or even international economic factors. Some economic sectors important to our customer base may be particularly affected. Adverse events, economic or otherwise, may also affect the operations of suppliers and key customers. Such events may result in the loss of suppliers or customers, in higher costs

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charged by suppliers, in changes to customer usage patterns and in the failure of customers to make timely payments to us. With respect to the Company, such events also could adversely impact the results of operations through the recording of a goodwill or other asset impairment. The success of local and state governments in attracting new industry to our service territories is important to our sales and growth in sales, as are stable levels of taxation (including property, income or other taxes) which may be affected by local, state, or federal budget deficits, adverse economic climates generally, or legislative actions (including tax reform), or regulatory actions. Budget cutbacks also adversely affect funding levels of federal and state support agencies and non-profit organizations that assist low income customers with bill payments.
 
In addition, conservation and demand side management efforts and/or technological advances may cause or enable customers to significantly reduce their usage of the Company’s and SCE&G’s products and adversely affect sales, sales growth, and customer usage patterns. For instance, improvements in energy storage technology, if realized, could have dramatic impacts on the viability of and growth in distributed generation.

Factors that generally could affect our ability to access capital include economic conditions and our capital structure. Much of our business is capital intensive, and achievement of our capital plan and long-term growth targets is dependent, at least in part, upon our ability to access capital at rates and on terms we determine to bethat are attractive. If our ability to access capital becomes significantly constrained, our interest costs will likely increase and our financial condition and future results of operations could be significantly harmed.adversely impacted.
 
Problems with operations could cause us to curtail or limit our ability to serve customers or cause us to incur substantial costs, thereby adversely impacting revenues, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
 
Critical processes or systems in the Company’s or Consolidated SCE&G’s operations could become impaired or fail from a variety of causes, such as equipment breakdown, transmission lineequipment failure, information systems failure or security breach, the effects of drought (including reduced water levels) on the operation of emission control or other generation equipment,operator error, natural disasters, and the effects of a pandemic, terrorist attack or terroristcyber attack on our workforce or facilities or on the ability of vendors and suppliers necessary to maintain services key to our operations.
 
In particular, as the operator of power generation facilities, many of which entered service prior to 1985 and may be difficult to maintain, Consolidated SCE&G could incur problems, such as the breakdown or failure of power generation or emission control equipment, transmission equipment, or other equipment or processes which would result in performance below assumed levels of output or efficiency. The operation of the New Units or the integration of a significant amount of distributed generation into our systems may entail additional cycling of our coal-fired generation facilities and may thereby increase the number of unplanned outages at those facilities. In addition, any such breakdown or failure may result in Consolidated SCE&G purchasing emission allowances or replacement power at market rates, if such allowances and replacement power are available at all. These purchases are subject to state regulatory prudency reviews for recovery through rates. If replacement power is not available, such problems could result in interruptions of service (blackout or brownout conditions) in all or part of SCE&G’s territory or elsewhere in the region. Similarly, a natural gas transmission or distribution line failure of the Company or Consolidated SCE&G could affect the safety of the public, destroy property, and interrupt our ability to serve customers.

Events such as these could entail substantial repair costs, litigation, fines and penalties, and damage to reputation, each of which could have an adverse effect on the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G's revenues, results of operations, cash flows, and financial condition. Insurance may not be available or adequate to respond tomitigate the adverse impacts of these events.
 
A failure of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G to maintain the physical and cyber security of its operations may result in the failure of operations, damage to equipment, or loss of information, and could result in a significant adverse impact to the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's financial position,condition, results of operations and cash flows.
 

The Company dependsand Consolidated SCE&G depend on maintaining the physical and cyber security of itstheir operations and assets.  As much of our business is part of the nation's critical infrastructure, the loss or impairment of the assets associated with that portion of our businessbusinesses could have serious adverse impacts on the customers and communities that we serve.  Virtually all of the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's operations are dependent in some manner upon our cyber systems, which encompass electric and gas transmission and distribution operations, nuclear and fossil fuel generating plants, human resource and customer systems and databases, information system networks, and systems containing confidential corporate information.  Cyber systems, such as those of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G, are often targets of malicious cyber attacks.  A successful physical or cyber attack could lead to outages, failure of operations of all or portions of our businesses, damage to key components and equipment, and exposure of confidential customer, vendor, shareholder, employee, or corporate information.  The Company and Consolidated SCE&G may not be readily able to recover from such events.  In addition, the failure to secure our operations from such physical and cyber events may cause us reputational damage.  Litigation, penalties and claims from a number of parties, including customers, regulators and shareholders, may ensue.  Insurance may

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not be adequate to respond tomitigate the adverse impacts of these events.  As a result, the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's financial position,condition, results of operations, and cash flows may be adversely affected.

SCANA’s ability to pay dividends and to make payments on SCANA’s debt securities may be limited by covenants in certain financial instruments and by the financial results and condition of its subsidiaries, thereby adversely impacting the valuation of our common stock and our access to capital .capital.
 
We are a holding company that conducts substantially all of our operations through our subsidiaries. Our assets consist primarily of investments in subsidiaries. Therefore, our ability to meet our obligations for payment of interest and principal on outstanding debt and to pay dividends to shareholders and corporate expenses depends on the earnings, cash flows, financial condition and capital requirements of our subsidiaries, and the ability of our subsidiaries, principally Consolidated SCE&G, PSNC Energy and SEMI,SCANA Energy, to pay dividends or to repay funds to us. Our ability to pay dividends on our common stock may also be limited by existing or future covenants limiting the right of our subsidiaries to pay dividends on their common stock. Any significant reduction in our payment of dividends in the future may result in a decline in the value of our common stock. Such a decline in value could limit our ability to raise debt and equity capital.
 
A significant portion of Consolidated SCE&G’s generating capacity is derived from nuclear power, the use of which exposes us to regulatory, environmental and business risks. These risks could increase our costs or otherwise constrain our business, thereby adversely impacting our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. These risks will increase as the New Units are developed.
 
In 2013, Summer Station2016, Unit 1 operated by SCE&G, provided approximately 5.65.8 million MWh, or 24%25% of our generation. When the New Units are completed, our generating capacity and the percentage of total generating capacity represented by nuclear sources are expected to increase. Hence, SCE&G is subject to various risks of nuclear generation, which include the following:
 
The potential harmful effects on the environment and human health resulting from a release of radioactive materials in connection with the operation of nuclear facilities and the storage, handling and disposal of radioactive materials; 
Limitations on the amounts and types of insurance commercially available to cover losses that might arise in connection with our nuclear operations or those of others in the United States;
The possibility that new laws and regulations could be enacted that could adversely affect the liability structure that currently exists in the United States;
Uncertainties with respect to procurement of nuclear fuel and suppliers thereof, fabrication of nuclear fuel and related vendors, and the storage of spent nuclear fuel;
Uncertainties with respect to contingencies if insurance coverage is inadequate; and
Uncertainties with respect to the technological and financial aspects of decommissioning nuclear plants at the end of their operating lives.
 
The NRC has broad authority under federal law to impose licensing and safety-related requirements for the operation of nuclear generation facilities. In the event of non-compliance, the NRC has the authority to impose fines or shut down a unit, or both, depending upon its assessment of the severity of the situation, until compliance is achieved. Revised safety requirements promulgated by the NRC could necessitate capital expenditures at nuclear plants such as ours. In addition, althoughtoday’s environment, there is a heightened risk of terrorist attack on the nation’s nuclear facilities, which has resulted in increased

security costs at our nuclear plant. Although we have no reason to anticipate a serious nuclear incident, if a major incident should occur at a domestic nuclear facility, it could harm our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. A major incident at a nuclear facility anywhere in the world could cause the NRC to limit or prohibit the operation or licensing of any domestic nuclear unit. Finally,unit, resulting in today’s environment, there iscostly changes to units under construction or in operation and adversely impacting our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Furthermore, a heightened risk of terrorist attack on the nation’smajor incident at a domestic nuclear facilities, which has resultedfacility could result in increased security costs atretrospective premium assessments under our nuclear plant.insurance coverages.
 
Failure to retain and attract key personnel could adversely affect the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s operations and financial performance.
 
As with many other utilities, a significant portion of our workforce will be eligible for retirement during the next few years. We must attract, retain and develop executive officers and other professional, technical and craft employees with the skills and experience necessary to successfully manage, operate and grow our business.businesses. Competition for these employees is

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high, and in some cases we must compete for these employees on a regional or national basis. We may be unable to attract and retain these personnel. In particular, the timely hiring, training, licensing and retention of personnel needed for the operation of the New Units is necessary to maintain the schedule for their operation. Further, the Company’s or Consolidated SCE&G’s ability to construct or maintain generation or other assets including the New Units requires the availability of suitable skilled contractor personnel. We may be unable to obtain appropriate contractor personnel at the times and places needed. Labor disputes with employees or contractors covered by collective bargaining agreements also could adversely affect implementation of our strategic plan and our operational and financial performance. Furthermore, increased medical benefit costs of employees and retirees could adversely affect the results of operations of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G. Medical costs in this country have risen significantly over the past number of years and are expected to continue to increase at unpredictable rates. Such increases, unless satisfactorily managed by the Company and Consolidated SCE&G, could adversely affect results of operations.
 
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are subject to the risk that strategic decisions made by us either do not result in a return of or on invested capital or might negatively impact our competitive position, which can adversely impact our results of operations, cash flows, financial position,condition, and access to capital.
 
From time to time, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G make strategic decisions that may impact our direction with regard to business opportunities, the services and technologies offered to customers or that are used to serve customers, and the generating plants and other infrastructure that form the basis of much of our business. These strategic decisions may not result in a return of or on our invested capital, and the effects of these strategic decisions may have long-term implications that are not likely to be known to us in the short-term. Changing political climates and public attitudes, including customers' concerns regarding rate increases, such as those periodic rate increases under the BLRA, may adversely affect the ongoing acceptability of strategic decisions that have been made (and, in some cases, previously supported by legislation or approved by regulators), to the detriment of the Company or Consolidated SCE&G.&G (e.g., revision or repeal of the BLRA). Over time, these strategic decisions or changing attitudes toward such decisions, which could be adverse to the Company’s or Consolidated SCE&G’s interests, may have a negative effect on our results of operations, cash flows and financial position,condition, as well as limit our ability to access capital.
 
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are subject to the reputational risks that may result from a failure to adhere to high standards ofrelated to compliance with laws and regulations, ethical conduct, operational effectiveness, customer service and the safety of employees, customers and the public. These risks could adversely affect the valuation of our common stock and the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s access to capital.
 
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are committed to comply with all laws and regulations, to assure reliability of provided services, to focus on the safety of employees, customers and the public, to ensure environmental compliance, to maintain the privacy of information related to our customers and employees, and to maintain effective communications with the public and key stakeholder groups, particularly during emergencies and times of crisis. Traditional news media and social media can very rapidly convey information, whether factual or not, to large numbers of people, including customers, investors, regulators, legislators and other stakeholders, and the failure to effectively manage timely, accurate communication through these channels could adversely impact our reputation. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G also are committed to operational excellence, to quality customer service, and, through our Code of Conduct and Ethics, to maintain high standards of ethical conduct in our business operations. A failure to meet these commitments may subject the Company and Consolidated SCE&G not only to fraud, regulatory action, litigation and financial loss, but also to reputational risk that could adversely affect the valuation of SCANA’s stock, adversely affect the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s access to capital, and result in further regulatory oversight. Insurance may not be available or adequate to respond to these events.
 


ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
 
Not Applicable


ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
 
SCANA owns no significant property other than the capital stock of each of its subsidiaries. It holds, directly or indirectly, all of the capital stock of each of its subsidiaries.
SCE&G's bond indenture, securing thewhich secures its First Mortgage Bonds, issued thereunder, constitutes a direct mortgage lien on substantially all of its electric utility property. GENCO's Williams Station is also subject to a first mortgage lien which secures certain outstanding debt of GENCO.
ELECTRIC PROPERTIESElectric Properties

The following table shows the electric generating facilities and their net generating capacity as of December 31, 2013.2016.
 Net Generating Capacity  Net Generating Capacity
In-ServiceSummer In-ServiceSummer
Date(MW) Date(MW)
Coal-Fired Steam:     
McMeekin - Near Irmo, SC1958250
*
Wateree - Eastover, SC1970684
 1970684
Williams - Goose Creek, SC1973605
 1973605
Cope - Cope, SC1996415
 1996415
Kapstone - Charleston, SC199985
 199985
     
Gas-Fired Steam - Urquhart Unit 3 - Beech Island, SC195395
*
Gas-Fired Steam:  
McMeekin - Irmo, SC1958250
Urquhart Unit 3 - Beech Island, SC195395
     
Nuclear - V. C. Summer - Parr, SC (reflects SCE&G's 66.7% ownership share)1984647
 
Nuclear:  
Summer Station Unit 1 - Parr, SC (reflects SCE&G's 66.7% ownership share)1984647
Summer Station Unit 2 and Unit 3 - Parr, SC *
     
Internal Combustion Turbines:     
Jasper Combined Cycle - Jasper, SC2004852
Urquhart Combined Cycle - Beech Island, SC2002458
Peaking units - various locations in SC1968-1999352
 1968-2010348
Urquhart Combined Cycle - Beech Island, SC2002458
 
Jasper Combined Cycle - Jasper, SC2004852
 
     
Hydro:     
Fairfield Pumped Storage - Parr, SC1978576
Saluda - Irmo, SC1930200
 1930200
Other hydro units - various locations in or bordering SC1905-191418
 
Fairfield Pumped Storage - Parr, SC1978576
 
Other - various locations in or bordering SC1905-191418

* As described in NoteSCE&G presently owns 55% of Unit 2 to the consolidated financial statements for SCANA and SCE&G, under plans announced in 2012, SCE&G has retired or intends to retire six coal-fired units with an aggregate net generating capacity (summer rating) of 730 MW by 2018, subject to future developments in environmental regulations, among other matters. As of December 31, 2013, three of these units had been retired (with an aggregate net generating capacity, summer rating, of 385 MW) and are not included in the table above. Another unit, Urquhart Unit 3, was fueled with coal prior to 2013, and is expected to be fueled with natural gas until its retirement in 2018.which are being constructed at Summer Station.

    SCE&G owns 436433 substations having an aggregate transformer capacity of 3031.5 million KVA. The transmission system consists of 3,3073,442 miles of lines, and the distribution system consists of 18,39718,522 pole miles of overhead lines and 7,0047,441 trench miles of underground lines.
 
NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSMISSION PROPERTIESNatural Gas Distribution and Transmission Properties
 
SCE&G's natural gas system includes 448447 miles of transmission pipeline of up to 20 inches in diameter that connect its distribution system with Southern Natural, Transco and CGT.DCGT. SCE&G’s distribution system consists of 16,45017,375 miles of distribution mains and related service facilities. SCE&G also owns two LNG plants, one located near Charleston, South Carolina, and the other in Salley, South Carolina. The Charleston facility can liquefy up to 6 MMCF6,180 MMBTU per day and store the liquefied equivalent of 980 MMCF1,009,400 MMBTU of natural gas. The Salley facility can store the liquefied equivalent of 900 MMCF927,000 MMBTU of natural gas and has no liquefying capabilities. The LNG facilities have the capacity to regasify approximately 60 MMCF61,800 MMBTU per day at Charleston and 90 MMCF92,700 MMBTU per day at Salley.
CGT’s natural gas system consists of 1,469 miles of transmission pipeline of up to 24 inches in diameter. CGT’s system transports gas to its customers from the transmission systems of Southern Natural at Port Wentworth, Georgia and Aiken County, South Carolina, Southern LNG, Inc. at Elba Island, near Savannah, Georgia and Transco in Cherokee and Spartanburg counties in South Carolina.
 
PSNC Energy’s natural gas system consists of 594606 miles of transmission pipeline of up to 24 inches in diameter that connect its distribution systems with Transco. PSNC Energy’s distribution system consists of 20,41121,686 miles of distribution mains and related service facilities. PSNC Energy owns one LNG plant with storage capacity of 1,000 MMCF,1,000,000 MMBTU, the capacity to liquefy up to 4 MMCF4,000 MMBTU per day and the capacity to regasify approximately 100 MMCF100,000 MMBTU per day. PSNC Energy also owns, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, 33.21% of Cardinal Pipeline Company, LLC, which owns a 105-mile transmission pipeline in North Carolina. In addition, PSNC Energy owns, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, 17% of Pine Needle LNG Company, LLC. Pine Needle owns and operates a liquefaction, storage and regasification facility in North Carolina.

ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
 
SCANA and SCE&G are engaged insubject to various claims and litigation incidental to their business operations which management anticipates will be resolved without a material impact on their respective results of operations, cash flows or financial condition. In addition, certain material regulatory and environmental matters and uncertainties, some of which remain outstanding at December 31, 2013,2016, are described in the Rate Matters section of Note 2 and in the Environmental section of Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements of SCANA and SCE&G.statements.


ITEM 4.  MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
 
Not Applicable

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF SCANA CORPORATION

The executiveExecutive officers are elected at the annual meeting of the Board of Directors, held immediately after the annual meeting of shareholders, and hold office until the next such annual meeting, unless (1) a resignation is submitted, (2) the Board of Directors shall otherwise determine or (3) as provided in the By-laws of SCANA. Positions held are for SCANA and all wholly-owned subsidiaries unless otherwise indicated.

Name AgePositions Held During Past Five YearsDates
Kevin B. Marsh5861
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
President and Chief Operating Officer-SCANA
President and Chief Operating Officer-SCE&G
2011-present
2011-present*-present
*-2011 -present
Jimmy E. Addison5356
Executive Vice PresidentPresident-SCANA
Chief Financial Officer
Senior Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer-SCANA Energy
2012-present*-present
*-present
*-20122014-present
Jeffrey B. Archie5659
Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer-SCE&G
Senior Vice President-SCANA
Vice President of Nuclear Operations-SCE&G
2009-present
2010-present
*-2009
George J. Bullwinkel65
President and Chief Operating Officer-SEMI, SCI and ServiceCare
Senior Vice President-SCANA
*-present
*-present
Sarena D. Burch5659
Senior Vice President-Risk Management and Corporate Compliance Senior Vice President-Fuel Procurement and Asset Management-SCEManagement-SCANA, SCE&G
and PSNC Energy
Senior Vice President-SCANA
2016-present

*-present
*-present-2015
Stephen A. Byrne5457
President of GenerationPresident-Generation and Transmission and Chief Operating Officer-SCE&G
Executive Vice President-SCANA
Executive Vice President-Generation and Transmission -SCE&G
Executive Vice President-Generation, Nuclear and Fossil Hydro-SCE&G
Senior Vice President-Generation, Nuclear and Fossil Hydro-SCE&G
2011-present
2009-present
2011
2009-2011
*-2009
Paul V. Fant60
President and Chief Operating Officer-CGT
Senior Vice President-SCANA
*-present
*-present
D. Russell Harris4952
President of GasPresident-Gas Operations-SCE&G
President and Chief Operating Officer-PSNC Energy
Senior Vice President-Gas Distribution-SCANA
Senior Vice President-SCANA
2013-present
*-present
2013-present
2012-2013
Kenneth R. Jackson60
Senior Vice President-Economic Development, Governmental and Regulatory Affairs
Vice President-Rates and Regulatory Services
2014-present
*-2014
W. Keller Kissam4750
President of RetailPresident-Retail Operations-SCE&G
Senior Vice President-SCANA
Senior Vice President-Retail Electric-SCE&G
Vice President-Electric Operations-SCE&G
2011-present
2011-present
2011*-present
*-2011-present
Ronald T. Lindsay6366Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
*-present
Charles B. McFaddenRandal M. Senn69
Senior Vice President-Governmental Affairs and Economic Development-
SCANA Services
Senior Vice President-SCANA
*-present 
*-present
Martin K. Phalen5960
Senior Vice President-Administration-SCANA
Vice President-Gas Operations-SCE&GPresident and Chief Information Officer
Chief Information Officer
2012-present2016-present
2016
*-2012-2016

*Indicates positionpositions held at least since March 1, 2009.February 24, 2012.


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PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
 
COMMON STOCK INFORMATION
SCANA Corporation:
 
Price Range (NYSE Composite Listing): 
2013 20122016 2015
4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr. 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr.4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr. 4th Qtr. 3rd Qtr. 2nd Qtr. 1st Qtr.
High$48.15
 $52.93
 $54.41
 $51.23
 $49.64
 $50.34
 $48.24
 $46.12
$74.94
 $76.41
 $75.67
 $70.35
 $61.95
 $57.73
 $56.26
 $65.57
Low$44.75
 $45.72
 $47.22
 $45.57
 $44.71
 $47.18
 $43.32
 $43.56
$67.31
 $69.04
 $66.02
 $59.46
 $54.84
 $50.17
 $47.77
 $52.03
 
SCANA common stock trades on the NYSE using the ticker symbol SCG. Newspaper stock listings use the name SCANA.  At February 20, 20142017 there were 141,144,841142,916,917 shares of SCANA common stock outstanding which were held by approximately 28,12125,000 shareholders of record. For a summary of equity securities issuable under SCANA’s compensation plans at December 31, 2013,2016, see Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
 
SCANA declared quarterly dividends on its common stock of $.5075$0.575 per share in 20132016 and $.495$0.545 per share in 2012.2015. On February 20, 2014,16, 2017, SCANA increased the quarterly cash dividend rate on SCANA common stock to $.525$0.6125 per share, an increase of approximately 3.5%6.5%. The next quarterly dividend is payable April 1, 20142017 to shareholders of record on March 10, 2014.2017. For a discussion of provisions that could limit the payment of cash dividends, see Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS underFinancing Limits and Related Matters in the Liquidity and Capital Resources-Financing LimitsResources section of Item 7. Management's Discussion and Related MattersAnalysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 3 to the consolidated financial statementsstatements.
The following table provides information about purchases by or on behalf of SCANA or any affiliated purchaser (as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act)) of shares or other units of any class of SCANA's equity securities that are registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act:
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
  (a) (b) (c) (d)
Period Total number of shares (or units) purchased 
Average price paid
per share (or unit)
 
Total number of shares (or units) purchased as
part of publicly announced
plans or programs
 
Maximum number (or approximate dollar value) of shares (or units) that may yet be
purchased under the
plans or programs
October 1-31, 2016 7,583
 $69.29
 7,583
  
November 1-30, 2016 
 
 
  
December 1-31, 2016 
 
 
  
Total 7,583
   7,583
 *

*The above table represents shares acquired for SCANA.non-employee directors under the Director Compensation and Deferral Plan. On December 16, 2014, SCANA announced a program to convert from original issue to open market purchase of SCANA common stock for all applicable compensation and dividend reinvestment plans. This program took effect in the first quarter of 2015 and has no stated maximum number of shares that may be purchased and no stated expiration date.

SCE&G:
 
All of SCE&G’s common stock is owned by SCANA, and no established public trading market exists for SCE&G common stock. During 20132016 and 2012,2015, SCE&G declared quarterly dividends on its common stock in the following amounts:
 
Declaration Date Amount Declaration Date Amount
February 15, 2012 $51.6 million February 20, 2013 $62.2 million
May 3, 2012 52.3 million April 25, 2013 62.0 million
August 2, 2012 54.0 million July 31, 2013 65.8 million
October 24, 2012 44.3 million October 31, 2013 60.0 million
Declaration Date Amount Declaration Date Amount
February 18, 2016 $72.2 million February 20, 2015 $69.0 million
April 28, 2016 73.3 million April 30, 2015 67.8 million
July 28, 2016 74.0 million July 30, 2015 68.4 million
October 27, 2016 77.5 million October 29, 2015 72.3 million
 


On February 20, 2014,16, 2017, SCE&G declared dividendsa quarterly dividend on its common stock of $62.5$76.9 million.
 
For a discussion of provisions that could limit the payment of cash dividends, see Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS underFinancing Limits and Related Matters in the Liquidity and Capital Resources-Financing LimitsResources section of Item 7. Management's Discussion and Related MattersAnalysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements for SCE&G.statements.


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ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
As of or for the Year Ended December 31, 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
 (Millions of dollars, except statistics and per share amounts) (Millions of dollars, except statistics and per share amounts)
SCANA:  
  
  
  
  
        
  
Statement of Income Data  
  
  
  
  
        
  
Operating Revenues $4,495
 $4,176
 $4,409
 $4,601
 $4,237
 $4,227
 $4,380
 $4,951
 $4,495
 $4,176
Operating Income $910
 $859
 $813
 $768
 $699
 $1,153
 $1,308
 $1,007
 $910
 $859
Preferred Stock Dividends $
 $
 $
 $
 $9
Income Available to Common Shareholders $471
 $420
 $387
 $376
 $348
Net Income $595
 $746
 $538
 $471
 $420
Common Stock Data    
  
  
  
          
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (Millions) 138.7
 131.1
 128.8
 125.7
 122.1
Weighted Avg Common Shares Outstanding (Millions) 142.9
 142.9
 141.9
 138.7
 131.1
Basic Earnings Per Share $3.40
 $3.20
 $3.01
 $2.99
 $2.85
 $4.16
 $5.22
 $3.79
 $3.40
 $3.20
Diluted Earnings Per Share $3.39
 $3.15
 $2.97
 $2.98
 $2.85
 $4.16
 $5.22
 $3.79
 $3.39
 $3.15
Dividends Declared Per Share of Common Stock $2.03
 $1.98
 $1.94
 $1.90
 $1.88
 $2.30
 $2.18
 $2.10
 $2.03
 $1.98
Balance Sheet Data      
  
  
          
Utility Plant, Net $11,643
 $10,896
 $10,047
 $9,662
 $9,009
 $14,324
 $13,145
 $12,232
 $11,643
 $10,896
Total Assets $15,164
 $14,616
 $13,534
 $12,968
 $12,094
 $18,707
 $17,146
 $16,818
 $15,127
 $14,568
Total Equity $4,664
 $4,154
 $3,889
 $3,702
 $3,408
 $5,725
 $5,443
 $4,987
 $4,664
 $4,154
Short-term and Long-term Debt $5,825
 $5,744
 $5,306
 $4,909
 $4,846
 $7,431
 $6,529
 $6,581
 $5,788
 $5,707
Other Statistics    
  
  
  
          
Electric:    
  
  
  
          
Customers (Year-End) 678,273
 669,966
 664,196
 660,580
 654,766
 709,418
 698,372
 687,800
 678,273
 669,966
Total sales (Million kWh) 22,313
 23,879
 24,188
 24,884
 23,104
 23,458
 23,102
 23,319
 22,313
 23,879
Generating capability-Net MW (Year-End) 5,237
 5,533
 5,642
 5,645
 5,611
 5,233
 5,234
 5,237
 5,237
 5,533
Territorial peak demand-Net MW 4,574
 4,761
 4,885
 4,735
 4,557
 4,807
 4,970
 4,853
 4,574
 4,761
Regulated Gas:      
  
  
          
Customers, excluding transportation (Year-End) 837,232
 818,983
 803,644
 794,841
 782,192
 906,883
 881,295
 859,186
 837,232
 818,983
Sales, excluding transportation (Thousand Therms) 921,533
 798,978
 812,416
 931,879
 832,931
 890,113
 875,218
 973,907
 921,533
 798,978
Transportation customers (Year-End) 496
 499
 492
 491
 482
 632
 627
 656
 667
 663
Transportation volumes (Thousand Therms) 1,729,399
 1,559,542
 1,585,202
 1,546,234
 1,388,096
 674,999
 791,402
 1,786,897
 1,729,399
 1,559,542
Retail Gas Marketing:      
  
  
Retail customers (Year-End) 454,104
 449,144
 455,258
 464,123
 455,198
Firm customer deliveries (Thousand Therms) 382,728
 310,442
 341,554
 402,583
 347,324
Nonregulated interruptible customer deliveries (Thousand Therms) 1,928,266
 1,981,085
 1,845,327
 1,728,161
 1,628,942
          
SCE&G:    
  
  
  
Statement of Income Data    
  
  
  
Operating Revenues $2,845
 $2,809
 $2,819
 $2,815
 $2,569
Operating Income $737
 $717
 $654
 $604
 $547
Net Income $391
 $352
 $316
 $304
 $288
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest $11
 $11
 $10
 $14
 $7
Preferred Stock Dividends $
 $
 $
 $
 $9
Earnings Available to Common Shareholder $380
 $341
 $306
 $290
 $272
Balance Sheet Data  
  
  
  
  
Utility Plant, Net $10,048
 $9,375
 $8,588
 $8,198
 $7,595
Total Assets $12,700
 $12,104
 $11,037
 $10,574
 $9,813
Total Equity $4,489
 $4,043
 $3,773
 $3,541
 $3,259
Short-term and Long-term Debt $4,306
 $4,171
 $3,753
 $3,440
 $3,430
Other Statistics    
  
  
  
Electric:    
  
  
  
Customers (Year-End) 678,338
 670,030
 664,273
 660,642
 654,830
Total sales (Million kWh) 22,327
 23,899
 24,200
 24,887
 23,107
Generating capability-Net MW (Year-End) 5,237
 5,533
 5,642
 5,645
 5,611
Territorial peak demand-Net MW 4,574
 4,761
 4,885
 4,735
 4,557
Regulated Gas:      
  
  
Customers, excluding transportation (Year-End) 329,179
 322,419
 316,683
 313,346
 309,687
Sales, excluding transportation (Thousand Therms) 457,119
 412,163
 407,073
 447,057
 399,752
Transportation customers (Year-End) 173
 166
 155
 148
 130
Transportation volumes (Thousand Therms) 155,190
 260,215
 192,492
 190,931
 217,750


23For information on the impact of certain dispositions on SCANA's selected financial data, see Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.



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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’SMANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Pursuant to General Instruction I of Form 10-K, SCE&G is permitted to omit certain information related to itself and its consolidated affiliates called for by Item 7 of Form 10-K, and instead provide a management’s narrative explanation of its consolidated results of operation and other information described therein. Such information is presented hereunder specifically for Consolidated SCE&G, but may be presented alongside information presented for the Company generally. Consolidated SCE&G makes no representation as to information relating solely to SCANA Corporation and its subsidiaries (other than Consolidated SCE&G).

OVERVIEW
 
SCANA, through its wholly-owned regulated subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity in parts of South Carolina and in the purchase, transmission and sale of natural gas in portions of North Carolina and South Carolina. Through a wholly-owned nonregulated subsidiary, SCANA markets natural gas to retail customers in Georgia and to wholesale customers primarily in the southeast. Other wholly-owned nonregulated subsidiaries provide fiber optic and other telecommunications services and provide service contracts on certain home appliances and heating and air conditioning units. A service company subsidiary of SCANA provides primarily administrative management and othermanagement services to SCANA and its subsidiaries.
 
The following map indicates areas where the Company’s significant business segments conduct their activities, as further described in this overview section.


The following percentages reflect revenues and net income earned byamounts attributable to the Company’s regulated and nonregulated businessesoperations and other nonregulated (including the holding company)company and the percentage of total assets held by them.services company). 
2013
 2012
 2011
2016
 2015
 2014
Revenues   
  
Regulated75% 77% 74%
Nonregulated25% 23% 26%
Net Income     
     
Regulated97% 99% 97%98 % 72% 98 %
Nonregulated3% 1% 3%
Nonregulated operations5 % 4% 7 %
Other nonregulated(3)% 24% (5)%
Assets     
     
Regulated95% 95% 94%97 % 97% 95 %
Nonregulated5% 5% 6%
Nonregulated operations1 % 1% 2 %
Other nonregulated2 % 2% 3 %


25In the first quarter of 2015, SCANA closed on the sales of its interstate natural gas pipeline and telecommunications subsidiaries. Gains from these sales are included within Other. See Dispositions in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements.



Key Earnings Drivers and Outlook
 
During 2013, economic growth continuedIn 2016, companies announced plans to improveinvest over $1.8 billion, with the expectation of creating approximately 7,000 jobs in the southeast. Significant industrial announcements were made in the Company’sCompany's South Carolina and North Carolina service territories duringterritories. At December 31, 2016, South Carolina's unemployment rate was 4.3%, which is approximately 1.2% lower than the year, and announcements made in previous years began to materialize.prior year. In addition, each of the Port of Charleston continues to see increased traffic, with container volume up 5.7% over 2012.  Residential and commercialCompany's regulated businesses experienced positive customer growth rates in the Company’s regulated businesses also remained positive.  Unemployment rates for the states in which the Company primarily provides service also improved in 2013, though such rates improved in part due to people leaving the workforce. Nationwide, the civilian labor force participation rate was 62.8% at December 31, 2013, matching a 35-year low.
year over year.
Unemployment (seasonally adjusted)United States Georgia North Carolina South Carolina
December 31, 2013 (preliminary)6.7% 7.4% 6.9% 6.6%
December 31, 20127.8% 8.7% 9.4% 8.6%
December 31, 20118.9% 9.4% 10.4% 9.6%

Over the next five years, key earnings drivers for the Company willare expected to be additions to rate base at its regulated subsidiaries, consisting primarily of capital expenditures for new generating capacity, environmental facilities and system expansion. Other factors that will impact future earnings growth include the regulatory environment, customer growth and usage in each of the regulated utility businesses, earnings in the natural gas marketing business in Georgia and the level of growth of operation and maintenance, interest and other expenses and taxes.

Electric Operations
 
TheSCE&G's electric operations segment is comprised of the electric operations of SCE&G, GENCOprimarily generate electricity and Fuel Company, and is primarily engaged in the generation,provide for its transmission, distribution and sale to approximately 709,000 customers (as of electricity in South Carolina. At December 31, 2013, SCE&G provided electricity to approximately 678,000 customers2016) in portions of South Carolina in an area covering nearly 17,000 square miles. GENCO owns a coal-fired generating station and sells electricity solely to SCE&G. Fuel Company acquires, owns, provides financing for and sells at cost to SCE&G nuclear fuel, certain fossil fuels and emission and other environmental allowances.
 
Operating results for electric operations are primarily driven by customer demand for electricity, rates allowed to be charged to customers and the ability to control growth in costs. Through 2013, the effect of weather on operating results was largely mitigated by the eWNA; however, the eWNA was discontinued pursuant to SCPSC order effective with the first billing cycle of January 2014. Embedded in the rates charged to customers is an allowed regulatory return on equity. SCE&G’s allowed return on equity in 2013 was 10.25% for non-BLRA expenditures, and 11.0% for BLRA-related expenditures. As further described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, SCE&G's allowed return on equity for non-BLRA expenditures was 10.7% prior to 2013. Demand for electricity is primarily affected by weather, customer growth and the economy.  SCE&G is able to recover the cost of fuel used in electric generation through retail customers’ bills, but increases in fuel costs affect electricelectricity prices and, therefore, the competitive position of electricity againstcompared to other energy sources.

SCE&G filesEmbedded in the rates charged to customers is an IRP with the SCPSC annually which evaluates future electric generation needs based on a variety of factors, including customer energy demands, EPA regulations, reserve marginsallowed regulatory ROE. SCE&G’s allowed ROE in 2016 was 10.25% for non-BLRA rate base and fuel costs.10.5% for BLRA-related rate base. For BLRA-related rate base existing prior to 2016, SCE&G's 2012 IRP identified six coal-fired units that SCE&G has subsequently retired or intends to retire by 2018, subject to future developments in environmental regulations, among other matters. These units had an aggregate generating capacity (2012 summer rating) of 730 MW. As of December 31, 2013, three of these units have been retired. For additional information, see Note 1 and Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.allowed ROE was 11.0%.

New Nuclear Construction

SCE&G, is constructingon behalf of itself and as agent for Santee Cooper, has contracted with the Consortium for the design and construction of two 1,250 MW (1,117 MW, net) nuclear generation units, at the site of Summer Station.which SCE&G will jointly own the New Units with Santee Cooper, and SCE&G will be responsible for the cost of and receive the output from the New Units in proportion to its share of ownership, with Santee Cooper responsible for and receiving the remaining share.Cooper. SCE&G's current ownership share in the New Units is 55%. Under an agreement signed in January 2014 (and subject to customary closing conditions, including necessary regulatory approvals), and SCE&G has agreed to acquire an additional 5% ownership from Santee Cooper in the New Units. Under the terms of this agreement, SCE&G will acquire a one percent ownership interest in the New Units atincrements beginning with the commercial operation date of Unit 2.

On October 27, 2015, SCE&G, Santee Cooper and the Consortium reached a settlement regarding certain disputes, and the EPC Contract was amended. The October 2015 Amendment became effective on December 31, 2015, and among other things, it resolved by settlement and release substantially all then-outstanding disputes between SCE&G and the Consortium. The October 2015 Amendment also provided SCE&G and Santee Cooper an option, subject to regulatory approvals, to fix the

total amount to be paid to the Consortium for its entire scope of work on the project after June 30, 2015, subject to certain exceptions. In May 2016, SCE&G petitioned the SCPSC for approval of updated construction and capital cost schedules for the New Units developed as a result of the October 2015 Amendment. On November 9, 2016, the SCPSC approved a settlement agreement among SCE&G, ORS and certain other parties concerning this petition. The SCPSC also approved SCE&G’s election of the fixed price option.

The approved construction schedule designates contractual guaranteed substantial completion dates of August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2020 for Units 2 will acquire an additional two percent ownership interest noand 3, respectively, although recent communications from WEC indicate substantial completion dates of April 2020 and December 2020 for Units 2 and 3, respectively. These later thandates remain within SCPSC-approved 18-month contingency periods provided for under the first anniversaryBLRA, and achievement of such commercial operation date,dates would also allow the output of both units to qualify, under current law, for federal production tax credits. However, there is substantial uncertainty as to WEC’s ability to meet these dates given its historical inability to meet forecasted productivity and will acquire the finalwork force efficiency levels.

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two percent no later than the second anniversary of such commercial operation date.The approved capital cost schedule includes incremental capital costs. SCE&G’s total project capital cost is now estimated at approximately $6.8 billion including owner’s costs and transmission, or $7.7 billion with escalation and AFC. In addition, the agreement provides that Santee Cooper will not transfer any of its remaining interest in the New Units to third parties until the New Units are complete.

SCPSC approved revising SCE&G expects Unit 2 to be placed in service in the fourth quarter of 2017 or the first quarter of 2018, with Unit 3's in-service date approximately 12 months later. SCE&G's share of the estimated cash outlays (future value, excluding AFC)&G’s allowed ROE for its current 55% ownership share totals approximately $5.4 billion for plant and related transmission infrastructure costs, which costs are projected based on historical one-year and five-year escalation rates as required by the SCPSC. In addition, under the terms of the agreement previously described, SCE&G has agreed to pay an amount equal to Santee Cooper's actual cost of the percentage conveyed as of the date of conveyance, which SCE&G estimates will be approximately $500 million for the entire 5% interest.

Significant recent developments in new nuclear construction include the following:

In the first quarter of 2013, initial pouring of the Unit 2 nuclear island basemat was completed. The basemat provides a foundationfrom 10.5% to 10.25%. This revised ROE will be applied prospectively for the containment vessel, shield buildingpurpose of calculating revised rates sought by SCE&G under the BLRA on and auxiliary building that make upafter January 1, 2017. In addition, SCE&G may not file future requests to amend capital cost schedules prior to January 28, 2019, unless its annual revised rate request is denied because SCE&G is out of compliance with its approved capital cost schedule or BLRA construction milestone schedule. In most circumstances, if the nuclear island. The Unit 3 nuclear island basemat was completed in the fourth quarter of 2013.

In April 2013, the 500-ton CR-10 module was set on the Unit 2 basemat. CR-10 supports the containment vessel. Construction of Unit 3's CR-10 module is currently underway.

In May 2013, the containment vessel bottom head for Unit 2 was put in place. The containment vessel will house numerous reactor system components, such as the reactor vessel, steam generator and pressurizer. Work continues in building containment vessel rings that will be placed on the containment vessel bottom head for Unit 2.

In September 2013, the reactor vessel cavity for Unit 2 (CA-04 module) was placed in the containment vessel bottom head. The reactor vessel cavity will house the reactor vessel, which in turn will house the fuel assemblies. The reactor vesselprojected commercial operation date for Unit 2 is on-site.

Fabrication has begun for Unit 2's steam generator and refueling canal module (CA-01 module) thatextended, the expiration of the January 28, 2019 moratorium will be located insideextended by an equal amount of time.
SCE&G and Santee Cooper, the containment vessel.

Ring 1co-owner of the Unit 2 containment vessel is scheduledNew Units, continue to evaluate various actions which might be taken in the event that Toshiba and WEC are unable or unwilling to complete the project. These include completing the work under any of several arrangements with other contractors or, were it determined to be placed onprudent, halting the containment vessel bottom headproject, leaving SCE&G to pursue cost recovery under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA. Any significant delay in the second quarter 2014. Ring 2 is scheduledtiming of construction or any determination by the SCPSC to be placed indisallow the fourth quarterrecovery of 2014.costs would adversely impact results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

While progress has been made with production, quality assurance and quality control issues, the schedule for fabrication of sub-modules at the contractor facility remains a focus area for the project.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Consortium began a full re-baselining of the Unit 2 and Unit 3 construction schedules. SCE&G anticipates that this revised schedule and the cost estimate at completion for all non-firm and fixed scopes of work will be finalized in the third quarter of 2014. SCE&G plans to reevaluate and reschedule its owners cost estimates and cash flow requirements in light of the new schedule.

ForThe information summarized above, as well as additional information on theseregarding uncertainties concerning WEC’s ability to continue to fulfill its performance and financial commitments and Toshiba's ability to perform under its payment guaranty with respect to the project and other related matters, see New Nuclear Construction Matters herein andis further discussed in Note 2 and Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.

Environmental
As part of the President's Climate Action Plan and by Presidential Memorandum issued June 25, 2013, the EPA was directed to issue a revised carbon standard for new power plants by re-proposing NSPS under the CAA for emissions of carbon dioxide from newly constructed fossil fuel-fired units. The rule became final on January 8, 2014 and requires all new fossil fuel-fired power plants to meet the carbon dioxide emissions profile of a combined cycle natural gas plant. While most new natural gas plants will not be required to include any new technologies, no new coal-fired plants could be constructed without carbon capture and sequestration capabilities. The Company is evaluating the final rule, but does not plan to construct new coal-fired units in the near future. The Memorandum also directed the EPA to issue standards, regulations, or guidelines for existing units by June 1, 2014, to be made final no later than June 1, 2015.

The CWA provides forresults of recent elections may affect the imposition of effluent limitations that require treatment for wastewater discharges. Newpace at which federal effluent limitation guidelines for steam electric generating units were publishedenvironmental laws and regulations are enacted or how stringently their provisions are interpreted in the Federal Register on

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June 7, 2013,future. However, public sentiment surrounding air quality and the ELG Rulewater quality remains strong and is expected to be finalized May 22, 2014.continue unabated.

Over several years, SCE&G has made significant investments in constructing non-emitting generation (the New Units previously mentioned) and retiring certain coal-fired plants or converting them to burn natural gas. In addition, SCE&G expects to add the renewable energy from six new solar generating facilities at locations throughout its electric service territory over the next few years. The EPA expects compliance as soon as possible after July 2017 but no later than July 2020. Additionally, the EPAimpact of these investments is expected to issueresult in a rule that modifies requirements for existing cooling water intake structuressignificant shift toward non-emitting sources of fuel used to generate electricity in early 2014, and Congress is expected to consider further amendments to the CWA.future.
Generation Type2016 Actual2021 Projected
Nuclear24.7%56.7%
Hydro3.3%3.4%
Solar—%2.2%
Total Non-emitting28.0%62.3%
   
Biomass1.7%—%
Natural Gas33.5%17.9%
Coal36.8%19.8%
Total Generation100.0%100.0%

In responseaddition, SCE&G and GENCO have made significant investments to a federal court orderinstall pollution control equipment at their remaining coal-fired plants. These investments, together with investments in non-emitting generation, have reduced their air emissions and are expected to establish a definite timeline for a CCR rule, the EPA has said it will issue new federal regulations affecting the management and disposal of CCRs, such as ash, by December 14, 2014. Such regulations could result in additional reductions in the treatment of some CCRs as hazardous waste and could impose significant costs to utilities, such as SCE&G and GENCO.future.
Emissions, measured in thousands of tons
Year
NOX 
SO2 
CO2 
200527.0
107.9
18,778.7
20137.0
19.3
12,507.9
20147.6
16.8
13,984.6
20155.7
5.1
12,891.8
20165.4
2.7
11,567.4
2021*3.2
1.2
7,062.5
% decrease from 2005 to 2021*88.1%98.9%62.4%
* Projected

The abovestatus of significant environmental laws and regulations and certain initiatives and other similar issuesundertaken to ensure compliance with them are described in Environmental Matters herein and in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements. Unless otherwise noted,In addition, uncertainties with respect to the Company cannot predict when regulatory rules or legislative requirements for any of these initiatives will become final, if at all, or what conditions they may impose onNew Units are described in Note 10 to the Company, if any. The Company believes that any additional costs imposed by such regulations would be recoverable through rates.consolidated financial statements.

Gas Distribution
 
The gas distribution segment, comprised of the local distribution operations of SCE&G and PSNC Energy is primarily engaged in the purchase, transportationtransport and sale ofsell natural gas to approximately 907,000 retail customers (as of December 31, 2016) in portions of South Carolina and North Carolina. At December 31, 2013 this segment provided natural gas to approximately 838,000 customersCarolina in areas covering 34,600approximately 35,000 square miles.
Operating results for gas distribution are primarily influenced by customer demand for natural gas, rates allowed to be charged to customers and the ability to control growth in costs. Embedded in the rates charged to customers is an allowed regulatory return on equityROE for SCE&G of 10.25% for SCE&G and 10.60% for PSNC Energy.Energy of 10.60% through October 31, 2016 and 9.7% thereafter.
 
Demand for natural gas is primarily affected by weather, customer growth, the economy and the availability and price of alternate fuels. Natural gas competes with electricity, propane and heating oil to serve the heating and, to a lesser extent, other household energy needs of residential and small commercial customers. This competition is generally based on price and convenience. Large commercial and industrial customers often have the ability to switch from natural gas to an alternate fuel, such as propane or fuel oil. Natural gas competes with these alternate fuels based on price. As a result, any significant disparity between supply and demand, either of natural gas or of alternate fuels, and due either to production or delivery disruptions or other factors, will affect price and will impact the Company’s ability to retain large commercial and industrial customers. In addition, the

The production of shale gas in the United States has resulted in significantly lowercontinues to keep prices for this commodity at historic lows, and such prices are expected to continue at generally low levels for several years. The supply of natural gas from the foreseeable future.Marcellus shale basin has prompted companies unaffiliated with SCANA to propose a 550-mile pipeline that would bring natural gas from West Virginia to Virginia and North Carolina. This pipeline is expected to be completed in late 2019 and, if successful, it may drive economic development along its path, including areas within PSNC Energy's service territory, and may serve to assist in keeping natural gas competitively priced in the region.

Retail
Gas Marketing
 
SCANA Energy a division of SEMI, comprises the retail gas marketing segment. This segment markets natural gas to approximately 454,000 customers throughout Georgia (as of December 31, 2013, and includes approximately 68,000 customers in its regulated division described below). SCANA Energy’s total customer base represents an approximate 30% share of the customers in Georgia’s deregulated natural gas market. SCANA Energy remains the second largest natural gas marketer in the state. SCANA Energy’s competitors include an affiliate of a large energy company with experience in Georgia’s energy market, as well as several electric membership cooperatives. SCANA Energy’s ability to maintain its market share depends on the prices it charges customers relative to the prices charged by its competitors, its ability to continue to provide high levels of customer service and other factors. In addition, SCANA Energy's operating results are highly sensitive to weather. This market has matured in the last decade, resulting in lower margins and enhanced competition for customers.
As Georgia’s regulated provider, SCANA Energy provides service at rates approved by the GPSC to low-income customers and to customers unable to obtain or maintain natural gas service from other marketers .  SCANA Energy receives funding from Georgia's Universal Service Fund to offset some of the bad debt associated with the low-income group. In third quarter 2013, SCANA Energy’s contract to serve as Georgia’s regulated provider of natural gas was extended by the GPSC through August 31, 2015.  SCANA Energy files financial and other information periodically with the GPSC, and such information is available at www.psc.state.ga.us (which is not intended as an active hyperlink; the information on the GPSC website is not part of this or any other report filed with the SEC).

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SCANA Energy and certain of SCANA’s other natural gas distribution and marketing segments maintain gas inventory and utilize forward contracts and other financial instruments, including commodity swaps and futures contracts, to manage their exposure to fluctuating commodity natural gas prices. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements. As a part of this risk management process, at any given time, a portion of SCANA’s projected natural gas needs has been purchased or otherwise placed under contract. Since SCANA Energy operates in a competitive market, it may be unable to sustain its current levels of customers and/or pricing, thereby reducing expected margins and profitability. Further, there can be no assurance that Georgia’s gas delivery regulatory framework will remain unchanged as dynamic market conditions evolve.

Energy Marketing
The divisions of SEMI excluding SCANA Energy comprise the energy marketing segment. This segment markets natural gas primarily in the southeast and provides energy-related risk management services to customers. The operatingcustomers, including, notably, retail customers in Georgia. Operating results for energy marketing are primarily influenced by customer demand for natural gas and the ability to control growth of costs. Demand for natural gas is primarily affected by theThe price of alternate fuels and customer growth.growth significantly affect demand for natural gas. In addition, the availability of certain pipeline capacity available for Energy Marketing to serve industrial and other customers is dependent upon the market share held by SCANA Energy in the Georgia retail market. SCANA Energy sells natural gas to approximately 450,000 customers (as of December 31, 2016) throughout Georgia. This market is mature, resulting in lower margins and stiff competition. Competitors include affiliates of large energy companies as well as electric membership cooperatives, among others. SCANA Energy’s ability to maintain its market share primarily depends on the prices it charges customers relative to the prices charged by its competitors and its ability to provide high levels of customer service. In addition, SCANA Energy's operating results are sensitive to weather.


RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Earnings and Dividends

Earnings and dividends were as follows:
 2013 2012 2011
Basic earnings per share$3.40
 $3.20
 $3.01
Diluted earnings per share$3.39
 $3.15
 $2.97
Cash dividends declared (per share)$2.03
 $1.98
 $1.94
 2016 2015 2014
The Company     
Earnings per share$4.16
 $5.22
 $3.79
Cash dividends declared per share$2.30
 $2.18
 $2.10
      
Consolidated SCE&G     
Net income (millions of dollars)$525.8
 $479.5
 $457.7

2013 vs 2012Basic earnings per share increased due to higher electric and gas margins. These margin increases were partially offset by higher operation and maintenance expenses, higher depreciation expense, higher property taxes, dilution from additional shares outstanding and higher interest expense, as further described below.
2012 vs 2011Basic earnings per share increased due to higher electric and gas margins and gains on sales of communications towers. These increases were partially offset by higher operating expenses, higher depreciation expense, higher property taxes, dilution from additional shares outstanding and higher interest expense, as further described below.
On February 16, 2017, SCANA declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.6125 per share.

Diluted earnings2016 vs 2015
Earnings per share figures give effectdecreased primarily due to dilutive potential common stock using the treasury stock method.sales of CGT and SCI in 2015, higher operation and maintenance expenses, higher depreciation expense, higher property taxes and higher interest expense. These decreases were partially offset by higher electric and gas distribution margins, higher other income net of other expenses and higher energy marketing net income, as further described below.

Consolidated SCE&G's net income increased primarily due to higher electric and gas distribution margins, partially offset by higher operation and maintenance expense, higher depreciation expense, higher property taxes, higher interest cost, and higher income taxes, as further described below.

2015 vs 2014
Earnings per share increased due to the sales of CGT and SCI in 2015, higher electric margins, lower operation and maintenance expenses and lower depreciation expense. These increases were partially offset by lower gas margins, higher property taxes, lower other income, higher interest expense, a higher effective tax rate and dilution from additional shares outstanding, as further described below.

The sales of CGT and SCI were closed in the first quarter of 2015. These subsidiaries operated principally in wholesale markets, whereas the Company's primary focus is the delivery of energy-related products and services to retail markets. Therefore, CGT and SCI were not a part of the Company's core business. See Note 112 to the consolidated financial statements.

Consolidated SCE&G's net income increased primarily due to higher electric and gas distribution margins and lower depreciation expense, partially offset by lower other income, higher operation and maintenance expense, higher property taxes, higher interest cost, and higher income taxes, as further described below.

Electric Operations
 
Electric Operations for the Company and for Consolidated SCE&G is comprised of the electric operations of SCE&G, GENCO and Fuel Company. Electric operations sales marginOperations operating income (including transactions with affiliates) was as follows: 
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Operating revenues $2,430.5
 (0.9)% $2,453.1
 0.9 % $2,432.2
 $2,619.4
 $2,557.1
 $2,629.4
 $2,619.4
 $2,557.1
 $2,629.4
Less: Fuel used in generation 751.0
 (11.0)% 844.2
 (8.5)% 922.5
Fuel used in electric generation 576.1
 660.6
 799.3
 576.1
 660.6
 799.3
Purchased power 43.0
 53.0 % 28.1
 46.4 % 19.2
 63.7
 52.1
 80.7
 63.7
 52.1
 80.7
Margin $1,636.5
 3.5 % $1,580.8
 6.1 % $1,490.5
 1,979.6
 1,844.4
 1,749.4
 1,979.6
 1,844.4
 1,749.4
Other operation and maintenance 526.1
 497.1
 494.8
 540.2
 509.6
 507.5
Depreciation and amortization 286.5
 277.3
 300.3
 274.9
 266.9
 289.5
Other taxes 210.4
 194.5
 186.7
 207.9
 192.4
 184.8
Operating Income $956.6
 $875.5
 $767.6
 $956.6
 $875.5
 $767.6

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Electric operations can be significantly impacted by the effects of weather. SCE&G estimates the effects on its electric business of actual temperatures in its service territory as compared to historical averages to develop an estimate of electric margin revenue attributable to the effects of abnormal weather. Results in 2016 reflect warmer than normal weather in the second and third quarters and milder than normal weather in the first and fourth quarters. Results in 2015 reflect colder than normal weather in the first quarter, warmer than normal weather in the second and third quarters and milder than normal weather in the fourth quarter. Results in 2014 reflect colder than normal weather in the first quarter, hotter than normal weather in the second and third quarters and milder than normal weather in the fourth quarter.
2013 vs 2012Margin increased primarily due to base rate increases under the BLRA of $54.2 million and higher electric base rates of $67.3 million approved in the December 2012 rate order. Additionally, pursuant to accounting orders of the SCPSC, 2013's electric margin reflects downward adjustments of $50.1 million to revenue. Such adjustments are fully offset by the recognition within other income of gains realized upon the settlement of certain derivative interest rate contracts, which had been deferred as regulatory liabilities. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.
2012 vs 2011Margin increased primarily by $54.4 million due to an increase in retail electric base rates approved by the SCPSC under the BLRA, by $3.7 million due to customer growth and by $11.0 million due to the expiration of a decrement rider approved in the 2010 retail electric base rate case.

2016 vs 2015
Margin increased due to base rate increases under the BLRA of $60.7 million, the effects of weather of $22.1 million, residential and commercial customer growth of $22.1 million, higher industrial margin of $7.6 million and higher collections under the rate rider for pension costs of $13.5 million. These margin increases were partially offset by lower residential and commercial average use. The higher pension rider collections had no effect on net income as they were fully offset by the recognition, within other operation and maintenance expenses, of higher pension costs. Margin also increased due to downward revenue adjustments in 2015, pursuant to orders from the SCPSC, to apply $14.5 million as an offset to fuel cost recovery upon the adoption of new (lower) electric depreciation rates and by $5.2 million related to DSM Programs. These adjustments had no effect on net income in 2015 as they were fully offset by the recognition of $14.5 million of lower depreciation expense and by the recognition, within other income, of $5.2 million of gains realized upon the settlement of certain interest rate contracts.
Other operation and maintenance expenses increased due to higher labor costs of $25.4 million, primarily due to increased pension cost associated with the higher pension rider collections and higher incentive compensation costs. Other operation and maintenance expenses also increased due to higher amortization of DSM program costs of $2.0 million.
Depreciation and amortization increased primarily due to net plant additions.
Other taxes increased primarily due to higher property taxes on net plant additions.

2015 vs 2014
Margin increased due to downward adjustments of $69.0 million in 2014, compared to downward adjustments of $19.7 million in 2015, pursuant to orders of the SCPSC, related to fuel cost recovery and DSM Programs. These adjustments had no effect on net income as they were fully offset by the recognition, within other income, of gains realized upon the late 2013 settlement of certain derivative interest rate contracts, lower depreciation expense upon the adoption and implementation of revised depreciation rates as a result of an updated depreciation study and the application, as a reduction to operation and maintenance expenses, of a portion of the storm damage reserve. Margin also increased due to base rate increases under the BLRA of $65.7 million and residential and commercial customer growth of $21.4 million. These increases were partially offset by $25.6 million due to the effects of weather, lower industrial margins of $14.6 million primarily due to variable price contracts, and lower collections under the rate rider for pension costs of $3.0 million. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

Other operation and maintenance expenses increased due to the application of $5.0 million in 2014 of the storm damage reserve to offset downward revenue adjustments related to DSM Programs and the amortization of $3.7 million of DSM Programs cost. These increases were partially offset by lower labor costs of $2.0 million primarily due to lower pension cost recognition as a result of lower rate rider collections.
Depreciation and amortization decreased by $28.7 million in 2015 due to the implementation of the above mentioned revised depreciation rates, $14.5 million of which was offset by downward revenue adjustments. This decrease in depreciation expense was partially offset by increases associated with net plant additions.
Other taxes increased due primarily to higher property taxes associated with net plant additions.

Sales volumes (in GWh) related to the electric operations margin above, by class, were as follows: 
Classification 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011 2016 2015 2014
Residential 7,571
 
 7,571
 (8.0)% 8,232
 8,140
 7,978
 8,156
Commercial 7,205
 (1.2)% 7,291
 (1.4)% 7,397
 7,506
 7,386
 7,371
Industrial 6,000
 2.8 % 5,836
 (1.7)% 5,938
 6,265
 6,201
 6,234
Other 581
 (0.9)% 586
 2.4 % 572
 600
 595
 600
Total retail sales 21,357
 0.3 % 21,284
 (3.9)% 22,139
 22,511
 22,160
 22,361
Wholesale 955
 (63.2)% 2,595
 26.6 % 2,049
 947
 942
 958
Total Sales 22,312
 (6.6)% 23,879
 (1.3)% 24,188
 23,458
 23,102
 23,319

2013 vs 2012Retail sales volume increased primarily due to customer growth and the effects of weather, partially offset by lower average use. The decrease in wholesale sales is primarily due to the expiration of two customer contracts.
2012 vs 2011Retail sales volume decreased by 983 GWh primarily due to the effects of milder weather. The increase in wholesale sales is primarily due to higher contract utilization by a wholesale customer.
2016 vs 2015
Retail sales volumes increased primarily due to the effects of weather and customer growth.
   
2015 vs 2014
Retail sales volumes decreased primarily due to the effects of weather, partially offset by customer growth.

Gas Distribution
 
Gas Distribution is comprised of the local distribution operations of SCE&G, and for the Company, also includes PSNC Energy. Gas Distribution sales marginoperating income (including transactions with affiliates) was as follows: 
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Operating revenues $942.6
 23.2% $765.0
 (9.0)% $840.4
Less: Gas purchased for resale 534.9
 42.8% 374.6
 (19.7)% 466.3
Margin $407.7
 4.4% $390.4
 4.4 % $374.1
2013 vs 2012Margin increased primarily due to the SCPSC-approved increase in base rates under the RSA which became effective with the first billing cycle of November 2012, as well as residential and commercial customer growth and increased industrial usage.
2012 vs 2011Margin at SCE&G increased by $8.3 million due to the SCPSC-approved increases in retail gas base rates under the RSA which became effective with the first billing cycles of November 2011 and 2012. Margin at PSNC Energy increased by $5.1 million primarily due to residential and commercial customer growth and increased industrial sales due to the competitive price of gas versus alternate fuel sources.
  The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Operating revenues $789.8
 $811.7
 $1,014.0
 $366.8
 $372.7
 $462.2
Gas purchased for resale 345.9
 383.7
 592.5
 182.9
 192.5
 283.1
Margin 443.9
 428.0
 421.5
 183.9
 180.2
 179.1
Other operation and maintenance 172.7
 161.4
 154.8
 73.6
 69.8
 67.7
Depreciation and amortization 82.0
 77.5
 72.4
 27.3
 26.8
 25.7
Other taxes 41.5
 37.5
 34.8
 26.8
 24.9
 23.1
Operating Income $147.7
 $151.6
 $159.5
 $56.2
 $58.7
 $62.6


30The effect of abnormal weather conditions on gas distribution margin is mitigated by the WNA at SCE&G and the CUT at PSNC Energy as further described in Revenue Recognition in Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements. The WNA and CUT affect margins but not sales volumes.


2016 vs 2015
Margin increased $11.5 million at the Company, including $6.0 million at SCE&G, due to residential and commercial customer growth, $5.0 million due to an NCUC-approved rate increase effective November 2016 at PSNC Energy, and $1.1 million due to an SCPSC-approved increase in base rates under the RSA effective November 2016 at SCE&G. These increases were partially offset by lower average use of $4.1 million at SCE&G.
Other operation and maintenance expenses increased due to higher labor costs of $6.7 million at the Company, including $2.1 million at SCE&G, due primarily to higher incentive compensation costs.
Depreciation and amortization increased at the Company and SCE&G due to net plant additions, partially offset by the implementation of SCPSC-approved revised (lower) depreciation rates at SCE&G of $1.1 million.
Other taxes increased at the Company and SCE&G due to net plant additions.

2015 vs 2014
Margin increased due to residential and commercial customer growth of $7.8 million at the Company, including $4.3 million at SCE&G, partially offset by a decrease of $3.1 million due to an SCPSC-approved decrease in base rates at SCE&G under the RSA effective November 2014.
Other operation and maintenance expenses increased at the Company and SCE&G due to higher labor costs, primarily due to incentive compensation.
Depreciation and amortization increased at the Company and SCE&G due to net plant additions.
Other taxes increased at the Company and SCE&G due primarily to higher property taxes associated with net plant additions.

Sales volumes (in MMBTU) related to gas distribution margin by class, including transportation, gas, were as follows: 
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Classification (in thousands) 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Residential 41,268
 24.4% 33,161
 (9.3)% 36,568
 40,142
 39,090
 46,207
 12,420
 12,086
 14,917
Commercial 28,181
 12.7% 25,001
 (3.0)% 25,772
 29,078
 28,064
 30,701
 12,879
 12,580
 13,936
Industrial 22,319
 4.6% 21,340
 13.6 % 18,782
 19,364
 20,101
 20,343
 17,228
 17,901
 18,307
Transportation gas 42,221
 9.0% 38,736
 13.4 % 34,152
 49,769
 49,297
 45,506
 5,250
 4,781
 4,286
Total 133,989
 13.3% 118,238
 2.6 % 115,274
 138,353
 136,552
 142,757
 47,777
 47,348
 51,446

2013 vs 2012Total sales volumes increased primarily due to customer growth, increased industrial usage and the effects of weather.
2012 vs 2011Residential and commercial sales volume decreased primarily due to milder weather. Industrial and transportation sales volumes increased due to the competitive price of gas versus alternate fuel sources.
2016 vs 2015
Residential and commercial firm sales volumes increased primarily due to customer growth. Commercial and industrial interruptible volumes decreased, and firm volumes increased, due to customers switching from interruptible to firm service at SCE&G. Industrial volumes decreased and transportation volumes increased due to customers switching to transportation only service.

2015 vs 2014
Residential and commercial firm sales volumes decreased due to the effects of weather and lower average use, partially offset by customer growth. Commercial and industrial interruptible volumes decreased due to a shift to transportation service from system supply and the impact of curtailments, partially offset at the Company by lower curtailments at PSNC Energy. Transportation volumes increased due to customers shifting to transportation-only service at SCE&G, and at the Company, included increased sales for natural gas fired electric generation in PSNC Energy's territory.
 
Retail Gas Marketing
 
Retail Gas Marketing is comprised of SCANA Energy which operates in Georgia’s natural gas market. Retail Gas Marketing revenues and net income were as follows: 
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Operating revenues $465.2
 12.8% $412.5
 (13.8)% $478.8
Net Income 23.8
 * 10.5
 (56.6)% 24.2
*Greater than 100%

2013 vs 2012Changes in operating revenues and net income are due to higher demand in 2013 primarily as a result of milder weather in 2012.
2012 vs 2011Reductions in operating revenues and net income were primarily due to milder weather and a decrease in the number of customers served under the regulated provider program in 2012.
Energy Marketing
Energy Marketing is comprised of the Company’s nonregulated marketing operations, excludingoperation, SCANA Energy. Energy, which operates in the southeast and includes Georgia’s retail natural gas market. Gas Marketing operating revenues and net income were as follows: 
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011 2016 2015 2014
Operating revenues $818.5
 22.3% $669.0
 (20.8)% $844.9
 $936.7
 $1,146.7
 $1,496.4
Net Income 6.1
 13.0% 5.4
 22.7 % 4.4
 29.8
 27.6
 31.0

2013 vs 2012Operating revenues and net income increased due to higher industrial sales volume and higher market prices.
2012 vs 2011Operating revenues decreased due to lower market prices. Net income increased due to higher consumption.
2016 vs 2015
Operating revenues decreased due to the lower market price of natural gas and lower industrial sales volume. Net income increased primarily due to a weather-related increase in demand.

2015 vs 2014
Operating revenues decreased due to the lower market price of natural gas, weather-related changes in demand, lower industrial sales volume and lower market prices. Net income decreased primarily due to weather-related changes in demand, partially offset by lower cost of gas and lower costs of transportation to serve customers.

Other Operating Expenses
 
Other operating expenses were as follows:
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Other operation and maintenance $707.5
 2.6% $689.3
 4.8% $657.9
 $755.6
 $715.3
 $728.3
 $613.8
 $579.4
 $575.2
Depreciation and amortization 378.1
 6.2% 356.1
 2.8% 346.3
 370.9
 357.5
 383.7
 302.2
 293.7
 315.2
Other taxes 219.7
 6.1% 207.1
 3.1% 200.8
 253.9
 234.2
 228.8
 234.7
 217.3
 207.9

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Changes in other operating expenses are largely attributable to the electric operations and gas distribution segments and are addressed in those discussions. Additional information is provided below.

2016 vs 2015
2013 vs 2012Other operation and maintenance expenses increased by $16.7 million due to incremental expenses associated with the December 2012 SCPSC rate order and by $5.7 million due to higher electric generation, transmission and distribution expenses. These increases were partially offset by lower compensation costs of $10.1 million due to reduced headcount and lower incentive compensation accruals and by other general expenses. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $13.2 million due to the recognition of depreciation expense associated with the Wateree Station scrubber which was provided for in the December 2012 SCPSC rate order and due to other net plant additions. Other taxes increased primarily due to higher property taxes on net property additions.
2012 vs 2011Other operation and maintenance expenses increased by $9.3 million due to higher generation, transmission and distribution expenses and by $25.0 million due to higher incentive compensation and other benefits. These increases were partially offset by $3.9 million due to lower customer service expenses, including bad debt expense, and by $1.6 million due to lower general expenses. Depreciation and amortization expense increased primarily due to net property additions. Other taxes increased primarily due to higher property taxes on net property additions.
In addition to factors discussed in the electric operations and gas distribution segments, overall increases in other operating expenses were partially offset by the Company's sale of CGT in early 2015, which resulted in decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses of $2.2 million, depreciation and amortization of $0.7 million and other taxes of $0.5 million.

2015 vs 2014
In addition to factors discussed in the electric operations and gas distribution segments, the Company's sale of CGT in early 2015 resulted in decreases in other operation and maintenance expenses of $24.2 million, depreciation and amortization of $7.8 million and other taxes of $8 million.

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

     NetOther operation and maintenance expense includes net periodic benefit cost, which was recorded on the Company's income statements and balance sheets as follows:
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Income Statement Impact:          
   Employee benefit costs $15.5
 * $4.0
 53.8% $2.6
   Other expense 1.0
 25.0 % 0.8
 60.0% 0.5
Balance Sheet Impact:          
   Increase in capital expenditures 7.2
 9.1 % 6.6
 69.2% 3.9
   Component of amount receivable from Summer Station co-owner 2.5
 13.6 % 2.2
 83.3% 1.2
   Increase in regulatory asset 5.5
 (63.1)% 14.9
 63.7% 9.1
 Net periodic benefit cost $31.7
 11.2 % $28.5
 64.7% $17.3
* Greater than 100%
  The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Income Statement Impact:            
Employee benefit costs $19.2
 $5.3
 $5.0
 $16.4
 $2.8
 $4.0
Other expense 0.9
 1.1
 0.2
 0.2
 0.2
 0.1
Balance Sheet Impact:            
Increase in capital expenditures 5.3
 3.9
 0.5
 4.7
 3.4
 0.3
Component of amount receivable from Summer Station co-owner 2.1
 1.5
 0.1
 2.1
 1.5
 0.1
Increase (decrease) in regulatory assets (4.6) 6.2
 (3.2) (4.6) 6.2
 (3.2)
 Net periodic benefit cost $22.9
 $18.0
 $2.6
 $18.8
 $14.1
 $1.3

PriorPursuant to July 15, 2010, the SCPSC allowedregulatory orders, SCE&G to defer as a regulatory asset the amount of pension cost exceeding amounts included in rates for its retail electric and gas distribution regulated operations. In connection with the SCPSC's July 2010 electric rate order and November 2010 natural gas RSA order, SCE&G began deferring, as a regulatory asset, all pension cost related to retail electric and gas operations that otherwise would have been charged to expense. Effective in January 2013, in connection with the December 2012 rate order, SCE&G began amortizing previously deferred pension costs related to retail electric operations totaling approximately $63 million over approximately 30 years (see Note 2) and recoveringrecovers current pension costs related to retail electric operationsexpense through a rate rider that may be adjusted annually. Similarly, in connection with the October 2013 RSA order, deferred pension cost related to gas operations of approximately $14 million is being amortized over approximately 14 years,(for retail electric operations) and effective November 2013, SCE&G is recovering current pension expense related to gas operations through cost of service rates (see(for gas operations), and amortizes pension costs previously deferred in regulatory assets as further described in Note 2 and Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements). In 2013, such amortizations totaled approximatelystatements. Amounts amortized were $2.0 million for retail electric operations and $0.2$1.0 million for gas operations.operations for each period presented.

Other Income (Expense)
 
Other income (expense) includes the results of certain incidental non-utility activities of regulated subsidiaries, and the activities of certain of the Company's non-regulated subsidiaries. Components of other income (expense) were as follows: 
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Other income $100.3
 71.2% $58.6
 12.3% $52.2
Other expense (45.5) 8.1% (42.1) 5.3% (40.0)
Total $54.8
 * $16.5
 35.2% $12.2
*Greater than 100%


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2013 vs 2012Changes in other income were primarily due to the recognition, pursuant to SCPSC accounting orders, of $50.1 million of gains realized upon the settlement of certain interest rate derivatives which had been entered into in anticipation of the issuance of long-term debt, which gains had been deferred as regulatory liabilities. Such gain recognition was fully offset by downward adjustments to revenues reflected within electric margin and had no effect on net income. This increase in other income was partially offset by the sales of communications towers that were recorded in 2012 by a non-regulated subsidiary. Changes in other expense were not significant.
2012 vs 2011Changes in other income were primarily due to the sales of communications towers in 2012 by a non-regulated subsidiary. Changes in other expense were not significant.
AFC
subsidiaries, and AFC. AFC is a utility accounting practice whereby a portion of the cost of both equity and borrowed funds used to finance construction (which is shown on the balance sheet as construction work in progress) is capitalized. The Company includes anAn equity portion of AFC is included in nonoperating income and a debt portion of AFC is included in interest charges (credits) as noncash items,, both of which have the effect of increasing reported net income. Components of other income (expense) and AFC represented approximately 5.8% of income before income taxes in 2013, 5.4% in 2012 and 3.9% in 2011.were as follows: 

  The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Other income $64.4
 $74.5
 $121.8
 $29.3
 $31.1
 $79.8
Other expense (38.5) (60.1) (64.3) (24.1) (31.1) (33.8)
Gain on sale of SCI, net of transaction costs 
 106.6
 
 
 
 
AFC - equity funds 29.4
 27.0
 32.7
 26.1
 24.8
 27.7

2016 vs 2015
Other income at the Company and Consolidated SCE&G decreased by $3.5 million due to lower gains on the sale of land and due to the recognition in 2015 of $5.2 million of gains realized upon the settlement of certain interest rate contracts previously recorded as regulatory liabilities pursuant to SCPSC orders previously discussed. Such gain recognition was fully offset by downward adjustments to revenues reflected within electric margin and had no effect on net income (see electric margin discussion). At the Company, other income also decreased by $3.9 million and other expenses decreased by $2.3 million due to the sale of SCI, and other income and other expenses decreased by $10.5 million for billings to DCGT for transition services provided at cost pursuant to the terms of the sale of CGT. Other expenses at the Company and Consolidated SCE&G decreased by $5.2 million due to lower contribution expenses. In 2015, the Company's other income included the gain on the sale of SCI (see Dispositions in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements). AFC increased due to construction activity.

2015 vs 2014
Other income decreased at the Company and Consolidated SCE&G due primarily to the recognition of $64.0 million of gains in 2014, compared to $5.2 million in 2015, realized upon the settlement of certain interest rate contracts previously recorded as regulatory liabilities pursuant to the SCPSC orders previously discussed. Such gain recognition was fully offset by downward adjustments to revenues reflected within electric margin and had no effect on net income (see electric margin discussion). At the Company, other income also decreased by $18.3 million and other expenses decreased by $10.9 million due to the sale of SCI, and other income and other expenses increased by $12.7 million for billings to DCGT for transition services provided at cost pursuant to the terms of the sale of CGT. In 2015, the Company's other income included the gain on the sale of SCI (see Dispositions in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements). AFC decreased due to lower AFC rates.
Interest Expense
 
Components of interest expense, net of the debt component of AFC, were as follows:
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Interest on long-term debt, net $292.8
 0.9 % $290.2
 4.9 % $276.6
 $330.3
 $311.3
 $306.7
 $253.8
 $236.0
 $217.6
Other interest expense 4.6
 (11.5)% 5.2
 (32.5)% 7.7
 12.0
 6.5
 5.7
 16.2
 12.1
 10.4
Total $297.4
 0.7 % $295.4
 3.9 % $284.3
 $342.3
 $317.8
 $312.4
 $270.0
 $248.1
 $228.0

Interest on long-term debtexpense increased in each year primarily due to increased long-term borrowings. Other interest expense decreased in 2013 and 2012, primarily due to reductions in principal balances outstanding on short-term debt over the respective prior year and also decreased due to the reversal in 2012 of interest which had been accrued in 2011 related to a tax uncertainty that was resolved (see Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements).

Income Taxes
    
At the Company, income tax expense decreased from 2015 to 2016 primarily due to lower income before taxes. Income tax expense increased from 2014 to 2015 primarily due to higher income before taxes. Income before taxes, income taxes and the effective tax rate were all higher in 2013 over 20122015 primarily due to the sales of CGT and in 2012 over 2011SCI. At Consolidated SCE&G, income tax expense increased each year primarily due to increases in income before taxes. The increase in the effective tax rate in 2013 is principally attributable to lower recognition of EIZ Credits upon the completion of the amortization of certain such credits in 2012.


LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
 
The Company anticipates that itsexpects to meet contractual cash obligations will be metin 2017 through internally generated funds the incurrence ofand additional short- and long-term indebtedness and salesborrowings. The Company may also meet such obligations through the sale of equity securities. The Company expects that, barring a future impairment of the capital markets or its access to such markets, it has or can obtain adequate sources of financing to meet its projected cash requirements for the foreseeable future, including the cash requirements for nuclear construction and refinancing maturing long-term debt. The Company’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the year ended December 31, 2013 was 3.22.
 
Cash requirements for SCANA’s regulated subsidiaries arise primarily from their operational needs, funding their construction programs and payment of dividends to SCANA. The ability of the regulated subsidiaries to replace existing plant

investment, to expand to meet future demand for electricity and gas and to install equipment necessary to comply with environmental regulations, will depend on their ability to attract the necessary financial capital on reasonable terms. Regulated subsidiaries recover the costs of providing services through rates charged to customers. Rates for regulated services are generally based on historical costs. As customer growth and inflation occur and these subsidiaries continue their ongoing construction programs, rate increases will be sought. The future financial position and results of operations of the regulated subsidiaries will be affected by their ability to obtain adequate and timely rate and other regulatory relief.
 

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TheDue primarily to the availability of proceeds from the sale of two subsidiaries in the first quarter of 2015, the Company obtains equity from SCANA’sbegan using open market purchases for its stock plans. Sharesplans at the end of January 2015. Prior to the use of open market purchases, SCANA common stock arewas acquired on behalf of participants in SCANA’s Investor Plus Plan and Stock Purchase-Savings Plan through the original issuance of shares, rather than being purchased on the open market.shares. This provided approximately $99 million of additional equity during 2013. Due primarily to new nuclear construction plans, the Company anticipates keeping this strategy in place for the foreseeable future. 
In addition, on March 5, 2013, SCANA settled all forward sales contracts related to its common stock through the issuance of approximately 6.6$14 million common shares, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $196 million.2015.

SCANA’s leverage ratio of long-Rating agencies consider qualitative and short-term debt toquantitative factors when assessing SCANA and its rated operating companies’ credit ratings, including regulatory environment, capital was approximately 56% at December 31, 2013. SCANA has publicly announced its desire to maintain its leverage ratio between 54%structure and 57%, but SCANA’sthe ability to do so depends on a numbermeet liquidity requirements. Changes in the regulatory environment or deterioration of factors. In the future, if SCANA is not ableCompany’s or its rated operating companies' commonly monitored financial credit metrics and adverse developments with respect to maintain its leverage ratio within the desired range,nuclear construction could negatively affect the Company’s debt ratings may be affected, it may be requiredratings. This could cause the Company to pay higher interest rates on its long- and short-term indebtedness, and itscould limit the Company's access to capital markets and liquidity.
Cash provided from operating activities in 2015 reflects lower tax payments arising from Congress’ extension of bonus deprecation provisions in 2014. Cash provided from operating activities in 2016 reflects significant tax benefits (reductions in income tax payments) arising from the deduction under Section 174 of the IRC of certain expenditures related to the design and construction of the New Units and the related claim of credits under Section 41 of the IRC. Similar tax benefits are expected to be claimed in the next several years as design and construction continues, and these cash flows are expected to continue to supplant portions of financing which would otherwise be obtained in the capital markets may be limited.markets.

Capital Expenditures
 
Cash outlays for property additions and construction expenditures, including nuclear fuel, net of AFC, were $1.1$1.6 billion in 2013 and are estimated to be $1.7 billion in 2014.

The Company’s current estimates2016. Estimates of its capital expenditures for construction and nuclear fuel for 2014-2016,the next three years, which are subject to continuing review and adjustment, are as follows:

Estimated Capital Expenditures
Millions of dollars 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
SCE&G - Normal  
  
  
  
  
  
Generation $136
 $145
 $112
 $138
 $124
 $148
Transmission & Distribution 230
 280
 258
 180
 205
 207
Other 14
 25
 19
 10
 16
 26
Gas 50
 51
 73
 74
 85
 76
Common 9
 7
 10
 4
 3
 9
Total SCE&G - Normal 439
 508
 472
 406
 433
 466
PSNC Energy 128
 111
 87
 332
 242
 182
Other 79
 58
 42
 31
 21
 28
Total Normal 646
 677
 601
 769
 696
 676
New Nuclear (including transmission) 950
 905
 667
Cash Requirements for Construction 1,596
 1,582
 1,268
Nuclear Fuel 67
 30
 147
Total Estimated Capital Expenditures $1,663
 $1,612
 $1,415
New Nuclear (including transmission) - SCE&G* 1,222
 1,165
 501
Cash Requirements for Construction* 1,991
 1,861
 1,177
Nuclear Fuel - SCE&G 80
 89
 111
Total Estimated Capital Expenditures* $2,071
 $1,950
 $1,288
*Excludes the impact of the updated integrated project schedule which reflects WEC’s revised estimated completion dates of April 2020 and December 2020 for Units 2 and 3, respectively. See Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.

Estimated capital expenditures for Nuclear Fuel in 2016 include approximately $53 million, which is SCE&G's share of nuclear fuel it acquired in 2013. This fuel has been recorded in utility plant and the corresponding liability has been recorded in long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheet.


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The Company’s contractualContractual cash obligations as of December 31, 20132016 are summarized as follows:
Contractual Cash Obligations
 Payments due by periods
Contractual Cash Obligations Payments due by periods
Millions of dollars Total 
Less than
1 year
 1 - 3 years 4 - 5 years 
More than
5 years
 Total 
Less than
1 year
 1 - 3 years 4 - 5 years 
More than
5 years
Long- and short-term debt, including interest $10,954
 $713
 $885
 $1,243
 $8,113
 $13,976
 $1,292
 $2,002
 $1,257
 $9,425
Capital leases 17
 3
 10
 2
 2
 26
 5
 14
 2
 5
Operating leases 41
 7
 12
 3
 19
 116
 30
 59
 6
 21
Purchase obligations 3,938
 2,067
 1,648
 221
 2
 3,869
 2,387
 1,481
 1
 
Other commercial commitments 4,397
 886
 1,700
 998
 813
 3,639
 899
 1,532
 613
 595
Total $19,347
 $3,676
 $4,255
 $2,467
 $8,949
 $21,626
 $4,613
 $5,088
 $1,879
 $10,046
 
Included in the table above in purchase obligations is SCE&G’s portion of a contractual agreement for the design and construction of the New Units at the Summer Station site.Units. SCE&G expects to be a joint owner and share operating costs and generation output of the New Units, with SCE&G currently responsible for 55 percent of the cost and receiving 55 percent of the output, and the other joint owner (or owners) the remaining 45 percent. Also included in the table above is the estimated $500 million SCE&G expects it will costhas agreed to acquire an additional 5% ownership in the New Units as further describedand has included $850 million for this purpose in other commercial commitments. See also New Nuclear Construction Matters.in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.

Also included in purchasePurchase obligations areinclude customary purchase orders under which the Company has the option to utilize certain vendors without the obligation to do so. The Company may terminate such arrangements without penalty.

Other commercial commitments includes estimated obligations under forward contracts for natural gas purchases. ForwardSuch forward contracts for natural gas purchases include customary “make-whole” or default provisions, but are not considered to be “take-or-pay” contracts. Certain of these contracts relate to regulated businesses; therefore, the effects of such contracts on fuel costs are reflected in electric or gas rates.  Other commercial commitments also includes a “take-and-pay” contract for natural gas which expires in 2019 and estimated obligations for coal and nuclear fuel purchases.

Unrecognized tax benefits of approximately $219 million have been excluded from the table above due to uncertainty as to the timing of future payments. For additional information, see Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements.

In addition to the contractual cash obligations above, the Company sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan and an unfunded health care and life insurance benefit plan for retirees. The pension plan is adequately funded under current regulations, and no significant contributions are anticipated for the foreseeable future. Cash payments under the postretirement health care and life insurance benefit plan were $9.2$11.1 million in 2013,2016, and such annual payments are expected to be the same or increase up to $14.7as much as $15.9 million in the future.
 
In addition, theThe Company is party to certain NYMEX natural gas futures contracts for which any unfavorable market movements are funded in cash. These derivatives are accounted for as cash flow hedges and their effects are reflected within other comprehensive income until the anticipated sales transactions occur. The Company, including Consolidated SCE&G, is also party to certain interest rate derivative contracts for which unfavorable market movements above certain thresholds are funded in cash collateral. Certain of these interest rate derivative contracts are accounted for as cash flow hedges, and others are not designated as cash flow hedges but are accounted for pursuant to regulatory orders. See further discussion at Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. AtQuantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk and Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements. As of December 31, 2013,2016, the Company had posted $6.4 million in cash collateral for such contracts. In addition, the Company had posted $20.3$29.0 million in cash collateral related to interest rate derivative contracts.
 
The Company also has a legal obligation associated with the decommissioning and dismantling of Summer Station Unit 1 and other conditional asset retirement obligationsAROs that are not listed in the contractual cash obligations table.above. See Notes 1 and 10 to the consolidated financial statements.
 
Financing Limits and Related Matters

The Company’s issuanceIssuance of various securities, including long-term and short-term debt, is subject to customary approval or authorization by regulatory bodies including state public service commissions and FERC. Financing programs currently utilized by the Company follow.

SCE&G has obtained FERC authority to issue short-term indebtedness and to assume liabilities as a guarantor(pursuantguarantor (pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act). SCE&G may issue unsecured promissory notes, commercial paper and direct loans in amounts not to exceed $1.6 billion outstanding with maturity dates of one year or less, and may enter into guaranty agreements in favor of lenders, bankers,banks, and dealers in commercial paper in amounts not to exceed $600 million.

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GENCO has obtained FERC authority to issue short-term indebtedness not to exceed $150$200 million outstanding with maturity dates of one year or less. The authority described herein will expire in October 2014.2018.

 In October 2013, the Company's existing committed LOCs were extended by one year. As a result, atAt December 31, 20132016 SCANA, SCE&G (including Fuel Company) and PSNC Energy were parties to five-year credit agreements in the amounts of $300$400 million, $1.2 billion, of which $500 million relates to Fuel Company, and $100$200 million, respectively, which expire in October  2018.December 2020. In addition, at December 31, 20132016 SCE&G was party to a three-year credit agreement in the amount of $200 million which expires in October 2016.December 2018. These credit agreements are used for general corporate purposes, including liquidity support for each company's commercial paper program and working capital needs and, in the case of Fuel Company, to finance or refinance the purchase of nuclear fuel, certain fossil fuels, and emission and other environmental allowances. For a list of banks providing credit support and other information, see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.

As of December 31, 2013,2016, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its $1.8 billion credit facilities, had approximately $376$941 million in commercial paper borrowings outstanding, was obligated under $3.3 million in LOC supportedLOC-supported letters of credit, and held approximately $136$208 million in cash and temporary investments. The Company regularly monitors the commercial paper and short-term credit markets to optimize the timing for repayment of the outstanding balance on its draws, while maintaining appropriate levels of liquidity. AverageThe Company's average short-term borrowings outstanding during 20132016 were approximately $463$857 million. Short-term cash needs were met primarily through the issuance of commercial paper.

At December 31, 2013,2016, the Company’s long-term debt portfolio has a weighted average maturity of approximately 1820 years and bears an average cost of 5.74%5.8%. Substantially all of the Company's long-term debt bears fixed interest rates or is swapped to fixed. To further preserve liquidity, the Company rigorously reviews its projected capital expenditures and operating costs and adjusts them where possible without impacting safety, reliability, and core customer service.

The Company’s articles of incorporation do not limit the dividends that may be paid on its common stock. However, SCANA’s junior subordinated indenture (relating to the hereinafter defined Hybrids), SCE&G’s bond indenture (relating to the hereinafter defined Bonds) and PSNC Energy’s note purchase and debenture purchase agreements each contain provisions that, under certain circumstances which the Company considers to be remote, could limit the payment of cash dividends on their respective common stock.

The Federal Power Act requires the appropriation of a portion of certain earnings from hydroelectric projects.  At December 31, 2013,2016, approximately $63.1$79.0 million of retained earnings were restricted by this requirement as to payment of cash dividends on SCE&G’s common stock.
 
SCANA Corporation
 
SCANA has an indenture which permits the issuance of unsecured debt securities from time to time including its medium-term notes. This indenture contains no specific limit on the amount of unsecured debt securities which may be issued.
SCANA has outstanding $150 million of enhanced junior subordinated notes (Hybrids) which bear interest at 7.70% and mature on January 30, 2065, subject to extension to January 30, 2080. Because their structure and terms are characteristic of both debt instruments and equity securities, credit rating agencies consider securities like the Hybrids to be hybrid debt instruments and give some equity credit to the issuers of such securities for purposes of computing leverage ratios of debt to capital. The Hybrids are only subject to redemption at SCANA’s option and may be redeemed at any time, although the redemption prices payable by SCANA differ depending on the timing of the redemption and the circumstances (if any) giving rise thereto. SCANA may redeem the Hybrids on or after January 30, 2015, without payment of a make-whole amount.
In connection with the Hybrids, SCANA executed an RCC in favor of the holders of certain designated debt (referred to as “covered debt”). Under the terms of the RCC, SCANA agreed not to redeem or repurchase all or part of the Hybrids prior to the termination date of the RCC, unless it uses the proceeds of certain qualifying securities sold to non-affiliates within 180 days prior to the redemption or repurchase date. The proceeds SCANA receives from such qualifying securities, adjusted by a predetermined factor, must exceed the redemption or repurchase price of the Hybrids. Qualifying securities include common stock, and other securities that generally rank equal to or junior to the Hybrids and include distribution, deferral and long-dated maturity features similar to the Hybrids. For purposes of the RCC, non-affiliates include (but are not limited to) individuals enrolled in SCANA’s dividend reinvestment plan, direct stock purchase plan and employee benefit plans.
The RCC is scheduled to terminate on the earliest to occur of the following: (a) January 30, 2035 (or later, if the maturity date of the Hybrids is extended), (b) the date on which SCANA no longer has any eligible debt which ranks senior in right of payment to the Hybrids, (c) the date on which the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of “covered debt”

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agree to the termination thereof or (d) the date on which the Hybrids are accelerated following an event of default with respect thereto. SCANA’s $250 million in Medium Term Notes due April 1, 2020 are designated as “covered debt” under the RCC.
 
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
 
SCE&G is subject to a bond indenture dated April 1, 1993 (Mortgage) covering substantially all of its electric properties under which all of its first mortgage bonds (Bonds) have been issued. Bonds may be issued under the Mortgage in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the sum of (1) 70% of Unfunded Net Property Additions (as therein defined), (2) the aggregate principal amount of retired Bonds and (3) cash deposited with the trustee. Bonds, other than certain Bonds issued on the basis of retired Bonds, may be issued under the Mortgage only if Adjusted Net Earnings (as therein defined) for 12 consecutive months out of the 18 months immediately preceding the month of issuance are at least twice (2.0) the annual interest requirements on all outstanding Bonds and Bonds to be outstanding (Bond Ratio). For the year ended December 31, 2013,2016, the Bond Ratio was 5.28.5.12.

Financing Activities

During 2013 there were2016, net cash outflowsinflows related to financing activities oftotaled approximately $40$560 million, primarily due to repaymentassociated with the proceeds from the issuance of short- and long-term debt and payment of dividends,short-term borrowings, partially offset by the issuancepayment of common stock and long-term debt.dividends.

On November 1, 2016, Consolidated SCE&G paid at maturity $100 million related to a nuclear fuel financing which had an imputed interest rate of 0.78%.
    
In June 2013,2016, SCE&G issued $400$425 million of 4.60%4.1% first mortgage bonds due June 15, 2043. Proceeds from this sale were used to pay at maturity $1502046. In addition, SCE&G issued $75 million of its 7.125%4.5% first mortgage bonds due June 15, 2013, to repay short-term debt primarily incurred as a result of SCE&G's construction program, to finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.

In March 2013, SCE&G entered into a contract for the purchase of nuclear fuel totaling $100 million and payable in 2016.

On March 5, 2013, SCANA settled all forward sales contracts related to 6.6 million shares of its common stock, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $196 million.

In January 2013, JEDA issued for the benefit of SCE&G $39.5 million of 4.0% tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds due February 1, 2028, and $14.7 million of 3.625% tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds due February 1, 2033. Proceeds from these sales were loaned by JEDA to SCE&G and, together with other available funds, were used to redeem prior to maturity $56.9 million of 5.2% industrial revenue bonds due November 1, 2027.
In November 2012, SCE&G repaid at maturity $4.4 million of 4.2% tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds, and repaid prior to maturity $29.2 million of 5.45% tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds due November 1, 2032.

In July 2012, SCE&G issued $250 million of 4.35% first mortgage bonds due February 1, 2042 (issued at a premium with a yield of 3.86%),2064, which constituted a reopening of the prior offering of $250$300 million of 4.35%4.5% first mortgage bonds which were issued in January 2012.May 2014. Proceeds from these sales were used to repay short-term debt primarily incurred as a result of SCE&G's&G’s construction program, to finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.

In January 2012, SCANAJune 2016, PSNC Energy issued $250$100 million of 4.125% medium term4.13% senior notes due February 1, 2022.June 22, 2046. Proceeds from thethis sale were used byto repay short-term debt, to finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.

In May 2015, SCE&G issued $500 million of 5.1% first mortgage bonds due June 1, 2065. Proceeds from this sale were used to repay short-term debt primarily incurred as a result of SCE&G’s construction program, to finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.

On February 2, 2015, SCANA redeemed prior to retire $250maturity $150 million of its 6.25% medium term7.70% junior subordinated notes due February 1, 2012. at their face value.

Investing Activities

The Company paid approximately $6 million, net, through the third quarter of 2013 toTo settle interest rate derivative contracts, upon the issuance of long-term debt for contracts that had been designated as hedges.

In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company receivedpaid approximately $120$113 million upon the settlement of certain interest rate derivatives which had been entered into in anticipation of the issuance of long-term debt. Pursuant to SCPSC accounting orders, $50.12016, $253 million, of such gains were recognized within other income, with such gain recognition being fully offset by downward adjustments to revenues reflected within electric margin.net, in 2015 and approximately $95 million in 2014.

For additional information, see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.
     

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In February 2014, SCANA increased the quarterly cash dividend rate on SCANA common stockRatios of earnings to $.525 per share, an increase of approximately 3.5% from the prior declared dividend. The next quarterly dividend is payable April 1, 2014 to shareholders of record on March 10, 2014.

In December 2010, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Tax Relief Act) was signed into law.  Major tax incentives in the Tax Relief Act included 100% bonus depreciationfixed charges for property placed in service after September 8, 2010 and through 2011 and 50% bonus depreciation for property placed in service for 2012.  The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extended the 50% bonus depreciation for property placed in service in 2013.  These incentives, along with certain other deductions, have had a positive impact on the cash flowseach of the Company.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
The Company's operations are subject to extensive regulation by various federal and state authorities in the areas of air quality, water quality, control of toxic substances and hazardous and solid wastes. Applicable statutes and rules include the CAA, CWA, Nuclear Waste Act and CERCLA, among others. Compliance with these environmental requirements involves significant capital and operating costs, which the Company expects to recover through existing ratemaking provisions.
For the threefive years ended December 31, 2013, the Company's capital expenditures for environmental control equipment at its fossil fuel generating stations totaled $46.1 million. In addition, the Company made expenditures to operate and maintain environmental control equipment at its fossil plants of $9.2 million in 2013, $10.2 million in 2012 and $7.9 million during 2011, which are included in “Other operation and maintenance” expense, and made expenditures to handle waste ash of $3.2 million in 2013, $7.9 million in 2012 and $8.7 million in 2011, which are included in “Fuel used in electric generation.” In addition, included within “Other operation and maintenance” expense is an annual amortization of $1.4 million in each of 2013, 2012 and 2011 related to SCE&G's recovery of MGP remediation costs2016, were as approved by the SCPSC. It is not possible to estimate all future costs related to environmental matters, but forecasts for capitalized environmental expenditures for the Company are $9.5 million for 2014 and $82.5 million for the four-year period 2015-2018.  These expenditures are included in the Company's Estimated Capital Expenditures table, are discussed in Liquidity and Capital Resources, and include known costs related to the matters discussed below.follows:
At the state level, no significant environmental legislation that would affect the Company's operations advanced during 2013. The Company cannot predict whether such legislation will be introduced or enacted in 2014, or if new regulations or changes to existing regulations at the state level will be implemented in the coming year.  Several regulatory initiatives at the federal level did advance in 2013 and more are expected to advance in 2014 as described below.

Air Quality
With the pervasive emergence of concern over the issue of global climate change as a significant influence upon the economy, SCANA, SCE&G and GENCO are subject to climate-related financial risks, including those involving regulatory requirements responsive to GHG emissions, as well as those involving other potential physical impacts. Other business and financial risks arising from such climate change could also materialize. The Company cannot predict all of the climate-related regulatory and physical risks nor the related consequences which might impact the Company, and the following discussion should not be considered all-inclusive.
As part of the President's Climate Action Plan and by Presidential Memorandum issued June 25, 2013, the EPA was directed to issue a revised carbon standard for new power plants by re-proposing NSPS under the CAA for emissions of carbon dioxide from newly constructed fossil fuel-fired units. The rule became final on January 8, 2014 and requires all new fossil fuel-fired power plants to meet the carbon dioxide emissions profile of a combined cycle natural gas plant. While most new natural gas plants will not be required to include any new technologies, no new coal-fired plants could be constructed without carbon capture and sequestration capabilities. The Company is evaluating the final rule, but does not plan to construct new coal-fired units in the near future. The Memorandum also directed the EPA to issue standards, regulations, or guidelines for existing units by June 1, 2014, to be made final no later than June 1, 2015. The Company also cannot predict when rules will become final for existing units, if at all, or what conditions they may impose on the Company, if any. The Company expects that any costs incurred to comply with GHG emission requirements will be recoverable through rates.

From a regulatory perspective, SCANA, SCE&G and GENCO continually monitor and evaluate their current and projected emission levels and strive to comply with all state and federal regulations regarding those emissions. SCE&G and GENCO participate in the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emission allowance programs with respect to coal plant emissions and also have constructed additional pollution control equipment at several larger coal-fired electric generating plants. Further,

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SCE&G is engaged in construction activities of the New Units which are expected to reduce GHG emission levels significantly once they are completed and dispatched by potentially displacing some of the current coal-fired generation sources. These actions are expected to address many of the rules and regulations discussed herein.

In 2005, the EPA issued the CAIR, which required the District of Columbia and 28 states to reduce nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions in order to attain mandated state levels.  CAIR set emission limits to be met in two phases beginning in 2009 and 2015, respectively, for nitrogen oxide and beginning in 2010 and 2015, respectively, for sulfur dioxide.  SCE&G and GENCO determined that additional air quality controls would be needed to meet the CAIR requirements.  On July 6, 2011 the EPA issued the CSAPR.  This rule replaced CAIR and the Clean Air Transport Rule proposed in July 2010 and is aimed at addressing power plant emissions that may contribute to air pollution in other states.  CSAPR requires states in the eastern United States to reduce power plant emissions, specifically sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.  On December 30, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an order staying CSAPR and reinstating CAIR pending resolution of an appeal of CSAPR. On August 21, 2012, the Court of Appeals vacated CSAPR and left CAIR in place. The EPA's petition for rehearing of the Court of Appeals' order was denied. In June 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the Court of Appeals' decision and oral arguments were held on December 10, 2013. A decision is still pending. Air quality control installations that SCE&G and GENCO have already completed have allowed the Company to comply with the reinstated CAIR and will also allow it to comply with CSAPR, if reinstated. The Company will continue to pursue strategies to comply with all applicable environmental regulations.  Any costs incurred to comply with such regulations are expected to be recoverable through rates.

In April 2012, the EPA's rule containing new standards for mercury and other specified air pollutants became effective.  The rule provides up to four years for facilities to meet the standards, and the Company's evaluation of the rule is ongoing. The Company's decision in 2012 to retire certain coal-fired units or convert them to burn natural gas and its project to build the New Units (see Note 1) along with other actions are expected to result in the Company's compliance with the EPA's rule.  Any costs incurred to comply with this rule or other rules issued by the EPA in the future are expected to be recoverable through rates.
December 31, 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
The Company 3.38 4.40 3.39 3.22 2.93
Consolidated SCE&G 3.66 3.69 3.77 3.48 3.29

The EPA is conducting an enforcement initiative against the utilities industry related to the NSR provisions and the NSPS of the CAA. As part of the initiative, many utilities have received requestsCompany's ratio for information under Section 114 of the CAA. In addition, the DOJ, on behalf of the EPA, has taken civil enforcement action against several utilities. The primary basis for these actions is the assertion by the EPA that maintenance activities undertaken by the utilities at their coal-fired power plants constituted “major modifications” which required the installation of costly BACT. Some of the utilities subject to the actions have reached settlement. Though the Company cannot predict what action, if any, the EPA will initiate against it, any costs incurred are expected to be recoverable through rates.

Physical effects associated with climate changes could include2015 reflects the impact of possible changes in weather patterns, such as storm frequency and intensity, andgains recorded upon the resultant potential damage to the Company's electric system, as well as impacts on employees and customers and on the Company's supply chain and many others. Muchsale of the service territory of SCE&G is subject to the damaging effects of Atlantic and Gulf coast hurricanes and also to the damaging impact of winter ice storms. To help mitigate the financial risks arising from these potential occurrences, SCE&G maintains insurance on certain properties. In addition, SCE&G has collected funds from customers for its storm damage reserve (seesubsidiaries. See Note 21 to the consolidated financial statements). As part of its ongoing operations, SCE&G maintains emergency response and storm preparation plans and teams who receive ongoing training and related simulations in advance of such storms, all in order to allow the Company to protect its assets and to return its systems to normal reliable operation in a timely fashion following any such event.statements.

Water Quality
The CWA provides for the imposition of effluent limitations that require treatment for wastewater discharges. Under the CWA, compliance with applicable limitations is achieved under state-issued NPDES permits. As a facility’s NPDES permit is renewed (every five years), any new effluent limitations would be incorporated. The ELG Rule was published in the Federal Register on June 7, 2013, and is expected to be finalized May 22, 2014. The EPA expects compliance as soon as possible after July 2017 but no later than July 2020.

Additionally, the EPA is expected to issue a rule that modifies requirements for existing cooling water intake structures in early 2014, The Company is conducting studies and is developing or implementing compliance plans for these initiatives. Congress is expected to consider further amendments to the CWA. Such legislation may include toxicity-based standards as well as limitations to mixing zones. These provisions, if passed, could have a material impact on the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company. The Company believes that any additional costs imposed by such regulations would be recoverable through rates.

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Hazardous and Solid Wastes
In response to a federal court order to establish a definite timeline for a CCR rule, the EPA has said it will issue new federal regulations affecting the management and disposal of CCRs, such as ash, by December 2014. Such regulations could result in the treatment of some CCRs as hazardous waste and could impose significant costs to utilities, such as SCE&G and GENCO. While the Company cannot predict how extensive the regulations will be, the Company believes that any additional costs imposed by such regulations would be recoverable through rates.

The final CCR rule may require the closure of ash ponds.  SCE&G has three generating facilities that have employed ash storage ponds, and all of these ponds have either been closed after all ash was removed or are part of an ash pond closure project that includes complete removal of the ash prior to closure.  The electric generating facilities which continue to be coal-fired have dry ash handling, and the ash ponds undergoing closure have a detailed dam safety inspection conducted at least quarterly. 
The Nuclear Waste Act required that the United States government accept and permanently dispose of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel by January 31, 1998. The Nuclear Waste Act also imposed on utilities the primary responsibility for storage of their spent nuclear fuel until the repository is available. SCE&G entered into a Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste with the DOE in 1983. As of December 31, 2013, the federal government has not accepted any spent fuel from Summer Station Unit 1, and it remains unclear when the repository may become available. SCE&G has on-site spent nuclear fuel storage capability in its existing fuel pool until at least 2017, and has commenced construction of a dry cask storage facility to accommodate the spent nuclear fuel output for the life of Summer Station Unit 1. SCE&G may evaluate other technology as it becomes available.
The provisions of CERCLA authorize the EPA to require the clean-up of hazardous waste sites. In addition, the states of South Carolina and North Carolina have similar laws. The Company maintains an environmental assessment program to identify and evaluate current and former operations sites that could require environmental clean-up. In addition, regulators from the EPA and other federal or state agencies periodically notify the Company that it may be required to perform or participate in the investigation and remediation of a hazardous waste site. As site assessments are initiated, estimates are made of the amount of expenditures, if any, deemed necessary to investigate and remediate each site. These estimates are refined as additional information becomes available; therefore, actual expenditures may differ significantly from the original estimates. Amounts estimated and accrued to date for site assessments and clean-up relate solely to regulated operations. Such amounts are recorded in regulatory assets and amortized, with recovery provided through rates. The Company has assessed the following matters:

Electric Operations
SCE&G maintains an environmental assessment program to identify and evaluate its current and former operations sites that could require environmental clean-up. As site assessments are initiated, estimates are made of the amount of expenditures, if any, deemed necessary to investigate and remediate each site. These estimates are refined as additional information becomes available; therefore, actual expenditures could differ significantly from the original estimates. Amounts estimated and accrued to date for site assessments and clean-up relate solely to regulated operations. Amounts expected to be recovered through rates are recorded in regulatory assets and, if applicable, amortized over approved amortization periods. At December 31, 2013, such regulatory assets totaled approximately $1.2 million. Other environmental costs are recorded to expense as incurred.
Gas Distribution
SCE&G is responsible for four decommissioned MGP sites in South Carolina which contain residues of by-product chemicals.  These sites are in various stages of investigation, remediation and monitoring under work plans approved by DHEC.  SCE&G anticipates that major remediation activities at these sites will continue until 2017 and will cost an additional $20.2 million.  SCE&G expects to recover any cost arising from the remediation of MGP sites through rates.  At December 31, 2013, deferred amounts, net of amounts previously recovered through rates and insurance settlements, totaled $36.7 million and are included in regulatory assets.
PSNC Energy is responsible for environmental clean-up at five sites in North Carolina on which MGP residuals are present or suspected. PSNC Energy's actual remediation costs for these sites will depend on a number of factors, such as actual site conditions, third-party claims and recoveries from other PRPs. PSNC Energy has recorded a liability and associated regulatory asset of approximately $2.8 million, the estimated remaining liability at December 31, 2013. PSNC Energy expects to recover through rates any cost allocable to PSNC Energy arising from the remediation of these sites.

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REGULATORY MATTERS
SCANA and its subsidiaries are subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the following entities for the matters noted.

CompanyRegulatory Jurisdiction/Matters
SCANAThe SEC as to the issuance of certain securities and other matters and the FERC as to certain acquisitions and other matters.
SCANA and all subsidiariesThe CFTC to the extent they transact swaps as defined in Dodd-Frank.
SCE&GThe SEC as to the issuance of certain securities and other matters; the SCPSC as to retail electric and gas rates, service, accounting, issuance of securities (other than short-term borrowings) and other matters; the FERC as to issuance of short-term borrowings, guarantees of short-term indebtedness, certain acquisitions and other matters; and the NRC with respect to the ownership, construction, operation and decommissioning of its currently operated and planned nuclear generating facilities. NRC jurisdiction encompasses broad supervisory and regulatory powers over the construction and operation of nuclear reactors, including matters of health and safety, antitrust considerations and environmental impact. In addition, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reviews, in conjunction with the NRC, certain aspects of emergency planning relating to the operation of nuclear plants.
SCE&G and GENCOThe FERC and DOE, under the Federal Power Act, as to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, the sale of electric energy at wholesale for resale, the licensing of hydroelectric projects and certain other matters, including accounting.
GENCOThe SCPSC as to the issuance of securities (other than short-term borrowings) and the FERC as to issuance of short-term borrowings, accounting, certain acquisitions and other matters.
Fuel CompanyThe SEC as to the issuance of certain securities.
PSNC EnergyThe NCUC as to gas rates, service, issuance of securities (other than notes with a maturity of two years or less or renewals of notes with a maturity of six years or less), accounting and other matters, and the SEC as to the issuance of certain securities.
SCE&G, PSNC Energy and CGTThe PHMSA and the DOT as to integrity management requirements for gas distribution pipeline systems and natural gas transmission systems, respectively.
CGTThe FERC as to transportation rates, service, accounting and other matters.
SCANA EnergyThe GPSC through its certification as a natural gas marketer in Georgia and specifically as to retail prices for customers served under its regulated provider contract.

Material retail rate proceedings are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. In addition, the RSA allows natural gas distribution companies in South Carolina to request annual adjustments to rates to reflect changes in revenues and expenses and changes in investment. Such annual adjustments are subject to certain qualifying criteria and review by the SCPSC.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Following are descriptions of the Company’s accounting policies and estimates which are most critical in terms of reporting financial condition or results of operations.
Utility Regulation
SCANA’s regulated utilities record certain assets and liabilities that defer the recognition of expenses and revenues to future periods in accordance with accounting guidance for rate-regulated utilities. In the future, in the event of deregulation or other changes in the regulatory environment, the Company may no longer meet the criteria of accounting for rate-regulated utilities, and could be required to write off its regulatory assets and liabilities. Such an event could have a material effect on the

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results of operations, liquidity or financial position of the Company’s Electric Operations and Gas Distribution segments in the period the write-off would be recorded. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for a description of the Company’s regulatory assets and liabilities, including those associated with the Company’s environmental program.
The Company’s generation assets would be exposed to considerable financial risks in a deregulated electric market. If market prices for electric generation do not produce adequate revenue streams and the enabling legislation or regulatory actions do not provide for recovery of the resulting stranded costs, the Company could be required to write down its investment in those assets. The Company cannot predict whether any write-downs would be necessary and, if they were, the extent to which they would affect the Company’s results of operations in the period in which they would be recorded. As of December 31, 2013, the Company’s net investments in fossil/hydro and nuclear generation assets were approximately $2.4 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively.

Revenue Recognition and Unbilled Revenues
Revenues related to the sale of energy are recorded when service is rendered or when energy is delivered to customers. Because customers of the Company’s utilities and retail gas operations are billed on cycles which vary based on the timing of the actual reading of their electric and gas meters, the Company records estimates for unbilled revenues at the end of each reporting period. Such unbilled revenue amounts reflect estimates of the amount of energy delivered to customers for which they have not yet been billed. Such unbilled revenues reflect consideration of estimated usage by customer class, the effects of different rate schedules and, where applicable, the impact of weather normalization or other regulatory provisions of rate structures. The accrual of unbilled revenues in this manner properly matches revenues and related costs. Accounts receivable included unbilled revenues of $183.1 million at December 31, 2013 and $189.8 million at December 31, 2012, compared to total revenues of $4.5 billion and $4.2 billion for the years 2013 and 2012, respectively.
Nuclear Decommissioning
Accounting for decommissioning costs for nuclear power plants involves significant estimates related to costs to be incurred many years into the future. Among the factors that could change SCE&G’s accounting estimates related to decommissioning costs are changes in technology, changes in regulatory and environmental remediation requirements, and changes in financial assumptions such as discount rates and timing of cash flows. Changes in any of these estimates could significantly impact the Company’s financial position and cash flows (although changes in such estimates should be earnings-neutral, because these costs are expected to be collected from ratepayers).
Based on a decommissioning cost study, SCE&G’s two-thirds share of estimated site-specific nuclear decommissioning costs for Summer Station Unit 1, including both the cost of decommissioning plant components that are and are not subject to radioactive contamination, totals $696.8 million, stated in 2012 dollars. Santee Cooper is responsible for decommissioning costs related to its one-third ownership interest in Summer Station Unit 1. The cost estimate assumes that upon closure the site would be maintained for 60 years in such a manner as to allow for subsequent decontamination that would permit release for unrestricted use.
Under SCE&G’s method of funding decommissioning costs, amounts collected through rates are invested in insurance policies on the lives of certain Company personnel. SCE&G transfers to an external trust fund the amounts collected through electric rates, insurance proceeds and interest thereon, less expenses. The trusteed asset balance reflects the net cash surrender value of the insurance policies and cash held by the trust. Management intends for the fund, including earnings thereon, to provide for all eventual decommissioning expenditures on an after-tax basis.

Asset Retirement Obligations
The Company accrues for the legal obligation associated with the retirement of long-lived tangible assets that result from their acquisition, construction, development and normal operation in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The obligations are recognized at present value in the period in which they are incurred, and associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as a part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived assets. Because such obligations relate primarily to the Company’s regulated utility operations, their recognition has no significant impact on results of operations. As of December 31, 2013, the Company has recorded AROs of $191 million for nuclear plant decommissioning (as discussed above) and AROs of $385 million for other conditional obligations primarily related to generation, transmission and distribution properties, including gas pipelines. All of the amounts recorded in accordance with the relevant accounting guidance are based upon estimates which are subject to varying degrees of imprecision, particularly since such payments may be made many years in the future. Changes in these estimates will be recorded over time; however, these changes in estimates are not expected to materially impact results of operations so long as the regulatory framework for the utilities remains in place.

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Accounting for Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits
The Company recognizes the funded status of its defined benefit pension plan as an asset or liability and changes in funded status as a component of net periodic benefit cost or other comprehensive income, net of tax, or as a regulatory asset as required by accounting guidance. The Company’s plan is adequately funded under current regulations. Accounting guidance requires the use of several assumptions, the selection of which has an impact on the resulting pension cost recorded. Among the more sensitive assumptions are those surrounding discount rates and expected returns on assets. Net pension cost of $31.7 million recorded in 2013 reflects the use of a 4.10% discount rate prior to re-measurement on September 1, 2013 and a 5.07% discount rate after re-measurement, derived using a cash flow matching technique, and an assumed 8.0% long-term rate of return on plan assets. The re-measurement occurred in connection with a plan amendment and related curtailment, which is further described below. The Company believes that these assumptions were, and that the resulting pension cost amount was, reasonable. For purposes of comparison, a 25 basis point reduction in the discount rate in 2013 would have increased the Company’s pension cost by $1.2 million. Further, had the assumed long-term rate of return on assets been 7.75%, the Company’s pension cost for 2013 would have increased by $1.9 million.
The following information with respect to pension assets (and returns thereon) should also be noted.
The Company determines the fair value of a large majority of its pension assets utilizing market quotes or derives them from modeling techniques that incorporate market data. Less than 10% of assets are valued using less transparent Level 3 methods.
In developing the expected long-term rate of return assumptions, the Company evaluates historical performance, targeted allocation amounts and expected payment terms. As of the beginning of 2013, the plan’s historical 10, 15, 20 and 25 year cumulative performance showed actual returns of 7.5%, 6.3%, 8.8% and 9.7%, respectively. The 2013 expected long-term rate of return of 8.00% was based on a target asset allocation of 58% with equity managers, 33% with fixed income managers and 9% with hedge fund managers. Management regularly reviews such allocations and periodically rebalances the portfolio when considered appropriate. As of the beginning of 2014, the plan’s historical 10, 15, 20 and 25 year cumulative performance showed actual returns of 6.4%, 6.0%, 8.3% and 9.3%, respectively. For 2014, the expected rate of return is 8.00%.
As of December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, approximately $5.5 million, $14.9 million and $9.0 million, respectively, of pension expense was deferred pursuant to regulatory orders. As part of a December 2012 SCPSC rate order, cumulative previously deferred pension costs related to electric operations of approximately $63 million is being amortized over approximately 30 years, and starting in January 2013 current pension expense for electric operations is being recovered through a pension cost rider. Similarly, in connection with the October 2013 RSA order, previously deferred pension cost related to gas operations of approximately $14 million is being amortized over approximately 14 years, and effective November 2013, SCE&G is recovering current pension expense related to gas operations through cost of service rates.

In the third quarter of 2013, the pension plan was amended such that pension benefits will no longer be offered to employees hired or rehired after December 31, 2013, and pension benefits for existing participants will no longer accrue for services performed or compensation earned after December 31, 2023. As a result, the Company recorded a curtailment charge due to the accelerated amortization of prior service cost. Approximately $6.5 million of the curtailment charge was applicable to regulated operations and was deferred within regulatory assets. The Company is recovering such deferred amounts through existing regulatory orders.

The closure of the plan to entrants after December 31, 2013 and the cessation of benefit accruals in 2023 are expected to further lessen the significance of pension costs and the criticality of the related estimates to the Company's financial statements. Further, the pension trust is adequately funded under current regulations, and management does not anticipate the need to make significant pension contributions for the foreseeable future.
The Company accounts for the cost of its postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plans in a similar manner to that used for its defined benefit pension plan. This plan is unfunded, so no assumptions related to rate of return on assets impact the net expense recorded; however, the selection of discount rates can significantly impact the actuarial determination of net expense. The Company used a discount rate of 4.19%, derived using a cash flow matching technique, and recorded a net cost of $21.3 million for 2013. Had the selected discount rate been 3.94% (25 basis points lower than the discount rate referenced above), the expense for 2013 would have been $0.6 million higher. Because the plan provisions include “caps” on company per capita costs, and because employees hired after December 31, 2010 are responsible for the full cost of retiree medical benefits elected by them, healthcare cost inflation rate assumptions do not materially impact the net expense recorded. 

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NEW NUCLEAR CONSTRUCTION MATTERS

SCE&G is constructing two 1,250 MW (1,117 MW, net)For a discussion of developments related to new nuclear generation units atconstruction, see Note 2 and Note 10 to the siteconsolidated financial statements.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
The operations of Summer Station. SCE&G will jointly own the New Units with Santee Cooper,Company are subject to extensive regulation by various federal and SCE&G will be responsible for the cost of and receive the output from the New Units in proportion to its share of ownership, with Santee Cooper responsible for and receiving the remaining share. SCE&G's current ownership sharestate authorities in the New Units is 55%. Under an agreement signed in January 2014 (and subject to customary closing conditions, including necessary regulatory approvals), SCE&G has agreed to acquire an additional 5% ownership inareas of air quality, water quality, control of toxic substances and hazardous and solid wastes. Applicable statutes and rules include the New Units. Under the termsCAA, CWA, Nuclear Waste Act and CERCLA, among others. In many cases, regulations proposed by such authorities could have a significant impact on financial condition, results of this agreement, SCE&G will acquire a one percent ownership interest in the New Units at the commercial operation date of Unit 2, will acquire an additional two percent ownership interest no later than the first anniversary of such commercial operation date,operations and will acquire the final two percent no later than the second anniversary of such commercial operation date.cash flows. In addition, the agreement providesconditions or requirements that Santee Cooper will not transfer anybe imposed by regulatory or legislative proposals often cannot be predicted. To the extent that compliance with environmental regulations or legislation results in capital expenditures or operating costs, recovery of its remaining interest in the New Units to third parties until the New Unitssuch expenditures and costs are complete.expected through existing ratemaking provisions.

ItFor the three years ended December 31, 2016, capital expenditures for environmental control equipment at fossil fuel generating stations totaled $39.5 million. During this same period, expenditures were made for the construction and retirement of landfills and ash ponds, net of disposal proceeds, of approximately $32.8 million. In addition, expenditures were made to operate and maintain environmental control equipment at fossil plants of $9.5 million in 2016, $8.7 million in 2015 and $9.1 million in 2014, which are included in other operation and maintenance expense, and expenditures were made to handle waste ash, net of disposal proceeds, of $2.4 million in 2016, $1.3 million in 2015 and $1.6 million in 2014, which are included in fuel used in electric generation. In addition, included within other operation and maintenance expense is expected that Unit 2 will be placedan annual amortization of $1.4 million in service in the fourth quartereach of 2017 or the first quarter2016, 2015 and 2014 related to SCE&G's recovery of 2018, with Unit 3's in-service date approximately 12 months later. SCE&G's share of the estimated cash outlays (future value, excluding AFC) for its current 55% ownership share totals approximately $5.4 billion for plant and related transmission infrastructureMGP remediation costs which costs are projected based on historical one-year and five-year escalation rates as requiredapproved by the SCPSC. In addition, underIt is not possible to estimate all future costs related to environmental matters, but forecasts for capitalized environmental expenditures for the terms of the agreement previously described, SCE&G has agreed to pay an amount equal to Santee Cooper's actual cost of the percentage conveyed as of the date of conveyance, which SCE&G estimates will be approximately $500Company are $38.3 million for 2017 and $120 million for the entire 5% interest. This transaction will not affectfour-year period 2018-2021.  These expenditures are included in the payment obligations between the parties during construction for the New Units, nor is it anticipated that the payments would be reflectedEstimated Capital Expenditures table, discussed in revised rates filings under the BLRA.

In November 2012, the SCPSC approved an updated construction scheduleLiquidity and additional updated capitalCapital Resources, and include known costs of $278 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars). The November 2012 order approved additional identifiable capital costs of approximately $1 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars) related to new federal healthcare laws, information security measures, and certain minor design modifications; approximately $8 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars)the matters discussed below.
The EPA is conducting an enforcement initiative against the utilities industry related to transmission infrastructure;the NSR provisions and approximately $132 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars) related to additional labor for the oversightNSPS of the New Units during construction andCAA. As part of the initiative, many utilities have received requests for preparing to operateinformation under Section 114 of the New Units, and facilities and information technology systems required to support the New Units and their personnel.CAA. In addition, the order approved revised substantial completion dates for the New Units basedDOJ, on the March 30, 2012 issuancebehalf of the COL andEPA, has taken civil enforcement action against several utilities. The primary basis

for these actions is the amounts agreed uponassertion by SCE&G and the Consortium in July 2012 to resolve claims for costs related to COL delays, design modificationsEPA that maintenance activities undertaken by the utilities at their coal-fired power plants constituted “major modifications” which required the installation of costly BACT. Some of the shield building and certain pre-fabricated structural modules for the New Units and unanticipated rock conditions at the site. Thereafter, two parties filed separate petitions requesting that the SCPSC reconsider its November 2012 order. On December 12, 2012, the SCPSC denied both petitions. In March 2013, both parties appealed the SCPSC's orderutilities subject to the South Carolina Supreme Court. SCE&G is unable toactions have reached settlement. Though the Company cannot predict what action, if any, the outcome of these appeals.

The Consortium has experienced delays in the schedule for fabrication and delivery of sub-modules for the New Units. The fabrication and delivery of sub-modulesEPA will initiate against it, any costs incurred are a focus area of the Consortium, including sub-modules for module CA20, which is part of the auxiliary building, and CA01, which houses components inside the containment vessel. Modules CA20 and CA01 are considered critical path items for both New Units. All sub-modules for CA20 have been received on site and its fabrication is underway. CA20 is expected to be ready for placement onrecoverable through rates.

With the nuclear islandpervasive emergence of the first New Unit in the first quarter of 2014. In addition, the delivery schedule of sub-modules for CA01 is expected to support completion of on-site fabrication to allow it to be ready for placement on the nuclear island of the first New Unit during the third quarter of 2014. With this schedule, the Consortium continues to indicate that the substantial completion of the first New Unit is expected to be late 2017 or the first quarter of 2018 and that the substantial completion of the second New Unit is expected to be approximately twelve months after that of the first New Unit. The substantial completion dates currently approved by the SCPSC for the first and second New Units are March 15, 2017 and May 15, 2018, respectively. The SCPSC has also approved an 18-month contingency period beyond each of these dates. The preliminary expected new substantial completion dates are within the contingency periods. SCE&G cannot predict with certainty the extent to whichconcern over the issue withof global climate change as a significant influence upon the sub-modules or the delays in the substantial completion of the New Units will result in increased project costs. However, the preliminary estimate of the delay-related costs associated with SCE&G's 55% share of the New Units is approximately $200 million.economy, SCANA, SCE&G has not accepted responsibility for any of these delay-related costs and expectsGENCO are subject to have further discussions with the Consortium regardingclimate-related financial risks, including those involving regulatory requirements responsive to GHG emissions, as well as those involving other potential physical impacts. Other business and financial risks arising from such responsibility. Additionally, the EPC Contract provides for liquidated damages in the event of a delay in the completion of the New Units, which willclimate change could also be included in discussions with the Consortium. SCE&G believes its responsibility for any portion of the $200 million estimate should ultimately be substantially less, oncematerialize. The Company cannot predict all of the relevant factors are considered.climate-related regulatory and physical risks nor the related consequences which might impact the Company, and the following discussion should not be considered all-inclusive.

In additionPhysical effects associated with climate changes could include changes in weather patterns, such as storm frequency and intensity, and any resultant damage to the above-described project delays,Company's electric and gas systems, as well as impacts on employees and customers, the supply chain and many others. Much of the service territory of SCE&G is also aware of financial difficulties at a supplier responsible for certain significant components of the project.  The Consortium is monitoring the potential for disruptions in

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such equipment fabrication and possible responses.   Any disruptions could impact the project's schedule or costs, and such impacts could be material.

The partiessubject to the EPC Contract have established both informaldamaging effects of Atlantic and formal dispute resolution proceduresGulf coast hurricanes and also to the damaging impact of winter ice storms. To help mitigate the financial risks arising from these potential occurrences, SCE&G maintains insurance on certain properties. As part of its ongoing operations, SCE&G maintains emergency response and storm preparation plans and teams who receive ongoing training and related simulations, all in order to resolve issues that arise duringallow for the courseprotection of constructingassets and the return of systems to normal reliable operation in a project of this magnitude.  Duringtimely fashion following any such event.

Environmental commitments and contingencies are further described in Note 10 to the course of activities underconsolidated financial statements.

REGULATORY MATTERS
SCANA and its subsidiaries are subject to the EPC Contract, issues have materialized that impact project budget and schedule. Claims specifically relating to COL delays,
design modificationsregulatory jurisdiction of the shield building and certain pre-fabricated modulesfollowing entities for the New Units and unanticipated rockmatters noted.
conditions at the site resulted in assertions of contractual entitlement to recover additional costs to be incurred. The resolution
of these specific claims is discussed
CompanyRegulatory Jurisdiction/Matters
SCANAThe SEC as to the issuance of certain securities and other matters and the FERC as to certain acquisitions and other matters.
SCANA and all subsidiariesThe CFTC, under Dodd-Frank, concerning recordkeeping, reporting, and other related regulations associated with swaps, options, forward contracts, and trade options, to the extent SCANA and any of its subsidiaries engage in any such activities.
SCE&GThe SEC as to the issuance of certain securities and other matters; the SCPSC as to retail electric and gas rates, service, accounting, issuance of securities (other than short-term borrowings) and other matters; the FERC as to issuance of short-term borrowings, guarantees of short-term indebtedness, certain acquisitions, wholesale electric power and transmission rates and services, the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, the wholesale sale of electric energy, the licensing of hydroelectric projects and other matters, including accounting; the DOE under the Federal Power Act as to use of emergency authority and coordination of all applicable federal authorizations and related environmental reviews to site an electric transmission facility; and the NRC with respect to the ownership, construction, operation and decommissioning of its currently operated and planned nuclear generating facilities. NRC jurisdiction encompasses broad supervisory and regulatory powers over the construction and operation of nuclear reactors, including matters of health and safety and environmental impact. In addition, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reviews, in conjunction with the NRC, certain aspects of emergency planning relating to the operation of nuclear plants.
GENCOThe SCPSC as to the issuance of securities (other than short-term borrowings); the FERC as to issuance of short-term borrowings, the wholesale sale of electric energy, accounting, certain acquisitions and other matters; and the DOE under the Federal Power Act as to use of emergency authority.
Fuel CompanyThe SEC as to the issuance of certain securities.
PSNC EnergyThe NCUC as to gas rates, service, issuance of securities (other than notes with a maturity of two years or less or renewals of notes with a maturity of six years or less), accounting and other matters, and the SEC as to the issuance of certain securities.

SCE&G and PSNC EnergyThe PHMSA and the DOT as to federal pipeline safety requirements for gas distribution pipeline systems and natural gas transmission systems, respectively. The ORS and the NCUC are responsible for enforcement of federal and state pipeline safety requirements in South Carolina (SCE&G) and North Carolina (PSNC Energy), respectively.
SCANA EnergyThe GPSC through its certification as a natural gas marketer in Georgia and specifically as to retail prices for customers served under its regulated provider contract.

Material retail rate proceedings are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. SCE&G expects to resolve any disputes that arise in the future, including any which may arise with respect to the delay-related costs discussed above, through both the informal and formal procedures and anticipates that any additional costs that arise through such dispute resolution processes, as well as other costs identified from time to time, will be recoverable through rates.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Consortium began a full re-baselining of the Unit 2 and Unit 3 construction schedules to incorporate a more detailed evaluation of the engineering and procurement activities necessary to accomplish the schedule and to provide a detailed reassessment of the impact of the revised Unit 2 and Unit 3 schedules on engineering and design resource allocations, procurement schedules, construction work crew assignments, and other items. The result will be a revised fully integrated construction schedule that will provide for detailed and itemized information on individual budget and cost categories, cost estimates at completion for all non-firm and fixed scopes of work, and the timing of specific construction activities and cash flow requirements. SCE&G anticipates that this revised schedule and the cost estimate at completion for all non-firm and fixed scopes of work will be finalized in the third quarter of 2014. SCE&G plans to reevaluate and reschedule its owners cost estimates and cash flow requirements in light of the new schedule.

When the NRC issued the COLs for the New Units, two of the conditions that it imposed were requiring inspection and testing of certain components of the New Units' passive cooling system, and requiring the development of strategies to respond to extreme natural events resulting in the loss of power at the New Units.  In addition, the NRC directedRSA allows natural gas distribution companies in South Carolina to request annual adjustments to rates to reflect changes in revenues and expenses and changes in investment. Such annual adjustments are subject to certain qualifying criteria and review by the Office of New Reactors to issue to SCPSC.

SCE&G an order requiring enhanced, reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation, as well as a request for information&G’s electric transmission system and certain facilities related to emergency plant staffing.  These conditionsgeneration and requirementsdistribution are responsivesubject to the NRC's Near-Term Task Force report titled “Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century.”  This report was prepared in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake-generated tsunami,NERC, which severely damaged several nuclear generating unitsdevelops and their back-up cooling systems in Japan.  SCE&G continues to evaluate the impact of these conditions and requirements that may be imposed on the construction and operation of the New Units, and SCE&G, pursuant to the license condition, prepared and submitted an integrated response planenforces reliability standards for the New Unitsbulk power systems throughout North America. NERC is subject to the NRC in August 2013.  SCE&G cannot predict what additional regulatory or other outcomes may be implemented in the United States, or how such initiatives would impact SCE&G's existing Summer Station or the construction or operation of the New Units.oversight by FERC.

Subject to a national megawatt capacity limitation, the electricity to be produced by the New Units (advanced nuclear units, as defined) is expected to qualify for nuclear production tax credits under Section 45J of the Internal Revenue Code. Following the pouring of safety-related concrete for each of the New Units’ reactor buildings (March 2013 for the first New Unit and November 2013 for the second New Unit), SCE&G has applied to the IRS for its allocations of such national megawatt capacity limitation. The IRS will forward the applications to the DOE for appropriate certification. Under current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and based on SCE&G's current 55% ownership and other assumptions regarding volumes of electricity to be generated by the New Units, the aggregate production tax credits for which SCE&G qualifies could exceed $1.3 billion over the eight year period following each of the New Units' in-service dates. In January 2014, SCE&G amended its application to include the additional 5% interest in the New Units that it expects to acquire. Additional production tax credits related to the 5% interest could total as much as $125 million.

OTHER MATTERS
Financial Regulatory Reform
Dodd-Frank provides for substantial additional regulation of over-the-counter and security-based derivative instruments, among other things, and requires numerous rule-makings by the CFTC and the SEC to implement. The Company has determined that it meets the end-user exception in Dodd-Frank, with the lowest level of required regulatory reporting burden imposed by this law. The Company is currently complying with these enacted regulations and intends to comply with regulations enacted in the future, but cannot predict when the final regulations will be issued or what requirements they will impose.


45CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Following are descriptions of the accounting policies and estimates which are most critical in terms of reporting financial condition or results of operations.
Accounting for Rate Regulated Operations
Regulated utilities record certain assets and liabilities that defer the recognition of expenses and revenues to future periods in accordance with accounting guidance for rate-regulated utilities. In the future, in the event of deregulation or other changes in the regulatory environment, the criteria of accounting for rate-regulated utilities may no longer be met, and the write off of regulatory assets and liabilities could be required. Such an event could have a material effect on the results of operations, liquidity or financial position of the Electric Operations and Gas Distribution segments in the period the write-off would be recorded. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for a description of the regulatory assets and liabilities.
Generation assets would be exposed to considerable financial risks in a deregulated electric market. If market prices for electric generation do not produce adequate revenue streams and the enabling legislation or regulatory actions do not provide for recovery of the resulting stranded costs, a write down in those assets could be required. It is not possible to predict whether any write-downs would be necessary and, if they were, the extent to which they would affect results of operations in the period in which they would be recorded. As of December 31, 2016, net investments in fossil/hydro and nuclear generation assets were approximately $2.2 billion and $5.0 billion, respectively.
Revenue Recognition and Unbilled Revenues
Revenues related to the sale of energy are recorded when service is rendered or when energy is delivered to customers. Because customers of the utilities and retail gas operations are billed on cycles which vary based on the timing of the actual reading of their electric and gas meters, estimates are recorded for unbilled revenues at the end of each reporting period. Such unbilled revenue amounts reflect estimates of the amount of energy delivered to customers for which they have not yet been billed. Such unbilled revenues reflect consideration of estimated usage by customer class, the effects of different rate schedules and, where applicable, the impact of weather normalization or other regulatory provisions of rate structures. The accrual of unbilled revenues in this manner properly matches revenues and related costs. The Company's accounts receivable included unbilled revenues of $178.9 million at December 31, 2016 and $129.1 million at December 31, 2015, compared to total revenues of $4.2 billion in 2016 and $4.4 billion in 2015.

Nuclear Decommissioning
Accounting for decommissioning costs for nuclear power plants involves significant estimates related to costs to be incurred many years into the future. Among the factors that could change SCE&G’s accounting estimates related to decommissioning costs are changes in technology, changes in regulatory and environmental remediation requirements, and changes in financial assumptions such as discount rates and the estimated timing of cash flows. Changes in any of these estimates could significantly impact financial position and cash flows (although changes in such estimates should be earnings-neutral, because these costs are expected to be collected from ratepayers).
Based on a decommissioning cost study, SCE&G’s two-thirds share of estimated site-specific nuclear decommissioning costs for Unit 1, including both the cost of decommissioning plant components that are and are not subject to radioactive contamination, totals $786.4 million, stated in 2016 dollars. Santee Cooper is responsible for decommissioning costs related to its one-third ownership interest in Unit 1. The cost estimate assumes that upon closure the site would be maintained for 60 years in such a manner as to allow for subsequent decontamination that would permit release for unrestricted use.
Under SCE&G’s method of funding decommissioning costs, SCE&G transfers to an external trust fund the amounts collected through rates, less expenses. The trust invests the amounts transferred into insurance policies on the lives of certain company personnel. Insurance proceeds are reinvested in insurance policies. The trusteed asset balance reflects the net cash surrender value of the insurance policies and cash held by the trust. Management intends for the fund, including earnings thereon, to provide for all eventual decommissioning expenditures for Unit 1 on an after-tax basis.

Asset Retirement Obligations
AROs are accrued for legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived tangible assets that result from acquisition, construction, development and normal operation in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. These obligations are recognized at present value in the period in which they are incurred, and associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived assets. Because such obligations relate primarily to regulated utility operations, their recognition has no significant impact on results of operations. As of December 31, 2016, the Company has recorded AROs of $199 million for nuclear plant decommissioning (as discussed above) and AROs of $359 million for other conditional obligations primarily related to other generation, transmission and distribution properties, including gas pipelines. All of the amounts are based upon estimates which are subject to varying degrees of precision, particularly since payments in settlement of such obligations may be made many years in the future. Changes in these estimates will be recorded over time; however, these changes in estimates are not expected to materially impact results of operations so long as the regulatory framework for the utilities remains in place.
Accounting for Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits
The Company recognizes the funded status of its defined benefit pension plan as an asset or liability and changes in funded status as a component of net periodic benefit cost or other comprehensive income, net of tax, or as a regulatory asset as required by accounting guidance. Accounting guidance requires the use of several assumptions that impact pension cost, of which the discount rate and the expected return on assets are the most sensitive. Net pension cost of $22.9 million recorded in 2016 reflects the use of a 4.68% discount rate derived using a cash flow matching technique, and an assumed 7.50% long-term rate of return on plan assets. The Company believes that these assumptions and the resulting pension cost amount were reasonable. For purposes of comparison, a 25 basis point reduction in the discount rate in 2016 would have increased the Company’s pension cost by $1.6 million and increased the pension obligation by $23.2 million. Further, had the assumed long-term rate of return on assets been 7.25%, the Company’s pension cost for 2016 would have increased by $1.9 million.
The following information with respect to pension assets (and returns thereon) should also be noted.
In developing the expected long-term rate of return assumptions, the Company evaluates historical performance, targeted allocation amounts and expected payment terms. As of the beginning of 2016, the plan’s historical 10, 15, 20 and 25 year cumulative performance showed actual returns of 5.3%, 4.6%, 7.2% and 8.7%, respectively. The 2016 expected long-term rate of return of 7.50% was based on a target asset allocation of 58% with equity managers, 33% with fixed income managers and 9% with hedge fund managers. Management regularly reviews such allocations and periodically rebalances the portfolio when considered appropriate. As of the beginning of 2017, the plan’s historical 10, 15, 20 and 25 year cumulative performance showed actual returns of 5.1%, 5.4%, 6.9% and 8.2%, respectively. For 2017, it is anticipated that the long-term expected rate of return will be 7.25%.

Pursuant to regulatory orders, certain previously deferred pension costs are being amortized as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. Current pension expense for electric operations is being recovered through a pension cost rider, and current pension expense related to SCE&G's and PSNC Energy's gas operations is being recovered through cost of service rates.

Pension benefits are not offered to employees hired or rehired after 2013, and pension benefits for existing participants will no longer accrue for services performed or compensation earned after 2023. As a result, the significance of pension costs and the criticality of the related estimates will continue to diminish. Further, the pension trust is adequately funded under current regulations, and management does not anticipate the need to make significant pension contributions for the foreseeable future based on current market conditions and assumptions.

The Company accounts for the cost of its postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plan in a similar manner to that used for its defined benefit pension plan. This plan is unfunded, so no assumptions related to rate of return on assets impact the net expense recorded; however, the selection of discount rates can significantly impact the actuarial determination of net expense. The Company used a discount rate of 4.78%, derived using a cash flow matching technique, and recorded a net cost for 2016 of $17.3 million. Had the selected discount rate been 4.53% (25 basis points lower than the discount rate referenced above), the expense for 2016 would have been $0.7 million higher and increased the obligation by $8.3 million. Because the plan provisions include “caps” on company per capita costs, and because employees hired after 2010 are responsible for the full cost of retiree medical benefits elected by them, health care cost inflation rate assumptions do not materially impact the net expense recorded. 

Uncertain Income Tax Positions

During 2013 and 2014, SCANA amended certain of its income tax returns to claim additional tax-defined research and experimentation deductions (under IRC Section 174) and credits (under IRC Section 41) and to reflect related impacts on other items such as domestic production activities deductions (under IRC Section 199). SCANA also made similar claims in filing its original 2013 and 2014 returns in 2014 and 2015, respectively. In September 2016, SCANA claimed significant research and experimentation deductions and credits (offset by reductions in its domestic production activities deductions), related to the ongoing design and construction activities of the New Units, in its 2015 income tax returns. These claims followed the issuance of final IRS regulations in 2014 regarding such treatment with respect to expenditures related to the design and construction of pilot models.  See also Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements.

These income tax deductions and credits are considered to be uncertain tax positions, and under relevant accounting guidance, estimates of the amounts of related tax benefits which may not be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities are required to be recorded as unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements.  As of December 31, 2016, such estimated unrecognized tax benefits totaled $350 million ($219 million net of the impact of state deductions on federal returns, and net of certain operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and receivables related to the uncertain tax positions).  The estimates of unrecognized tax benefits were computed with consideration as to whether the claims are (or are not) more likely than not to be sustained and with consideration of analyses of cumulative probabilities regarding potential outcomes.  Such estimates involve significant management judgment and varying levels of precision.  Changes in such estimates are required to be recorded as circumstances change and additional information regarding the claims and potential outcomes becomes available, and these changes could be significant.

However, as these uncertain tax positions primarily involve the timing of recognition of tax deductions rather than permanent tax attributes, the estimates regarding their recognition do not significantly impact the Company's effective tax rate.  Further, the permanent attributes (net), as well as most of the interest accruals required to be recorded with respect to the unrecognized tax benefits, have been deferred within regulatory assets.  As such, the impacts of these significant accounting estimates, and changes therein, are primarily reflected on the balance sheet rather than in results of operations.

Upon resolution of the uncertainties, the Company will be required to re-pay any tax benefits claimed which are ultimately disallowed, along with interest on those amounts.  In certain circumstances, which the Company considers to be remote, penalties for underpayment of income taxes could also be assessed. Such amounts could be significant and adversely affect cash flow and financial condition.


OTHER MATTERS
Off-Balance Sheet TransactionsArrangements
 
Although SCANA investsholds insignificant investments in securities and business ventures, it does not hold significant investments in unconsolidated special purpose entities. SCANAventures. The Company does not engage in significant off-balance sheet financing or similar transactions, although it is party to incidentalvarious operating leases in the normal course of business generally for land, office space, furniture, vehicles, equipment, rail cars, a purchase power agreement, and rail cars.airplanes.

Claims and Litigation
 
For a description of claims and litigation, see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.

Other

As Georgia’s regulated provider, SCANA Energy provides service to customers considered to be low-income or that are otherwise unable to obtain natural gas service from other marketers. SCANA Energy provides this service at rates approved by the GPSC and receives funding from Georgia's Universal Service Fund to offset some of the resulting bad debt. SCANA Energy files financial and other information periodically with the GPSC, and such information is available at www.psc.state.ga.us (which is not intended as an active hyperlink; the information on the GPSC website is not part of this or any other report filed by the Company with the SEC).
SCANA’s natural gas distribution and gas marketing segments maintain gas inventory and utilize forward contracts and other financial instruments, including commodity swaps and futures contracts, to manage exposure to fluctuating commodity natural gas prices. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements. As a part of this risk management process, at any given time, a portion of SCANA’s projected natural gas needs has been purchased or placed under contract.

ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
 
All financial instruments held by the Company described belowin this section are held for purposes other than trading.
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
The tables below providesprovide information about long-term debt issued by the Company and Consolidated SCE&G and other financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. For debt obligations, the tables present principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates by expected maturity dates. For interest rate swaps, the figures shown reflect notional amounts, weighted average interest rates and related maturities. Fair values for debt represent quoted market prices. Interest rate swap agreements are valued using discounted cash flow models with independently sourced data. 
December 31, 2013 Expected Maturity Date
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Millions of dollars 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Thereafter Total Fair Value2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Long-Term Debt:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Fixed Rate ($) 46.7
 10.8
 109.6
 8.7
 717.9
 4,386.5
 5,280.2
 5,753.3
12.5
 721.7
 11.1
 360.2
 489.0
 4,789.7
 6,384.3
 7,040.6
Average Fixed Interest Rate (%) 4.83
 4.72
 1.14
 4.84
 5.95
 5.43
 5.40
 
4.21
 6.01
 4.40
 6.33
 4.64
 5.73
 5.70
 
Variable Rate ($) 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 138.2
 160.2
 154.4
4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 125.0
 147.0
 142.7
Average Variable Interest Rate (%) 0.94
 0.94
 0.94
 0.94
 0.94
 0.53
 0.59
 
1.63
 1.63
 1.63
 1.63
 1.63
 1.16
 1.23
 
Interest Rate Swaps:  
  
  
  
                       
Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($) 604.4
 654.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 141.8
 1,413.8
 13.0
554.4
 704.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 128.6
 1,400.6
 12.3
Average Pay Interest Rate (%) 3.97
 4.17
 6.17
 6.17
 6.17
 4.72
 4.16
 
2.91
 2.22
 6.17
 6.17
 6.17
 4.57
 2.74
 
Average Receive Interest Rate (%) 0.25
 0.25
 0.94
 0.94
 0.94
 0.49
 0.28
 
1.00
 1.00
 1.63
 1.63
 1.63
 1.08
 1.02
 

December 31, 2012 Expected Maturity Date
December 31, 2015Expected Maturity Date
Millions of dollars 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Thereafter Total Fair Value2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Long-Term Debt:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Fixed Rate ($) 162.0
 46.1
 9.8
 8.6
 7.7
 4,706.0
 4,940.2
 5,941.4
111.5
 10.6
 719.8
 9.1
 358.3
 4,673.0
 5,882.3
 6,336.2
Average Fixed Interest Rate (%) 6.96
 4.86
 4.92
 5.03
 5.12
 5.59
 5.63
 
1.16
 4.42
 6.02
 4.73
 6.35
 5.63
 5.63
 
Variable Rate ($) 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 142.6
 164.6
 157.5
4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 129.4
 151.4
 145.5
Average Variable Interest Rate (%) 1.01
 1.01
 1.01
 1.01
 1.01
 0.61
 0.66
 
1.11
 1.11
 1.11
 1.11
 1.11
 0.55
 0.63
 
Interest Rate Swaps:  
  
  
  
         
  
  
  
        
Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($) 604.4
 304.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 146.2
 1,068.2
 (33.6)654.4
 554.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 133.0
 1,355.0
 (72.1)
Average Pay Interest Rate (%) 3.04
 2.53
 6.17
 6.17
 6.17
 4.76
 3.17
 
2.89
 2.91
 6.17
 6.17
 6.17
 4.62
 3.10
 
Average Receive Interest Rate (%) 0.31
 0.32
 1.01
 1.01
 1.01
 0.58
 0.36
 
0.62
 0.62
 1.11
 1.11
 1.11
 0.52
 0.61
 
Consolidated SCE&G               
December 31, 2016Expected Maturity Date
Millions of dollars2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Long-Term Debt: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Fixed Rate ($)12.0
 721.7
 11.1
 10.2
 39.0
 4,339.7
 5,133.7
 5,687.3
   Average Fixed Interest Rate (%)4.27
 6.01
 4.40
 4.54
 3.60
 5.75
 5.76
 
   Variable Rate ($)
 
 
 
 
 67.8
 67.8
 64.9
   Average Variable Interest Rate (%)
 
 
 
 
 0.76
 0.76
 
Interest Rate Swaps:               
   Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($)550.0
 700.0
 
 
 
 71.4
 1,321.4
 31.7
   Average Pay Interest Rate (%)2.88
 2.19
 
 
 
 3.29
 2.54
 
   Average Receive Interest Rate (%)1.00
 1.00
 
 
 
 0.64
 0.98
 
December 31, 2015 Expected Maturity Date
Millions of dollars 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Long-Term Debt:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Fixed Rate ($) 110.4
 10.1
 719.8
 9.1
 8.3
 3,873.0
 4,730.7
 5,095.0
   Average Fixed Interest Rate (%) 1.13
 4.50
 6.02
 4.73
 4.94
 5.71
 5.64
 
   Variable Rate ($) 
 
 
 
 
 67.8
 67.8
 63.7
   Average Variable Interest Rate (%) 
 
 
 
 
 0.03
 0.03
 
Interest Rate Swaps:  
  
  
  
        
   Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($) 650.0
 550.0
 
 
 
 71.4
 1,271.4
 (49.8)
   Average Pay Interest Rate (%) 2.87
 2.88
 
 
 
 3.28
 2.90
 
   Average Receive Interest Rate (%) 0.61
 0.61
 
 
 
 0.01
 0.58
 

 
While a decrease in interest rates would increase the fair value of debt, it is unlikely that events which would result in a realized loss will occur.
 
The above tables exclude long-term debt of $3 million at December 31, 2013 and $9 million at December 31, 2012, which amounts do not have a stated interest rate associated with them.

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For further discussion of the Company’s long-term debt and interest rate derivatives, see Item 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS —the Liquidity and Capital Resources section in Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 4 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements.


Commodity PriceNuclear Decommissioning
Accounting for decommissioning costs for nuclear power plants involves significant estimates related to costs to be incurred many years into the future. Among the factors that could change SCE&G’s accounting estimates related to decommissioning costs are changes in technology, changes in regulatory and environmental remediation requirements, and changes in financial assumptions such as discount rates and the estimated timing of cash flows. Changes in any of these estimates could significantly impact financial position and cash flows (although changes in such estimates should be earnings-neutral, because these costs are expected to be collected from ratepayers).
Based on a decommissioning cost study, SCE&G’s two-thirds share of estimated site-specific nuclear decommissioning costs for Unit 1, including both the cost of decommissioning plant components that are and are not subject to radioactive contamination, totals $786.4 million, stated in 2016 dollars. Santee Cooper is responsible for decommissioning costs related to its one-third ownership interest in Unit 1. The cost estimate assumes that upon closure the site would be maintained for 60 years in such a manner as to allow for subsequent decontamination that would permit release for unrestricted use.
Under SCE&G’s method of funding decommissioning costs, SCE&G transfers to an external trust fund the amounts collected through rates, less expenses. The trust invests the amounts transferred into insurance policies on the lives of certain company personnel. Insurance proceeds are reinvested in insurance policies. The trusteed asset balance reflects the net cash surrender value of the insurance policies and cash held by the trust. Management intends for the fund, including earnings thereon, to provide for all eventual decommissioning expenditures for Unit 1 on an after-tax basis.

Asset Retirement Obligations
AROs are accrued for legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived tangible assets that result from acquisition, construction, development and normal operation in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. These obligations are recognized at present value in the period in which they are incurred, and associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived assets. Because such obligations relate primarily to regulated utility operations, their recognition has no significant impact on results of operations. As of December 31, 2016, the Company has recorded AROs of $199 million for nuclear plant decommissioning (as discussed above) and AROs of $359 million for other conditional obligations primarily related to other generation, transmission and distribution properties, including gas pipelines. All of the amounts are based upon estimates which are subject to varying degrees of precision, particularly since payments in settlement of such obligations may be made many years in the future. Changes in these estimates will be recorded over time; however, these changes in estimates are not expected to materially impact results of operations so long as the regulatory framework for the utilities remains in place.
Accounting for Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits
The Company recognizes the funded status of its defined benefit pension plan as an asset or liability and changes in funded status as a component of net periodic benefit cost or other comprehensive income, net of tax, or as a regulatory asset as required by accounting guidance. Accounting guidance requires the use of several assumptions that impact pension cost, of which the discount rate and the expected return on assets are the most sensitive. Net pension cost of $22.9 million recorded in 2016 reflects the use of a 4.68% discount rate derived using a cash flow matching technique, and an assumed 7.50% long-term rate of return on plan assets. The Company believes that these assumptions and the resulting pension cost amount were reasonable. For purposes of comparison, a 25 basis point reduction in the discount rate in 2016 would have increased the Company’s pension cost by $1.6 million and increased the pension obligation by $23.2 million. Further, had the assumed long-term rate of return on assets been 7.25%, the Company’s pension cost for 2016 would have increased by $1.9 million.
The following information with respect to pension assets (and returns thereon) should also be noted.
In developing the expected long-term rate of return assumptions, the Company evaluates historical performance, targeted allocation amounts and expected payment terms. As of the beginning of 2016, the plan’s historical 10, 15, 20 and 25 year cumulative performance showed actual returns of 5.3%, 4.6%, 7.2% and 8.7%, respectively. The 2016 expected long-term rate of return of 7.50% was based on a target asset allocation of 58% with equity managers, 33% with fixed income managers and 9% with hedge fund managers. Management regularly reviews such allocations and periodically rebalances the portfolio when considered appropriate. As of the beginning of 2017, the plan’s historical 10, 15, 20 and 25 year cumulative performance showed actual returns of 5.1%, 5.4%, 6.9% and 8.2%, respectively. For 2017, it is anticipated that the long-term expected rate of return will be 7.25%.

Pursuant to regulatory orders, certain previously deferred pension costs are being amortized as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. Current pension expense for electric operations is being recovered through a pension cost rider, and current pension expense related to SCE&G's and PSNC Energy's gas operations is being recovered through cost of service rates.

Pension benefits are not offered to employees hired or rehired after 2013, and pension benefits for existing participants will no longer accrue for services performed or compensation earned after 2023. As a result, the significance of pension costs and the criticality of the related estimates will continue to diminish. Further, the pension trust is adequately funded under current regulations, and management does not anticipate the need to make significant pension contributions for the foreseeable future based on current market conditions and assumptions.

The Company accounts for the cost of its postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plan in a similar manner to that used for its defined benefit pension plan. This plan is unfunded, so no assumptions related to rate of return on assets impact the net expense recorded; however, the selection of discount rates can significantly impact the actuarial determination of net expense. The Company used a discount rate of 4.78%, derived using a cash flow matching technique, and recorded a net cost for 2016 of $17.3 million. Had the selected discount rate been 4.53% (25 basis points lower than the discount rate referenced above), the expense for 2016 would have been $0.7 million higher and increased the obligation by $8.3 million. Because the plan provisions include “caps” on company per capita costs, and because employees hired after 2010 are responsible for the full cost of retiree medical benefits elected by them, health care cost inflation rate assumptions do not materially impact the net expense recorded. 

Uncertain Income Tax Positions

During 2013 and 2014, SCANA amended certain of its income tax returns to claim additional tax-defined research and experimentation deductions (under IRC Section 174) and credits (under IRC Section 41) and to reflect related impacts on other items such as domestic production activities deductions (under IRC Section 199). SCANA also made similar claims in filing its original 2013 and 2014 returns in 2014 and 2015, respectively. In September 2016, SCANA claimed significant research and experimentation deductions and credits (offset by reductions in its domestic production activities deductions), related to the ongoing design and construction activities of the New Units, in its 2015 income tax returns. These claims followed the issuance of final IRS regulations in 2014 regarding such treatment with respect to expenditures related to the design and construction of pilot models.  See also Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements.

These income tax deductions and credits are considered to be uncertain tax positions, and under relevant accounting guidance, estimates of the amounts of related tax benefits which may not be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities are required to be recorded as unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements.  As of December 31, 2016, such estimated unrecognized tax benefits totaled $350 million ($219 million net of the impact of state deductions on federal returns, and net of certain operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and receivables related to the uncertain tax positions).  The estimates of unrecognized tax benefits were computed with consideration as to whether the claims are (or are not) more likely than not to be sustained and with consideration of analyses of cumulative probabilities regarding potential outcomes.  Such estimates involve significant management judgment and varying levels of precision.  Changes in such estimates are required to be recorded as circumstances change and additional information regarding the claims and potential outcomes becomes available, and these changes could be significant.

However, as these uncertain tax positions primarily involve the timing of recognition of tax deductions rather than permanent tax attributes, the estimates regarding their recognition do not significantly impact the Company's effective tax rate.  Further, the permanent attributes (net), as well as most of the interest accruals required to be recorded with respect to the unrecognized tax benefits, have been deferred within regulatory assets.  As such, the impacts of these significant accounting estimates, and changes therein, are primarily reflected on the balance sheet rather than in results of operations.

Upon resolution of the uncertainties, the Company will be required to re-pay any tax benefits claimed which are ultimately disallowed, along with interest on those amounts.  In certain circumstances, which the Company considers to be remote, penalties for underpayment of income taxes could also be assessed. Such amounts could be significant and adversely affect cash flow and financial condition.


OTHER MATTERS
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
SCANA holds insignificant investments in securities and business ventures. The Company does not engage in significant off-balance sheet financing or similar transactions, although it is party to various operating leases in the normal course of business for land, office space, furniture, vehicles, equipment, rail cars, a purchase power agreement, and airplanes.

Claims and Litigation
For a description of claims and litigation, see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.

Other

As Georgia’s regulated provider, SCANA Energy provides service to customers considered to be low-income or that are otherwise unable to obtain natural gas service from other marketers. SCANA Energy provides this service at rates approved by the GPSC and receives funding from Georgia's Universal Service Fund to offset some of the resulting bad debt. SCANA Energy files financial and other information periodically with the GPSC, and such information is available at www.psc.state.ga.us (which is not intended as an active hyperlink; the information on the GPSC website is not part of this or any other report filed by the Company with the SEC).
SCANA’s natural gas distribution and gas marketing segments maintain gas inventory and utilize forward contracts and other financial instruments, including commodity swaps and futures contracts, to manage exposure to fluctuating commodity natural gas prices. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements. As a part of this risk management process, at any given time, a portion of SCANA’s projected natural gas needs has been purchased or placed under contract.

ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
All financial instruments described in this section are held for purposes other than trading.
Interest Rate Risk
 
The following tables below provide information about long-term debt issued by the Company’sCompany and Consolidated SCE&G and other financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in natural gas prices. Weightedinterest rates. For debt obligations, the tables present principal cash flows and related weighted average settlement prices are per 10,000 MMBTU.interest rates by expected maturity dates. For interest rate swaps, the figures shown reflect notional amounts, weighted average interest rates and related maturities. Fair value representsvalues for debt represent quoted market prices.
Interest rate swap agreements are valued using discounted cash flow models with independently sourced data. 
Expected Maturity:          
Futures Contracts    Options     
       Purchased Call Purchased Put 
2014Long Short 2014 (Long) (Short) 
Settlement Price (a)4.18 4.17
 Strike Price (a) 4.01 4.10 
Contract Amount (b)13.0 0.7
 Contract Amount (b) 26.6 0.2 
Fair Value (b)14.0 0.7
 Fair Value (b) 2.2  
           
2015   
 2015     
Settlement Price (a)4.27 4.1
 Strike Price (a) 4.30  
Contract Amount (b)1.1 0.2
 Contract Amount (b) 0.1  
Fair Value (b)1.2 0.2
 Fair Value (b)   
The Company               
December 31, 2016Expected Maturity Date
Millions of dollars2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Long-Term Debt: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Fixed Rate ($)12.5
 721.7
 11.1
 360.2
 489.0
 4,789.7
 6,384.3
 7,040.6
   Average Fixed Interest Rate (%)4.21
 6.01
 4.40
 6.33
 4.64
 5.73
 5.70
 
   Variable Rate ($)4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 125.0
 147.0
 142.7
   Average Variable Interest Rate (%)1.63
 1.63
 1.63
 1.63
 1.63
 1.16
 1.23
 
Interest Rate Swaps:               
   Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($)554.4
 704.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 128.6
 1,400.6
 12.3
   Average Pay Interest Rate (%)2.91
 2.22
 6.17
 6.17
 6.17
 4.57
 2.74
 
   Average Receive Interest Rate (%)1.00
 1.00
 1.63
 1.63
 1.63
 1.08
 1.02
 
(a)Weighted average, in dollars
(b)Millions of dollars

Swaps 2014 2015 2016 2017 
Commodity Swaps:  
  
  
  
 
Pay fixed/receive variable (b) 51.9
 17.1
 10.0
 1.0
 
Average pay rate (a) 4.2063
 4.9039
 4.7098
 4.1275
 
Average received rate (a) 4.1774
 4.1634
 4.1284
 4.1530
 
Fair Value (b) 51.6
 14.5
 8.8
 1.1
 
Pay variable/receive fixed (b) 32.4
 14.0
 8.7
 1.1
 
Average pay rate (a) 4.1720
 4.1621
 4.1296
 4.1530
 
Average received rate (a) 4.2845
 4.9363
 4.7143
 4.1325
 
Fair Value (b) 33.3
 16.6
 9.9
 1.1
 
Basis Swaps:  
  
  
  
 
Pay variable/receive variable (b) 1.0
 0.5
 
 
 
Average pay rate (a) 4.2256
 4.3982
 
 
 
Average received rate (a) 4.1700
 4.3767
 
 
 
Fair Value (b) 1.0
 0.5
 
 
 
December 31, 2015Expected Maturity Date
Millions of dollars2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Long-Term Debt: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Fixed Rate ($)111.5
 10.6
 719.8
 9.1
 358.3
 4,673.0
 5,882.3
 6,336.2
   Average Fixed Interest Rate (%)1.16
 4.42
 6.02
 4.73
 6.35
 5.63
 5.63
 
   Variable Rate ($)4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 129.4
 151.4
 145.5
   Average Variable Interest Rate (%)1.11
 1.11
 1.11
 1.11
 1.11
 0.55
 0.63
 
Interest Rate Swaps: 
  
  
  
        
   Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($)654.4
 554.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 133.0
 1,355.0
 (72.1)
   Average Pay Interest Rate (%)2.89
 2.91
 6.17
 6.17
 6.17
 4.62
 3.10
 
   Average Receive Interest Rate (%)0.62
 0.62
 1.11
 1.11
 1.11
 0.52
 0.61
 
(a)Weighted average,
Consolidated SCE&G               
December 31, 2016Expected Maturity Date
Millions of dollars2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Long-Term Debt: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Fixed Rate ($)12.0
 721.7
 11.1
 10.2
 39.0
 4,339.7
 5,133.7
 5,687.3
   Average Fixed Interest Rate (%)4.27
 6.01
 4.40
 4.54
 3.60
 5.75
 5.76
 
   Variable Rate ($)
 
 
 
 
 67.8
 67.8
 64.9
   Average Variable Interest Rate (%)
 
 
 
 
 0.76
 0.76
 
Interest Rate Swaps:               
   Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($)550.0
 700.0
 
 
 
 71.4
 1,321.4
 31.7
   Average Pay Interest Rate (%)2.88
 2.19
 
 
 
 3.29
 2.54
 
   Average Receive Interest Rate (%)1.00
 1.00
 
 
 
 0.64
 0.98
 
December 31, 2015 Expected Maturity Date
Millions of dollars 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Long-Term Debt:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Fixed Rate ($) 110.4
 10.1
 719.8
 9.1
 8.3
 3,873.0
 4,730.7
 5,095.0
   Average Fixed Interest Rate (%) 1.13
 4.50
 6.02
 4.73
 4.94
 5.71
 5.64
 
   Variable Rate ($) 
 
 
 
 
 67.8
 67.8
 63.7
   Average Variable Interest Rate (%) 
 
 
 
 
 0.03
 0.03
 
Interest Rate Swaps:  
  
  
  
        
   Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($) 650.0
 550.0
 
 
 
 71.4
 1,271.4
 (49.8)
   Average Pay Interest Rate (%) 2.87
 2.88
 
 
 
 3.28
 2.90
 
   Average Receive Interest Rate (%) 0.61
 0.61
 
 
 
 0.01
 0.58
 

 While a decrease in dollars
(b)Millionsinterest rates would increase the fair value of dollarsdebt, it is unlikely that events which would result in a realized loss will occur.
 
The Company uses derivative instruments to hedge forward purchasesFor further discussion of long-term debt and salesinterest rate derivatives, see the Liquidity and Capital Resources section in Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of natural gas, which create market risksFinancial Condition and Results of different types. See NoteOperations and Notes 4 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements. The information above includes those financial positions of Energy Marketing and PSNC Energy.
PSNC Energy utilizes futures, options and swaps to hedge gas purchasing activities. PSNC Energy’s tariffs include a provision for the recovery of actual gas costs incurred. PSNC Energy defers premiums, transaction fees, margin requirements and any realized gains or losses from its hedging program for subsequent recovery from customers.

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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
SCANA Corporation
Cayce, South Carolina

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of SCANA Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows, and changes in common equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in Part IV at Item 15. These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013, based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (1992) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 28, 2014 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
February 28, 2014


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SCANA Corporation
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2013 2012
Assets  
  
Utility Plant In Service $12,213
 $11,865
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization (4,011) (3,811)
Construction Work in Progress 2,724
 2,084
Plant to be Retired, Net 177
 362
Nuclear Fuel, Net of Accumulated Amortization 310
 166
Goodwill 230
 230
Utility Plant, Net 11,643
 10,896
Nonutility Property and Investments:  
  
Nonutility property, net of accumulated depreciation of $150 and $139 317
 306
Assets held in trust, net-nuclear decommissioning 101
 94
Other investments 86
 87
Nonutility Property and Investments, Net 504
 487
Current Assets:  
  
Cash and cash equivalents 136
 72
Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $6 and $7 802
 780
Inventories:  
  
Fuel 231
 304
Materials and supplies 131
 136
Emission allowances 1
 1
Prepayments and other 120
 223
Deferred income taxes 
 11
Total Current Assets 1,421
 1,527
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:  
  
Regulatory assets 1,360
 1,464
Pension asset 47
 
Other 189
 242
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets 1,596
 1,706
Total $15,164
 $14,616
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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SCANA Corporation
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2013 2012
Capitalization and Liabilities  
  
Common equity $4,664
 $4,154
Long-Term Debt, Net 5,395
 4,949
Total Capitalization 10,059
 9,103
Current Liabilities:  
  
Short-term borrowings 376
 623
Current portion of long-term debt 54
 172
Accounts payable 425
 428
Customer deposits and customer prepayments 88
 86
Taxes accrued 206
 164
Interest accrued 82
 82
Dividends declared 69
 66
Derivative financial instruments 8
 80
Other 134
 110
Total Current Liabilities 1,442
 1,811
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:  
  
Deferred income taxes, net 1,703
 1,653
Deferred investment tax credits 32
 36
Asset retirement obligations 576
 561
Postretirement benefits 227
 387
Regulatory liabilities 966
 882
Other 159
 183
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities 3,663
 3,702
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10) 
 
Total $15,164
 $14,616
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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SCANA Corporation
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Years Ended December 31, (Millions of dollars, except per share amounts) 2013 2012 2011
Operating Revenues:  
  
  
Electric $2,423
 $2,446
 $2,424
Gas-regulated 955
 774
 849
Gas-nonregulated 1,117
 956
 1,136
Total Operating Revenues 4,495
 4,176
 4,409
       
Operating Expenses:  
  
  
Fuel used in electric generation 745
 838
 917
Purchased power 43
 28
 19
Gas purchased for resale 1,491
 1,198
 1,455
Other operation and maintenance 708
 690
 658
Depreciation and amortization 378
 356
 346
Other taxes 220
 207
 201
Total Operating Expenses 3,585
 3,317
 3,596
       
Operating Income 910
 859
 813
       
Other Income (Expense):  
  
  
Other income 100
 59
 52
Other expenses (46) (42) (40)
Interest charges, net of allowance for borrowed funds used during construction of $14, $11 and $7 (297) (295) (284)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction 27
 21
 14
Total Other Expense (216) (257) (258)
       
Income Before Income Tax Expense 694
 602
 555
Income Tax Expense 223
 182
 168
Net Income $471
 $420
 $387
       
Per Common Share Data  
  
  
Basic Earnings Per Share of Common Stock $3.40
 $3.20
 $3.01
Diluted Earnings Per Share of Common Stock 3.39
 3.15
 2.97
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (millions)  
  
  
Basic 138.7
 131.1
 128.8
Diluted 139.1
 133.3
 130.2
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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SCANA Corporation
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Years Ended December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2013 2012 2011 
Net Income $471
 $420
 $387
 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax:       
Unrealized Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Activities:       
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging activities arising during period, net of tax of $4, $(5) and $(36) 7
 (8) (58) 
Losses on cash flow hedging activities reclassified to net income, net of tax of $7, $12 and $8 11
 19
 13
 
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging activities 18
 11
 (45) 
Deferred Costs of Employee Benefit Plans:       
Deferred costs of employee benefit plans, net of tax of $4, $(2) and $(2) 7
 (4) (3) 
Amortization of deferred employee benefit plan costs reclassified to net income, net of tax of $-, $- and $- 1
 1
 1
 
Net deferred costs of employee benefit plans 8
 (3) (2) 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 26
 8
 (47) 
Total Comprehensive Income $497
 $428
 $340
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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SCANA Corporation
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2013 2012 2011
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:  
  
  
Net Income $471
 $420
 $387
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities:  
  
  
Earnings from equity method investments, net of distributions 7
 
 2
  Deferred income taxes, net 49
 130
 164
Depreciation and amortization 393
 368
 354
Amortization of nuclear fuel 57
 44
 40
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (27) (21) (14)
Carrying cost recovery (3) 
 
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:  
  
  
Receivables (38) 5
 34
Inventories 21
 (53) (44)
Prepayments and other (12) 3
 58
Regulatory assets 113
 (172) (173)
Regulatory liabilities 56
 62
 (17)
Accounts payable 24
 34
 (99)
Taxes accrued 42
 10
 8
Interest accrued 
 8
 2
Pension and other postretirement benefits (217) 89
 90
     Other assets 78
 (120) 34
     Other liabilities 36
 32
 (15)
Net Cash Provided From Operating Activities 1,050
 839
 811
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:  
  
  
Property additions and construction expenditures (1,106) (1,077) (884)
Proceeds from investments (including derivative collateral posted) 222
 472
 36
Purchase of investments (including derivative collateral posted) (176) (414) (168)
Payments upon interest rate derivative contract settlement (49) (51) (61)
  Proceeds from interest rate derivative contract settlement 163
 14
 
Net Cash Used For Investing Activities (946) (1,056) (1,077)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:  
  
  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 295
 97
 97
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 451
 759
 826
Repayments of long-term debt (258) (309) (668)
Dividends (281) (257) (248)
Short-term borrowings, net (247) (30) 233
Net Cash Provided From (Used For) Financing Activities (40) 260
 240
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 64
 43
 (26)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, January 1 72
 29
 55
Cash and Cash Equivalents, December 31 $136
 $72
 $29
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:  
  
  
Cash paid for—Interest (net of capitalized interest of $14, $11 and $7) $288
 $281
 $276
                      —Income taxes 104
 107
 6
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:  
  
  
Accrued construction expenditures 111
 124
 85
Capital leases 6
 8
 6
Nuclear fuel purchase 98
 
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SCANA Corporation
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN COMMON EQUITY

        Accumulated  
        Other  
  Common Stock Retained Comprehensive  
Millions Shares Amount Earnings Loss Total
Balance as of January 1, 2011 127
 $1,789
 $1,960
 $(47) $3,702
Net Income     387
   387
Other Comprehensive Loss, net of taxes of $(29)       (47) (47)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)     387
 (47) 340
Issuance of Common Stock 3
 97
     97
Dividends Declared     (250)   (250)
Balance as of December 31, 2011 130
 1,886
 2,097
 (94) 3,889
Net Income     420
   420
Other Comprehensive Income, net of taxes of $5       8
 8
Total Comprehensive Income     420
 8
 428
Issuance of Common Stock 2
 97
     97
Dividends Declared     (260)   (260)
Balance as of December 31, 2012 132
 1,983
 2,257
 (86) 4,154
Net Income     471
   471
Other Comprehensive Income, net of taxes of $16       26
 26
Total Comprehensive Income     471
 26
 497
Issuance of Common Stock 9
 297
     297
Dividends Declared     (284)   (284)
Balance as of December 31, 2013 141
 $2,280
 $2,444
 $(60) $4,664

Dividends declared per share of common stock were $2.03, $1.98 and $1.94 for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.             SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization and Principles of Consolidation
SCANA, a South Carolina corporation, is a holding company. The Company engages predominantly in the generation and sale of electricity to wholesale and retail customers in South Carolina and in the purchase, sale and transportation of natural gas to wholesale and retail customers in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. The Company also conducts other energy-related business and provides fiber optic communications in South Carolina.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the accounts of SCANA and the following wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Regulated businessesNonregulated businesses
South Carolina Electric & Gas CompanySCANA Energy Marketing, Inc.
South Carolina Fuel Company, Inc.SCANA Communications, Inc.
South Carolina Generating Company, Inc.ServiceCare, Inc.
Public Service Company of North Carolina, IncorporatedSCANA Services, Inc.
Carolina Gas Transmission CorporationSCANA Corporate Security Services, Inc.
The Company reports certain investments using the cost or equity method of accounting, as appropriate. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation, with the exception of profits on intercompany sales to regulated affiliates if the sales price is reasonable and the future recovery of the sales price through the rate-making process is probable, as permitted by accounting guidance.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Utility Plant
Utility plant is stated substantially at original cost. The costs of additions, replacements and betterments to utility plant, including direct labor, material and indirect charges for engineering, supervision and AFC, are added to utility plant accounts. The original cost of utility property retired or otherwise disposed of is removed from utility plant accounts and generally charged to accumulated depreciation. The costs of repairs and replacements of items of property determined to be less than a unit of property or that do not increase the asset’s life or functionality are charged to expense.
AFC is a noncash item that reflects the period cost of capital devoted to plant under construction. This accounting practice results in the inclusion of, as a component of construction cost, the costs of debt and equity capital dedicated to construction investment. AFC is included in rate base investment and depreciated as a component of plant cost in establishing rates for utility services. The Company’s regulated subsidiaries calculated AFC using average composite rates of 6.9% for 2013, 6.3% for 2012 and 4.7% for 2011. These rates do not exceed the maximum rates allowed in the various regulatory jurisdictions. SCE&G capitalizes interest on nuclear fuel in process at the actual interest cost incurred.

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The Company records provisions for depreciation and amortization using the straight-line method based on the estimated service lives of the various classes of property. The composite weighted average depreciation rates for utility plant assets were as follows:
 2013 2012 2011
SCE&G2.96% 2.93% 2.92%
GENCO2.66% 2.66% 2.69%
CGT2.19% 2.09% 2.00%
PSNC Energy3.01% 3.01% 3.05%
Aggregate of Above2.93% 2.90% 2.90%

SCE&G records nuclear fuel amortization using the units-of-production method. Nuclear fuel amortization is included in “Fuel used in electric generation” and recovered through the fuel cost component of retail electric rates. Provisions for amortization of nuclear fuel include amounts necessary to satisfy obligations to the DOE under a contract for disposal of spent nuclear fuel.

Jointly Owned Utility Plant
SCE&G jointly owns and is the operator of Summer Station Unit 1.  In addition, SCE&G will jointly own and will be the operator of the New Units being designed and constructed at the site of Summer Station.  Each joint owner provides its own financing and shares the direct expenses and generation output in proportion to its ownership of a unit.  SCE&G’s share of the direct expenses is included in the corresponding operating expenses on its income statement.
As of December 31,2013 2012
 Unit 1 New Units Unit 1 New Units
Percent owned66.7% 55.0% 66.7% 55.0%
Plant in service$1.1 billion  $1.1 billion 
Accumulated depreciation$566.9 million  $557.0 million 
Construction work in progress$127.1 million $2.3 billion $113.6 million $1.8 billion
SCE&G, on behalf of itself and as agent for Santee Cooper, has contracted with the Consortium for the design and construction of the New Units at the site of Summer Station.  SCE&G’s share of the estimated cash outlays (future value, excluding AFC) totals approximately $5.4 billion for plant and related transmission infrastructure costs, and is projected based on historical one-year and five-year escalation rates as required by the SCPSC. For a discussion of when the New Units are expected to be placed in service, and a description of SCE&G's agreement to acquire an additional 5% ownership in the New Units, see Note 10.
Included within receivables on the balance sheet were amounts due to SCE&G from Santee Cooper for its share of direct expenses and construction costs for Summer Station Unit 1 and the New Units. These amounts totaled $75.6 million at December 31, 2013 and $92.9 million at December 31, 2012.

Plant to be Retired

As previously disclosed, in 2012 SCE&G identified a total of six coal-fired units that it intends to retire by 2018, subject to future developments in environmental regulations, among other matters. These units had an aggregate generating capacity (summer 2012) of 730 MW. As of December 31, 2013, three of these units had been retired and their net carrying value is recorded in regulatory assets (see Note 2). The net carrying value of the remaining units is identified as Plant to be Retired, Net in the consolidated financial statements. SCE&G plans to request recovery of and a return on the net carrying value of these remaining units in future rate proceedings in connection with their retirement, and expects that such deferred amounts will be recovered through rates. In the meantime, these units remain in rate base, and SCE&G depreciates them using composite straight-line rates approved by the SCPSC.


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Major Maintenance

 Planned major maintenance costs related to certain fossil fuel turbine equipment and nuclear refueling outages are accrued in periods other than when incurred in accordance with approval by the SCPSC for such accounting treatment and rate recovery of expenses accrued thereunder. The difference between such cumulative major maintenance costs and cumulative collections are classified as a regulatory asset or regulatory liability on the consolidated balance sheet (see Note 2). Other planned major maintenance is expensed when incurred.
Through 2017, SCE&G is authorized to collect $18.4 million annually through electric rates to offset certain turbine maintenance expenditures. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, SCE&G incurred $18.1 million and $11.1 million, respectively, for turbine maintenance.

Nuclear refueling outages are scheduled 18 months apart. SCE&G accrued $1.2 million per month from January 2010 through December 2012 for its portion of the outages in the spring of 2011 and the fall of 2012. Total costs for the 2011 outage were $34.1 million, of which SCE&G was responsible for $22.7 million. Total costs for the 2012 outage were $32.3 million, of which SCE&G was responsible for $21.5 million. In connection with the SCPSC's December 2012 approval of SCE&G's retail electric rates (see Note 2), effective January 1, 2013, SCE&G began to accrue $1.4 million per month for its portion of the nuclear refueling outages that are scheduled to occur through the spring of 2020.
Goodwill
The Company considers amounts categorized by FERC as “acquisition adjustments” with carrying values of $210 million (net of writedown of $230 million) for PSNC Energy (Gas Distribution segment) and $20 million for CGT (All Other segment) to be goodwill. The Company tests these goodwill amounts for impairment annually as of January 1, unless indicators, events or circumstances require interim testing to be performed.  The goodwill impairment testing is generally a two-step quantitative process which in step one requires estimation of the fair value of the respective reporting unit and the comparison of that amount to its carrying value. If this step indicates an impairment (a carrying value in excess of fair value), then step two, measurement of the amount of the goodwill impairment (if any), is required.  In the first quarter of 2012, the Company adopted guidance under which it has the option to first perform a qualitative assessment of impairment.  Based on this qualitative ("step zero") assessment, if the Company determines that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company is not required to proceed with the two-step quantitative assessment.
In evaluations of PSNC Energy, fair value was estimated using the assistance of an independent appraisal. In evaluations of CGT, prior to the adoption of the new guidance, estimated fair value was obtained from discounted cash flow and other analysis. Step zero was utilized for CGT’s evaluation as of January 1, 2013, and step one (via discounted cash flow and other analysis) was again utilized for the evaluation as of January 1, 2014. In all evaluations for the periods presented, step one or step zero, as applicable, has indicated no impairment. The estimated fair values of the reporting units are substantially in excess of their carrying values, and no impairment charges have been recorded; however, should a write-down be required in the future, such a charge would be treated as an operating expense.
Nuclear Decommissioning
Accounting for decommissioning costs for nuclear power plants involves significant estimates related to costs to be incurred many years into the future. Among the factors that could change SCE&G’s accounting estimates related to decommissioning costs are changes in technology, changes in regulatory and environmental remediation requirements, and changes in financial assumptions such as discount rates and the estimated timing of cash flows. Changes in any of these estimates could significantly impact financial position and cash flows (although changes in such estimates should be earnings-neutral, because these costs are expected to be collected from ratepayers).
Based on a decommissioning cost study, SCE&G’s two-thirds share of estimated site-specific nuclear decommissioning costs for Summer Station Unit 1, including both the cost of decommissioning plant components both subject tothat are and are not subject to radioactive contamination, totals $696.8$786.4 million,, stated in 2012 dollars, pursuant to an updated decommissioning cost study performed in 2012.2016 dollars. Santee Cooper is responsible for decommissioning costs related to its one-third ownership interest in Summer Station Unit 1. The cost estimate assumes that upon closure the site willwould be maintained over a period of approximately for 60 years in such a manner as to allow for subsequent decontamination that would permit release for unrestricted use.
 
Under SCE&G’s method of funding decommissioning costs, amounts collected through rates ($3.2 million pre-tax in each of 2013, 2012 and 2011) are invested in insurance policies on the lives of certain Company personnel. SCE&G transfers to an external trust fund the amounts collected through electric rates, insurance proceeds and interest thereon, less expenses. The trust invests the amounts transferred into insurance policies on the lives of certain company personnel. Insurance proceeds are reinvested in insurance policies. The trusteed asset balance reflects the net cash surrender value of the insurance policies and cash held by the trust. Management intends for the fund, including earnings thereon, to provide for all eventual decommissioning expenditures for Summer Station Unit 1 on an after-tax basis.

Asset Retirement Obligations
AROs are accrued for legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived tangible assets that result from acquisition, construction, development and normal operation in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. These obligations are recognized at present value in the period in which they are incurred, and associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived assets. Because such obligations relate primarily to regulated utility operations, their recognition has no significant impact on results of operations. As of December 31, 2016, the Company has recorded AROs of $199 million for nuclear plant decommissioning (as discussed above) and AROs of $359 million for other conditional obligations primarily related to other generation, transmission and distribution properties, including gas pipelines. All of the amounts are based upon estimates which are subject to varying degrees of precision, particularly since payments in settlement of such obligations may be made many years in the future. Changes in these estimates will be recorded over time; however, these changes in estimates are not expected to materially impact results of operations so long as the regulatory framework for the utilities remains in place.
Accounting for Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits
The Company recognizes the funded status of its defined benefit pension plan as an asset or liability and changes in funded status as a component of net periodic benefit cost or other comprehensive income, net of tax, or as a regulatory asset as required by accounting guidance. Accounting guidance requires the use of several assumptions that impact pension cost, of which the discount rate and the expected return on assets are the most sensitive. Net pension cost of $22.9 million recorded in 2016 reflects the use of a 4.68% discount rate derived using a cash flow matching technique, and an assumed 7.50% long-term rate of return on plan assets. The Company believes that these assumptions and the resulting pension cost amount were reasonable. For purposes of comparison, a 25 basis point reduction in the discount rate in 2016 would have increased the Company’s pension cost by $1.6 million and increased the pension obligation by $23.2 million. Further, had the assumed long-term rate of return on assets been 7.25%, the Company’s pension cost for 2016 would have increased by $1.9 million.
The following information with respect to pension assets (and returns thereon) should also be noted.
In developing the expected long-term rate of return assumptions, the Company evaluates historical performance, targeted allocation amounts and expected payment terms. As of the beginning of 2016, the plan’s historical 10, 15, 20 and 25 year cumulative performance showed actual returns of 5.3%, 4.6%, 7.2% and 8.7%, respectively. The 2016 expected long-term rate of return of 7.50% was based on a target asset allocation of 58% with equity managers, 33% with fixed income managers and 9% with hedge fund managers. Management regularly reviews such allocations and periodically rebalances the portfolio when considered appropriate. As of the beginning of 2017, the plan’s historical 10, 15, 20 and 25 year cumulative performance showed actual returns of 5.1%, 5.4%, 6.9% and 8.2%, respectively. For 2017, it is anticipated that the long-term expected rate of return will be 7.25%.

Pursuant to regulatory orders, certain previously deferred pension costs are being amortized as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. Current pension expense for electric operations is being recovered through a pension cost rider, and current pension expense related to SCE&G's and PSNC Energy's gas operations is being recovered through cost of service rates.

Pension benefits are not offered to employees hired or rehired after 2013, and pension benefits for existing participants will no longer accrue for services performed or compensation earned after 2023. As a result, the significance of pension costs and the criticality of the related estimates will continue to diminish. Further, the pension trust is adequately funded under current regulations, and management does not anticipate the need to make significant pension contributions for the foreseeable future based on current market conditions and assumptions.

The Company accounts for the cost of its postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plan in a similar manner to that used for its defined benefit pension plan. This plan is unfunded, so no assumptions related to rate of return on assets impact the net expense recorded; however, the selection of discount rates can significantly impact the actuarial determination of net expense. The Company used a discount rate of 4.78%, derived using a cash flow matching technique, and recorded a net cost for 2016 of $17.3 million. Had the selected discount rate been 4.53% (25 basis points lower than the discount rate referenced above), the expense for 2016 would have been $0.7 million higher and increased the obligation by $8.3 million. Because the plan provisions include “caps” on company per capita costs, and because employees hired after 2010 are responsible for the full cost of retiree medical benefits elected by them, health care cost inflation rate assumptions do not materially impact the net expense recorded. 

Uncertain Income Tax Positions

During 2013 and 2014, SCANA amended certain of its income tax returns to claim additional tax-defined research and experimentation deductions (under IRC Section 174) and credits (under IRC Section 41) and to reflect related impacts on other items such as domestic production activities deductions (under IRC Section 199). SCANA also made similar claims in filing its original 2013 and 2014 returns in 2014 and 2015, respectively. In September 2016, SCANA claimed significant research and experimentation deductions and credits (offset by reductions in its domestic production activities deductions), related to the ongoing design and construction activities of the New Units, in its 2015 income tax returns. These claims followed the issuance of final IRS regulations in 2014 regarding such treatment with respect to expenditures related to the design and construction of pilot models.  See also Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements.

These income tax deductions and credits are considered to be uncertain tax positions, and under relevant accounting guidance, estimates of the amounts of related tax benefits which may not be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities are required to be recorded as unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements.  As of December 31, 2016, such estimated unrecognized tax benefits totaled $350 million ($219 million net of the impact of state deductions on federal returns, and net of certain operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and receivables related to the uncertain tax positions).  The estimates of unrecognized tax benefits were computed with consideration as to whether the claims are (or are not) more likely than not to be sustained and with consideration of analyses of cumulative probabilities regarding potential outcomes.  Such estimates involve significant management judgment and varying levels of precision.  Changes in such estimates are required to be recorded as circumstances change and additional information regarding the claims and potential outcomes becomes available, and these changes could be significant.

However, as these uncertain tax positions primarily involve the timing of recognition of tax deductions rather than permanent tax attributes, the estimates regarding their recognition do not significantly impact the Company's effective tax rate.  Further, the permanent attributes (net), as well as most of the interest accruals required to be recorded with respect to the unrecognized tax benefits, have been deferred within regulatory assets.  As such, the impacts of these significant accounting estimates, and changes therein, are primarily reflected on the balance sheet rather than in results of operations.

Upon resolution of the uncertainties, the Company will be required to re-pay any tax benefits claimed which are ultimately disallowed, along with interest on those amounts.  In certain circumstances, which the Company considers to be remote, penalties for underpayment of income taxes could also be assessed. Such amounts could be significant and adversely affect cash flow and financial condition.


OTHER MATTERS
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
SCANA holds insignificant investments in securities and business ventures. The Company does not engage in significant off-balance sheet financing or similar transactions, although it is party to various operating leases in the normal course of business for land, office space, furniture, vehicles, equipment, rail cars, a purchase power agreement, and airplanes.

Claims and Litigation
For a description of claims and litigation, see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.

Other

As Georgia’s regulated provider, SCANA Energy provides service to customers considered to be low-income or that are otherwise unable to obtain natural gas service from other marketers. SCANA Energy provides this service at rates approved by the GPSC and receives funding from Georgia's Universal Service Fund to offset some of the resulting bad debt. SCANA Energy files financial and other information periodically with the GPSC, and such information is available at www.psc.state.ga.us (which is not intended as an active hyperlink; the information on the GPSC website is not part of this or any other report filed by the Company with the SEC).
 

57SCANA’s natural gas distribution and gas marketing segments maintain gas inventory and utilize forward contracts and other financial instruments, including commodity swaps and futures contracts, to manage exposure to fluctuating commodity natural gas prices. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements. As a part of this risk management process, at any given time, a portion of SCANA’s projected natural gas needs has been purchased or placed under contract.


ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
All financial instruments described in this section are held for purposes other than trading.
Interest Rate Risk
The tables below provide information about long-term debt issued by the Company and Consolidated SCE&G and other financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. For debt obligations, the tables present principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates by expected maturity dates. For interest rate swaps, the figures shown reflect notional amounts, weighted average interest rates and related maturities. Fair values for debt represent quoted market prices. Interest rate swap agreements are valued using discounted cash flow models with independently sourced data. 
The Company               
December 31, 2016Expected Maturity Date
Millions of dollars2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Long-Term Debt: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Fixed Rate ($)12.5
 721.7
 11.1
 360.2
 489.0
 4,789.7
 6,384.3
 7,040.6
   Average Fixed Interest Rate (%)4.21
 6.01
 4.40
 6.33
 4.64
 5.73
 5.70
 
   Variable Rate ($)4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 125.0
 147.0
 142.7
   Average Variable Interest Rate (%)1.63
 1.63
 1.63
 1.63
 1.63
 1.16
 1.23
 
Interest Rate Swaps:               
   Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($)554.4
 704.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 128.6
 1,400.6
 12.3
   Average Pay Interest Rate (%)2.91
 2.22
 6.17
 6.17
 6.17
 4.57
 2.74
 
   Average Receive Interest Rate (%)1.00
 1.00
 1.63
 1.63
 1.63
 1.08
 1.02
 

December 31, 2015Expected Maturity Date
Millions of dollars2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Long-Term Debt: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Fixed Rate ($)111.5
 10.6
 719.8
 9.1
 358.3
 4,673.0
 5,882.3
 6,336.2
   Average Fixed Interest Rate (%)1.16
 4.42
 6.02
 4.73
 6.35
 5.63
 5.63
 
   Variable Rate ($)4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 129.4
 151.4
 145.5
   Average Variable Interest Rate (%)1.11
 1.11
 1.11
 1.11
 1.11
 0.55
 0.63
 
Interest Rate Swaps: 
  
  
  
        
   Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($)654.4
 554.4
 4.4
 4.4
 4.4
 133.0
 1,355.0
 (72.1)
   Average Pay Interest Rate (%)2.89
 2.91
 6.17
 6.17
 6.17
 4.62
 3.10
 
   Average Receive Interest Rate (%)0.62
 0.62
 1.11
 1.11
 1.11
 0.52
 0.61
 
Consolidated SCE&G               
December 31, 2016Expected Maturity Date
Millions of dollars2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Long-Term Debt: 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Fixed Rate ($)12.0
 721.7
 11.1
 10.2
 39.0
 4,339.7
 5,133.7
 5,687.3
   Average Fixed Interest Rate (%)4.27
 6.01
 4.40
 4.54
 3.60
 5.75
 5.76
 
   Variable Rate ($)
 
 
 
 
 67.8
 67.8
 64.9
   Average Variable Interest Rate (%)
 
 
 
 
 0.76
 0.76
 
Interest Rate Swaps:               
   Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($)550.0
 700.0
 
 
 
 71.4
 1,321.4
 31.7
   Average Pay Interest Rate (%)2.88
 2.19
 
 
 
 3.29
 2.54
 
   Average Receive Interest Rate (%)1.00
 1.00
 
 
 
 0.64
 0.98
 
December 31, 2015 Expected Maturity Date
Millions of dollars 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Long-Term Debt:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Fixed Rate ($) 110.4
 10.1
 719.8
 9.1
 8.3
 3,873.0
 4,730.7
 5,095.0
   Average Fixed Interest Rate (%) 1.13
 4.50
 6.02
 4.73
 4.94
 5.71
 5.64
 
   Variable Rate ($) 
 
 
 
 
 67.8
 67.8
 63.7
   Average Variable Interest Rate (%) 
 
 
 
 
 0.03
 0.03
 
Interest Rate Swaps:  
  
  
  
        
   Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($) 650.0
 550.0
 
 
 
 71.4
 1,271.4
 (49.8)
   Average Pay Interest Rate (%) 2.87
 2.88
 
 
 
 3.28
 2.90
 
   Average Receive Interest Rate (%) 0.61
 0.61
 
 
 
 0.01
 0.58
 

 While a decrease in interest rates would increase the fair value of debt, it is unlikely that events which would result in a realized loss will occur.
For further discussion of long-term debt and interest rate derivatives, see the Liquidity and Capital Resources section in Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 4 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements.


Commodity Price Risk
The following table provides information about the Company’s financial instruments, which are limited to financial positions of Energy Marketing and PSNC Energy, that are sensitive to changes in natural gas prices. Weighted average settlement prices are per 10,000 MMBTU. Fair value represents quoted market prices.
Expected Maturity 2017 2018 2019 
Futures - Long       
Settlement Price (a) 3.65
 3.43
 
 
Contract Amount (b) 92.6
 15.4
 
 
Fair Value (b) 102.3
 16.5
 
 
        
Futures - Short       
Settlement Price (a) 3.65
 3.43
 
 
Contract Amount (b) 49.7
 8.0
 
 
Fair Value (b) 51.6
 8.3
 
 
        
Options - Purchased Call (Long)       
Strike Price (a) 1.95
 
 
 
Contract Amount (b) 13.7
 
 
 
Fair Value (b) 2.6
 
 
 
        
Swaps - Commodity  
  
  
 
Pay fixed/receive variable (b) 13.9
 8.0
 1.0
 
Average pay rate (a) 3.4075
 3.4326
 2.9667
 
Average received rate (a) 3.6240
 3.2042
 3.0954
 
Fair Value (b) 14.8
 7.5
 1.1
 
Pay variable/receive fixed (b) 30.4
 11.3
 0.8
 
Average pay rate (a) 3.6234
 3.2431
 3.1277
 
Average received rate (a) 3.2387
 3.3488
 2.9851
 
Fair Value (b) 27.1
 11.7
 0.8
 
        
Swaps - Basis  
  
  
 
Pay variable/receive variable (b) 1.5
 0.8
 0.3
 
Average pay rate (a) 3.7218
 3.4697
 3.1904
 
Average received rate (a) 3.6529
 3.4218
 3.1234
 
Fair Value (b) 1.5
 0.8
 0.3
 

(a)Weighted average, in dollars
(b)Millions of dollars
The Company uses derivative instruments to hedge forward purchases and sales of natural gas, which create market risks of different types. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements.
PSNC Energy utilizes futures, options and swaps to hedge gas purchasing activities. PSNC Energy’s tariffs include a provision for the recovery of actual gas costs incurred. PSNC Energy defers premiums, transaction fees, margin requirements and any realized gains or losses from its hedging program for subsequent recovery from customers.

ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
SCANA Corporation
Cayce, South Carolina

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of SCANA Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows, and changes in common equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in Part IV at Item 15. These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 24, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
February 24, 2017


SCANA Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2016 2015
Assets  
  
Utility Plant In Service $13,444
 $12,883
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization (4,446) (4,307)
Construction Work in Progress 4,845
 4,051
Nuclear Fuel, Net of Accumulated Amortization 271
 308
Goodwill 210
 210
Utility Plant, Net 14,324
 13,145
Nonutility Property and Investments:  
  
Nonutility property, net of accumulated depreciation of $138 and $124 276
 280
Assets held in trust, net-nuclear decommissioning 123
 115
Other investments 76
 71
Nonutility Property and Investments, Net 475
 466
Current Assets:  
  
Cash and cash equivalents 208
 176
Receivables:    
    Customer, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $6 and $5 616
 505
    Income taxes 142
 
    Other 127
 227
Inventories:  
  
Fuel 136
 164
Materials and supplies 155
 148
Prepayments 105
 115
Other current assets 17
 43
Total Current Assets 1,506
 1,378
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:  
  
Regulatory assets 2,130
 1,937
Other 272
 220
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets 2,402
 2,157
Total $18,707
 $17,146
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2016 2015
Capitalization and Liabilities  
  
Common Stock - no par value, 142.9 million shares outstanding for all periods presented $2,390
 $2,390
Retained Earnings 3,384
 3,118
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (49) (65)
  Total Common Equity 5,725
 5,443
Long-Term Debt, Net 6,473
 5,882
Total Capitalization 12,198
 11,325
Current Liabilities:  
  
Short-term borrowings 941
 531
Current portion of long-term debt 17
 116
Accounts payable 404
 590
Customer deposits and customer prepayments 168
 137
Taxes accrued 201
 242
Interest accrued 84
 83
Dividends declared 80
 76
Derivative financial instruments 35
 50
Other 135
 127
Total Current Liabilities 2,065
 1,952
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:  
  
Deferred income taxes, net 2,159
 1,907
Asset retirement obligations 558
 520
Pension and postretirement benefits 373
 315
Unrecognized tax benefits 219
 44
Regulatory liabilities 930
 855
Other 205
 228
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities 4,444
 3,869
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10) 
 
Total $18,707
 $17,146
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


SCANA Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income
Years Ended December 31, (Millions of dollars, except per share amounts) 2016 2015 2014
Operating Revenues:  
  
  
Electric $2,614
 $2,551
 $2,622
Gas-regulated 788
 811
 1,028
Gas-nonregulated 825
 1,018
 1,301
Total Operating Revenues 4,227
 4,380
 4,951
       
Operating Expenses:  
  
  
Fuel used in electric generation 576
 660
 793
Purchased power 64
 52
 81
Gas purchased for resale 1,054
 1,287
 1,729
Other operation and maintenance 755
 715
 728
Depreciation and amortization 371
 358
 384
Other taxes 254
 234
 229
Total Operating Expenses 3,074
 3,306
 3,944
Gain on sale of CGT, net of transaction costs 
 234
 
Operating Income 1,153
 1,308
 1,007
       
Other Income (Expense):  
  
  
Other income 64
 75
 122
Other expense (38) (60) (64)
Gain on sale of SCI, net of transaction costs 
 107
 
Interest charges, net of allowance for borrowed funds used during construction of $19, $15 and $16 (342) (318) (312)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction 29
 27
 33
Total Other Expense (287) (169) (221)
       
Income Before Income Tax Expense 866
 1,139
 786
Income Tax Expense 271
 393
 248
Net Income $595
 $746
 $538
       
Earnings Per Share of Common Stock $4.16
 $5.22
 $3.79
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (millions) 142.9
 142.9
 141.9
Dividends Declared Per Share of Common Stock $2.30
 $2.18
 $2.10
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


SCANA Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Years Ended December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2016 2015 2014
Net Income $595
 $746
 $538
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax:      
Unrealized Losses on Cash Flow Hedging Activities:      
Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging activities arising during period, net of tax of $2, $(7) and $(9) 4
 (12) (14)
Cash flow hedging activities reclassified to interest expense, net of tax of $4, $4 and $4 7
 7
 7
Cash flow hedging activities reclassified to gas purchased for resale, net of tax of $4, $9 and $(2) 6
 15
 (4)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging activities 17
 10
 (11)
Deferred Costs of Employee Benefit Plans:      
Deferred costs of employee benefit plans, net of tax of $-, $- and $(3) 
 
 (5)
Amortization of deferred employee benefit plan costs reclassified to net income (see Note 8), net of tax of $-, $- and $- (1) 
 1
Net deferred costs of employee benefit plans (1) 
 (4)
     Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 16
 10
 (15)
Total Comprehensive Income $611
 $756
 $523
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


SCANA Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2016 2015 2014
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:  
  
  
Net Income $595
 $746
 $538
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities:      
Gain on sale of subsidiaries 
 (355) 
  Deferred income taxes, net 242
 (31) 235
Depreciation and amortization 389
 368
 403
Amortization of nuclear fuel 57
 46
 45
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (29) (27) (33)
Carrying cost recovery (17) (12) (9)
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:      
Receivables (112) 188
 (33)
Income tax receivable (142) 
 
Inventories (43) (16) (62)
Prepayments 11
 211
 (235)
Regulatory assets (114) (31) (138)
Regulatory liabilities (2) (1) (104)
Accounts payable 44
 (78) 36
Unrecognized tax benefits 175
 31
 10
Taxes accrued (41) 61
 (24)
Pension and other postretirement benefits 51
 (6) 133
Derivative financial instruments (9) (9) 18
     Other assets (44) (3) (35)
     Other liabilities 81
 (23) (15)
Net Cash Provided From Operating Activities 1,092
 1,059
 730
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:  
  
  
Property additions and construction expenditures (1,579) (1,153) (1,092)
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries 
 647
 
Proceeds from investments (including derivative collateral returned) 860
 1,117
 347
Purchase of investments (including derivative collateral posted) (788) (1,018) (475)
Payments upon interest rate derivative contract settlement (113) (263) (95)
  Proceeds from interest rate derivative contract settlement 
 10
 
Net Cash Used For Investing Activities (1,620) (660) (1,315)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:  
  
  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock 
 14
 98
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 592
 491
 294
Repayments of long-term debt (117) (166) (54)
Dividends (325) (309) (294)
Short-term borrowings, net 410
 (387) 542
Deferred financing costs 
 (3) 
Net Cash Provided From (Used For) Financing Activities 560
 (360) 586
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents 32
 39
 1
Cash and Cash Equivalents, January 1 176
 137
 136
Cash and Cash Equivalents, December 31 $208
 $176
 $137
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:  
  
  
Cash for—Interest paid (net of capitalized interest of $19, $15 and $16) $328
 $306
 $301
              —Income taxes paid 229
 184
 299
              —Income taxes received 166
 
 
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:      
Accrued construction expenditures 109
 244
 180
Capital leases 15
 6
 5
  
 
 
 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

SCANA Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity

  Common Stock   Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)  
Millions Shares Outstanding Amount Treasury Amount Retained Earnings Gains (Losses) Cash Flow Hedges Deferred Employee Benefit Plans Total AOCI Total
Balance as of January 1, 2014 141
 $2,289
 $(9) $2,444
 $(52) $(8) $(60) $4,664
Net Income       538
       538
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                
Losses arising during the period         (14) (5) (19) (19)
Losses/amortization reclassified from AOCI         3
 1
 4
 4
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)       538
 (11) (4) (15) 523
Issuance of Common Stock 2
 99
 (1)         98
Dividends Declared       (298)       (298)
Balance as of December 31, 2014 143
 $2,388
 (10) 2,684
 (63) (12) (75) 4,987
Net Income       746
       746
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                
Losses arising during the period         (12) 
 (12) (12)
Losses/amortization reclassified from AOCI         22
 
 22
 22
Total Comprehensive Income       746
 10
 
 10
 756
Issuance of Common Stock 
 14
 (2)         12
Dividends Declared       (312)       (312)
Balance as of December 31, 2015 143
 $2,402
 (12) 3,118
 (53) (12) (65) 5,443
Net Income       595
       595
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)                
Losses arising during the period         4
 (1) 3
 3
Losses/amortization reclassified from AOCI         13
 
 13
 13
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)       595
 17
 (1) 16
 611
Issuance of Common Stock 
 
 
         
Dividends Declared       (329)       (329)
Balance as of December 31, 2016 143
 $2,402
 $(12) $3,384
 $(36) $(13) $(49) $5,725

Dividends declared per share of common stock were $2.30, $2.18 and $2.10 for 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Cayce, South Carolina

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and affiliates (the "Company") as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, cash flows, and changes in equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in Part IV at Item 15. These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
February 24, 2017


South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and Affiliates
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2016 2015
Assets  
  
Utility Plant In Service $11,510
 $11,153
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization (3,991) (3,869)
Construction Work in Progress 4,813
 3,997
Nuclear Fuel, Net of Accumulated Amortization 271
 308
Utility Plant, Net ($756 and $700 related to VIEs) 12,603
 11,589
Nonutility Property and Investments:  
  
Nonutility property, net of accumulated depreciation 69
 68
Assets held in trust, net-nuclear decommissioning 123
 115
Other investments 3
 1
Nonutility Property and Investments, Net 195
 184
Current Assets:  
  
Cash and cash equivalents 164
 130
Receivables:    
    Customer, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $3 and $3 378
 324
    Affiliated companies 16
 22
    Income taxes 53
 
    Other 94
 202
Inventories:  
  
Fuel 83
 98
Materials and supplies 143
 136
Prepayments 88
 92
Other current assets 1
 15
Total Current Assets ($85 and $88 related to VIEs) 1,020
 1,019
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:  
  
Regulatory assets 2,030
 1,857
Other 243
 116
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets ($52 and $53 related to VIEs) 2,273
 1,973
Total $16,091
 $14,765
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2016 2015
Capitalization and Liabilities  
  
Common Stock - no par value, 40.3 million shares outstanding for all periods presented $2,860
 $2,760
Retained Earnings 2,481
 2,265
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (3) (3)
Total Common Equity 5,338
 5,022
Noncontrolling interest 134
 129
Total Equity 5,472
 5,151
Long-Term Debt, net 5,154
 4,659
Total Capitalization 10,626
 9,810
Current Liabilities:  
  
Short-term borrowings 804
 420
Current portion of long-term debt 12
 110
Accounts payable 247
 469
Affiliated payables 122
 113
Customer deposits and customer prepayments 126
 93
Taxes accrued 195
 299
Interest accrued 68
 66
Dividends declared 79
 75
Derivative financial instruments 28
 34
Other 55
 61
Total Current Liabilities 1,736
 1,740
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:  
  
Deferred income taxes, net 1,939
 1,732
Asset retirement obligations 522
 488
Pension and postretirement benefits 232
 186
Unrecognized tax benefits 236
 44
Regulatory liabilities 695
 635
Other 89
 113
Other - affiliate 16
 17
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities 3,729
 3,215
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10) 
 
Total $16,091
 $14,765
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and Affiliates
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the Years Ended December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2016 2015 2014
Operating Revenues:  
  
  
Electric $2,614
 $2,551
 $2,621
Electric - nonconsolidated affiliate 5
 6
 8
Gas 366
 372
 461
Gas - nonconsolidated affiliate 1
 1
 1
Total Operating Revenues 2,986
 2,930
 3,091
       
Operating Expenses:  
  
  
Fuel used in electric generation 472
 559
 644
Fuel used in electric generation - nonconsolidated affiliate 104
 102
 155
Purchased power 64
 52
 81
Gas purchased for resale 174
 162
 210
Gas purchased for resale - nonconsolidated affiliate 9
 31
 73
Other operation and maintenance 403
 380
 382
Other operation and maintenance - nonconsolidated affiliate 211
 199
 193
Depreciation and amortization 302
 294
 315
Other taxes 227
 211
 202
Other taxes - nonconsolidated affiliate 7
 6
 6
Total Operating Expenses 1,973
 1,996
 2,261
Operating Income 1,013
 934
 830
       
Other Income (Expense):    
  
Other income 29
 31
 80
Other expenses (24) (31) (34)
Interest charges, net of allowance for borrowed funds used during construction of $18, $14 and $14 (270) (248) (228)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction 26
 25
 28
Total Other Expense (239) (223) (154)
       
Income Before Income Tax Expense 774
 711
 676
Income Tax Expense 248
 231
 218
Net Income and Total Comprehensive Income 526
 480
 458
Less Net Income and Total Comprehensive Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 13
 14
 12
Earnings and Comprehensive Income Available to Common Shareholder $513
 $466
 $446
       
Dividends Declared on Common Stock $305
 $285
 $272
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and Affiliates
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Years Ended December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2016 2015 2014
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:  
  
  
Net income $526
 $480
 $458
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities:      
Deferred income taxes, net 207
 8
 187
Depreciation and amortization 310
 294
 318
Amortization of nuclear fuel 57
 46
 45
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (26) (25) (28)
Carrying cost recovery (17) (12) (9)
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:      
Receivables (47) 85
 51
Receivables - affiliate (3) 16
 (90)
Income tax receivable (53) 
 
Inventories (35) (24) (52)
Prepayments (4) 70
 (89)
Regulatory assets (94) (29) (116)
Other regulatory liabilities (5) (3) (103)
Accounts payable 8
 11
 (49)
Accounts payable - affiliate 13
 (17) 63
Unrecognized tax benefits 192
 31
 10
Taxes accrued (104) 129
 (53)
Pension and other postretirement benefits 39
 (5) 106
    Other assets (99) 57
 (15)
    Other liabilities 58
 (28) 16
    Other liabilities - affiliate (1) (6) (9)
Net Cash Provided From Operating Activities 922
 1,078
 641
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:  
  
  
Property additions and construction expenditures (1,399) (1,008) (934)
Proceeds from investments and sales of assets (including derivative collateral returned) 794
 975
 275
Purchase of investments (including derivative collateral posted) (740) (887) (381)
Payments upon interest rate derivative contract settlement (113) (263) (95)
  Proceeds from interest rate derivative contract settlement 
 10
 
  Proceeds from investment in affiliate 9
 71
 
Investment in affiliate 
 
 (80)
Net Cash Used For Investing Activities (1,449) (1,102) (1,215)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:  
  
  
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 494
 491
 294
Repayment of long-term debt (112) (11) (48)
Dividends (301) (285) (260)
Short-term borrowings, net 384
 (289) 458
Short-term borrowings-nonconsolidated affiliate, net (4) (50) 56
Contribution from parent 100
 204
 89
Return of capital to parent 
 (4) (7)
Deferred financing costs 
 (2) 
Net Cash Provided From Financing Activities 561
 54
 582
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents 34
 30
 8
Cash and Cash Equivalents, January 1 130
 100
 92
Cash and Cash Equivalents, December 31 $164
 $130
 $100
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:  
  
  
Cash for—Interest paid (net of capitalized interest of $18, $14 and $14) $251
 $228
 $210
              —Income taxes paid 289
 89
 177
              —Income taxes received 189
 84
 
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:      
Accrued construction expenditures 95
 230
 151
Capital leases 14
 6
 5
  

    
 See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and Affiliates
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
  Common Stock        
Millions Shares Amount 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Non-controlling
Interest
 
Total
Equity
Balance at January 1, 2014 40
 $2,479
 $1,896
 $(3) $117
 $4,489
Earnings available for common shareholder  
  
 446
  
 12
 458
Deferred cost of employee benefit plans, net of tax $-  
  
  
 
  
 
Total Comprehensive Income     446
 
 12
 458
Capital contributions from parent  
 81
  
  
 1
 82
Cash dividends declared  
  
 (265)  
 (7) (272)
Balance at December 31, 2014 40
 2,560
 2,077
 (3) 123
 4,757
Earnings Available for Common Shareholder  
  
 466
  
 14
 480
Deferred Cost of Employee Benefit Plans, net of tax $-  
  
  
 
  
 
Total Comprehensive Income     466
 
 14
 480
Capital contributions from parent  
 200
  
  
 
 200
Cash dividends declared  
  
 (278)  
 (8) (286)
Balance at December 31, 2015 40
 2,760
 2,265
 (3) 129
 5,151
Earnings Available for Common Shareholder  
  
 513
  
 13
 526
Deferred Cost of Employee Benefit Plans, net of tax $-  
  
  
 
  
 
Total Comprehensive Income     513
 
 13
 526
Capital contributions from parent  
 100
  
  
 
 100
Cash dividends declared  
  
 (297)  
 (8) (305)
Balance at December 31, 2016 40
 $2,860
 $2,481
 $(3) $134
 $5,472
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


SCANA Corporation and Subsidiaries
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and Affiliates
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

The following notes to the consolidated financial statements are a combined presentation. Except as otherwise indicated herein, each note applies to the Company and Consolidated SCE&G; however, Consolidated SCE&G makes no representation as to information relating solely to SCANA Corporation or its subsidiaries (other than Consolidated SCE&G).

1.             SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization and Principles of Consolidation
The Company

SCANA, a South Carolina corporation, is a holding company. The Company engages predominantly in the generation and sale of electricity to wholesale and retail customers in South Carolina, the purchase, sale and transportation of natural gas to wholesale and retail customers in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia and conducts other energy-related business.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect the accounts of SCANA, the following wholly-owned subsidiaries, and subsidiaries that formerly were wholly-owned during the periods presented.
Regulated businessesNonregulated businesses
South Carolina Electric & Gas CompanySCANA Energy Marketing, Inc.
South Carolina Fuel Company, Inc.ServiceCare, Inc.
South Carolina Generating Company, Inc.SCANA Services, Inc.
Public Service Company of North Carolina, IncorporatedSCANA Corporate Security Services, Inc.
SCANA Communications Holdings, Inc.
SCANA reports certain investments using the cost or equity method of accounting, as appropriate. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation, with the exception of profits on intercompany sales to regulated affiliates if the sales price is reasonable and the future recovery of the sales price through the rate-making process is probable, as permitted by accounting guidance. Discussions regarding the Company's financial results necessarily include the results of Consolidated SCE&G.

Consolidated SCE&G

SCE&G, a public utility, is a South Carolina corporation organized in 1924 and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCANA, a South Carolina corporation. Consolidated SCE&G engages predominantly in the generation and sale of electricity to wholesale and retail customers in South Carolina and in the purchase, sale and transportation of natural gas to retail customers in South Carolina.
SCE&G has determined that it has a controlling financial interest in GENCO and Fuel Company (which are considered to be VIEs) and accordingly, Consolidated SCE&G's consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SCE&G, GENCO and Fuel Company. The equity interests in GENCO and Fuel Company are held solely by SCANA, SCE&G’s parent. As a result, GENCO’s and Fuel Company’s equity and results of operations are reflected as noncontrolling interest in Consolidated SCE&G’s consolidated financial statements. Intercompany balances and transactions between SCE&G, Fuel Company and GENCO have been eliminated in consolidation.
GENCO owns a coal-fired electric generating station with a 605 MW net generating capacity (summer rating). GENCO’s electricity is sold, pursuant to a FERC-approved tariff, solely to SCE&G under the terms of a power purchase agreement and related operating agreement. The effects of these transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Substantially all of GENCO’s property (carrying value of approximately $485 million) serves as collateral for its long-term borrowings. Fuel Company acquires, owns and provides financing for SCE&G’s nuclear fuel, certain fossil fuels and emission and other environmental allowances. See also Note 4.


Dispositions

In the first quarter of 2015, SCANA sold CGT and SCI. CGT was an interstate natural gas pipeline regulated by FERC that transported natural gas in South Carolina and southeastern Georgia, and it was sold to Dominion Resources, Inc. SCI provided fiber optic communications and other services and built, managed and leased communications towers in several southeastern states, and it was sold to Spirit Communications. These sales resulted in recognition of pre-tax gains totaling approximately $342 million. The pre-tax gain from the sale of CGT is included within Operating Income and the pre-tax gain from the sale of SCI is included within Other Income (Expense) on the Company's consolidated statement of income.

CGT and SCI operated principally in wholesale markets, whereas the Company's primary focus is the delivery of energy-related products and services to retail markets. In addition, neither CGT nor SCI met accounting criteria for disclosure as a reportable segment and were included within All Other in Note 12. The sales of CGT and SCI did not represent a strategic shift that had a major effect on the Company's operations; therefore, these sales did not meet the criteria for classification as discontinued operations.     
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation, as follows:

Statements of Cash Flows - For the Company and Consolidated SCE&G, non-cash changes in fair value of interest rate swaps were reclassified as an offset to the changes in certain assets and liabilities section within the reconciliations of Net Income to Net Cash Provided From Operating Activities as follows:
  December 31,
Millions of dollars 2015 2014
Derivative financial instruments $(174) $207
Regulatory assets 179
 (234)
Regulatory liabilities 4
 (29)
Other assets (15) 32
Other liabilities 6
 24

In addition, due to insignificance, the caption for Losses from equity method investments has been eliminated, and the amounts have been reclassified and included within the caption of Changes in Other assets.

The reclassifications above had no effect on Net Cash Provided From Operating Activities or on any other subtotal in the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Statements of Comprehensive Income - For Consolidated SCE&G, operating revenues and operating expenses from transactions with nonconsolidated affiliates are presented separately. A detail of such transactions are included in Note 11.

Segment of Business Information Disclosure - For the Company, the Gas Marketing segment includes the information formerly reported in two separate marketing segments. See Note 12 for the required disclosures.

Utility Plant
Utility plant is stated at original cost. The costs of additions, replacements and betterments to utility plant, including direct labor, material and indirect charges for engineering, supervision and AFC, are added to utility plant accounts. The original cost of utility property retired or otherwise disposed of is removed from utility plant accounts and generally charged to accumulated depreciation. The costs of repairs and replacements of items of property determined to be less than a unit of property or that do not increase the asset’s life or functionality are charged to expense.

AFC is a noncash item that reflects the period cost of capital devoted to plant under construction. This accounting practice results in the inclusion of, as a component of construction cost, the costs of debt and equity capital dedicated to construction investment. AFC is included in rate base investment and depreciated as a component of plant cost in establishing rates for utility services. The Company’s regulated subsidiaries calculated AFC using average composite rates of 5.3% for 2016, 6.1% for 2015, and 7.2% for 2014. Consolidated SCE&G calculated AFC using average composite rates of 4.7% for 2016, 5.6% for 2015, and 6.5% for 2014. These rates do not exceed the maximum rates allowed in the various regulatory jurisdictions. SCE&G capitalizes interest on nuclear fuel in process at the actual interest cost incurred.
Provisions for depreciation and amortization are recorded using the straight-line method based on the estimated service lives of the various classes of property. In 2015, SCE&G adopted lower depreciation rates for electric and common plant, as approved by the SCPSC and further described in Note 2. In addition, CGT was sold in the first quarter of 2015 (see Dispositions herein) and excluded from the 2015 calculation of composite weighted average depreciation rates. The composite weighted average depreciation rates for utility plant assets were as follows:
 2016 2015 2014
SCE&G2.56% 2.55% 2.85%
GENCO2.66% 2.66% 2.66%
CGT
 
 2.11%
PSNC Energy2.90% 2.94% 2.98%
Weighted average of above2.61% 2.61% 2.84%
Consolidated SCE&G2.56% 2.56% 2.84%

SCE&G records nuclear fuel amortization using the units-of-production method. Nuclear fuel amortization is included in Fuel used in electric generation and recovered through the fuel cost component of retail electric rates. Provisions for amortization of nuclear fuel include amounts necessary to satisfy obligations to the DOE under a contract for disposal of spent nuclear fuel.

Jointly Owned Utility Plant
SCE&G jointly owns and is the operator of Unit 1. In addition, SCE&G will jointly own and will be the operator of the New Units being designed and constructed at the site of Summer Station. Each joint owner provides its own financing and shares the direct expenses and generation output in proportion to its ownership of a unit. SCE&G’s share of the direct expenses is included in the corresponding operating expenses on its income statement.
As of December 31, 2016 2015
  Unit 1 New Units Unit 1 New Units
Percent owned 66.7% 55.0% 66.7% 55.0%
Plant in service $1.3 billion  $1.2 billion 
Accumulated depreciation $634.4 million  $620.4 million 
Construction work in progress $167.7 million $4.2 billion $214.6 million $3.4 billion
For a discussion of expected cash outlays and expected in-service dates for the New Units and a description of SCE&G's agreement to acquire an additional 5% ownership in the New Units, see Note 10.
Included within other receivables on the balance sheet were amounts due to SCE&G from Santee Cooper for its share of direct expenses and construction costs for Unit 1 and the New Units. These amounts totaled $76.2 million at December 31, 2016 and $178.8 million at December 31, 2015.

Major Maintenance

 Planned major maintenance costs related to certain fossil fuel turbine equipment and nuclear refueling outages are accrued in periods other than when incurred in accordance with approval by the SCPSC for such accounting treatment and rate recovery of expenses accrued thereunder. The difference between such cumulative major maintenance costs and cumulative collections is classified as a regulatory asset or regulatory liability on the consolidated balance sheet. Other planned major maintenance is expensed when incurred.

SCE&G is authorized to collect $18.4 million annually through electric rates to offset certain turbine maintenance expenditures. For the years ended December 31, 2016, and 2015, SCE&G incurred $23.8 million and $16.5 million, respectively, for turbine maintenance.

Nuclear refueling outages are scheduled 18 months apart. As approved by the SCPSC, SCE&G accrues $17.2 million annually for its portion of the nuclear refueling outages scheduled from the spring of 2014 through the spring of 2020. Refueling outage costs incurred for which SCE&G was responsible totaled $26.8 million for the Fall 2015 outage and $1.8 million in 2016 in preparation for the Spring 2017 outage.
Goodwill
The Company considers certain amounts categorized by FERC as acquisition adjustments to be goodwill. The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually as of January 1, unless indicators, events or circumstances require interim testing to be performed. Accounting guidance adopted by the Company gives it the option to perform a qualitative assessment of impairment ("step zero"). Based on this qualitative assessment, if the Company determines that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company is not required to proceed with a two-step quantitative assessment. If the quantitative assessment becomes necessary, step one requires estimation of the fair value of the reporting unit and the comparison of that amount to its carrying value. If this step indicates an impairment (a carrying value in excess of fair value), then step two, measurement of the amount of the goodwill impairment (if any), is required. Should a write-down be required, such a charge would be treated as an operating expense.

For each period presented, assets with a carrying value of $210 million for PSNC Energy (Gas Distribution segment), net of a writedown of $230 million taken in 2002, were classified as goodwill. The Company utilized the step zero qualitative assessment in its evaluation as of January 1, 2017 and was not required to use the two-step quantitative assessment. In evaluations for preceding periods, the Company's step one assessment utilized the assistance of an independent appraisal in determining its estimate of fair value. In such evaluations, step one indicated no impairment, and no impairment charges were recorded.

Nuclear Decommissioning
Based on a decommissioning cost study, SCE&G’s two-thirds share of estimated site-specific nuclear decommissioning costs for Unit 1, including the cost of decommissioning plant components both subject to and not subject to radioactive contamination, totals $786.4 million, stated in 2016 dollars. Santee Cooper is responsible for decommissioning costs related to its one-third ownership interest in Unit 1. The cost estimate assumes that the site will be maintained over a period of approximately 60 years in such a manner as to allow for subsequent decontamination that would permit release for unrestricted use.
Under SCE&G’s method of funding decommissioning costs, SCE&G transfers to an external trust fund the amounts collected through rates ($3.2 million pre-tax in each period presented), less expenses. The trust invests the amounts transferred into insurance policies on the lives of certain company personnel. Insurance proceeds are reinvested in insurance policies. The trusteed asset balance reflects the net cash surrender value of the insurance policies and cash held by the trust. Management intends for the fund, including earnings thereon, to provide for all eventual decommissioning expenditures for Unit 1 on an after-tax basis.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
The Company considers temporaryTemporary cash investments having original maturities of three months or less at time of purchase are considered to be cash equivalents. These cash equivalents are generally in the form of commercial paper, certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements and treasury bills.
 
Accounts ReceivableReceivables
 
Accounts receivableCustomer receivables reflect amounts due from customers arising from the delivery of energy or related services and include revenuesboth billed and unbilled amounts earned pursuant to revenue recognition practices described below. TheseCustomer receivables include both billed and unbilled amounts. Receivables are generally due within one month of receipt of invoices which are presented on a monthly cycle basis.
Other receivables consist primarily of amounts due from Santee Cooper related to the construction and operation of jointly owned nuclear generating facilities at Summer Station.

Inventory
Inventories

Materials and supplies include the average cost of transmission, distribution, and generating plant materials. Materials are charged to inventory when purchased and then expensed or capitalized to plant, as appropriate, at weighted average cost when used. Fuel inventory includes the average cost of coal, natural gas, fuel oil and fuel oil.emission allowances. Fuel is charged to inventory when purchased and is expensed, at weighted average cost, as used and recovered through fuel cost recovery rates approved by the SCPSC or NCUC, as applicable. Emission allowances are included in inventory at average cost. Emission allowances are expensed at weighted average cost as used and recovered through fuel cost recovery rates approved by the SCPSC.

Asset Management and Supply Service Agreements
PSNC Energy utilizes an asset management and supply service agreementsagreement with counterpartiesa counterparty for certain natural gas storage facilities. Such counterpartiesThe counterparty held, 48%through an agency relationship, 40% and 44%46% of PSNC Energy’s natural gas inventory at December 31, 20132016 and December 31, 2012,2015, respectively, with a carrying value of $22.8$9.8 million and $19.6$17.7 million,, respectively, through either capacity release or agency relationships. respectively. Under the terms of the asset management agreements,this agreement, PSNC Energy receives storage asset management fees.  No fees of which 75% are received under supply service agreements. The agreements expirecredited to rate payers.  PSNC Energy expects to replace this agreement when it expires on March 31, 2015.2017.
 
Income Taxes
 
The CompanySCANA files a consolidated federal income tax return.returns. Under a joint consolidated income tax allocation agreement, each subsidiary’s current and deferred tax expense is computed on a stand-alone basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for the tax effects of all significant temporary differences between the book basis and tax basis of assets and liabilities at currently enacted tax rates. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for changes in such tax rates through charges or credits to regulatory assets or liabilities if they are expected to be recovered from, or passed through to, customers of the Company’s regulated subsidiaries; otherwise, they are charged or credited to income tax expense.

Consolidated SCE&G is included in the consolidated federal income tax returns of SCANA. Also under provisions of the income tax allocation agreement, certain tax benefits of the parent holding company are distributed in cash to tax paying affiliates, including Consolidated SCE&G, in the form of capital contributions.
 
Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities
 
The Company’s rate-regulated utilities, including Consolidated SCE&G, record costs that have been or are expected to be allowed in the ratemaking process in a periodperiods different from the periodperiods in which the costs would be charged to expense, or record revenues in periods different from the periods in which the revenues would be recognizedrecorded, by a nonregulated enterprise. These regulatory assets and liabilities represent expenses deferred for future recovery from customers or obligations to be refundedfor refunds to customers and are primarily classified in the balance sheet as regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities (see Note 2) and are amortized consistent with the treatment of the related costs or revenues in the ratemaking process. Deferred amounts expected to be recovered or repaid within 12 months are classified in the balance sheet as Receivables - Customer or Customer deposits and customer prepayments, respectively.
 
Debt Premium, DiscountIssuance Premiums, Discounts and Expense, Unamortized Loss on Reacquired DebtOther Costs
 
The Company records long-termPremiums, discounts and debt premium and discountissuance costs are presented within long-term debt and amortizes themare amortized as components of interest charges over the terms of the respective debt issues. For regulated subsidiaries, other issuance expense and gains or losses on reacquired debt that is refinanced are recorded in other deferred debits or credits and are amortized over the term of the replacement debt, also as interest charges.
 
Environmental
 
The Company maintains anAn environmental assessment program is maintained to identify and evaluate current and former operations sites that could require environmental clean-up. As site assessments are initiated, estimates are made of the amount of expenditures, if any, deemed necessary to investigate and remediate each site. Environmental remediation liabilities are accrued

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when the criteria for loss contingencies are met. These estimates are refined as additional information becomes available; therefore, actual expenditures could differ significantly from the original estimates. Probable and estimable costs are accrued related to environmental sites on an undiscounted basis. Amounts estimated and accrued to date for site assessments and clean-up relate solely to regulated operations. Amounts expected to be recovered through rates are recorded in regulatory assets and, if applicable, amortized over approved amortization periods.  Other environmental costs are recorded to expenseexpensed as incurred.

Income Statement Presentation
 
In its consolidated statements of income, the Company presents the revenuesRevenues and expenses of itsarising from regulated businesses and, itsin the case of the Company, retail natural gas marketing businesses (including those activities of segments described in Note 12) are presented within operating income,Operating Income, and it presents all other

activities are presented within other income (expense)Other Income (Expense). Consistent with this presentation, the Company presents the 2015 gain on the sale of CGT within Operating Income and the 2015 gain on the sale of SCI within Other Income (Expense).

Revenue Recognition
 
The Company records revenuesRevenues are recorded during the accounting period in which it provides services are provided to customers and includesinclude estimated amounts for electricity and natural gas delivered but not billed. Unbilled revenues totaled $183.1$178.9 million at December 31, 20132016 and $189.8$129.1 million at December 31, 2012.2015 for the Company. Unbilled revenues totaled $117.6 million at December 31, 2016 and $101.5 million at December 31, 2015 for Consolidated SCE&G.

Fuel costs, emission allowances and certain environmental reagent costs for electric generation are collected through the fuel cost component in retail electric rates. ThisThe SCPSC establishes this component is established by the SCPSC during fuel cost hearings. Any difference between actual fuel costs and amounts contained in the fuel cost component is adjusted through revenue and is deferred and included when determining the fuel cost component during subsequent hearings.
 
SCE&G customers subject to a PGA are billed based on a cost of gas factor calculated in accordance with a gas cost recovery procedure approved by the SCPSC and subject to adjustment monthly. Any difference between actual gas costs and amounts contained in rates is adjusted through revenue and is deferred and included when making the next adjustment to the cost of gas factor. PSNC Energy’s PGA mechanism authorized by the NCUC allows the recovery of all prudently incurred gas costs, including the results of its hedging program, from customers. Any difference between actual gas costs and amounts contained in rates is deferred and included when establishing gas costs during subsequent PGA filings or in annual prudence reviews.
 
SCE&G’s gas rate schedules for residential, small commercial and small industrial customers include a WNA which minimizes fluctuations in gas revenues due to abnormal weather conditions. In August 2010, SCE&G implemented an eWNA on a pilot basis for its electric customers; effective with the first billing cycle of 2014, the eWNA was discontinued as approved by the SCPSC. See Note 2.
 
PSNC Energy is authorized by the NCUC to utilize a CUT which allows it to adjust base rates semi-annually for residential and commercial customers based on average per customer consumption, whether impacted by weather or other factors.
 
Taxes that are billed to and collected from customers are recorded as liabilities until they are remitted to the respective taxing authority. Such taxes are not included in revenues or expenses in the statements of income.
 
Earnings Per Share
 
The Company computes basicBasic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. The Company computesWhen applicable, diluted earnings per share are computed using this same formula, after giving effect to securities considered to be dilutive potential common stock utilizing the treasury stock method.

New Accounting Matters

In May 2014, the FASB issued accounting guidance for revenue arising from contracts with customers that supersedes most earlier revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. This new revenue recognition model provides a five-step analysis in determining when and how revenue is recognized, and will require revenue recognition to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration a company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company has issued no securities that wouldand Consolidated SCE&G expect to adopt this guidance when required in the first quarter of 2018. The guidance permits adoption using a retrospective method, with options to elect certain practical expedients, or recognition of a cumulative effect in the year of initial adoption. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G have an antidilutive effectnot determined which method of adoption will be employed or what practical expedients may be elected. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G have not determined the impact this guidance will have on earnings per share.
A reconciliationtheir respective financial statements. However, the identification of implementation project team members and the analysis of contracts with customers to which the guidance might be applicable, particularly large customer contracts, have begun. In addition, activities of the weighted average numberFASB's Transition Resource Group for Revenue Recognition are being monitored, particularly as they relate to the required treatment under the standard of contributions in aid of construction, alternative revenue programs and the collectibility of revenue of utilities subject to rate regulation.

In May 2015, the FASB issued accounting guidance removing the requirement to categorize within the fair value hierarchy investments for which fair values are estimated using the NAV practical expedient. Disclosures about investments in

certain entities that calculate NAV per share are limited under this guidance to those investments for which the entity has elected to estimate the fair value using the NAV practical expedient. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G elected to adopt this guidance on a retrospective basis. The adoption resulted in the reclassification of fair value related to the pension plan’s investment in the common sharescollective trust, joint venture interest, and limited partnership as of December 31, 2015. See Note 8.
In July 2015, the FASB issued accounting guidance intended to simplify the measurement of inventory cost by requiring most inventory to be measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G expect to adopt this guidance in the first quarter of 2017 and do not expect it to have a significant impact on their respective financial statements.

In January 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance that will change how entities measure certain equity investments and financial liabilities, among other things. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G expect to adopt this guidance when required in the first quarter of 2018 and have determined adoption of this guidance will not have a significant impact on their respective financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to the recognition, measurement and presentation of leases. The guidance applies a right-of-use model and, for eachlessees, requires all leases with a duration over 12 months to be recorded on the balance sheet, with the rights of use treated as assets and the payment obligations treated as liabilities. Further, and without consideration of any regulatory accounting requirements which may apply, depending primarily on the nature of the threeassets and the relative consumption of them, lease costs will be recognized either through the separate amortization of the right-of-use asset and the recognition of the interest cost related to the payment obligation, or through the recording of a combined straight-line rental expense. For lessors, the guidance calls for the recognition of income either through the derecognition of assets and subsequent recording of interest income on lease amounts receivable, or through the recognition of rental income on a straight line basis, also depending on the nature of the assets and relative consumption. The guidance will be effective for years ended December 31, for basicbeginning in 2019. The Company and diluted purposes is as follows:
In Millions 2013 2012 2011
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding—Basic 138.7
 131.1
 128.8
Net effect of equity forward contracts 0.4
 2.2
 1.4
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding—Diluted 139.1
 133.3
 130.2
Consolidated SCE&G have not determined what impact this guidance will have on their respective financial statements. However, the identification of implementation project team members and the initial identification and analysis of leasing and related contracts to which the guidance might be applicable have begun. In addition, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G have begun evaluating certain third party software tools that may assist with this implementation and ongoing compliance.


59In March 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance changing how companies account for certain aspects of share-based payments to employees. Entities are required to recognize the income tax effects of awards in the income statement when the awards vest or are settled. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G adopted this guidance in the fourth quarter of 2016 and, based on the nature of their share-based awards practices, the adoption had no impact on their respective financial statements.


In June 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance requiring the use of a current expected credit loss impairment model for certain financial instruments. The new model is applicable to trade receivables and most debt instruments, among other financial instruments, and is intended to result in certain impairment losses being recognized earlier than under current guidance. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G must adopt this guidance beginning in 2020, including interim periods, though the guidance may be adopted in 2019. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G have not determined when this guidance will be adopted or what impact it will have on their respective financial statements.


In August 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance to reduce diversity in cash flow classification related to certain transactions. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G expect to adopt this guidance when required in the first quarter of 2018 and do not anticipate that its adoption will impact their respective financial statements.

In October 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to the tax effects of intra-entity asset transfers of assets other than inventory. An entity will be required to recognize the income tax consequences of an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory when the transfer occurs. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G expect to adopt this guidance in the first quarter 2017 and it is not expected to have a material impact on their respective financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued accounting guidance related to the presentation of restricted cash on the statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for years beginning in 2018 and the Company and Consolidated SCE&G expect no impact on their respective financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued accounting guidance to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. The guidance removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test. The same one-step impairment test will be applied to goodwill at all reporting units, even those with zero or negative carrying amounts. The guidance is effective for years beginning in 2020,

though early adoption after January 1, 2017 is allowed. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G have not determined when this guidance will be adopted but do not anticipate that adoption will have a material impact on their respective financial statements.

2.             RATE AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS
 
Rate Matters
 
Electric - Cost of Fuel

SCE&G's retail electric rates include a cost of fuel component approved by the SCPSC which may be adjusted periodically to reflect changes in the price of fuel purchased by SCE&G. In
Pursuant to an April 2012, the2014 SCPSC approvedorder, SCE&G's request to decrease the total&G increased its base fuel cost component of its retail electric rates, and approved a settlement agreement among SCE&G,by approximately $10.3 million for the ORS and SCEUC in which SCE&G agreed to recover an amount equal to its actual under-collected balance of base fuel and variable environmental costs as of April 30, 2012, or $80.6 million, over a twelve month12-month period beginning with the first billing cycle of May 2012.

This April 2012 order was superseded, in part, by a December 2012 rate order in which the SCPSC authorized SCE&G to reduce the2014. The base fuel cost component of its retail electric rates and,increase was offset by a reduction in doing so, stated that SCE&G may not adjust its base fuel cost component prior&G's rate rider related to pension costs approved by the SCPSC in March 2014. In addition, pursuant to the last billing cycle of April 2014 except where necessary due to extraordinary unforeseen economic or financial conditions.  In February 2013, in connection with its annual review of base rates for fuel costs, SCE&G requested authorization to reduce its environmental fuel cost component effective with the first billing cycle of May 2013.  Consistent with the December 2012 rate order,SCE&G did not request any adjustment to its base fuel cost component.  In March 2013, SCE&G, ORS and the SCEUC entered into a settlement agreement accepting the proposed lower environmental fuel cost component effective with the first billing cycle of May 2013, and providing for the accrual of certain debt-related carrying costs on a portion of the under-collected balance of fuel costs. The SCPSC issued an order dated April 30, 2013, adopting and approving the settlement agreement and approving SCE&G's total fuel cost component. A public hearing for the annual review of base rates for fuel costs has been scheduled for April 3, 2014.

Pursuant to a November 2013 SCPSC accounting order, the Company's electric revenue for 20132014 was reduced by approximately $46 million for adjustments to the fuel cost component and related under-collected fuel balance of $41.6 million.balance. Such adjustments arewere fully offset by the recognition within other income also pursuant to that accounting order, of gains realized uponfrom the late 2013 settlement of certain interest rate derivatives which had been entered into in anticipation of the issuance of long-term debt, which gains had been deferred as a regulatory liability. SeeThe order also Note 6.provided for the accrual of certain debt-related carrying costs on its under-collected balance of base fuel costs from May 1, 2014 through April 30, 2015.

The cost of fuel includes amounts paid by SCE&G pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Act for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel. As a result of a November 2013 decision by the Court of Appeals, the DOE set the Nuclear Waste Act fee to zero effective May 16, 2014. The impact of changes to the Nuclear Waste Act fee is considered during annual fuel rate proceedings.

By order dated April 30, 2015, the SCPSC approved a settlement agreement among SCE&G and certain other parties in which SCE&G agreed to decrease the total fuel cost component of retail electric rates. Under this order, SCE&G is to recover an amount equal to its under-collected balance of base fuel and variable environmental costs as of April 30, 2015, over the subsequent 12-month period beginning with the first billing cycle of May 2015.

By order dated July 15, 2015, the SCPSC approved a settlement agreement among SCE&G, ORS, and certain other parties concerning SCE&G's petition for approval to participate in a DER program and to recover DER program costs as a separate component of SCE&G's overall fuel factor. Under this order, SCE&G will, among other things, implement programs to encourage the development of renewable energy facilities with a total nameplate capacity of at least approximately 84.5 MW by the end of 2020, of which half is to be customer-scale solar capacity and half is to be utility-scale solar capacity.

By order dated September 16, 2015, the SCPSC approved SCE&G's request to adopt lower depreciation rates for electric and common plant effective January 1, 2015. These rates were based on the results of a depreciation study conducted by SCE&G using utility plant balances as of December 31, 2014. In connection with the adoption of the revised depreciation rates, SCE&G recorded lower depreciation expense of approximately $29 million ($.12 per share) in 2015, and pursuant to the SCPSC order, SCE&G reduced its electric operating revenues by approximately $14.5 million ($.06 per share) with an offset to under-collected fuel included within Receivables in the balance sheet. Accordingly, SCE&G's net income for 2015 increased approximately $9.8 million as a result of this change in estimate.

By order dated April 29, 2016, the SCPSC approved a settlement agreement among SCE&G, ORS and certain other parties to decrease the total fuel cost component of retail electric rates. SCE&G reduced the total fuel cost component of retail electric rates to reflect lower projected fuel costs and to eliminate over-collected balances of approximately $61 million for base fuel and environmental costs over a 12-month period beginning with the first billing cycle of May 2016. SCE&G also began to recover projected DER program costs of approximately $6.9 million beginning with the first billing cycle of May 2016.

In October 2016, the SCPSC initiated its 2017 annual review of base rates for fuel costs. A public hearing for this annual review is scheduled for April 6, 2017.

Electric - Base Rates

In October 2013,Pursuant to an SCPSC order, SCE&G received an accounting order from the SCPSC directing it to removeremoves from rate base certain deferred income tax assets arising from capital expenditures related to the New Units and to accrueaccrues carrying costs (recorded as a regulatory asset) on those amounts during periods in which they are not included in rate base.  Such carrying costs are determined at SCE&G’s weighted average long-term debt borrowing rate and during 2013, $2.9 million of such carrying costs were accrued withinare

recorded as a regulatory asset and other income. Carrying costs totaled $14.0 million and $9.5 million during 2016 and 2015, respectively. SCE&G anticipates that when the New Units are placed in service and accelerated tax deprecationdepreciation is recognized on them, these deferred income tax assets will decline. When these deferred income tax assets are fully offset by related deferred income tax liabilities, the carrying cost accruals will cease, and the regulatory asset will begin to be amortized.

In December 2012, theThe SCPSC has approved a 4.23% overall increase insuite of DSM Programs for development and implementation. SCE&G's&G offers to its retail electric base rates, effective January 1, 2013, and authorized an allowed return on common equity of 10.25%. The SCPSC also approved a mid-period reduction to the cost of fuel component in rates (as discussed above), a reduction in the DSM Programs component rider to retail rates, and the recovery of and a return on the net carrying value of certain retired generating plant assets described below. In February 2013, the SCPSC denied the SCEUC's petition for rehearing and the denial was not appealed.
The eWNA wascustomers several distinct programs designed to mitigate the effects of abnormal weather on residentialassist customers in reducing their demand for electricity and commercial customers' bills and had been in use since August 2010. In connection with the December 2012 order,improving their energy efficiency. SCE&G agreed to perform a study of alternative structures for eWNA. On November 1, 2013, the ORS filed a report with the SCPSC recommending that the eWNA be terminated with the last billing cycle for December 2013. On November 26, 2013, SCE&G, ORS and certain other parties filed a joint petition with the SCPSC requesting, among other things, that the SCPSC discontinue the eWNA effective with bills rendered on or after the first billing cycle of January 2014. On December 20, 2013, the SCPSC granted the relief requested in the joint petition.

In connection with the above termination of the eWNA program effective December 31, 2013, electric revenues were reduced to reverse the prior accrual of an under-collected balance of $8.5 million. Pursuantsubmits annual filings to the SCPSC accounting order granting the above reliefrelated to these programs which include actual program costs, net lost revenues (both forecasted and terminating the eWNA, such revenue reduction was fully offset by the recognition withinactual), customer incentives, and net program benefits, among other

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income of $8.5 million of gains realized upon the settlement of certain interest rate derivatives which had been entered into in anticipation of the issuance of long-term debt, which gains had been things. As actual DSM Program costs are incurred, they are deferred as a regulatory liability.

SCE&G files an IRP with the SCPSC annually which evaluates future electric generation needs based on a variety of factors, including customer energy demands, EPA regulations, reserve margins and fuel costs. SCE&G's 2012 IRP identified six coal-fired units that SCE&G has subsequently retired or intends to retire by 2018, subject to future developments in environmental regulations, among other matters. One of these units was retired in 2012, and two others were retired in the fourth quarter of 2013. The net carrying value of these retired units is recorded in regulatory assets as unrecovered plant and is being amortized over the units' previously estimated remaining useful lives asrecovered through a rate rider approved by the SCPSC. The net carrying value of the remaining units is included in Plant to be Retired, Net in the consolidated financial statements. In connection with their retirement, SCE&G expects to be allowed arate rider also provides for recovery of and a return on the net carrying value of these remaining units through rates. In the meantime, these units remain in rate base, and SCE&G continues to depreciate them using composite straight-line rates approved by the SCPSC.

In a July 2010 order, the SCPSC provided for a $48.7 million credit to SCE&G's customers over two years to be offset by accelerated recognition of previously deferred state income tax credits. These tax credits were fully amortized in 2012.

SCE&G's DSM Programs for electric customers provide for an annual rider, approved by the SCPSC, to allow recovery of the costs and lost net margin revenue associated with the DSM Programs, along with an incentive for investing in such programs. SCE&G submits annual filings regarding the DSM Programs, net lost revenues program costs, incentives and net program benefits.for a shared savings incentive. The SCPSC has approved the following rate changesriders pursuant to the annual DSM Programs filings, which went into effect as indicated below:
Year Effective Amount
20132016 First billing cycle of May $16.937.6 million
20122015 First billing cycle of May $19.632.0 million
20112014 First billing cycle of JuneMay $7.015.4 million

Other activity relatedIn April 2014, the SCPSC issued an order approving, among other things, SCE&G’s request to utilize approximately $17.8 million of the gains from the late 2013 settlement of certain interest rate derivative instruments, previously deferred as regulatory liabilities, to offset a portion of SCE&G’s DSM Programs is as follows:rate rider. This order also allowed SCE&G to apply $5.0 million of its storm damage reserve and $5.0 million of the gains from the settlement of certain interest rate derivative instruments to offset previously deferred amounts.

In May 2013By order dated April 29, 2016, the SCPSC ordered the deferral of one-half of the net lost revenues and provided for their recoveryapproved SCE&G’s request to increase its pension costs rider. The increased pension rider is designed to allow SCE&G to recover projected pension costs, including under-collections, over a 12-month12-month period, beginning with the first billing cycle in May 2014.

In November 2013 the SCPSC approved SCE&G’s continued use of DSM programs for another six years, including approval of the rate rider mechanism and a revised portfolio of DSM programs.2016.

In January 20142017, SCE&G submitted its annual DSM Programs filing to the SCPSC, which included, among other things, a request to (1) recover one-halfSCPSC. If approved the filing would allow recovery of the balance of allowable costs beginning with bills rendered on and after the first billing cycle of May 2014 and to recover the remaining balance of allowable costs beginning with bills rendered on and after the first billing cycle of May 2015, (2) utilize approximately $17.8$37.0 million of the gains from the recent settlement of certain interest rate derivative instruments to offset a portion of thecosts and net lost revenues component of SCE&G’sassociated with the DSM Programs, rider, and (3) apply $5 million of its storm damage reserve and a portion of the gains from the recent settlement of certain interest rate derivative instruments, currently estimatedalong with an incentive to be $5.5 million, to the remaining balance of deferred net lost revenue as of April 30, 2014, deferred within regulatory assets resulting from the May 2013 order previously described.invest in such programs.

Electric - BLRA

In May 2011, the SCPSC approved an updated capital cost schedule sought by SCE&G that, among other matters, incorporated then-identifiable additional capital costs of $173.9 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars).

In November 2012, the SCPSC approved an updated construction schedule and additional updated capital costs of $278 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars). The November 2012 order approved additional identifiable capital costs of approximately $1 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars) related to new federal healthcare laws, information security measures, and certain minor design modifications; approximately $8 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars) related to transmission infrastructure; and approximately $132 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars) related to additional labor for the oversight of the New Units during construction and for preparing to operate the New Units, and facilities and information technology systems required to support the New Units and their personnel. In addition, the order approved

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revised substantial completion dates for the New Units based on the March 30, 2012 issuance of the COL and the amounts agreed upon by SCE&G and the Consortium in July 2012 to resolve claims for costs related to COL delays, design modifications of the shield building and certain pre-fabricated structural modules for the New Units and unanticipated rock conditions at the site. Thereafter, two parties filed separate petitions requesting that the SCPSC reconsider its November 2012 order. On December 12, 2012, the SCPSC denied both petitions. In March 2013, both parties appealed the SCPSC's order to the South Carolina Supreme Court. SCE&G is unable to predict the outcome of these appeals. For further discussion of new nuclear construction matters, see Note 9.

Under the BLRA, SCE&G is allowed tomay file revised rates with the SCPSC each year to incorporate the financing cost of any incremental construction work in progress incurred for new nuclear generation. Requested rateRate adjustments are based on SCE&G's updated cost of debt and capital structure and on an allowed return on common equity of 11.0%.ROE. The SCPSC has approved recovery of the following rate changesamounts.
Year Increase Effective for bills rendered on and after Amount Allowed ROE 
2016 2.7% November 27 $64.4 million 10.50%*
2015 2.6% October 30 $64.5 million 11.00% 
2014 2.8% October 30 $66.2 million 11.00% 
*Applied prospectively for purposes of calculating revised rates under the BLRA effective for bills rendered on and after January 1, 2016.

In May 2016, SCE&G petitioned the SCPSC for approval of updated construction and capital cost schedules for the New Units which were developed in connection with the October 302015 Amendment. On November 9, 2016, the SCPSC approved a settlement agreement among SCE&G, ORS and certain other parties concerning this petition. The SCPSC also approved SCE&G's election of the fixed price option.

The approved construction schedule designates contractual guaranteed substantial completion dates of August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2020 for Units 2 and 3, respectively. The approved capital cost schedule includes incremental capital costs that total $831 million. SCE&G’s total project capital cost is now estimated at approximately $6.8 billion including owner’s costs and transmission, or $7.7 billion with escalation and AFC. In addition, the SCPSC approved revising SCE&G’s allowed ROE for new nuclear construction from 10.5% to 10.25%. This revised ROE will be applied prospectively for the purpose of calculating revised rates sought by SCE&G under the BLRA on and after January 1, 2017. In addition, SCE&G may not file future requests to amend capital cost schedules prior to January 28, 2019, unless its annual revised rate request is

denied because SCE&G is out of compliance with its approved capital cost schedule or BLRA construction milestone schedule. In most circumstances, if the projected commercial operation date for Unit 2 is extended, the expiration of the January 28, 2019 moratorium will be extended by an equal amount of time. See also New Nuclear Construction in Note 10.

On December 14, 2016, the SCPSC denied Petitions for Rehearing filed by certain parties that were not included in the following years:settlement. These parties may appeal this decision to the South Carolina Supreme Court once the SCPSC’s order has been issued. SCE&G cannot determine when the SCPSC will issue its order in this matter or if that order will be appealed.

Gas - SCE&G
Year Increase Amount
2013 2.90% $67.2 million
2012 2.30% $52.1 million
2011 2.40% $52.8 million
Gas
SCE&G

The RSA is designed to reduce the volatility of costs charged to customers by allowing for more timely recovery of the costs that regulated utilities incur related to natural gas infrastructure. The SCPSC has approved the following rate changes pursuant to annual RSA filings effective with the first billing cycle of November in the following years: 
Year Action Amount
2013 No change  
2012 2.10% Increase $7.5 million
2011 2.10% Increase $8.6 million
Year Action Amount
2016 1.2% Increase $4.1 million
2015 No change 
2014 0.6% Decrease $2.6 million

SCE&G's natural gas tariffs include a PGA that provides for the recovery of actual gas costs incurred.incurred, including transportation costs. SCE&G's gas rates are calculated using a methodology which may adjust the cost of gas monthly based on a 12-month12-month rolling average, and its gas purchasing policies and practices are reviewed annually by the SCPSC. The annual reviews conducted for each of the 12-month periods ended July 31, 20132016, 2015 and 20122014 resulted in the SCPSC issuing an order finding that SCE&G's gas purchasing policies and practices during each of the review periodperiods were reasonable and prudent.

Gas - PSNC Energy

PSNC Energy

PSNC Energy is subject to aEnergy's Rider D rate mechanism which allows it to recover from customers all prudently incurred gas costs and certain related uncollectible expenses related to gas cost. The Rider D rate mechanism also allows PSNC Energy to recover, in any manner authorized by the NCUC,as well as losses on negotiated gas and transportation sales.

PSNC Energy'sEnergy establishes rates are established using a benchmark cost of gas approved by the NCUC, which may be periodically adjusted to reflect changes in the market price of natural gas. PSNC Energy revises its tariffs with the NCUC as necessary to track these changes and accounts for any over- or under-collection of the delivered cost of gas in its deferred accounts for subsequent rate consideration. The NCUC reviews PSNC Energy'sEnergy’s gas purchasing practices annually. In addition, PSNC Energy utilizes a CUT which allows it to adjust its base rates semi-annually for residential and commercial customers based on average per customer consumption.
On October 28, 2016, the NCUC granted PSNC Energy a net annual increase of approximately $19.1 million, or 4.39%, in rates and charges to customers, and set PSNC Energy's authorized ROE at 9.7%. In addition, PSNC Energy was authorized to implement a tracker that provides for biannual rate adjustments to recover the revenue requirement associated with integrity management plant investment and associated costs resulting from prevailing federal standards for pipeline integrity and safety that are not otherwise included in current base rates.  The new rates are effective for services rendered on or after November 1, 2016.

In October 2013,November 2016, in connection with PSNC Energy's 20132016 Annual Prudence Review, the NCUC issued an order findingdetermined that PSNC Energy's gas costs, including all hedging transactions, were reasonable and prudently incurred during the 12 months ended March 31, 2013.

During the third quarter of 2013, the State of North Carolina passed legislation that makes changes to statutes covering gross receipts, sales and use, excise, franchise and income taxes.  In the fourth quarter, in response to this legislation, the

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NCUC initiated a proceeding to investigate how it should proceed in response to the enactment of such legislation.  Because the investigation was not completed before January 1, 2014, the NCUC issued an order notifying utilities that the incremental revenue requirement impact associated with the change in the level of state income tax expense included in each utility’s cost of service would be deemed to be collected on a provisional basis (subject to refund) beginning January 1, 2014.2016.
 
Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities
 
The Company's cost-based, rate-regulatedRate-regulated utilities recognize in their financial statements certain revenues and expenses in different time periods than do enterprises that are not rate-regulated.other enterprises. As a result, the Company hasand Consolidated SCE&G have recorded regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities which are summarized in the following tables. Other than unrecovered plant, substantially all of our regulatory assets are either explicitly excluded from rate base or are effectively excluded from rate base due to their being offset by related liabilities.

 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
 December 31, December 31, December 31,
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2016 2015 2016 2015
Regulatory Assets:    
    
    
Accumulated deferred income taxes $259
 $254
 $316
 $298
 $307
 $291
Under-collections—electric fuel adjustment clause 18
 66
AROs and related funding 425
 405
 403
 384
Deferred employee benefit plan costs 342
 325
 309
 295
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives 620
 535
 620
 535
Unrecovered plant 117
 127
 117
 127
Environmental remediation costs 41
 44
 32
 42
 26
 35
AROs and related funding 368
 319
Franchise agreements 31
 36
Deferred employee benefit plan costs 238
 460
Planned major maintenance 
 6
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives 124
 151
Deferred pollution control costs 37
 38
Unrecovered plant 145
 20
DSM Programs 51
 27
 59
 61
 59
 61
Pipeline integrity management costs 33
 19
 6
 4
Carrying costs on deferred tax assets related to nuclear construction 32
 18
 32
 18
Deferred storm damage costs 20
 
 20
 
Deferred costs related to uncertain tax position 15
 
 15
 
Other 48
 43
 119
 107
 116
 107
Total Regulatory Assets $1,360
 $1,464
 $2,130
 $1,937
 $2,030
 $1,857
 

Regulatory Liabilities:    
    
    
Accumulated deferred income taxes $24
 $21
Asset removal costs 695
 692
 $755
 $732
 $529
 $519
Storm damage reserve 27
 27
Monetization of bankruptcy claim 29
 32
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives 181
 110
 151
 96
 151
 96
Planned major maintenance 10
 
Other 24
 27
 15
 20
Total Regulatory Liabilities $966
 $882
 $930
 $855
 $695
 $635

Accumulated deferred income tax liabilities that arosearise from utility operations that have not been included in customer rates are recorded as a regulatory asset.  Substantially allA substantial portion of these regulatory assets relate to depreciation and are expected to be recovered over the remaining lives of the related property which may range up to approximately 7085 years. Similarly, accumulated deferred income tax assets arising from deferred investment tax credits are recorded as a regulatory liability.

Under-collections - electric fuel adjustment clause represent amounts due from customers pursuant to the fuel adjustment clause as approved by the SCPSC which are expected to be recovered in retail electric rates over periods exceeding 12 months.

Environmental remediation costs represent costs associated with the assessment and clean-up of sites currently or formerly owned by the Company, and are expected to be recovered over periods of up to approximately 26 years.


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AROAROs and related funding represents the regulatory asset associated with the legal obligation to decommission and dismantle Summer Station and conditional AROs related to generation, transmission and distribution properties, including gas pipelines. These regulatory assets are expected to be recovered over the related property lives and periods of decommissioning which may range up to approximately 90110 years.

Franchise agreements represent costs associated with electric and gas franchise agreements with the cities of Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina. Based on a SCPSC order, SCE&G began amortizing these amounts through cost of service rates in February 2003 over approximately 20 years.

Employee benefit plan costs of the regulated utilities have historically been recovered as they have been recorded under generally accepted accounting principles.GAAP. Deferred employee benefit plan costs represent amounts of pension and other postretirement benefit costs which were accrued as liabilities and treated as regulatory assets pursuant to FERC guidance, and costs deferred pursuant to specific SCPSC regulatory orders. In connection with the December 2012 rate order,2013 SCE&G began recovering through utility rates approximately $63$63 million of deferred pension costs for electric operations are being recovered through utility rates over approximately 30 years. In connection with the October 2013 RSA order, years and approximately $14$14 million of deferred pension costs for gas operations are being recovered through utility rates over approximately 14 years. The remainder of the deferred benefit costs are expected to be recovered through utility rates, primarily over average service periods of participating employees, or up to approximately 1211 years.

Planned major maintenance related to certain fossil-fueled turbine/generation equipment and nuclear refueling outages is accrued in periods other than when incurred, as approved pursuant to specific SCPSC orders. SCE&G collects $18.4 million annually for such equipment maintenance. Through December 31, 2012, nuclear refueling charges were accrued during each 18-month refueling outage cycle as a component of cost of service. In connection with the December 2012 rate order, effective January 1, 2013, SCE&G collects and accrues $16.8 million annually for nuclear-related refueling charges.

Deferred losses or gains on interest rate derivatives represent (i) the effective portions of changes in fair value and payments made or received upon settlement of certain interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and (ii) the changes in fair value and payments made or received upon settlement of certain other interest rate derivatives not so designated. The amounts recorded with respect to (i) are expected to be amortized to interest expense over the lives of the underlying debt up to approximately 30 years.through 2043. The amounts recorded with respect to (ii) are expected to be similarly amortized to interest expense through 2065 except when, in the case of deferred gains, such amounts are applied otherwise at the direction of the SCPSC.

Deferred pollution control costs represent deferred depreciation and operating and maintenance costs associated with the installation of scrubbers at Wateree and Williams Stations pursuant to specific regulatory orders. Such costs are being recovered through utility rates over periods up to 30 years.

Unrecovered plant represents the carrying value of coal-fired generating units, including related materials and supplies inventory, retired from service prior to being fully depreciated. Pursuant to SCPSC approval, SCE&G is amortizing these amounts through cost of service rates over the units' previous estimated remaining useful lives or up tothrough approximately 14 years.2025. Unamortized amounts are included in rate base and are earning a current return.

Environmental remediation costs represent costs associated with the assessment and clean-up of sites currently or formerly owned by SCE&G or PSNC Energy, and are expected to be recovered over periods of up to approximately 18 years.


DSM Programs representsrepresent SCE&G's deferred costs and certain unrecovered lost revenue associated with SCE&G’s Demand Side Management programs.  Deferredsuch programs, and such deferred costs are currently being recovered over 5approximately five years through an approved rate rider.

Pipeline integrity management costs represent costs incurred to comply with regulatory requirements related to natural gas pipelines located near moderate to high density populations. PSNC Energy will recover costs totaling $20.3 million over a SCPSC approved rider.  Unrecovered lost revenue isfive-year period beginning November 2016, and remaining costs of $7.0 million have been deferred pending future approval of rate recovery. SCE&G began amortizing $1.9 million of such costs annually in November 2015.

Carrying costs on deferred tax assets related to nuclear construction are calculated on accumulated deferred income tax assets associated with the New Units which are not part of electric rate base using the weighted average long-term debt cost of capital. These carrying costs will be amortized over ten years beginning in approximately 2020.

Deferred storm damage costs represent costs incurred in excess of amounts previously collected through SCE&G’s SCPSC-approved storm damage reserve, and for which SCE&G expects to receive future recovery through customer rates.

Deferred costs related to uncertain tax position primarily represent the estimated amounts of domestic production activities deductions foregone as a result of the deduction of certain research and experimentation expenditures for income tax purposes, net of related tax credits, as well as accrued interest expense and other costs arising from this uncertain tax position. SCE&G's current customer rates reflect the availability of domestic production activities deductions. These net deferred costs are expected to be recovered over periods not to exceed 24 months from datethrough utility rates following ultimate resolution of deferral.the claims. See Rate Matters - Electric Base Rates above for details regarding a 2014 filing with the SCPSC regarding recovery of these deferred costs and unrecovered lost revenue.also Note 5.

Various other regulatory assets are expected to be recovered inthrough rates over periods of up to approximately 30 years.2047.
 
Asset removal costs represent estimated net collections through depreciation rates of amounts to be incurred for the non-legal obligation to removeremoval of assets in the future.

The storm damage reserve represents an SCPSC-approved collection through SCE&G electric rates, capped at $100 million, which can be applied to offset incremental storm damage costs in excess of $2.5 million in a calendar year. Pursuant to specific regulatory orders, SCE&G has suspended storm damage reserve collection through rates indefinitely.

The monetization of bankruptcy claim represents proceeds from the sale of a bankruptcy claim which are expected to be amortized into operating revenue through February 2024.

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The SCPSC, the NCUC or the FERC has reviewed and approved through specific orders most of the items shown as regulatory assets. Other regulatory assets include, but are not limited to, certain costs which have not been specifically approved for recovery by the SCPSC, the NCUC or by the FERC. In recording such costs as regulatory assets, management believes the costs will be allowable under existing rate-making concepts that are embodied in rate orders received by the Company.orders. The costs are currently not being recovered, but are expected to be recovered through rates in future periods. In the future, as a result of deregulation or other changes in the regulatory environment or changes in accounting requirements, the Company or Consolidated SCE&G could be required to write off its regulatory assets and liabilities. Such an event could have a material effect on the Company's results of operations, liquidity orand Consolidated SCE&G's financial positionstatements in the period the write-off would be recorded.

3.                                     COMMON EQUITY
 
The Company’sSCANA’s articles of incorporation do not limit the dividends that may be paid on its common stock, and the articles of incorporation of each of SCANA's subsidiaries contain no such limitations on their respective common stock. However, SCANA’s junior subordinated indenture (relating to the Hybrids), SCE&G’s bond indenture (relating to the Bonds) and PSNC Energy’s note purchase and debenture purchase agreements each contain provisions that, under certain circumstances, which the Company considersand, in the case of SCE&G, Consolidated SCE&G consider to be remote, could limit the payment of cash dividends on their respective common stock.
 
The Federal Power Act requires the appropriation of a portion of certain earnings from hydroelectric projects. At December 31, 20132016 and 2012,2015, retained earnings of approximately $63.179.0 million and $61.0$72.4 million, of retained earnings, respectively, were restricted by this requirement as to payment of cash dividends on SCE&G’s common stock.
 
Cash dividends on SCANA’s common stock were declared during 2013, 2012 and 2011 at an annual rate per share of $2.03, $1.98 and $1.94, respectively.
The accumulated balances related to each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, were as follows:
Millions of Dollars Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges Deferred Employee Benefit Plans Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as of January 1, 2012 $(81) $(13) $(94)
    Other comprehensive income (loss) 11
 (3) 8
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as of December 31, 2012 (70) (16) (86)
    Other comprehensive income 18
 8
 26
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as of December 31, 2013 $(52) $(8) $(60)
Authorized shares of common stock were 200 million as of December 31, 20132016 and 2012.2015.
 
SCANA issued no common stock during the year ended December 31, 2016. SCANA issued common stock valued at $100.914.3 million, $97.7 million and $97.8 million (when issued) during the yearsyear ended December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which was satisfied using original issue shares, through various2015, to satisfy the requirements of deferred compensation and dividend reinvestment plans, including the Stock Purchase Savings Plan.plans.

In March 2013, SCANA settled all forward sales contracts related to itsAuthorized shares of SCE&G common stock through the issuancewere 50 million as of approximately 6.6December 31, 2016 and 2015.  Authorized shares of SCE&G preferred stock were 20 million, common of which 1,000 shares, resulting in net proceedsno par value, were held by SCANA as of approximately $196.2 million.December 31, 2016 and 2015.



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4.    LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM DEBT
 
Long-term debt by type with related weighted average effective interest rates and maturities at December 31 is as follows:
   2013 2012
The Company        
December 31,   2016 2015
Dollars in millions Maturity Balance Rate Balance Rate Maturity Balance Rate Balance Rate
Medium Term Notes (unsecured) 2020 - 2022 $800
 5.42% $800
 5.02%
Senior Notes (unsecured) (a) 2034 92
 0.94% 96
 1.01%
First Mortgage Bonds (secured) 2018 - 2042 3,540
 5.60% 3,290
 5.66%
Junior Subordinated Notes (unsecured) (b) 2065 150
 7.92% 150
 7.70%
SCANA Medium Term Notes (unsecured) 2020-2022 $800
 5.42% $800
 5.42%
SCANA Senior Notes (unsecured) (a) 2017-2034 79
 1.63% 84
 1.11%
SCE&G First Mortgage Bonds (secured) 2018-2065 4,840
 5.79% 4,340
 5.78%
GENCO Notes (secured) 2018 - 2024 233
 5.89% 240
 5.87% 2017-2024 213
 5.93% 220
 5.92%
Industrial and Pollution Control Bonds (c)(b) 2014 - 2038 158
 3.83% 161
 4.32% 2028-2038 122
 3.51% 122
 3.51%
Senior Debentures 2020- 2026 350
 5.93% 350
 5.90%
PSNC Energy Senior Debentures and Notes 2020-2046 450
 5.53% 350
 5.93%
Nuclear Fuel Financing 2016 100
 0.78% 
 
 2016 
 % 100
 0.78%
Other 2014 - 2027 20
 2.73% 27
 2.39% 2017-2027 27
 2.76% 18
 2.72%
Total debt   5,443
   5,114
     6,531
   6,034
  
Current maturities of long-term debt   (54)   (172)     (17)   (116)  
Unamortized premium (discount)   6
   7
  
Unamortized discount, net   (1)   
  
Unamortized debt issuance costs (40)   (36)  
Total long-term debt, net   $5,395
   $4,949
  
   $6,473
   $5,882
  
Consolidated SCE&G            
December 31,     2016 2015
Dollars in millions Maturity Balance Rate Balance Rate
First Mortgage Bonds (secured) 2018-2065 $4,840
 5.79% $4,340
 5.78%
GENCO Notes (secured) 2017-2024 213
 5.93% 220
 5.92%
Industrial and Pollution Control Bonds (b) 2028-2038 122
 3.51% 122
 3.51%
Nuclear Fuel Financing 2016 
 % 100
 0.78%
Other 2017-2027 26
 2.76% 17
 2.63%
Total debt     5,201
   4,799
  
Current maturities of long-term debt     (12)   (110)  
Unamortized premium, net     1
   2
  
Unamortized debt issuance costs     (36)   (32)  
Total long-term debt, net     $5,154
   $4,659
  

(a)  Variable rate notes hedged by a fixed interest rate swap (fixed rate of 6.47%6.17%).
(b)  May be extended through 2080
(c) Includes variable rate debt of $67.8 million at December 31, 20132016 (rate of 0.11%0.76%) and 20122015 (rate of 0.17%0.03%) which are hedged by fixed swaps.

The annual amounts of long-term debt maturities for the years 2014 through 2018 are summarized as follows:
Year 
Millions
of dollars
2014 $54
2015 15
2016 114
2017 13
2018 722
In June 2013,2016, SCE&G issued $400$425 million of 4.60%4.1% first mortgage bonds due June 15, 2043. Proceeds from this sale were used to pay at maturity $1502046. In addition, SCE&G issued $75 million of its 7.125%4.5% first mortgage bonds due June 15, 2013, to repay short-term debt primarily incurred as a result of SCE&G's construction program, to finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.

In March 2013, SCE&G entered into a contract for the purchase of nuclear fuel totaling $100 million and payable in 2016.

In January 2013, JEDA issued for the benefit of SCE&G $39.5 million of 4.0% tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds due February 1, 2028, and $14.7 million of 3.63% tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds due February 1, 2033. Proceeds from these sales were loaned by JEDA to SCE&G and, together with other available funds, were used to redeem prior to maturity $56.9 million of 5.2% industrial revenue bonds due November 1, 2027. The borrowings refinanced by these 2013 issuances are classified within Long-term Debt, Net in the consolidated balance sheet.
In July 2012, SCE&G issued $250 million of 4.35% first mortgage bonds due February 1, 2042,2064, which constituted a reopening of the prior offering$300 million of $250 million of 4.35%4.5% first mortgage bonds issued in January 2012.May 2014. Proceeds from these sales were used to repay short-term debt primarily incurred as a result of SCE&G's&G’s construction program, to finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.

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In January 2012, SCANAJune 2016, PSNC Energy issued $250$100 million of 4.125% medium term4.13% senior notes due February 1, 2022.June 22, 2046. Proceeds from thethis sale were used to retire SCANA's $250repay short-term debt, to finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.

In May 2015, SCE&G issued $500 million6.25% medium term notes of 5.1% first mortgage bonds due FebruaryJune 1, 2012.2065. Proceeds from this sale were used to repay short-term debt primarily incurred as a result of SCE&G’s construction program, to finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.

The Company's long-term debt maturities will be $17 million in 2017, $726 million in 2018, $15 million in 2019, $365 million in 2020 and $493 million in 2021. These amounts include, for Consolidated SCE&G, $12 million in 2017, $722 million in 2018, $11 million in 2019, $10 million in 2020 and $39 million in 2021.

Substantially all of SCE&G's and GENCO's electric utility plant is pledged as collateral in connection with long-term debt.

SCE&G is subject to a bond indenture dated April 1, 1993 (Mortgage) covering substantially all of its electric properties under which all of its first mortgage bonds (Bonds) have been issued. Bonds may be issued under the Mortgage in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the sum of (1) 70% of Unfunded Net Property Additions (as therein defined), (2) the aggregate principal amount of retired Bonds and (3) cash deposited with the trustee. Bonds, other than certain Bonds issued on the basis of retired Bonds, may be issued under the Mortgage only if Adjusted Net Earnings (as therein defined) for 12 consecutive months out of the 18 months immediately preceding the month of issuance are at least twice (2.0) the annual interest requirements on all outstanding Bonds and Bonds to be outstanding (Bond Ratio). For the year ended December 31, 2013,2016, the Bond Ratio was 5.28.5.12.

Lines of Credit and Short-Term Borrowings
 
At December 31, 20132016 and 2012,2015, SCANA, SCE&G (including Fuel Company) and PSNC Energy had available the following committed LOC and had outstanding the following LOC advances,LOC-related obligations and commercial paper and LOC-supported letter of credit obligations:borrowings:
 SCANA SCE&G PSNC Energy
December 31, 2016  
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 Total SCANA SCE&G PSNC  Energy
Lines of Credit:    
    
    
Lines of credit:    
    
Five-year, expiring December 2020 $1,300.0
 $400.0
 $700.0
 $200.0
Fuel Company five-year, expiring December 2020 $500.0
 
 $500.0
 
Three-year, expiring December 2018 $200.0
 
 $200.0
 
Total committed long-term $300
 $300
 $1,400
 $1,400
 $100
 $100
 $2,000.0
 $400.0
 $1,400.0
 $200.0
LOC advances 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average interest rate 
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding commercial paper (270 or fewer days) $125
 $142
 $251
 $449
 
 $32
 $940.5
 $64.4
 $804.3
 $71.8
Weighted average interest rate 0.39% 0.58% 0.27% 0.42% 
 0.44%��  1.43% 1.04% 1.07%
Letters of credit supported by LOC $3
 $3
 $0.3
 $0.3
 
 
 $3.3
 $3.0
 $0.3
 
Available $172
 $155
 $1,149
 $951
 $100
 $68
 $1,056.2
 $332.6
 $595.4
 $128.2
December 31, 2015        
Lines of credit:        
Five-year, expiring December 2020 $1,300.0
 $400.0
 $700.0
 $200.0
Fuel Company five-year, expiring December 2020 $500.0
 
 $500.0
 
Three-year, expiring December 2018 $200.0
 
 $200.0
 
Total committed long-term $2,000.0
 $400.0
 $1,400.0
 $200.0
Outstanding commercial paper (270 or fewer days) $531.4
 $37.4
 $420.2
 $73.8
Weighted average interest rate   1.19% 0.74% 0.77%
Letters of credit supported by LOC $3.3
 $3.0
 $0.3
 
Available $1,465.4
 $359.6
 $979.6
 $126.2

 SCANA, SCE&G (including Fuel Company) and PSNC Energy are parties to five-year credit agreements in the amounts of $300 million, $1.2 billion (of which $500 million relates to Fuel Company) and $100 million, respectively. In addition, SCE&G is party to a three-year credit agreement infor the amount of $200 million. In October 2013, the term of each of these credit agreements was extended by one year, such that the five-year agreements expire in October 2018, and the three-year agreement expires in October 2016.terms described above. These credit agreements are used for general corporate purposes, including liquidity support for each company's commercial paper program and working capital needs and, in the case of Fuel Company, to finance or refinance the purchase of nuclear fuel, certain fossil fuels, and emission and other environmental allowances.  These committed long-term facilities are revolving lines of credit under credit agreements with a syndicate of banks. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Bank of America, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. each provide 10.7%9.5% of the aggregate$1.8 billion credit facilities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., TD Bank N.A., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, and UBS Loan Finance LLC, each provide 8.9%MUFG Union Bank, N.A., and Branch Banking and Trust Company Unioneach provide 7.9%, and Royal Bank N.A.of Canada and U.S. Bank National Association each provide 6.3%5.5%Two other banks provide the remaining support. The Company pays fees to the banks as compensation for maintaining the committed lines of credit. Such fees were not material in any period presented.
TheEach of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G is obligated with respect to an aggregate of $67.8$67.8 million of industrial revenue bonds which are secured by letters of credit issued by Branch Banking and Trust Company.TD Bank N.A.  The letters of credit expire, subject to renewal, in the fourth quarter of 2014.2019.

The Company pays fees to the banks as compensation for maintaining committed lines
Consolidated SCE&G participates in a utility money pool with SCANA and certain other subsidiaries of credit. Such feesSCANA. Money pool borrowings and investments bear interest at short-term market rates. Consolidated SCE&G’s interest income and expense from money pool transactions were not material insignificant for any period presented. At December 31, 2016 Consolidated SCE&G had outstanding money pool borrowings due to an affiliate of $29 million. At December 31, 2015 Consolidated SCE&G had outstanding money pool borrowings due to an affiliate of $33 million and money pool investments due from an affiliate of $9 million. On SCE&G's consolidated balance sheets, amounts due from an affiliate are included within Receivables-affiliated companies, and amounts due to an affiliate are included within Affiliated payables.

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5.                                     INCOME TAXES
 
Components of income tax expense for 2013, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2011 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Current taxes:                  
Federal $161
 $103
 $52
 $36
 $382
 $38
 $50
 $208
 $39
State 17
 10
 10
 13
 57
 (4) 13
 32
 (6)
Total current taxes 178
 113
 62
 49
 439
 34
 63
 240
 33
Deferred taxes, net:      
Deferred tax (benefit) expense, net:      
      
Federal 39
 72
 122
 203
 (36) 184
 167
 (3) 157
State 10
 14
 12
 21
 (7) 34
 20
 (3) 32
Total deferred taxes 49
 86
 134
 224
 (43) 218
 187
 (6) 189
Investment tax credits:      
      
      
Amortization of amounts deferred-state (1) (14) (25) 
 (1) (1) 
 (1) (1)
Amortization of amounts deferred-federal (3) (3) (3) (2) (2) (3) (2) (2) (3)
Total investment tax credits (4) (17) (28) (2) (3) (4) (2) (3) (4)
Total income tax expense $223
 $182
 $168
 $271
 $393
 $248
 $248
 $231
 $218

The difference between actual income tax expense and the amount calculated from the application of the statutory 35% federal income tax rate to pre-tax income is reconciled as follows:
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2011 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Net income $471
 $420
 $387
 $595
 $746
 $538
 $513
 $466
 $446
Income tax expense 223
 182
 168
 271
 393
 248
 248
 231
 218
Noncontrolling interest 
 
 
 13
 14
 12
Total pre-tax income $694
 $602
 $555
 $866
 $1,139
 $786
 $774
 $711
 $676
                  
Income taxes on above at statutory federal income tax rate $243
 $211
 $194
 $303
 $399
 $275
 $271
 $249
 $237
Increases (decreases) attributed to:      
      
      
State income taxes (less federal income tax effect) 22
 19
 15
 27
 38
 24
 26
 24
 21
State investment tax credits (less federal income tax effect) (5) (13) (16) (5) (6) (5) (5) (6) (5)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (9) (8) (5) (10) (9) (11) (9) (9) (10)
Deductible dividends—Stock Purchase Savings Plan (10) (9) (9)
Deductible dividends—401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (10) (10) (10) 
 
 
Amortization of federal investment tax credits (3) (3) (3) (2) (2) (3) (2) (2) (3)
Section 41 tax credits 
 1
 (3) 
 1
 (3)
Section 45 tax credits (5) (5) (2) (8) (9) (9) (8) (9) (9)
Domestic production activities deduction (11) (9) (6) (23) (18) (7) (23) (18) (7)
Realization of basis differences upon sale of subsidiaries 
 7
 
 
 
 
Other differences, net 1
 (1) 
 (1) 2
 (3) (2) 1
 (3)
Total income tax expense $223
 $182
 $168
 $271
 $393
 $248
 $248
 $231
 $218
 

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The tax effects of significant temporary differences comprising the Company’s net deferred tax liability at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2016 2015 2016 2015
Deferred tax assets:            
Nondeductible accruals $84
 $143
 $148
 $135
 $53
 $52
Asset retirement obligation, including nuclear decommissioning 220
 214
 213
 199
 200
 187
Financial instruments 32
 43
 22
 35
 
 2
Unamortized investment tax credits 19
 22
 15
 16
 15
 16
Regulatory liability, net gain on interest rate derivative contracts settlement 27
 
Unbilled revenue 
 14
Monetization of bankruptcy claim 11
 12
Deferred fuel costs 17
 8
 17
 7
Other 13
 15
 10
 5
 8
 2
Total deferred tax assets 406
 463
 425
 398
 293
 266
Deferred tax liabilities:            
Property, plant and equipment $1,765
 $1,718
 2,159
 1,906
 1,856
 1,644
Deferred employee benefit plan costs 63
 148
 105
 96
 93
 85
Regulatory asset-asset retirement obligation 121
 113
Deferred fuel costs 25
 48
Regulatory asset, asset retirement obligation 143
 135
 135
 127
Regulatory asset, unrecovered plant 55
 7
 45
 49
 45
 49
Demand side management costs 23
 23
 23
 23
Prepayments 32
 31
 30
 29
Other 84
 71
 77
 65
 50
 41
Total deferred tax liabilities 2,113
 2,105
 2,584
 2,305
 2,232
 1,998
Net deferred tax liability $1,707
 $1,642
 $2,159
 $1,907
 $1,939
 $1,732
    
During the third quarter of 2013, theThe State of North Carolina passed legislation that lowered the stateits corporate income tax rate from 6.9% to 6.0% in 2014, 5.0% in 2015, 4% in 2016 and 5.0% in 2015.3% effective January 1, 2017. In connection with this changethese changes in tax rates, related state deferred tax amounts were remeasured, with the change in their balances being credited to a regulatory liability. The changechanges in income tax rates did not and isare not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Additionally, during the third quarter of 2013, the IRS issued final regulations regarding the capitalization of certain costs for income tax purposes and re-proposed certain other related regulations (collectively referred to as tangible personal property regulations). Related IRS revenue procedures were then issued on January 24, 2014. These regulations did not and are not expected to, have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
    
The Company files a consolidated federal income tax return,returns which includes Consolidated SCE&G, and the Company and its subsidiaries file various applicable state and local income tax returns. The IRS has completed examinations of the Company’s federal returns through 2004, and the Company’s federal returns through 2007 are closed for additional assessment. The IRS is currently examining SCANA's open federal returns through 2015 as a result of claims discussed below in Changes in Unrecognized Tax Benefits. With few exceptions, the Company, including Consolidated SCE&G, is no longer subject to state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2009.2010.
 
Changes toin Unrecognized Tax Benefits
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2011 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Unrecognized tax benefits, January 1 
 $38
 $36
 $49
 $16
 $3
 $49
 $16
 $3
Gross increases—uncertain tax positions in prior period 
 
 5
 94
 33
 
 94
 33
 
Gross decreases—uncertain tax positions in prior period 
 (38) (8) 
 (2) 
 
 (2) 
Gross increases—current period uncertain tax positions $3
 
 5
 207
 2
 13
 207
 2
 13
Settlements 
 
 
Lapse of statute of limitations 
 
 
Unrecognized tax benefits, December 31 $3
 $
 $38
 $350
 $49
 $16
 $350
 $49
 $16

In connection with the change in method of tax accounting for certain repair costs in prior years, the Company had previously recorded an unrecognized tax benefit. During the first quarter of 2012, the publication of new administrative

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guidance from the IRS allowed the Company to recognize this benefit. Since this change was primarily a temporary difference, the recognition of this benefit did not have a significant effect on the Company's effective tax rate.

During 2013 the Companyand 2014, SCANA amended certain of its income tax returns to claim certainadditional tax-defined research and developmentexperimentation deductions (under IRC Section 174) and credits (under IRC Section 41) and to reflect related impacts on other items such as domestic production activities deductions (under IRC Section 199). SCANA also made similar claims in filing its original 2013 and 2014 returns in 2014 and 2015, respectively. In September 2016, SCANA claimed significant research and experimentation deductions and credits.credits (offset by reductions in its domestic production activities deductions), related to the ongoing design and construction activities of the New Units, in its 2015 income tax returns. These claims followed the issuance of final IRS regulations in 2014 regarding such treatment with respect to expenditures related to the design and construction of pilot models.

The IRS examined the claims in the amended returns, and as the examination progressed without resolution, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G evaluated and recorded adjustments to unrecognized tax benefits; however, none of these changes materially affected the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's effective tax rate. In connection with these filings,October 2016, the examination of

the amended tax returns progressed to the IRS Office of Appeals. In addition, the IRS has begun an examination of SCANA's 2013 through 2015 income tax returns.

These income tax deductions and credits are considered to be uncertain tax positions, and under relevant accounting guidance, estimates of the amounts of related tax benefits which may not be sustained upon examination by the taxing authorities are required to be recorded as unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements. As of December 31, 2016, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G have recorded an unrecognized tax benefit of $3 million.$350 million ($219 million and $236 million for the Company and Consolidated SCE&G, respectively, net of the impact of state deductions on federal returns, and net of certain operating loss and tax credit carryforwards and receivables related to the uncertain tax positions). If recognized, this$17 million of the tax benefit would affect the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G's effective tax rate.rate (see discussion below regarding deferral of benefits related to 2015 forward). It is reasonably possible that thisthese unrecognized tax benefit willbenefits may increase by an additional $5$292 million within the next 12 months.months as additional expenditures giving rise to pilot model tax benefits are incurred. It is also reasonably possible that these unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by $49 million within the next 12 months if the claims on the amended returns which are currently in appeals are resolved and that resolution were also applied to the 2013 and 2014 returns. No other material changes in the status of the Company’s or Consolidated SCE&G's tax positions have occurred through December 31, 2013.2016.
The
In connection with the research and experimentation deduction and credit claims reflected on the 2015 income tax returns and the expectation of similar claims to be made in determining 2016’s taxable income, the Company recognizesand Consolidated SCE&G have recorded regulatory assets for estimated foregone domestic production activities deductions, offset by estimated tax credits, and expect that such (net) deferred costs, along with any interest (see below) and other related deferred costs, will be recoverable through customer rates in future years. SCE&G's current customer rates reflect the availability of domestic production activities deductions (see Note 2).

Estimated interest expense accrued with respect to the unrecognized tax benefits related to the research and experimentation deductions in the 2015 income tax returns has been deferred as a regulatory asset and is expected to be recoverable through customer rates in future years. See also Note 2. Otherwise, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits within interest expense or interest income and recognizesrecognize tax penalties within other expenses.  In connection with2016, the resolution of the uncertaintyamount recorded for such interest income is $1.8 million and recognition of the tax benefit in 2012, during 2012 the Company reversed $2 million of interest expense which hadis $0.9 million. Such amounts were not significant in 2015 or 2014. No amounts have been accrued during 2011. The Company has not recorded interest expense orfor tax penalties associated with the 2013 uncertain tax position.for any periods presented.    

6.                                     DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The Company recognizes all derivativeDerivative instruments are recognized either as either assets or liabilities in its statementsthe statement of financial position and measures those instrumentsare measured at fair value. The Company recognizes changesChanges in the fair value of derivative instruments are recognized either in earnings, as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) or, for regulated subsidiaries,operations, within regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities, depending upon the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation.

Policies and procedures, and in some cases risk limits, are established to control the level of market, credit, liquidity and operational and administrative risks assumed by the Company. SCANA’srisks. SCANA��s Board of Directors has delegated to a Risk Management Committee the authority to set risk limits, establish policies and procedures for risk management and measurement, and oversee and review the risk management process and infrastructure for SCANA and each of its subsidiaries. The Risk Management Committee, which is comprised of certain officers, including the Company’s Risk Management Officer and other senior officers, apprises the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors with regard to the management of risk and brings to the Audit Committee'stheir attention significant areas of concern. Written policies define the physical and financial transactions that are approved, as well as the authorization requirements and limits for transactions.

Commodity Derivatives
 
The Company uses derivative instruments to hedge forward purchases and sales of natural gas, which create market risks of different types.  Instruments designated as cash flow hedges are used to hedge risks associated with fixed price obligations in a volatile market and risks associated with price differentials at different delivery locations. Instruments designated as fair value hedges are used to mitigate exposure to fluctuating market prices created by fixed prices of stored natural gas.  The basic types of financial instruments utilized are exchange-traded instruments, such as NYMEX futures contracts or options, and over-the-counter instruments such as options and swaps, which are typically offered by energy companies and financial institutions.  Cash settlements of commodity derivatives are classified as operating activities in the consolidated statementstatements of cash flows.


PSNC Energy hedges natural gas purchasing activities using over-the-counter options and swaps and NYMEX futures and options.  PSNC Energy’s tariffs also include a provision for the recovery of actual gas costs incurred, including any costs of hedging.  PSNC Energy records premiums, transaction fees, margin requirements and any realized gains or losses from its hedging program in deferred accounts as a regulatory asset or liability for the over-under- or under-recoveryover-recovery of gas costs.  These derivative financial instruments are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes.

Unrealized gains and losses on qualifying cash flow hedges of nonregulated operations are deferred in AOCI.  When the hedged transactions affect earnings, previously recorded gains and losses are reclassified from AOCI to cost of gas.  The effects of gains or losses resulting from these hedging activities are either offset by the recording of the related hedged transactions or are included in gas sales pricing decisions made by the business unit.
 
As an accommodation to certain customers, SEMI,SCANA Energy, as part of its energy management services, offers fixed price supply contracts which are accounted for as derivatives.  These sales contracts are offset by the purchase of supply futures and swaps which are also accounted for as derivatives. Neither the sales contracts nor the related supply futures and swaps are designated as hedges for accounting purposes.

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Interest Rate Swaps

The Company may use interestInterest rate swaps may be used to manage interest rate risk and exposure to changes in fair value attributable to changes in interest rates on certain debt issuances.  In cases in which the Companyswaps designated as cash flow hedges are used to synthetically convertsconvert variable rate debt to fixed rate debt, using swaps that are designated as cash flow hedges, periodic payments to or receipts from swap counterparties related to these derivatives are recorded within interest expense.

In anticipation of the issuance of debt, the Company may use treasury rate lock or forwardForward starting swap agreements that are designated as cash flow hedges.hedges may be used in anticipation of the issuance of debt.  Except as described in the following paragraph, the effective portions of changes in fair value and payments made or received upon termination of such agreements for regulated subsidiaries are recorded in regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities. For the holding company orSCANA and its nonregulated subsidiaries, such amounts are recorded in AOCI. Such amounts are amortized to interest expense over the term of the underlying debt. Ineffective portions of fair value changes are recognized in income.

Pursuant to regulatory orders, issued in 2013, interest rate derivatives entered into by SCE&G after October 2013 are no longernot designated as cash flow hedges and fair value changes and settlement amounts related to them are recorded as regulatory assets and liabilities. Upon settlement,Settlement losses on swaps will be amortized over the lives of relatedsubsequent debt issuances and gains may be applied to under-collected fuel, be amortized to interest expense or may be applied as otherwise directed by the SCPSC. As discussed in Note 2, in these orders, the SCPSC directed SCE&G to recognize $41.6 million and $8.5 million of realized gains (which had been deferred in regulatory liabilities) within other income, fully offsetting revenue reductions related to under-collected fuel balances and under-collected amounts arising under the eWNA program which was terminated at the end of 2013.

Cash payments made or received upon settlementtermination of these financial instruments are classified as investing activities for cash flow statement purposes.
 
Quantitative Disclosures Related to Derivatives
 
The Company was party to natural gas derivative contracts outstanding in the following quantities:
 
Commodity and Other Energy
Management Contracts (in MMBTU)
 Commodity and Other Energy Management Contracts (in MMBTU)
Hedge designation 
Gas
Distribution
 
Retail Gas
Marketing
 
Energy
Marketing
 Total Gas Distribution Gas Marketing Total
As of December 31, 2013  
  
  
  
As of December 31, 2016  
  
  
Commodity 6,070,000
 6,726,000
 2,560,000
 15,356,000
 4,510,000
 11,947,000
 16,457,000
Energy Management (a) 
 
 27,359,958
 27,359,958
 
 67,447,223
 67,447,223
Total (a) 6,070,000
 6,726,000
 29,919,958
 42,715,958
 4,510,000
 79,394,223
 83,904,223
As of December 31, 2012  
  
  
  
      
As of December 31, 2015  
  
  
Commodity 5,170,000
 6,490,000
 4,877,000
 16,537,000
 7,530,000
 11,842,500
 19,372,500
Energy Management (b) 
 
 31,763,275
 31,763,275
Total (b) 5,170,000
 6,490,000
 36,640,275
 48,300,275
Energy Management (a) 
 38,857,480
 38,857,480
Total (a) 7,530,000
 50,699,980
 58,229,980

(a) Includes an aggregate 348,453 MMBTUamounts related to basis swap contracts totaling 730,721 MMBTU in Energy Marketing.
(b)  Includes an aggregate 3,500,0002016 and 1,842,048 MMBTU related to basis swap contracts in Energy Marketing.2015.


The Company was party to interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges with aggregate notional amounts of $128.8 million at December 31, 2013, and $1.1 billion at December 31, 2012. The Company was party tothe interest rate swaps not designatedwere as cash flow hedges with an aggregate notional amount of $1.3 billion and $0.0 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.follows:
  The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015
Designated as hedging instruments $115.6
 $120.0
 $36.4
 $36.4
Not designated as hedging instruments 1,285.0
 1,235.0
 1,285.0
 1,235.0


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The following table shows the fair value and balance sheet location of energy-relatedderivative instruments. Although derivatives and interest rate derivatives was reflected insubject to master netting arrangements are netted on the consolidated balance sheet, as follows:the fair values presented below are shown gross and cash collateral on the derivatives has not been netted against the fair values shown.

Fair Values of Derivative InstrumentsFair Values of Derivative Instruments
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars Balance Sheet Location Asset Liability Asset Liability
As of December 31, 2016As of December 31, 2016  
  
    
Designated as hedging instrumentsDesignated as hedging instruments  
  
    
Interest rate contractsInterest rate contracts        
 Derivative financial instruments   $4
   $1
 Other deferred credits and other liabilities   24
   8
Commodity contractsCommodity contracts        
 Prepayments $5
      
 Other current assets 1
      
TotalTotal $6
 $28
 
 $9
        
Not designated as hedging instrumentsNot designated as hedging instruments  
  
    
Interest rate contractsInterest rate contracts        
 Other deferred debits and other assets $71
   $71
  
 Derivative financial instruments   $27
   $27
 Other deferred credits and other liabilities   3
   3
Commodity contractsCommodity contracts        
 Other current assets 3
      
Energy management contractsEnergy management contracts        
 Prepayments 6
 2
    
 Other current assets 2
 1
    
 Fair Values of Derivative Instruments Other deferred debits and other assets 2
      
 Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives Derivative financial instruments   4
    
Millions of dollars 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
Fair
Value
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
Fair
Value
As of December 31, 2013    
    
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments    
    
Interest rate contracts   Other current liabilities $5
   Other deferred credits and other liabilities 14
Commodity contracts Prepayments and other $2
  
Total   $2
   $19
    
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments    
    
Interest rate contracts Prepayments and other $13
 Other current liabilities $1
 Other deferred debits and other assets 19
  
Commodity contracts Prepayments and other 2
  
Energy management contracts Prepayments and other 4
 Other current liabilities 4
 Other deferred debits and other assets 4
 Other deferred credits and other liabilities 4
 Other deferred credits and other liabilities   2
    
Total   $42
   $9
   $84
 $39
 $71
 $30
            
As of December 31, 2012    
    
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments    
    
As of December 31, 2015As of December 31, 2015        
Designated as hedging instrumentsDesignated as hedging instruments        
Interest rate contracts Prepayments and other $42
 Other current liabilities $70
Interest rate contracts        
 Other deferred debits and other assets 31
 Other deferred credits and other liabilities 36
 Derivative financial instruments   $4
   $1
 Other deferred credits and other liabilities   28
   9
Commodity contracts Prepayments and other 1
 Other current liabilities 4
Commodity contracts        
Total   $74
   $110
   

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments    
    
Commodity contracts Prepayments and other $1
  
Energy management contracts Prepayments and other 7
 Prepayments and other $1
 Other deferred debits and other assets 6
 Other current liabilities 6
 Other current assets   1
    
    
 Other deferred debits and other assets 6
 Derivative financial instruments   4
    
Total   $14
   $13
Total 
 $37
 
 $10
        

Not designated as hedging instruments        
Interest rate contracts        
  Other current assets $10
   $10
  
  Other deferred debits and other assets 5
   5
  
  Derivative financial instruments   $33
   $33
  Other deferred credits and other liabilities   22
   22
Commodity contracts        
  Other current assets 1
      
Energy management contracts        
  Other current assets 11
 2
    
  Other deferred debits and other assets 3
      
  Derivative financial instruments   9
    
  Other deferred credits and other liabilities   3
    
Total   $30
 $69
 $15
 $55

Derivatives Designated as Fair Value Hedges

The Company had no interest rate or commodity derivatives designated as fair value hedges for any period presented.

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

The effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of income is as follows: 

Fair Value Hedges

With regard to interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges, any gains or losses related to the swaps or the fixed rate debt are recognized in current earnings within interest expense. The Company had no interest rate swaps designated as fair

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value hedges for any period presented, and the amortization of deferred gains on previously terminated swaps were not significant during any period presented.

Cash Flow Hedges
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G: Loss Deferred in Regulatory Accounts Loss Reclassified from Deferred Accounts into Income (Effective Portion)
Millions of dollars (Effective Portion) Location Amount
Year Ended December 31, 2016  
    
Interest rate contracts 
 Interest expense $(2)
Year Ended December 31, 2015  
    
Interest rate contracts $(3) Interest expense $(3)
Year Ended December 31, 2014  
    
Interest rate contracts $(9) Interest expense $(3)
  
Gain or (Loss)
Deferred in Regulatory
Accounts
 
Loss Reclassified from
Deferred Accounts into Income
(Effective Portion)
Millions of dollars (Effective Portion) Location Amount
Year Ended December 31, 2013  
    
Interest rate contracts $106
 Interest expense $(3)
Year Ended December 31, 2012  
    
Interest rate contracts $84
 Interest expense $(3)
Year Ended December 31, 2011  
    
Interest rate contracts $(76) Interest expense $(3)
 
Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in OCI, net of tax
 
Loss Reclassified from
Accumulated OCI into Income,
net of tax (Effective Portion)
The Company: 
Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in OCI, net of tax
 
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income,
net of tax (Effective Portion)
Millions of dollars (Effective Portion) Location Amount (Effective Portion) Location Amount
Year Ended December 31, 2013  
    
Year Ended December 31, 2016  
    
Interest rate contracts $5
 Interest expense $(8) $(1) Interest expense $(7)
Commodity contracts 2
 Gas purchased for resale (3) 5
 Gas purchased for resale (6)
Total $7
   $(11) $4
   $(13)
Year Ended December 31, 2012  
    
Year Ended December 31, 2015  
    
Interest rate contracts $(4) Interest expense $(6) $(2) Interest expense $(7)
Commodity contracts (4) Gas purchased for resale (13) (10) Gas purchased for resale (15)
Total $(8)   $(19) $(12)   $(22)
Year Ended December 31, 2011  
    
Year Ended December 31, 2014  
    
Interest rate contracts $(42) Interest expense $(4) $(6) Interest expense $(7)
Commodity contracts (16) Gas purchased for resale (9) (8) Gas purchased for resale 4
Total $(58)   $(13) $(14)   $(3)
 
As of December 31, 2013,2016, the Company expects that during the next 12 months reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive lossAOCI to earnings arising from cash flow hedges will include approximately $1.0$5.4 million as an increasea decrease to gas cost, assuming natural gas markets remain at their current levels, and approximately $7.0$7.2 million as an increase to interest expense, assuming natural gas and financial markets remain at their current levels. As of December 31, 2013,2016, all of the Company’s commodity cash flow hedges settle by their terms before the end of 2016.the second quarter of 2019.


As of December 31, 2016, each of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G expects that during the next 12 months reclassifications from regulatory accounts to earnings arising from cash flow hedges designated as hedging instruments will include approximately $1.8 million as an increase to interest expense assuming financial markets remain at their current levels.
 
Hedge Ineffectiveness
 
Other losses recognized in income representingFor the Company and Consolidated SCE&G, ineffectiveness on interest rate hedges designated as cash flow hedges werewas insignificant in 2013 and 2012 and were $(1.1) million, net of tax, in 2011. These amounts are recorded within interest expense on the consolidated statements of income.for all periods presented.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
  Loss Recognized in Income Year Ended December 31,
Millions of dollars Location 2013 2012 2011
Commodity contracts Gas purchased for resale 
 $(1) $(2)


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Gain or (Loss)
Deferred in Regulatory
Accounts
 
Gain Reclassified from
Deferred Accounts into Income

The Company and Consolidated SCE&G: Loss Deferred in Regulatory Accounts 
Gain (Loss) Reclassified from
Deferred Accounts into Income
Millions of dollars   Location Amount Location Amount
Year Ended December 31, 2013  
    
Year Ended December 31, 2016  
    
Interest rate contracts $39
 Other income $50
 $(34) Interest Expense $(2)
Year Ended December 31, 2012    
Year Ended December 31, 2015  
    
Interest rate contracts $
 $
 $(69) Other income $5
Year Ended December 31, 2011    
Year Ended December 31, 2014    
Interest rate contracts $
 $
 $(352) Other income $64

The gainsGains reclassified to other income of $50 million offset revenue reductions as previously described herein and in Note 2.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G expect that during the next 12 months reclassifications from regulatory accounts to earnings arising from interest rate swaps not designated as cash flow hedges will include approximately $2.4 million as an increase to interest expense.

Credit Risk Considerations
 
The Company limitsCertain derivative contracts contain contingent credit riskfeatures. These features may include (i) material adverse change clauses or payment acceleration clauses that could result in its commodity and interest rate derivatives activities by assessingimmediate payments or (ii) the creditworthinessposting of potential counterparties before entering into transactions with them and continuing to evaluate their creditworthiness on an ongoing basis. In this regard, the Company uses credit ratings provided by credit rating agencies and current market-based qualitative and quantitative data, as well as financial statements, to assess the financial health of counterparties on an ongoing basis. The Company uses standardized master agreements which generally include collateral requirements. These master agreements permit the netting of cash flows associated with a single counterparty. Cash, letters of credit and parental/affiliate guarantees may be obtainedor termination of the derivative contract before maturity if specific events occur, such as security from counterparties in order to mitigatea credit risk. The collateral agreements require a counterparty to post cashrating downgrade below investment grade or letters of credit in the event an exposure exceeds the established threshold. The threshold represents an unsecured credit limit which may be supported by a parental/affiliate guaranty, as determined in accordance with the Company's credit policies and due diligence. In addition, collateral agreements allow for the termination and liquidation of all positions in the event of a failure or inability to post collateral.

Certain of the Company’s derivative instruments contain contingent provisions that require the Company to provide collateral upon the occurrence of specific events, primarily credit rating downgrades. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company had posted $26.8 million and $78.3 million, respectively, of collateral related to derivatives with contingent provisions that were in a net liability position. Collateral related to the positions expected to close in the next 12 months is recorded in Prepayments and other on the consolidated balance sheets. Collateral related to the noncurrent positions is recorded in Other within Deferred Debits and Other Assets on the consolidated balance sheets. If all of the contingent features underlying these instruments had been fully triggered as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company would have been required to post an additional $0.0 million and $26.2 million, respectively, of collateral to its counterparties. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with contingent provisions that are in a net liability position as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, are $25.2 million and $104.5 million, respectively.
Derivative Contracts with Credit Contingent Features
  The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015 December 31, 2016 December 31, 2015
in Net Liability Position  
  
    
Aggregate fair value of derivatives in net liability position $50.3
 $95.2
 $30.3
 $57.0
Fair value of collateral already posted 29.2
 50.4
 9.2
 13.4
Additional cash collateral or letters of credit in the event credit-risk-related contingent features were triggered 21.1
 44.8
 21.1
 43.6
         
in Net Asset Position        
Aggregate fair value of derivatives in net asset position $62.9
 $7.3
 $62.0
 $7.3
Fair value of collateral already posted 
 
 
 
Additional cash collateral or letters of credit in the event credit-risk-related contingent features were triggered 62.9
 7.3
 62.0
 7.3

In addition, asfor fixed price supply contracts offered to certain of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company has collected no cash collateral related to interest rate derivatives with contingent provisions that are in a net asset position. If all the contingent features underlying these instruments had been fully triggered as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company could request $34.1 million and $32.1 million, respectively, of cash collateral from its counterparties. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with contingent provisions that are in a net asset position as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is $34.1 million and $32.1 million, respectively. In addition, at December 31, 2013,SCANA Energy's customers, the Company could have called on letters of credit in the amount of $6$1.5 million related to $6$9.0 million in commodity derivatives that are in a net asset position at December 31, 2016, compared to letters of credit of $10$3.0 million related to derivatives of $13$14.0 million at December 31, 2012,2015, if all the contingent features underlying these instruments had been fully triggered.


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Information related to the Company's offsetting derivative assets follows:

       Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position  
Millions of dollarsGross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Financial Position Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Received Net Amount
As of December 31, 2013           
Interest rate$32
 
 $32
 $(1) 
 $31
Commodity4
 
 4
 
 
 4
Energy Management8
 
 8
 
 
 8
   Total$44
 
 $44
 $(1) 
 $43
            
Balance sheet locationPrepayments and other $21
      
 Other deferred debits and other assets 23
      
 Total   $44
      
            
As of December 31, 2012           
Interest rate$73
 
 $73
 $(17) 
 $56
Commodity2
 
 2
 
 
 2
Energy Management13
 $(1) 12
 
 
 12
   Total$88
 $(1) $87
 $(17) 
 $70
            
Balance sheet locationPrepayments and other $50
      
 Other deferred debits and other assets 37
      
 Total   $87
      
Derivative Assets The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars Interest Rate Contracts Commodity Contracts Energy Management Contracts Total Interest Rate Contracts
As of December 31, 2016  
    
    
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets $71
 $9
 $10
 $90
 $71
Gross Amounts Offset in Statement of Financial Position     (4) (4)  
Net Amounts Presented in Statement of Financial Position 71
 9
 6
 86
 71
Gross Amounts Not Offset - Financial Instruments (9)     (9) (9)
Gross Amounts Not Offset - Cash Collateral Received       

  
Net Amount $62
 $9
 $6
 $77
 $62
Balance sheet location          
     Prepayments       $9
  
     Other current assets       5
 

     Other deferred debits and other assets       72
 $71
Total       $86
 $71
           
As of December 31, 2015          
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets $15
 $1
 $15
 $31
 $15
Gross Amounts Offset in Statement of Financial Position     (1) (1)  
Net Amounts Presented in Statement of Financial Position 15
 1
 14
 30
 15
Gross Amounts Not Offset - Financial Instruments (8)     (8) (8)
Gross Amounts Not Offset - Cash Collateral Received       

  
Net Amount $7
 $1
 $14
 $22
 $7
Balance sheet location          
     Other current assets       $22
 $10
     Other deferred debits and other assets       8
 5
Total       $30
 $15

Information related to the Company's offsetting of derivative liabilities follows:
Derivative Liabilities The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars Interest Rate Contracts Commodity Contracts Energy Management Contracts Total Interest Rate Contracts
As of December 31, 2016  
    
    
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities $58
   $9
 $67
 $39
Gross Amounts Offset in Statement of Financial Position     (3) (3)  
Net Amounts Presented in Statement of Financial Position 58
 
 6
 64
 39
Gross Amounts Not Offset - Financial Instruments (9)     (9) (9)
Gross Amounts Not Offset - Cash Collateral Posted (29)     (29) (9)
Net Amount $20
 
 $6
 $26
 $21
Balance sheet location          
     Derivative financial instruments       $35
 $28
     Other deferred credits and other liabilities       29
 11
Total       $64
 $39
           

       Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position  
Millions of dollarsGross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Financial Position Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Posted Net Amount
As of December 31, 2013           
Interest rate$20
 
 $20
 $(1) $19
 
Energy Management8
 
 8
 
 6
 $2
   Total$28
 
 $28
 $(1) $25
 $2
            
Balance sheet locationOther current liabilities $10
      
 Other deferred credits and other liabilities 18
      
 Total   $28
      

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       Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position  
Millions of dollarsGross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Financial Position Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Posted Net Amount
As of December 31, 2012           
Interest rate$106
 
 $106
 $(17) $67
 $22
Commodity4
 
 4
 
 
 4
Energy Management13
 $(1) 12
 
 11
 1
   Total$123
 $(1) $122
 $(17) $78
 $27
            
Balance sheet locationOther current liabilities $80
      
 Other deferred credits and other liabilities 42
      
 Total   $122
      
As of December 31, 2015          
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities $87
 $5
 $15
 $107
 $65
Gross Amounts Offset in Statement of Financial Position     (1) (1)  
Net Amounts Presented in Statement of Financial Position 87
 5
 14
 106
 65
Gross Amounts Not Offset - Financial Instruments (8)     (8) (8)
Gross Amounts Not Offset - Cash Collateral Posted (36) (5) (9) (50) (13)
Net Amount $43
 $
 $5
 $48
 $44
Balance sheet location          
     Other current assets       $3
  
     Derivative financial instruments       50
 $34
     Other deferred credits and other liabilities       53
 31
Total       $106
 $65


7.             FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, INCLUDING DERIVATIVES
 
The Company values availableAvailable for sale securities are valued using quoted prices from a national stock exchange, such as the NASDAQ, where the securities are actively traded. For commodity derivative and energy management assets and liabilities, the Company uses unadjusted NYMEX prices to determine fair value, and considers such measures of fair value to be Level 1 for exchange traded instruments and Level 2 for over-the-counter instruments. The Company’s interestInterest rate swap agreements are valued using discounted cash flow models with independently sourced data. Fair value measurements, and the level within the fair value hierarchyin which the measurements fall, were as follows:
 As of December 31, 2016 As of December 31, 2015
As of December 31, 2013 As of December 31, 2012 The Company Consolidated SCE&G The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollarsLevel 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 2 Level 1 Level 2 Level 2
Assets:        
   
      
Available for sale securities$9
 
 $6
 
 $14
 
 
 $11
 
 
Held to maturity securities 
 $7
 
 
 
 
Interest rate contracts
 $32
 
 $73
 
 71
 $71
 
 $15
 $15
Commodity contracts2
 2
 1
 1
 8
 1
 
 1
 
 
Energy management contracts1
 7
 
 13
 6
 4
 
 
 14
 
Liabilities:        
 
 
 

    
Interest rate contracts
 20
 
 106
 
 58
 39
 
 87
 65
Commodity contracts
 
 
 4
 
 
 
 1
 4
 
Energy management contracts
 12
 1
 15
 2
 10
 
 4
 12
 
 
There were no Level 3 fair value measurements for either period presented, and there were no transfers of fair value amounts into or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the periods presented.
 
Financial instruments for which the carrying amount may not equal estimated fair value at December 31, 20132016 and December 31, 20122015 were as follows:
 As of December 31, 2013 As of December 31, 2012 As of December 31, 2016 As of December 31, 2015
Millions of dollars 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Long-term debt $5,449.3
 $5,916.3
 $5,121.0
 $6,115.0
The Company $6,489.8
 $7,183.3
 $5,997.6
 $6,445.7
Consolidated SCE&G 5,166.0
 5,752.3
 4,769.0
 5,129.1

 Fair values of long-term debt instruments are based on net present value calculations using independently sourced market data that incorporate a developed discount rate using similarly rated long-term debt, along with benchmark interest

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rates. As such, the aggregate fair values presented above are considered to be Level 2. Early settlement of long-term debt may not be possible or may not be considered prudent.

Carrying values of short-term borrowings approximate their fair values, which are based on quoted prices from dealers in the commercial paper market. These fair values are considered to be Level 2.


8.             EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS AND EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
 
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
The Company sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan covering substantially all regular, full-time employees hired before January 1, 2014. In the third quarter of 2013, the Company amended its pension plan such that benefits are no longer offered to employees hired or rehired after December 31, 2013, and pension benefits for existing participants will no longer accrue for services performed or compensation earned after December 31, 2023. The Company’s policy has been to fund the plan as permitted by applicable federal income tax regulations, as determined by an independent actuary.
The Company’s pension plan provides benefits under a cash balance formula for employees hired before January 1, 2000 who elected that option and for all employees hired from January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2013. Under the cash balance formula, benefits accumulate as a result of compensation credits and interest credits. Employees hired before January 1, 2000 who elected to remain under the final average pay formula earn benefits based on years of credited service and the employee’s average annual base earnings received during the last three years of employment. Benefits under the cash balance formula and the final average pay formula will continue to accrue through December 31, 2023, after which date no benefits will be accrued except that participants under the cash balance formula will continue to earn interest credits.
In addition to pension benefits, the Company provides certain unfunded postretirement health care and life insurance benefits to certain active and retired employees. Retirees hired before January 1, 2011 share in a portion of their medical care cost. Employees hired after December 31, 2010 are responsible for the full cost of retiree medical benefits elected by them. The Company provides life insurance benefits to retirees at no charge, except that employees hired after December 31, 2010 are ineligible for retiree life insurance benefits. The costs of postretirement benefits other than pensions are accrued during the years the employees render the services necessary to be eligible for these benefits.

Changes in Benefit Obligations
The measurement date used to determine pension and other postretirement benefit obligations is December 31. Data related to the changes in the projected benefit obligation for pension benefits and the accumulated benefit obligation for other postretirement benefits are presented below.
  Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2013 2012
Benefit obligation, January 1 $931.6
 $830.1
 $265.3
 $226.1
Service cost 21.8
 19.6
 5.9
 4.8
Interest cost 38.5
 43.0
 11.1
 11.9
Plan participants’ contributions 
 
 2.6
 2.9
Actuarial (gain) loss (83.4) 96.5
 (35.1) 33.4
Benefits paid (60.0) (57.6) (11.8) (13.8)
Curtailment (25.5) 
 
 
Benefit obligation, December 31 $823.0
 $931.6
 $238.0
 $265.3
The accumulated benefit obligation for pension benefits was $796.4 million at the end of 2013 and $874.6 million at the end of 2012. The accumulated pension benefit obligation differs from the projected pension benefit obligation above in that it reflects no assumptions about future compensation levels.

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Significant assumptions used to determine the above benefit obligations are as follows:
 Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
 2013 2012 2013 2012
Annual discount rate used to determine benefit obligation5.03% 4.10% 5.19% 4.19%
Assumed annual rate of future salary increases for projected benefit obligation3.00% 3.75% 3.75% 3.75%
A 7.4% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered health care benefits was assumed for 2013. The rate was assumed to decrease gradually to 5.0% for 2020 and to remain at that level thereafter.
A one percent increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate would increase the postretirement benefit obligation at December 31, 2013 by $1.3 million and 2012 by $1.7 million. A one percent decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate would decrease the postretirement benefit obligation at December 31, 2013 by $1.2 million and 2012 by $1.5 million.

Funded Status
Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
December 31, 2013 2012 2013 2012
Fair value of plan assets $870.0
 $799.1
 
 
Benefit obligation 823.0
 931.6
 $238.0
 $265.3
Funded status $47.0
 $(132.5) $(238.0) $(265.3)
Amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheets consist of:
Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
December 31, 2013 2012 2013 2012
Current liability 
 
 $(11.5) $(11.0)
Noncurrent asset $47.0
 
 
 
Noncurrent liability 
 $(132.5) (226.5) (254.3)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss (a component of common equity) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
December 31, 2013 2012 2013 2012
Net actuarial loss $5.2
 $10.7
 $1.7
 $3.7
Prior service cost 0.5
 1.0
 0.1
 0.1
Transition obligation 
 
 
 0.1
Total $5.7
 $11.7
 $1.8
 $3.9

Amounts recognized in regulatory assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
December 31, 2013 2012 2013 2012
Net actuarial loss $124.8
 $297.0
 $24.4
 $57.0
Prior service cost 12.8
 26.9
 0.9
 1.5
Transition obligation 
 
 
 0.2
Total $137.6
 $323.9
 $25.3
 $58.7
In connection with the joint ownership of Summer Station, as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded within deferred debits $14.1 million and $26.8 million, respectively, attributable to Santee Cooper’s portion of shared pension

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costs. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Company also recorded within deferred debits $12.6 million and $14.7 million, respectively, from Santee Cooper, representing its portion of the unfunded postretirement benefit obligation.
Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets
  Pension Benefits
Millions of dollars 2013 2012
Fair value of plan assets, January 1 $799.1
 $755.0
Actual return on plan assets 130.9
 101.7
Benefits paid (60.0) (57.6)
Fair value of plan assets, December 31 $870.0
 $799.1
Investment Policies and Strategies
The assets of the pension plan are invested in accordance with the objectives of (1) fully funding the obligations of the pension plan, (2) overseeing the plan's investments in an asset-liability framework that considers the funding surplus (or deficit) between assets and liabilities, and overall risk associated with assets as compared to liabilities, and (3) maintaining sufficient liquidity to meet benefit payment obligations on a timely basis. The pension plan is closed to new entrants effective January 1, 2014, and benefit accruals will cease effective January 1, 2024. In addition, during 2013, the Company adopted a dynamic investment strategy for the management of the pension plan assets. The strategy will lead to a reduction in equities and an increase in long duration fixed income allocations over time with the intention of reducing volatility of funded status and pension costs in connection with the amendments to the plan.

The pension plan operates with several risk and control procedures, including ongoing reviews of liabilities, investment objectives, levels of diversification, investment managers and performance expectations. The total portfolio is constructed and maintained to provide prudent diversification with regard to the concentration of holdings in individual issues, corporations, or industries.

Transactions involving certain types of investments are prohibited. These include, except where utilized by a hedge fund manager, any form of private equity; commodities or commodity contracts (except for unleveraged stock or bond index futures and currency futures and options); ownership of real estate in any form other than publicly traded securities; short sales, warrants or margin transactions, or any leveraged investments; and natural resource properties. Investments made for the purpose of engaging in speculative trading are also prohibited.

The Company’s pension plan asset allocation at December 31, 2013 and 2012 and the target allocation for 2014 are as follows: 
  Percentage of Plan Assets
  
Target
Allocation
 
At
December 31,
Asset Category 2014 2013 2012
Equity Securities 58% 59% 66%
Fixed Income 33% 32% 25%
Hedge Funds 9% 9% 9%
For 2014, the expected long-term rate of return on assets will be 8.00%. In developing the expected long-term rate of return assumptions, management evaluates the pension plan’s historical cumulative actual returns over several periods, considers the expected active returns across various asset classes and assumes an asset allocation of 58% with equity managers, 33% with fixed income managers and 9% with hedge fund managers. Management regularly reviews such allocations and periodically rebalances the portfolio when considered appropriate. Additional rebalancing may occur subject to funded status improvements as part of the dynamic investment policy adopted for 2014.
Fair Value Measurements
Assets held by the pension plan are measured at fair value as described below. Assets are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, fair value measurements, and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurements fall, were as follows:

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  Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Millions of dollars Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
  December 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Common stock $332
 $332
     $319
 $319
    
Preferred stock 1
 1
     1
 1
    
Mutual funds 305
 20
 $285
   246
 12
 $234
  
Short-term investment vehicles 19
   19
   20
   20
  
US Treasury securities 33
   33
   42
   42
  
Corporate debt securities 53
   53
   56
   56
  
Loans secured by mortgages 12
   12
   11
   11
  
Municipals 4
   4
   4
   4
  
Limited partnerships 35
 1
 34
   30
 1
 29
  
Multi‑strategy hedge funds 76
     $76
 70
     $70
  $870
 $354
 $440
 $76
 $799
 $333
 $396
 $70

There were no transfers of fair value amounts into or out of Level 1, 2 or 3 during 2013 or 2012.

The pension plan values common stock, preferred stock and certain mutual funds, where applicable, using unadjusted quoted prices from a national stock exchange, such as NYSE and NASDAQ, where the securities are actively traded. Other mutual funds, common collective trusts and limited partnerships are valued using the observable prices of the underlying fund assets based on trade data for identical or similar securities or from a national stock exchange for similar assets or broker quotes. Short-term investment vehicles are funds that invest in short-term fixed income instruments and are valued using observable prices of the underlying fund assets based on trade data for identical or similar securities. Government agency securities are valued using quoted market prices or based on models using observable inputs from market sources such as external prices or spreads or benchmarked thereto. Corporate debt securities and municipals are valued based on recently executed transactions, using quoted market prices, or based on models using observable inputs from market sources such as external prices or spreads or benchmarked thereto. Loans secured by mortgages are valued using observable prices based on trade data for identical or comparable instruments. Hedge funds represent investments in a hedge fund of funds partnership that invests directly in multiple hedge fund strategies that are not traded on exchanges and do not trade on a daily basis. The fair value of this multi-strategy hedge fund is estimated based on the net asset value of the underlying hedge fund strategies using consistent valuation guidelines that account for variations that may impact their fair value. The estimated fair value is the price at which redemptions and subscriptions occur.
  
Fair Value Measurements
Level 3
Millions of dollars 2013 2012
Beginning Balance $70
 $65
Unrealized gains included in changes in net assets 6
 5
Purchases, issuances, and settlements 
 
Ending Balance $76

$70
Expected Cash Flows
The total benefits expected to be paid from the pension plan or from the Company’s assets for the other postretirement benefits plan (net of participant contributions), respectively, are as follows:

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Expected Benefit Payments
Millions of dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
2014 $61.5
 $11.7
2015 61.2
 12.6
2016 63.8
 13.4
2017 65.8
 14.1
2018 66.1
 14.7
2019-2023 338.4
 82.4
Pension Plan Contributions
The pension trust is adequately funded under current regulations. No contributions have been required since 1997, and as a result of closing the plan to new entrants and freezing benefit accruals in the future, the Company does not anticipate making significant contributions to the pension plan for the foreseeable future.

Net Periodic Benefit Cost
The Company records net periodic benefit cost utilizing beginning of the year assumptions. Disclosures required for these plans are set forth in the following tables.
Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
  Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2011 2013 2012 2011
Service cost $21.8
 $19.6
 $18.3
 $5.9
 $4.8
 $4.3
Interest cost 38.5
 43.0
 43.5
 11.1
 11.9
 12.2
Expected return on assets (61.4) (59.5) (63.7) n/a
 n/a
 n/a
Prior service cost amortization 6.0
 7.0
 7.0
 0.7
 0.9
 1.0
Amortization of actuarial losses 16.9
 18.4
 12.2
 3.3
 1.4
 0.4
Transition obligation amortization 
 
 
 0.3
 0.7
 0.7
Curtailment loss 9.9
 
 
 
 
 
Net periodic benefit cost $31.7
 $28.5
 $17.3
 $21.3
 $19.7
 $18.6
Prior to July 15, 2010, the SCPSC allowed SCE&G to defer as a regulatory asset the amount of pension cost exceeding amounts included in rates for its retail electric and gas distribution regulated operations. In connection with the SCPSC's July 2010 electric rate order and November 2010 natural gas RSA order, SCE&G began deferring, as a regulatory asset, all pension cost related to retail electric and gas operations that otherwise would have been charged to expense. Effective in January 2013, in connection with the December 2012 rate order, SCE&G began amortizing previously deferred pension costs related to retail electric operations totaling approximately $63 million over approximately 30 years (see Note 2) and recovering current pension costs related to retail electric operations through a rate rider that may be adjusted annually. Similarly, in connection with the October 2013 RSA order, deferred pension cost related to gas operations of approximately $14 million is being amortized over approximately 14 years, and effective November 2013, SCE&G is recovering current pension expense related to gas operations through cost of service rates (see Note 2).

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Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income (net of tax) were as follows:
  Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2011 2013 2012 2011
Current year actuarial (gain) loss $(5.0) $1.7
 $2.9
 $(1.8) $2.0
 $0.4
Amortization of actuarial losses (0.5) (0.6) (0.4) (0.2) 
 
Amortization of prior service cost (0.2) (0.2) (0.2) 
 
 (0.1)
Prior service cost (credit) (0.3) 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of transition obligation 
 
 
 (0.1) (0.1) (0.1)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income $(6.0) $0.9
 $2.3
 $(2.1) $1.9
 $0.2
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in regulatory assets were as follows:
  Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2011 2013 2012 2011
Current year actuarial (gain) loss $(157.5) $45.0
 $70.9
 $(29.9) $31.4
 $6.0
Amortization of actuarial losses (14.7) (16.0) (10.6) (2.7) (1.2) (0.3)
Amortization of prior service cost (5.2) (6.4) (6.4) (0.6) (0.8) (0.9)
Prior service cost (credit) (8.9) 
 
 
 
 
Amortization of transition obligation 
 
 
 (0.2) (0.5) (0.5)
Total recognized in regulatory assets $(186.3) $22.6
 $53.9
 $(33.4) $28.9
 $4.3

Significant Assumptions Used in Determining Net Periodic Benefit Cost
 Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
 2013 2012 2011 2013 2012 2011
Discount rate4.10%/5.07%
 5.25% 5.56% 4.19% 5.35% 5.72%
Expected return on plan assets8.00% 8.25% 8.25% n/a
 n/a
 n/a
Rate of compensation increase3.75%/3.00%
 4.00% 4.00% 3.75% 4.00% 4.00%
Health care cost trend raten/a
 n/a
 n/a
 7.80% 8.20% 8.00%
Ultimate health care cost trend raten/a
 n/a
 n/a
 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%
Year achievedn/a
 n/a
 n/a
 2020
 2020
 2017

Net periodic benefit cost for the period through September 1, 2013 was determined using a 4.10% discount rate, and net periodic benefit cost after that date was determined using a 5.07% discount rate. Similarly, estimated rates of compensation increase were changed in connection with the September 1, 2013 remeasurement.

The estimated amounts to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost in 2014 are as follows:
Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Actuarial loss $0.2
 
Prior service cost 0.1
 
Total $0.3
 


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The estimated amounts to be amortized from regulatory assets into net periodic benefit cost in 2014 are as follows:

Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Actuarial loss $4.3
 $0.4
Prior service cost 3.5
 0.3
Total $7.8
 $0.7

Other postretirement benefit costs are subject to annual per capita limits pursuant to the plan's design. As a result, the effect of a one-percent increase or decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate on total service and interest cost is not significant.
Stock Purchase Savings Plan
The Company sponsors a defined contribution plan in which eligible employees may defer up to 75% of eligible earnings subject to certain limits and may diversify their investments. Employee deferrals are fully vested and nonforfeitable at all times. The Company provides 100% matching contributions up to 6% of an employee’s eligible earnings. Total matching contributions made to the plan for 2013, 2012 and 2011 were $23.4 million, $22.3 million and $21.8 million, respectively, and were made in the form of SCANA common stock.

9.             SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
The LTECP provides for grants of nonqualified and incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance shares, performance units and restricted stock units to certain key employees and non-employee directors. The LTECP currently authorizes the issuance of up to five million shares of SCANA’s common stock, no more than one million of which may be granted in the form of restricted stock.
Compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions are required to be recognized in the financial statements. With limited exceptions, including those liability awards discussed below, compensation cost is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the instruments issued and is recognized over the period that an employee provides service in exchange for the award. Share-based payment awards do not have non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents. To the extent that the awards themselves do not vest, dividends or dividend equivalents which would have been paid on those awards do not vest.
Liability Awards
The 2011-2013, 2012-2014 and 2013-2015 performance cycles provide for performance measurement and award determination on an annual basis, with payment of awards being deferred until after the end of the three -year performance cycle.  In each of the performance cycles, 20% of the performance award was granted in the form of restricted share units, which are liability awards payable in cash and are subject to forfeiture in the event of retirement or termination of employment prior to the end of the cycle, subject to exceptions for death, disability or change in control.  The remaining 80% of the award was granted in performance shares. Each performance share has a value that is equal to, and changes with, the value of a share of SCANA common stock. Dividend equivalents are accrued on the performance shares and the restricted share units. Payouts of performance share awards are determined by SCANA’s performance against pre-determined measures of TSR as compared to a peer group of utilities (weighted 50%) and growth in “GAAP-adjusted net earnings per share from operations” (weighted 50%). 
Compensation cost of liability awards is recognized over their respective three -year performance periods based on the estimated fair value of the award, which is periodically updated based on expected ultimate cash payout, and is reduced by estimated forfeitures. Awards under the 2011-2013 performance cycle were paid in cash at SCANA’s discretion in February 2014. Cash-settled liabilities related to prior program cycles were paid totaling $12.2 million in 2013, $11.8 million in 2012, and $13.6 million in 2011.
Fair value adjustments for performance awards resulted in compensation expense recognized in the statements of income totaling $8.7 million in 2013, $15.0 million in 2012 and $6.1 million in 2011. Fair value adjustments resulted in capitalized compensation costs of $1.4 million in 2013, $2.7 million in 2012 and $0.9 million in 2011.


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Equity Awards
No equity awards were made during any period presented, and the effects of previous such awards on the Company's results of operations, cash flows and financial position were not significant.        

10.          COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Nuclear Insurance
Under Price-Anderson, SCE&G (for itself and on behalf of Santee-Cooper, a one-third owner of Summer Station Unit 1) maintains agreements of indemnity with the NRC that, together with private insurance, cover third-party liability arising from any nuclear incident occurring at the company’s nuclear power plant.  Price-Anderson provides funds up to $13.6 billion for public liability claims that could arise from a single nuclear incident.  Each nuclear plant is insured against this liability to a maximum of $375 million by ANI with the remaining coverage provided by a mandatory program of deferred premiums that could be assessed, after a nuclear incident, against all owners of commercial nuclear reactors.  Each reactor licensee is currently liable for up to $127.3 million per reactor owned for each nuclear incident occurring at any reactor in the United States, provided that not more than $18.9 million of the liability per reactor would be assessed per year. SCE&G’s maximum assessment, based on its two-thirds ownership of Summer Station Unit 1, would be $84.8 million per incident, but not more than $12.6 million per year. Both the maximum assessment per reactor and the maximum yearly assessment are adjusted for inflation at least every five years.

SCE&G currently maintains insurance policies (for itself and on behalf of Santee Cooper) with NEIL. The policies provide coverage to Summer Station Unit 1 for property damage and outage costs up to $2.75 billion resulting from an event of nuclear origin. In addition, a builder’s risk insurance policy has been purchased from NEIL for the construction of the New Units.  This policy provides the owners of the New Units up to $500 million in limits of accidental property damage occurring during construction. The NEIL policies, in the aggregate, are subject to a maximum loss of $2.75 billion for any single loss occurrence. All of the NEIL policies permit retrospective assessments under certain conditions to cover insurer’s losses. Based on the current annual premiums, SCE&G’s portion of the retrospective premium assessment would not exceed $41.6 million.
To the extent that insurable claims for property damage, decontamination, repair and replacement and other costs and expenses arising from a nuclear incident at Summer Station Unit 1 exceed the policy limits of insurance, or to the extent such insurance becomes unavailable in the future, and to the extent that SCE&G rates would not recover the cost of any purchased replacement power, SCE&G will retain the risk of loss as a self-insurer. SCE&G has no reason to anticipate a serious nuclear incident. However, if such an incident were to occur, it likely would have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

New Nuclear Construction

SCE&G, on behalf of itself and as agent for Santee Cooper, has contracted with the Consortium for the design and construction of the New Units at the site of Summer Station.  SCE&G's share of the estimated cash outlays (future value, excluding AFC) totals approximately $5.4 billion for plant and related transmission infrastructure costs, and is projected based on historical one-year and five-year escalation rates as required by the SCPSC.

SCE&G's current ownership share in the New Units is 55%. Under an agreement signed in January 2014 (and subject to customary closing conditions, including necessary regulatory approvals), SCE&G has agreed to acquire an additional 5% ownership in the New Units. Under the terms of this agreement SCE&G will acquire a 1% ownership interest in the New Units at the commercial operation date of Unit 2, will acquire an additional 2% ownership interest no later than the first anniversary of such commercial operation date, and will acquire the final 2% no later than the second anniversary of such commercial operation date. Under the terms of the agreement SCE&G has agreed to pay an amount equal to Santee Cooper's actual cost of the percentage conveyed as of the date of conveyance, which SCE&G estimates will be approximately $500 million for the entire 5% interest. In addition, the agreement provides that Santee Cooper will not transfer any of its remaining interest in the New Units to third parties until the New Units are complete. This transaction will not affect the payment obligations between the parties during construction for the New Units, nor is it anticipated that the payments would be reflected in a revised rates filing under the BLRA.

The Consortium has experienced delays in the schedule for fabrication and delivery of sub-modules for the New Units. The fabrication and delivery of sub-modules are a focus area of the Consortium, including sub-modules for module CA20, which is part of the auxiliary building, and CA01, which houses components inside the containment vessel. Modules

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CA20 and CA01 are considered critical path items for both New Units. All sub-modules for CA20 have been received on site and its fabrication is underway. CA20 is expected to be ready for placement on the nuclear island of the first New Unit in the first quarter of 2014. In addition, the delivery schedule of sub-modules for CA01 is expected to support completion of on-site fabrication to allow it to be ready for placement on the nuclear island of the first New Unit during the third quarter of 2014. With this schedule, the Consortium continues to indicate that the substantial completion of the first New Unit is expected to be late 2017 or the first quarter of 2018 and that the substantial completion of the second New Unit is expected to be approximately twelve months after that of the first New Unit. The substantial completion dates currently approved by the SCPSC for the first and second New Units are March 15, 2017 and May 15, 2018, respectively. The SCPSC has also approved an 18-month contingency period beyond each of these dates. The preliminary expected new substantial completion dates are within the contingency periods. SCE&G cannot predict with certainty the extent to which the issue with the sub-modules or the delays in the substantial completion of the New Units will result in increased project costs. However, the preliminary estimate of the delay-related costs associated with SCE&G's 55% share of the New Units is approximately $200 million. SCE&G has not accepted responsibility for any of these delay-related costs and expects to have further discussions with the Consortium regarding such responsibility. Additionally, the EPC Contract provides for liquidated damages in the event of a delay in the completion of the New Units, which will also be included in discussions with the Consortium. SCE&G believes its responsibility for any portion of the $200 million estimate should ultimately be substantially less, once all of the relevant factors are considered.

In addition to the above-described project delays, SCE&G is also aware of financial difficulties at a supplier responsible for certain significant components of the project.  The Consortium is monitoring the potential for disruptions in such equipment fabrication and possible responses.   Any disruptions could impact the project's schedule or costs, and such impacts could be material.

The parties to the EPC Contract have established both informal and formal dispute resolution procedures in order to resolve issues that arise during the course of constructing a project of this magnitude.  During the course of activities under the EPC Contract, issues have materialized that impact project budget and schedule. Claims specifically relating to COL delays,
design modifications of the shield building and certain pre-fabricated modules for the New Units and unanticipated rock
conditions at the site resulted in assertions of contractual entitlement to recover additional costs to be incurred. The resolution
of these specific claims is discussed in Note 2. SCE&G expects to resolve any disputes that arise in the future, including any which may arise with respect to the delay-related costs discussed above, through both the informal and formal procedures and anticipates that any additional costs that arise through such dispute resolution processes, as well as other costs identified from time to time, will be recoverable through rates.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Consortium began a full re-baselining of the Unit 2 and Unit 3 construction schedules to incorporate a more detailed evaluation of the engineering and procurement activities necessary to accomplish the schedule and to provide a detailed reassessment of the impact of the revised Unit 2 and Unit 3 schedules on engineering and design resource allocations, procurement schedules, construction work crew assignments, and other items. The result will be a revised fully integrated construction schedule that will provide detailed and itemized information on individual budget and cost categories, cost estimates at completion for all non-firm and fixed scopes of work, and the timing of specific construction activities and cash flow requirements. SCE&G anticipates that the revised schedule and the cost estimate at completion for all non-firm and fixed scopes of work will be finalized in the third quarter of 2014. SCE&G plans to reevaluate and reschedule its owners cost estimates and cash flow requirements in light of the new schedule.

When the NRC issued the COLs for the New Units, two of the conditions that it imposed were requiring inspection and testing of certain components of the New Units' passive cooling system, and requiring the development of strategies to respond to extreme natural events resulting in the loss of power at the New Units.  In addition, the NRC directed the Office of New Reactors to issue to SCE&G an order requiring enhanced, reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation, as well as a request for information related to emergency plant staffing.  These conditions and requirements are responsive to the NRC's Near-Term Task Force report titled “Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century.”  This report was prepared in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake-generated tsunami, which severely damaged several nuclear generating units and their back-up cooling systems in Japan.  SCE&G continues to evaluate the impact of these conditions and requirements that may be imposed on the construction and operation of the New Units, and SCE&G, pursuant to the license condition, prepared and submitted an integrated response plan for the New Units to the NRC in August 2013.  SCE&G cannot predict what additional regulatory or other outcomes may be implemented in the United States, or how such initiatives would impact SCE&G's existing Summer Station or the construction or operation of the New Units.

Subject to a national megawatt capacity limitation, the electricity to be produced by the New Units (advanced nuclear units, as defined) is expected to qualify for nuclear production tax credits under Section 45J of the Internal Revenue Code. Following the pouring of safety-related concrete for each of the New Units’ reactor buildings (March 2013 for the first New

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Unit and November 2013 for the second New Unit), SCE&G has applied to the IRS for its allocations of such national megawatt capacity limitation. The IRS will forward the applications to the DOE for appropriate certification.

Environmental
SCE&G
As part of the President's Climate Action Plan and by Presidential Memorandum issued June 25, 2013, the EPA was directed to issue a revised carbon standard for new power plants by re-proposing NSPS under the CAA for emissions of carbon dioxide from newly constructed fossil fuel-fired units. The rule became final on January 8, 2014 and requires all new fossil fuel-fired power plants to meet the carbon dioxide emissions profile of a combined cycle natural gas plant. While most new natural gas plants will not be required to include any new technologies, no new coal-fired plants could be constructed without carbon capture and sequestration capabilities. The Company is evaluating the final rule, but does not plan to construct new coal-fired units in the near future. The Memorandum also directed the EPA to issue standards, regulations, or guidelines for existing units by June 1, 2014, to be made final no later than June 1, 2015. The Company also cannot predict when rules will become final for existing units, if at all, or what conditions they may impose on the Company, if any. The Company expects that any costs incurred to comply with GHG emission requirements will be recoverable through rates.

From a regulatory perspective, SCANA, SCE&G and GENCO continually monitor and evaluate their current and projected emission levels and strive to comply with all state and federal regulations regarding those emissions. SCE&G and GENCO participate in the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emission allowance programs with respect to coal plant emissions and also have constructed additional pollution control equipment at several larger coal-fired electric generating plants. Further, SCE&G is engaged in construction activities of the New Units which are expected to reduce GHG emission levels significantly once they are completed and dispatched by potentially displacing some of the current coal-fired generation sources. These actions are expected to address many of the rules and regulations discussed herein.

In 2005, the EPA issued the CAIR, which required the District of Columbia and 28 states to reduce nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions in order to attain mandated state levels.  CAIR set emission limits to be met in two phases beginning in 2009 and 2015, respectively, for nitrogen oxide and beginning in 2010 and 2015, respectively, for sulfur dioxide.  SCE&G and GENCO determined that additional air quality controls would be needed to meet the CAIR requirements.  On July 6, 2011 the EPA issued the CSAPR.  This rule replaced CAIR and the Clean Air Transport Rule proposed in July 2010 and is aimed at addressing power plant emissions that may contribute to air pollution in other states.  CSAPR requires states in the eastern United States to reduce power plant emissions, specifically sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.  On December 30, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an order staying CSAPR and reinstating CAIR pending resolution of an appeal of CSAPR. On August 21, 2012, the Court of Appeals vacated CSAPR and left CAIR in place. The EPA's petition for rehearing of the Court of Appeals' order was denied. In June 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review the Court of Appeals' decision and oral arguments were held on December 10, 2013. A decision is still pending. Air quality control installations that SCE&G and GENCO have already completed have allowed the Company to comply with the reinstated CAIR and will also allow it to comply with CSAPR, if reinstated. The Company will continue to pursue strategies to comply with all applicable environmental regulations.  Any costs incurred to comply with such regulations are expected to be recoverable through rates.

In April 2012, the EPA's rule containing new standards for mercury and other specified air pollutants became effective.  The rule provides up to four years for facilities to meet the standards, and the Company's evaluation of the rule is ongoing. The Company's decision in 2012 to retire certain coal-fired units or convert them to burn natural gas and its project to build the New Units (see Note 1) along with other actions are expected to result in the Company's compliance with the EPA's rule.  Any costs incurred to comply with this rule or other rules issued by the EPA in the future are expected to be recoverable through rates.

The CWA provides for the imposition of effluent limitations that require treatment for wastewater discharges. Under the CWA, compliance with applicable limitations is achieved under state-issued NPDES permits. As a facility’s NPDES permit is renewed (every five years), any new effluent limitations would be incorporated. The ELG Rule was published in the Federal Register on June 7, 2013, and is expected to be finalized May 22, 2014. The EPA expects compliance as soon as possible after July 2017 but no later than July 2020.

Additionally, the EPA is expected to issue a rule that modifies requirements for existing cooling water intake structures in early 2014. The Company is conducting studies and is developing or implementing compliance plans for these initiatives. Congress is expected to consider further amendments to the CWA. Such legislation may include toxicity-based standards as well as limitations to mixing zones. These provisions, if passed, could have a material impact on the financial condition, results

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of operations and cash flows of the Company. The Company believes that any additional costs imposed by such regulations would be recoverable through rates.

In response to a federal court order to establish a definite timeline for a CCR rule, the EPA has said it will issue new federal regulations affecting the management and disposal of CCRs, such as ash, by December 2014. Such regulations could result in the treatment of some CCRs as hazardous waste and could impose significant costs to utilities, such as SCE&G and GENCO. While the Company cannot predict how extensive the regulations will be, the Company believes that any additional costs imposed by such regulations would be recoverable through rates.
The Nuclear Waste Act required that the United States government accept and permanently dispose of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel by January 31, 1998. The Nuclear Waste Act also imposed on utilities the primary responsibility for storage of their spent nuclear fuel until the repository is available. SCE&G entered into a Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste with the DOE in 1983. As of December 31, 2013, the federal government has not accepted any spent fuel from Summer Station Unit 1, and it remains unclear when the repository may become available. SCE&G has on-site spent nuclear fuel storage capability in its existing fuel pool until at least 2017, and has commenced construction of a dry cask storage facility to accommodate the spent nuclear fuel output for the life of Summer Station Unit 1. SCE&G may evaluate other technology as it becomes available.
The provisions of CERCLA authorize the EPA to require the clean-up of hazardous waste sites. In addition, the states of South Carolina and North Carolina have similar laws. The Company maintains an environmental assessment program to identify and evaluate current and former operations sites that could require environmental clean-up. In addition, regulators from the EPA and other federal or state agencies periodically notify the Company that it may be required to perform or participate in the investigation and remediation of a hazardous waste site. As site assessments are initiated, estimates are made of the amount of expenditures, if any, deemed necessary to investigate and remediate each site. These estimates are refined as additional information becomes available; therefore, actual expenditures may differ significantly from the original estimates. Amounts estimated and accrued to date for site assessments and clean-up relate solely to regulated operations. Such amounts are recorded in regulatory assets and amortized, with recovery provided through rates.

SCE&G is responsible for four decommissioned MGP sites in South Carolina which contain residues of by-product chemicals. These sites are in various stages of investigation, remediation and monitoring under work plans approved by DHEC and the EPA. SCE&G anticipates that major remediation activities at all these sites will continue until 2017 and will cost an additional $20.2 million, which is accrued in Other within Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. SCE&G expects to recover any cost arising from the remediation of MGP sites through rates. At December 31, 2013, deferred amounts, net of amounts previously recovered through rates and insurance settlements, totaled $36.7 million and are included in regulatory assets.
PSNC Energy
PSNC Energy is responsible for environmental clean-up at five sites in North Carolina on which MGP residuals are present or suspected. Actual remediation costs for these sites will depend on a number of factors, such as actual site conditions, third-party claims and recoveries from other PRPs. PSNC Energy has recorded a liability and associated regulatory asset of approximately $2.8 million, the estimated remaining liability at December 31, 2013. PSNC Energy expects to recover through rates any cost allocable to PSNC Energy arising from the remediation of these sites.
Claims and Litigation
The Company is engaged in various claims and litigation incidental to its business operations which management anticipates will be resolved without a material impact on the Company’s results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

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Operating Lease Commitments
The Company is obligated under various operating leases for vehicles, office space, furniture and equipment. Leases expire at various dates through 2057. Rent expense totaled approximately $14.8 million in 2013, $14.8 million in 2012 and $15.8 million in 2011. Future minimum rental payments under such leases are as follows:
 Millions of dollars
2014$7
20156
20164
20172
20181
Thereafter21
Total$41
Guarantees
SCANA issues guarantees on behalf of its consolidated subsidiaries to facilitate commercial transactions with third parties. These guarantees are in the form of performance guarantees, primarily for the purchase and transportation of natural gas, standby letters of credit issued by financial institutions and credit support for certain tax-exempt bond issues. SCANA is not required to recognize a liability for such guarantees unless it becomes probable that performance under the guarantees will be required. SCANA believes the likelihood that it would be required to perform or otherwise incur any losses associated with these guarantees is remote; therefore, no liability for these guarantees has been recognized. To the extent that a liability subject to a guarantee has been incurred, the liability is included in the consolidated financial statements.  At December 31, 2013, the maximum future payments (undiscounted) that SCANA could be required to make under guarantees totaled approximately $1.6 billion.
Asset Retirement Obligations
The Company recognizes a liability for the present value of an ARO when incurred if the liability can be reasonably estimated. Uncertainty about the timing or method of settlement of a conditional ARO is factored into the measurement of the liability when sufficient information exists, but such uncertainty is not a basis upon which to avoid liability recognition.
The legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived tangible assets that results from their acquisition, construction, development and normal operation relate primarily to the Company’s regulated utility operations.  As of December 31, 2013, the Company has recorded AROs of approximately $191 million for nuclear plant decommissioning (see Note 1) and AROs of approximately $385 million for other conditional obligations primarily related to generation, transmission and distribution properties, including gas pipelines. All of the amounts recorded are based upon estimates which are subject to varying degrees of imprecision, particularly since such payments will be made many years in the future.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending aggregate carrying amount of asset retirement obligations is as follows: 
Millions of dollars 2013 2012
Beginning balance $561
 $473
Liabilities incurred 6
 
Liabilities settled (4) (5)
Accretion expense 25
 24
Revisions in estimated cash flows (12) 69
Ending balance $576
 $561


11.          AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
The Company received cash distributions from equity-method investees of $10.4 million in 2013, $12.5 million in 2012 and $5.5 million in 2011 . The Company made investments in equity-method investees of $5.2 million in 2013, $10.6 million in 2012 and $13.6 million in 2011.

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SCE&G owns 40% of Canadys Refined Coal, LLC, which is involved in the manufacturing and selling of refined coal to reduce emissions. SCE&G accounts for this investment using the equity method. SCE&G’s receivable from this affiliate was $18.0 million at December 31, 2013 and $1.8 million at December 31, 2012.  SCE&G’s payable to this affiliate was $18.0 million at December 31, 2013 and $1.8 million at December 31, 2012.  SCE&G’s total purchases from this affiliate were $134.2 million in 2013 and $111.6 million in 2012. SCE&G’s total sales to this affiliate were $133.6 million in 2013 and $111.1 million in 2012.

12.          SEGMENT OF BUSINESS INFORMATION
Reportable segments, which are described below, follow the same accounting policies as those described in Note 1. The Company records intersegment sales and transfers of electricity and gas based on rates established by the appropriate regulatory authority. Nonregulated sales and transfers are recorded at current market prices.
Electric Operations is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, and is regulated by the SCPSC and FERC.
Gas Distribution, comprised of the local distribution operations of SCE&G and PSNC Energy, is engaged in the purchase and sale, primarily at retail, of natural gas. SCE&G and PSNC Energy are regulated by the SCPSC and the NCUC, respectively.
Retail Gas Marketing markets natural gas in Georgia and is regulated as a marketer by the GPSC. Energy Marketing markets natural gas to industrial and large commercial customers and municipalities, primarily in the Southeast.
All Other is comprised of other direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company. One of these subsidiaries operates a FERC-regulated interstate pipeline company and the other subsidiaries conduct nonregulated operations in energy-related and telecommunications industries. None of these subsidiaries met the quantitative thresholds for determining reportable segments during any period reported.
Regulated reportable segments share a similar regulatory environment and, in some cases, overlapping service areas. However, Electric Operations’ product differs from the other segments, as does its generation process and method of distribution. The marketing segments differ from each other in their respective markets and customer type.


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Disclosure of Reportable Segments (Millions of dollars) 
 
Electric
Operations
 
Gas
Distribution
 
Retail Gas
Marketing
 
Energy
Marketing
 
All
Other
 
Adjustments/
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Total
2013             
External Revenue$2,423
 $942
 $465
 $652
 $40
 $(27) $4,495
Intersegment Revenue6
 1
 
 167
 416
 (590) 
Operating Income679
 153
 
 n/a
 27
 51
 910
Interest Expense19
 22
 1
 
 4
 251
 297
Depreciation and Amortization297
 70
 3
 
 26
 (18) 378
Income Tax Expense6
 33
 15
 4
 14
 151
 223
Net Incomen/a
 n/a
 24
 6
 (2) 443
 471
Segment Assets9,488
 2,340
 172
 133
 1,378
 1,653
 15,164
Expenditures for Assets907
 140
 
 1
 31
 27
 1,106
Deferred Tax Assets10
 27
 8
 2
 14
 (61) 
              
2012 
  
  
  
  
  
  
External Revenue$2,446
 $764
 $413
 $543
 $45
 $(35) $4,176
Intersegment Revenue7
 1
 
 125
 416
 (549) 
Operating Income668
 141
 n/a
 n/a
 22
 28
 859
Interest Expense21
 23
 1
 
 3
 247
 295
Depreciation and Amortization278
 67
 3
 
 25
 (17) 356
Income Tax Expense7
 32
 7
 3
 15
 118
 182
Net Incomen/a
 n/a
 11
 5
 1
 403
 420
Segment Assets8,989
 2,292
 153
 122
 1,415
 1,645
 14,616
Expenditures for Assets999
 123
 
 1
 14
 (60) 1,077
Deferred Tax Assets9
 26
 10
 4
 17
 (55) 11
              
2011 
  
  
  
  
  
  
External Revenue$2,424
 $840
 $479
 $657
 $41
 $(32) $4,409
Intersegment Revenue8
 1
 
 188
 406
 (603) 
Operating Income616
 132
 n/a
 n/a
 18
 47
 813
Interest Expense23
 24
 1
 
 3
 233
 284
Depreciation and Amortization271
 65
 3
 
 25
 (18) 346
Income Tax Expense5
 30
 16
 3
 10
 104
 168
Net Incomen/a
 n/a
 24
 4
 (6) 365
 387
Segment Assets8,222
 2,179
 185
 114
 1,377
 1,457
 13,534
Expenditures for Assets806
 140
 
 1
 17
 (18) 946
Deferred Tax Assets9
 12
 9
 9
 17
 (30) 26
Management uses operating income to measure segment profitability for SCE&G and other regulated operations and evaluates utility plant, net, for segments attributable to SCE&G. As a result, the Company does not allocate interest charges, income tax expense or assets other than utility plant to its segments. For nonregulated operations, management uses net income as the measure of segment profitability and evaluates total assets for financial position. Interest income is not reported by segment and is not material. The Company’s deferred tax assets are netted with deferred tax liabilities for reporting purposes.
The consolidated financial statements report operating revenues which are comprised of the energy-related and regulated segments. Revenues from non-reportable and nonregulated segments are included in Other Income. Therefore the adjustments to total operating revenues remove revenues from non-reportable segments. Adjustments to net income consist of the unallocated net income of the Company's regulated reportable segments.

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Segment Assets include utility plant, net for SCE&G’s Electric Operations and Gas Distribution, and all assets for PSNC Energy and the remaining segments. As a result, adjustments to assets include non-utility plant and non-fixed assets for SCE&G.
Adjustments to Interest Expense, Income Tax Expense, Expenditures for Assets and Deferred Tax Assets include primarily the totals from SCANA or SCE&G that are not allocated to the segments. Interest Expense is also adjusted to eliminate charges between affiliates. Adjustments to Depreciation and Amortization consist of non-reportable segment expenses, which are not included in the depreciation and amortization reported on a consolidated basis. Expenditures for Assets are adjusted for AFC and revisions to estimated cash flows related to asset retirement obligations. Deferred Tax Assets are adjusted to net them against deferred tax liabilities on a consolidated basis.


13.          QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
 Millions of dollars, except per share amounts 
First
Quarter
 
Second
Quarter
 
Third
Quarter
 
Fourth
Quarter
 Annual
2013  
  
  
  
  
Total operating revenues $1,311
 $1,016
 $1,051
 $1,117
 $4,495
Operating income 293
 189
 255
 173
 910
Net income 151
 85
 131
 104
 471
Basic earnings per share 1.13
 .60
 .94
 .73
 3.40
Diluted earnings per share 1.11
 .60
 .94
 .73
 3.39
           
2012  
  
  
  
  
Total operating revenues $1,107
 $908
 $1,038
 $1,123
 $4,176
Operating income 238
 171
 238
 212
 859
Net income 121
 72
 122
 105
 420
Basic earnings per share .93
 .55
 .93
 .79
 3.20
Diluted earnings per share .91
 .54
 .91
 .78
 3.15


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ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW
SCE&G is a regulated public utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and in the purchase and sale, primarily at retail, and transportation of natural gas. SCE&G’s business is subject to seasonal fluctuations. Generally, sales of electricity are higher during the summer and winter months because of air-conditioning and heating requirements, and sales of natural gas are greater in the winter months due to heating requirements. SCE&G’s electric service territory extends into 24 counties covering nearly 17,000 square miles in the central, southern and southwestern portions of South Carolina. The service area for natural gas encompasses all or part of 35 counties in South Carolina and covers approximately 22,600 square miles.
Key Earnings Drivers and Outlook
During 2013, economic growth continued to improve in the southeast. Significant industrial announcements in SCE&G’s service territory were made during the year, and announcements made in previous years began to materialize. In addition, the Port of Charleston continues to see increased traffic, with container volume up 5.7% over 2012.  SCE&G’s residential and commercial customer growth rates also were positive.  At December 31, 2013, a preliminary estimate of seasonally adjusted unemployment for South Carolina was 6.6%. Though improved from the 8.6% unemployment rate at December 31, 2012, the improvement may be due in part to people leaving the workforce. Nationwide the civilian labor force was 62.8% at December 31, 2013, matching a 35-year low.
Over the next five years, key earnings drivers for SCE&G will be additions to utility rate base, consisting primarily of capital expenditures for new generating capacity, environmental facilities and system expansion. Other factors that will impact future earnings growth include the regulatory environment, customer growth and usage and the level of growth of operation and maintenance expenses and taxes.
Electric Operations
The electric operations segment is comprised of the electric operations of SCE&G, GENCO and Fuel Company, and is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity in South Carolina. At December 31, 2013 SCE&G provided electricity to approximately 678,000 customers. GENCO owns a coal-fired generating station and sells electricity solely to SCE&G.  Fuel Company acquires, owns, provides financing for and sells at cost to SCE&G nuclear fuel, certain fossil fuels and emission and other environmental allowances.
Operating results for electric operations are primarily driven by customer demand for electricity, rates allowed to be charged to customers and the ability to control growth in costs. Through 2013, the effect of weather on operating results was largely mitigated by the eWNA; however, the eWNA was discontinued pursuant to an SCPSC order effective with the first billing cycle of January 2014. Embedded in the rates charged to customers is an allowed regulatory return on equity. SCE&G’s allowed return on equity in 2013 was 10.25% for non-BLRA expenditures, and 11.0% for BLRA-related expenditures. As further described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, SCE&G's allowed return on equity for non-BLRA expenditures was 10.7% prior to 2013. Demand for electricity is primarily affected by weather, customer growth and the economy. SCE&G is able to recover the cost of fuel used in electric generation through retail customers’ bills, but increases in fuel costs affect electric prices and, therefore, the competitive position of electricity against other energy sources.

SCE&G files an IRP with the SCPSC annually which evaluates future electric generation needs based on a variety of factors, including customer energy demands, EPA regulations, reserve margins and fuel costs. SCE&G's 2012 IRP identified six coal-fired units that SCE&G has subsequently retired or intends to retire by 2018, subject to future developments in environmental regulations, among other matters. These units have an aggregate generating capacity (2012 summer rating) of 730 MW. As of December 31, 2013, three of these units have been retired. For additional information, see Note 1 and Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

New Nuclear Construction
SCE&G is constructing two 1,250 MW (1,117 MW, net) nuclear generation units at the site of Summer Station. SCE&G will jointly own the New Units with Santee Cooper, and SCE&G will be responsible for the cost of and receive the output from the New Units in proportion to its share of ownership, with Santee Cooper responsible for and receiving the remaining share. SCE&G's current ownership share in the New Units is 55%. Under an agreement signed in January 2014

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(and subject to customary closing conditions, including necessary regulatory approvals), SCE&G has agreed to acquire an additional 5% ownership in the New Units. Under the terms of this agreement, SCE&G will acquire a one percent ownership interest in the New Units at the commercial operation date of Unit 2, will acquire an additional two percent ownership interest no later than the first anniversary of such commercial operation date, and will acquire the final two percent no later than the second anniversary of such commercial operation date. In addition, the agreement provides that Santee Cooper will not transfer any of its remaining interest in the New Units to third parties until the New Units are complete.

SCE&G expects Unit 2 to be placed in service in the fourth quarter of 2017 or the first quarter of 2018, with Unit 3's in-service date approximately 12 months later. SCE&G's share of the estimated cash outlays (future value, excluding AFC) for its current 55% ownership share totals approximately $5.4 billion for plant and related transmission infrastructure costs, which costs are projected based on historical one-year and five-year escalation rates as required by the SCPSC. In addition, under the terms of the agreement previously described, SCE&G has agreed to pay an amount equal to Santee Cooper's actual cost of the percentage conveyed as of the date of conveyance, which SCE&G estimates will be approximately $500 million for the entire 5% interest.

Significant recent developments in new nuclear construction include the following:

In the first quarter of 2013, initial pouring of the Unit 2 nuclear island basemat was completed. The basemat provides a foundation for the containment vessel, shield building and auxiliary building that make up the nuclear island. The Unit 3 nuclear island basemat was completed in the fourth quarter of 2013.

In April 2013, the 500-ton CR-10 module was set on the Unit 2 basemat. CR-10 supports the containment vessel. Construction of Unit 3's CR-10 module is currently underway.

In May 2013, the containment vessel bottom head for Unit 2 was put in place. The containment vessel will house numerous reactor system components, such as the reactor vessel, steam generator and pressurizer. Work continues in building containment vessel rings that will be placed on the containment vessel bottom head for Unit 2.

In September 2013, the reactor vessel cavity for Unit 2 (CA-04 module) was placed in the containment vessel bottom head. The reactor vessel cavity will house the reactor vessel, which in turn will house the fuel assemblies. The reactor vessel for Unit 2 is on-site.

Fabrication has begun for Unit 2's steam generator and refueling canal module (CA-01 module) that will be located inside the containment vessel.

Ring 1 of the Unit 2 containment vessel is scheduled to be placed on the containment vessel bottom head in the second quarter 2014. Ring 2 is scheduled to be placed in the fourth quarter of 2014.

While progress has been made with production, quality assurance and quality control issues, the schedule for fabrication of sub-modules at the contractor facility remains a focus area for the project.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Consortium began a full re-baselining of the Unit 2 and Unit 3 construction schedules. SCE&G anticipates that this revised schedule and the cost estimate at completion for all non-firm and fixed scopes of work will be finalized in the third quarter of 2014. SCE&G plans to reevaluate and reschedule its owners cost estimates and cash flow requirements in light of the new schedule.

For additional information on these and other matters, see New Nuclear Construction Matters herein and Note 2 and Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.

Environmental
As part of the President's Climate Action Plan and by Presidential Memorandum issued June 25, 2013, the EPA was directed to issue a revised carbon standard for new power plants by re-proposing NSPS under the CAA for emissions of carbon dioxide from newly constructed fossil fuel-fired units. The rule became final on January 8, 2014 and requires all new fossil fuel-fired power plants to meet the carbon dioxide emissions profile of a combined cycle natural gas plant. While most new natural gas plants will not be required to include any new technologies, no new coal-fired plants could be constructed without carbon capture and sequestration capabilities. Consolidated SCE&G is evaluating the final rule, but does not plan to construct new coal-fired units in the near future. The Memorandum also directed the EPA to issue standards, regulations, or guidelines for existing units by June 1, 2014, to be made final no later than June 1, 2015.

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The CWA provides for the imposition of effluent limitations that require treatment for wastewater discharges. New federal effluent limitation guidelines for steam electric generating units were published in the Federal Register on June 7, 2013, and the ELG Rule is expected to be finalized May 22, 2014. The EPA expects compliance as soon as possible after July 2017 but no later than July 2020. Additionally, the EPA is expected to issue a rule that modifies requirements for existing cooling water intake structures in early 2014, and Congress is expected to consider further amendments to the CWA.

In response to a federal court order to establish a definite timeline for a CCR rule, the EPA has said it will issue new federal regulations affecting the management and disposal of CCRs, such as ash, by December 14, 2014. Such regulations could result in the treatment of some CCRs as hazardous waste and could impose significant costs to utilities, such as SCE&G and GENCO.
The above environmental initiatives and other similar issues are described in Environmental Matters herein and in Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements. Unless otherwise noted, Consolidated SCE&G cannot predict when regulatory rules or legislative requirements for any of these initiatives will become final, if at all, or what conditions they may impose on it, if any. Consolidated SCE&G believes that any additional costs imposed by such regulations would be recoverable through rates.
Gas Distribution
The Gas Distribution segment, comprised of the local distribution operations of SCE&G, is primarily engaged in the purchase, transportation and sale of natural gas to retail customers in portions of South Carolina. At December 31, 2013 this segment provided natural gas to approximately 329,000 customers.
Operating results for gas distribution are primarily influenced by customer demand for natural gas, rates allowed to be charged to customers and the ability to control growth in costs. Embedded in the rates charged to customers is an allowed regulatory return on equity of 10.25%.
Demand for natural gas is primarily affected by weather, customer growth, the economy and the availability and price of alternate fuels. Natural gas competes with electricity, propane and heating oil to serve the heating and, to a lesser extent, other household energy needs of residential and small commercial customers. This competition is generally based on price and convenience. Large commercial and industrial customers often have the ability to switch from natural gas to an alternate fuel, such as propane or fuel oil. Natural gas competes with these alternate fuels based on price. As a result, any significant disparity between supply and demand, either of natural gas or of alternate fuels, and due either to production or delivery disruptions or other factors, will affect price and will impact SCE&G’s ability to retain large commercial and industrial customers. In addition, the production of shale gas in the United States has resulted in significantly lower prices for this commodity, and such prices are expected to continue for the foreseeable future.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Net Income
Net income for Consolidated SCE&G was as follows:
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Net income $390.8
 11.0% $352.0
 11.4% $316.1

2013 vs 2012Net income increased due to higher electric and gas margins. These margin increases were partially offset by higher operation and maintenance expenses, higher depreciation expense, higher property taxes and higher interest expense, further described below.
2012 vs 2011Net income increased due to higher electric and gas margins. These margin increases were partially offset by higher operation and maintenance expenses, higher depreciation expense, higher property taxes and higher interest expense, further described below.


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Dividends Declared
Consolidated SCE&G’s Boards of Directors declared the following dividends on common stock (all of which was held by SCANA) during 2013 and 2012:
Declaration DateDividend AmountQuarter EndedPayment Date
February 20, 2013$64.0 millionMarch 31, 2013April 1, 2013
April 25, 2013$63.8 millionJune 30, 2013July 1, 2013
July 31, 2013$67.5 millionSeptember 30, 2013October 1, 2013
October 31, 2013$61.7 millionDecember 31, 2013January 1, 2014
February 15, 2012$53.4 millionMarch 31, 2012April 1, 2012
May 3, 2012$54.1 millionJune 30, 2012July 1, 2012
August 2, 2012$55.8 millionSeptember 30, 2012October 1, 2012
October 24, 2012$45.6 millionDecember 31, 2012January 1, 2013
When a dividend payment date falls on a weekend or holiday, the payment is made the following business day.

Electric Operations
Electric Operations is comprised of the electric operations of SCE&G, GENCO and Fuel Company. Electric operations sales margin (including transactions with affiliates) was as follows:
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Operating revenues $2,430.5
 (0.9)% $2,453.1
 0.9 % $2,432.2
Less: Fuel used in generation 751.0
 (11.0)% 844.2
 (8.5)% 922.5
          Purchased power 43.0
 53.0 % 28.1
 46.4 % 19.2
Margin $1,636.5
 3.5 % $1,580.8
 6.1 % $1,490.5
2013 vs 2012Margin increased primarily due to base rate increases under the BLRA of $54.2 million and higher electric base rates of $67.3 million approved in the December 2012 rate order. Additionally, pursuant to accounting orders of the SCPSC, 2013's electric margin reflects downward adjustments of $50.1 million to revenue. Such adjustments are fully offset by the recognition within other income of gains realized upon the settlement of certain derivative interest rate contracts, which had been deferred as regulatory liabilities. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.
2012 vs 2011Margin increased primarily by $54.4 million due to an increase in retail electric base rates approved by the SCPSC under the BLRA, by $3.7 million due to customer growth and by $11.0 million due to the expiration of a decrement rider approved in the 2010 retail electric base rate case.

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Sales volumes (in GWh) related to the electric margin above, by class, were as follows:
Classification  2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Residential 7,571
 
 7,571
 (8.0)% 8,232
Commercial 7,205
 (1.2)% 7,291
 (1.4)% 7,397
Industrial 6,000
 2.8 % 5,836
 (1.7)% 5,938
Other 581
 (0.9)% 586
 2.4 % 572
Total retail sales 21,357
 0.3 % 21,284
 (3.9)% 22,139
Wholesale 955
 (63.2)% 2,595
 26.6 % 2,049
Total 22,312
 (6.6)% 23,879
 (1.3)% 24,188
2013 vs 2012Retail sales volume increased primarily due to customer growth and the effects of weather, partially offset by lower average use. The decrease in wholesale sales is primarily due to the expiration of two customer contracts.
2012 vs 2011Retail sales volume decreased by 983 GWh primarily due to the effects of milder weather. The increase in wholesale sales is primarily due to higher contract utilization by a wholesale customer.
Gas Distribution
Gas Distribution is comprised of the local distribution operations of SCE&G. Gas distribution sales margin (including transactions with affiliates) was as follows:
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Operating revenues $414.4
 16.5% $355.6
 (8.2)% $387.4
Less: Gas purchased for resale 244.1
 24.2% 196.6
 (18.0)% 239.7
Margin $170.3
 7.1% $159.0
 7.7 % $147.7
2013 vs 2012Margin increased primarily due to the SCPSC-approved increase in base rates under the RSA which became effective with the first billing cycle of November 2012, as well as residential and commercial customer growth.
2012 vs 2011Margin increased $8.3 million due to the SCPSC-approved increases in retail gas base rates under the RSA which became effective with the first billing cycles of November 2011 and 2012.
Sales volumes (in MMBTU) by class, including transportation gas, were as follows:
Classification (in thousands) 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Residential 12,515
 23.3% 10,153
 (13.0)% 11,674
Commercial 12,786
 9.1% 11,723
 (2.9)% 12,071
Industrial 20,411
 5.5% 19,341
 14.0 % 16,963
Transportation gas 4,801
 2.0% 4,707
 7.6 % 4,376
Total 50,513
 10.0% 45,924
 1.9 % 45,084
2013 vs 2012Total sales volumes increased primarily due to customer growth, increased industrial usage and the effects of weather.
2012 vs 2011Residential and commercial sales volume decreased primarily due to milder weather. Industrial and transportation sales volumes increased due to the competitive price of gas versus alternate fuel sources.

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Other Operating Expenses
Other operating expenses were as follows:

Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Other operation and maintenance $556.5
 2.8% $541.6
 5.1% $515.1
Depreciation and amortization 313.4
 6.8% 293.4
 2.6% 286.1
Other taxes 200.2
 6.3% 188.3
 3.2% 182.5

2013 vs 2012Other operation and maintenance expenses increased by $16.7 million due to incremental expenses associated with the December 2012 SCPSC rate order and by $5.7 million due to higher electric generation, transmission and distribution expenses. These increases were partially offset by lower compensation costs of $10.1 million due to reduced headcount and lower incentive compensation accruals and by other general expenses. Depreciation and amortization expense increased $13.2 million due to the recognition of depreciation expense associated with the Wateree Station scrubber which was provided for in the December 2012 SCPSC rate order and due to other net plant additions. Other taxes increased primarily due to higher property taxes on net property additions.
2012 vs 2011Other operation and maintenance expenses increased by $9.3 million due to higher generation, transmission and distribution expenses, by $1.7 million due to higher general expenses and by $14.2 million due to higher incentive compensation and other benefits. Depreciation and amortization expense increased primarily due to net property additions. Other taxes increased primarily due to higher property taxes on net property additions.
Net Periodic Benefit Cost

     Net periodic benefit cost was recorded on Consolidated SCE&G's income statements and balance sheets as follows:
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Income Statement Impact:          
   Employee benefit costs $11.0
 100.0% 
 
 
   Other expense 0.6
 50.0 % $0.4
 100.0% $0.2
Balance Sheet Impact:          
   Increase in capital expenditures 6.4
 12.3 % 5.7
 67.6% 3.4
   Component of amount receivable from Summer Station co-owner 2.5
 13.6 % 2.2
 83.3% 1.2
   Increase in regulatory asset 5.5
 (63.3)% 15.0
 64.8% 9.1
 Net periodic benefit cost $26.0
 11.6 % $23.3
 67.6% $13.9

Prior to July 15, 2010, the SCPSC allowed SCE&G to defer as a regulatory asset the amount of pension cost exceeding amounts included in rates for its retail electric and gas distribution regulated operations. In connection with the SCPSC's July 2010 electric rate order and November 2010 natural gas RSA order, SCE&G began deferring, as a regulatory asset, all pension costs related to retail electric and gas operations that otherwise would have been charged to expense. Effective in January 2013, in connection with the December 2012 rate order, SCE&G began amortizing previously deferred pension cost related to retail electric operations totaling approximately $63 million over approximately 30 years (see Note 2) and recovering current pension costs related to retail electric operations through a rate rider that may be adjusted annually. Similarly, in connection with the October 2013 RSA order, deferred pension cost related to gas operations of approximately $14 million is being amortized over approximately 14 years, and effective November 2013, SCE&G is recovering current pension expense related to gas operations through cost of service rates (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements). In 2013, such amortizations totaled approximately $2.0 million for electric operations and $0.2 million for gas operations.


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Other Income (Expense)
Other income (expense) includes the results of certain non-utility activities. Components of other income (expense), were as follows:
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Other income $52.7
 * $0.4
 (91.8)% $4.9
Other expense (17.5) (2.2)% (17.9) 51.7 % (11.8)
Total $35.2
 * $(17.5) * $(6.9)
*Greater than 100%
2013 vs 2012Total other income (expense) increased primarily due to the recognition, pursuant to SCPSC accounting orders, of $50.1 million of gains realized upon the settlement of certain interest rate derivatives which had been entered into in anticipation of the issuance of long-term debt, which gains had been deferred as regulatory liabilities. Such gain recognition was fully offset by downward adjustments to revenues reflected within electric margin and had no effect on net income.
2012 vs 2011Total other income (expense) decreased primarily due to higher non-utility related employee benefit costs in 2012.
AFC
AFC is a utility accounting practice whereby a portion of the cost of both equity and borrowed funds used to finance construction (which is shown on the balance sheet as construction work in progress) is capitalized. Consolidated SCE&G includes an equity portion of AFC in nonoperating income and a debt portion of AFC in interest charges (credits) as noncash items, both of which have the effect of increasing reported net income. AFC represented approximately 6.6% of income before income taxes in 2013, 6.3% in 2012 and 4.5% in 2011, respectively.

Interest Expense

     Components of interest expense, net of the debt component of AFC, were as follows:
Millions of dollars 2013 Change 2012 Change 2011
Interest on long-term debt, net $206.8
 3.0% $200.7
 5.1 % $191.0
Other interest expense 10.5
 7.1% 9.8
 (27.4)% 13.5
Total $217.3
 3.2% $210.5
 2.9 % $204.5
Interest on long-term debt increased in each year primarily due to increased long-term borrowings. Other interest expense increased in 2013 and decreased in 2012, primarily due to reductions in principal balances outstanding on short-term debt over the respective prior year and also decreased in 2012 due to the reversal in 2012 of interest which had been accrued in 2011 related to a tax uncertainty that was resolved (see Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements).

Income Taxes
Income tax expense increased in 2013 over 2012 and in 2012 over 2011 primarily due to increases in income before taxes. The increase in the effective tax rate in 2013 is principally attributable to lower recognition of EIZ Credits upon the completion of the amortization of certain such credits in 2012.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Consolidated SCE&G anticipates that its contractual cash obligations will be met through internally generated funds and the incurrence of additional short- and long-term indebtedness. Consolidated SCE&G expects that, barring a future impairment of the capital markets, it has or can obtain adequate sources of financing to meet its projected cash requirements for the foreseeable future, including the cash requirements for nuclear construction and refinancing maturing long-term debt. Consolidated SCE&G’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the year ended December 31, 2013 was 3.48.

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Consolidated SCE&G’s cash requirements arise primarily from its operational needs, funding its construction programs and payment of dividends to SCANA. The ability of Consolidated SCE&G to replace existing plant investment, to expand to meet future demand for electricity and gas and to install equipment necessary to comply with environmental
regulations, will depend upon its ability to attract the necessary financial capital on reasonable terms. Consolidated SCE&G recovers the costs of providing services through rates charged to customers. Rates for regulated services are generally based on historical costs. As customer growth and inflation occur and Consolidated SCE&G continues its ongoing construction program, Consolidated SCE&G expects to seek increases in rates. Consolidated SCE&G’s future financial position and results of operations will be affected by Consolidated SCE&G’s ability to obtain adequate and timely rate and other regulatory relief.

Cash outlays for property additions and construction expenditures, including nuclear fuel, net of AFC were $1.0 billion in 2013 and are estimated to be $1.5 billion in 2014.
Consolidated SCE&G’s current estimates of its capital expenditures for construction and nuclear fuel for 2014-2016, which are subject to continuing review and adjustment, are as follows:
Estimated Capital Expenditures
Millions of dollars 2014 2015 2016
Consolidated SCE&G - Normal  
  
  
Generation $136
 $145
 $112
Transmission & Distribution 230
 280
 258
Other 14
 25
 19
Gas 50
 51
 73
Common 9
 7
 10
Total Consolidated SCE&G - Normal 439
 508
 472
New Nuclear (including transmission) 950
 905
 667
Cash Requirements for Construction 1,389
 1,413
 1,139
Nuclear Fuel 67
 30
 147
Total Estimated Capital Expenditures $1,456
 $1,443
 $1,286
Estimated capital expenditures for Nuclear Fuel in 2016 include approximately $53 million, which is SCE&G's share of nuclear fuel it acquired in 2013. This fuel has been recorded in utility plant and the corresponding obligation has been recorded in long-term debt on the consolidated balance sheet.

Consolidated SCE&G’s contractual cash obligations as of December 31, 2013 are summarized as follows:
Contractual Cash Obligations
  Payments due by period
Millions of dollars Total 
Less than
1 year
 1 - 3 years 4 - 5 years 
More than
5 years
Long-term and short-term debt including interest $8,403
 $510
 $653
 $1,090
 $6,150
Capital leases 12
 2
 6
 2
 2
Operating leases 30
 5
 6
 1
 18
Purchase obligations 3,669
 1,802
 1,646
 221
 
Other commercial commitments 2,524
 527
 713
 571
 713
Total $14,638
 $2,846
 $3,024
 $1,885
 $6,883
Included in the table above in purchase obligations is SCE&G’s portion of a contractual agreement for the design and construction of the New Units at the Summer Station site. SCE&G expects to be a joint owner and share operating costs and generation output of the New Units, with SCE&G currently responsible for 55 percent of the cost and receiving 55 percent of the output, and other joint owner (or owners) the remaining 45 percent.  Also included in the table above is the estimated $500 million SCE&G expects it will cost to acquire an additional 5% ownership in the New Units as further described in New Nuclear Construction Matters.

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Also included in purchase obligations are customary purchase orders under which SCE&G has the option to utilize certain vendors without the obligation to do so. SCE&G may terminate such arrangements without penalty.

Included in other commercial commitments are estimated obligations for coal and nuclear fuel purchases. SCE&G also has a legal obligation associated with the decommissioning and dismantling of Summer Station Unit 1 and other conditional asset retirement obligations that are not listed in the contractual cash obligations above. See Notes 1 and 10 to the consolidated financial statements.

At December 31, 2013, Consolidated SCE&G had posted $1.5 million in cash collateral for interest rate derivative contracts.
Financing Limits and Related Matters
Consolidated SCE&G’s issuance of various securities, including long-term and short-term debt, is subject to customary approval or authorization by regulatory bodies including the SCPSC and FERC. Financing programs currently utilized by Consolidated SCE&G follow.
SCE&G has obtained FERC authority to issue short-term indebtedness and to assume liabilities as a guarantor(pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act). SCE&G may issue unsecured promissory notes, commercial paper and direct loans in amounts not to exceed $1.6 billion outstanding with maturity dates of one year or less, and may enter into guaranty agreements in favor of lenders, bankers, and dealers in commercial paper in amounts not to exceed $600 million. GENCO has obtained FERC authority to issue short-term indebtedness not to exceed $150 million outstanding with maturity dates of one year or less. The authority described herein will expire in October 2014.
In October 2013, the Consolidated SCE&G's existing committed LOCs were extended by one year. As a result, at December 31, 2013 SCE&G and Fuel Company were parties to five-year credit agreements in the amounts of $1.2 billion, (of which $500 million relates to Fuel Company) which expire in October 2018. In addition, at December 31, 2013 SCE&G was party to a three-year credit agreement in the amount of $200 million which expires in October 2016. These credit agreements are used for general corporate purposes, including liquidity support for each company's commercial paper program and working capital needs and, in the case of Fuel Company, to finance or refinance the purchase of nuclear fuel, certain fossil fuels, and emission and other environmental allowances. For a list of banks providing credit support and other information, see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.
As of December 31, 2013, Consolidated SCE&G had no outstanding borrowings under its $1.4 billion facilities, had approximately $251 million in commercial paper borrowings outstanding, was obligated under $0.3 million in LOC-supported letters of credit, and had approximately $92 million in cash and temporary investments. Consolidated SCE&G regularly monitors the commercial paper and short-term credit markets to optimize the timing for repayment of the outstanding balance
on its draws, while maintaining appropriate levels of liquidity. Average short-term borrowings outstanding during 2013 were approximately $369 million. Short-term cash needs were met primarily through the issuance of commercial paper.
At December 31, 2013, Consolidated SCE&G’s long-term debt portfolio has a weighted average maturity of approximately 20 years and bears an average cost of 5.66%. Substantially all of Consolidated SCE&G's long-term debt bears fixed interest rates or is swapped to fixed. To further preserve liquidity, Consolidated SCE&G rigorously reviews its projected capital expenditures and operating costs and adjusts them where possible without impacting safety, reliability, and core customer service.
SCE&G’s Restated Articles of Incorporation do not limit the dividends that may be paid on its common stock. However, SCE&G’s bond indenture contains provisions that, under certain circumstances, which SCE&G considers to be remote, could limit the payment of cash dividends on its common stock, all of which is beneficially owned by SCANA.
The Federal Power Act requires the appropriation of a portion of certain earnings from hydroelectric projects. At December 31, 2013, approximately $63.1 million of retained earnings were restricted by this requirement as to payment of cash dividends on SCE&G’s common stock.
SCE&G is subject to a bond indenture dated April 1, 1993 (Mortgage) covering substantially all of its electric properties under which all of its first mortgage bonds (Bonds) have been issued. Bonds may be issued under the Mortgage in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the sum of (1) 70% of Unfunded Net Property Additions (as therein defined), (2) the aggregate principal amount of retired Bonds and (3) cash deposited with the trustee. Bonds, other than certain Bonds issued on the basis of retired Bonds, may be issued under the Mortgage only if Adjusted Net Earnings (as therein defined) for 12

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consecutive months out of the 18 months immediately preceding the month of issuance are at least twice (2.0) the annual interest requirements on all outstanding Bonds and Bonds to be outstanding (Bond Ratio). For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Bond Ratio was 5.28.
Financing Activities

In June 2013, SCE&G issued $400 million of 4.60% first mortgage bonds due June 15, 2043. Proceeds from this sale were used to pay at maturity $150 million of its 7.125% first mortgage bonds due June 15, 2013, to repay short-term debt primarily incurred as a result of SCE&G's construction program, to finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.

In March 2013, SCE&G entered into a contract for the purchase of nuclear fuel totaling $100 million and payable in 2016.

In January 2013, JEDA issued for the benefit of SCE&G $39.5 million of 4.0% tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds due February 1, 2028, and $14.7 million of 3.625% tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds due February 1, 2033. Proceeds from these sales were loaned by JEDA to SCE&G and, together with other available funds, were used to redeem prior to maturity $56.9 million of 5.2% industrial revenue bonds due November 1, 2027.
In November 2012, SCE&G repaid at maturity $4.4 million of 4.2% tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds, and repaid prior to maturity $29.2 million of 5.45% tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds due November 1, 2032.

In July 2012, SCE&G issued $250 million of 4.35% first mortgage bonds due February 1, 2042 (issued at a premium with a yield of 3.86%), which constituted a reopening of the prior offering of $250 million of 4.35% first mortgage bonds which were issued in January 2012. Proceeds from these sales were used to repay short-term debt primarily incurred as a result of SCE&G's construction program, to finance capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes.

 During 2013 there were net cash inflows related to financing activities of $49 million primarily due to the issuance of long-term debt and contributions from parent, partially offset by repayment of short- and long-term debt and payment of dividends.

Investing Activities

SCE&G paid approximately $6 million, net, through the third quarter of 2013 to settle interest rate derivative contracts upon the issuance of long-term debt for contracts that had been designated as hedges.

In addition, during the fourth quarter of 2013, SCE&G received approximately $120 million upon the settlement of certain interest rate derivatives which had been entered into in anticipation of the issuance of long-term debt. Pursuant to SCPSC accounting orders, $50.1 million of such gains were recognized within other income, with such gain recognition being fully offset by downward adjustments to revenues reflected within electric margin.
In February 2014, Consolidated SCE&G’s Boards of Directors declared dividends on common stock of $64.3 million, payable on April 1, 2014.

For additional information, see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements.

In December 2010, the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 (Tax Relief Act) was signed into law.  Major tax incentives in the Tax Relief Act included 100% bonus depreciation for property placed in service after September 8, 2010 and through 2011 and 50% bonus depreciation for property placed in service for 2012.  The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extended the 50% bonus depreciation for property placed in service in 2013.  These incentives, along with certain other deductions, have had a positive impact on the cash flows of Consolidated SCE&G.


ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS
Consolidated SCE&G’s operations are subject to extensive regulation by various federal and state authorities in the areas of air quality, water quality, control of toxic substances and hazardous and solid wastes. Applicable statutes and rules include the CAA, CWA, Nuclear Waste Act and CERCLA, among others. Compliance with these environmental

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requirements involves significant capital and operating costs, which Consolidated SCE&G expects to recover through existing ratemaking provisions.
For the three years ended December 31, 2013, Consolidated SCE&G's capital expenditures for environmental control equipment at its fossil fuel generating stations totaled $46.1 million. In addition, Consolidated SCE&G made expenditures to operate and maintain environmental control equipment at its fossil plants of $9.2 million in 2013, $10.2 million in 2012 and $7.9 million during 2011, which are included in “Other operation and maintenance” expense, and made expenditures to handle waste ash of $3.2 million in 2013, $7.9 million in 2012 and $8.7 million in 2011, which are included in “Fuel used in electric generation.” In addition, included within “Other operation and maintenance” expense is an annual amortization of $1.4 million in each of 2013, 2012 and 2011 related to SCE&G's recovery of MGP remediation costs as approved by the SCPSC. It is not possible to estimate all future costs related to environmental matters, but forecasts for capitalized environmental expenditures for Consolidated SCE&G are $9.5 million for 2014 and $82.5 million for the four-year period 2015-2018.  These expenditures are included in Consolidated SCE&G Estimated Capital Expenditures table, are discussed in Liquidity and Capital Resources, and include known costs related to the matters discussed below.

At the state level, no significant environmental legislation that would affect Consolidated SCE&G’s operations advanced during 2013. Consolidated SCE&G cannot predict whether such legislation will be introduced or enacted in 2014, or if new regulations or changes to existing regulations at the state level will be implemented in the coming year. Several regulatory initiatives at the federal level did advance in 2013 and more are expected to advance in 2014 as described below.
Air Quality
With the pervasive emergence of concern over the issue of global climate change as a significant influence upon the economy, Consolidated SCE&G is subject to climate-related financial risks, including those involving regulatory requirements responsive to GHG emissions, as well as those involving other potential physical impacts. Other business and financial risks arising from such climate change could also materialize. Consolidated SCE&G cannot predict all of the climate-related regulatory and physical risks nor the related consequences which might impact Consolidated SCE&G, and the following discussion should not be considered all-inclusive.

As part of the President's Climate Action Plan and by Presidential Memorandum issued June 25, 2013, the EPA was directed to issue a revised carbon standard for new power plants by re-proposing NSPS under the CAA for emissions of carbon dioxide from newly constructed fossil fuel-fired units. The rule became final on January 8, 2014 and requires all new fossil fuel-fired power plants to meet the carbon dioxide emissions profile of a combined cycle natural gas plant. While most new natural gas plants will not be required to include any new technologies, no new coal-fired plants could be constructed without carbon capture and sequestration capabilities. Consolidated SCE&G is evaluating the final rule, but does not plan to construct new coal-fired units in the near future. The Memorandum also directed the EPA to issue standards, regulations, or guidelines for existing units by June 1, 2014, to be made final no later than June 1, 2015. Consolidated SCE&G also cannot predict when rules will become final for existing units, if at all, or what conditions they may impose on Consolidated SCE&G, if any. Consolidated SCE&G expects that any costs incurred to comply with GHG emission requirements will be recoverable through rates.

From a regulatory perspective, SCE&G and GENCO continually monitor and evaluate their current and projected emission levels and strive to comply with all state and federal regulations regarding those emissions. SCE&G and GENCO participate in the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emission allowance programs with respect to coal plant emissions and also have constructed additional pollution control equipment at several larger coal-fired electric generating plants. Further, SCE&G is engaged in construction activities of the New Units which are expected to reduce GHG emission levels significantly once they are completed and dispatched by potentially displacing some of the current coal-fired generation sources. These actions are expected to address many of the rules and regulations discussed herein.

In 2005, the EPA issued the CAIR, which required the District of Columbia and 28 states to reduce nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide emissions in order to attain mandated state levels.  CAIR set emission limits to be met in two phases beginning in 2009 and 2015, respectively, for nitrogen oxide and beginning in 2010 and 2015, respectively, for sulfur dioxide.  SCE&G and GENCO determined that additional air quality controls would be needed to meet the CAIR requirements.  On July 6, 2011 the EPA issued the CSAPR.  This rule replaced CAIR and the Clean Air Transport Rule proposed in July 2010 and is aimed at addressing power plant emissions that may contribute to air pollution in other states.  CSAPR requires states in the eastern United States to reduce power plant emissions, specifically sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.  On December 30, 2011, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia issued an order staying CSAPR and reinstating CAIR pending resolution of an appeal of CSAPR. On August 21, 2012, the Court of Appeals vacated CSAPR and left CAIR in place. The EPA's petition for rehearing of the Court of Appeals' order was denied. In June 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review

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the Court of Appeals' decision and oral arguments were held on December 10, 2013. A decision is still pending. Air quality control installations that SCE&G and GENCO have already completed have allowed Consolidated SCE&G to comply with the reinstated CAIR and will also allow it to comply with CSAPR, if reinstated. Consolidated SCE&G will continue to pursue strategies to comply with all applicable environmental regulations.  Any costs incurred to comply with such regulations are expected to be recoverable through rates.

In April 2012, the EPA's rule containing new standards for mercury and other specified air pollutants became effective.  The rule provides up to four years for facilities to meet the standards, and Consolidated SCE&G's evaluation of the rule is ongoing. SCE&G's decision in 2012 to retire certain coal-fired units or convert them to burn natural gas and its project to build the New Units (see Note 1) along with other actions are expected to result in Consolidated SCE&G's compliance with the EPA's rule.  Any costs incurred to comply with this rule or other rules issued by the EPA in the future are expected to be recoverable through rates.

The EPA is conducting an enforcement initiative against the utilities industry related to the NSR provisions and the NSPS of the CAA. As part of the initiative, many utilities have received requests for information under Section 114 of the CAA. In addition, the DOJ, on behalf of the EPA, has taken civil enforcement action against several utilities. The primary basis for these actions is the assertion by the EPA that maintenance activities undertaken by the utilities at their coal-fired power plants constituted “major modifications” which required the installation of costly BACT. Some of the utilities subject to the actions have reached settlement. Though Consolidated SCE&G cannot predict what action, if any, the EPA will initiate against it, any costs incurred are expected to be recoverable through rates.

Physical effects associated with climate changes could include the impact of possible changes in weather patterns, such as storm frequency and intensity, and the resultant potential damage to Consolidated SCE&G’s electric system, as well as impacts on employees and customers and on its supply chain and many others. Much of the service territory of SCE&G is subject to the damaging effects of Atlantic and Gulf coast hurricanes and also to the damaging impact of winter ice storms. To help mitigate the financial risks arising from these potential occurrences, SCE&G maintains insurance on certain properties. In addition, SCE&G has collected funds from customers for its storm damage reserve (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements). As part of its ongoing operations, SCE&G maintains emergency response and storm preparation plans and teams who receive ongoing training and related simulations in advance of such storms, all in order to allow Consolidated SCE&G to protect its assets and to return its systems to normal reliable operation in a timely fashion following any such event.
Water Quality
The CWA provides for the imposition of effluent limitations that require treatment for wastewater discharges. Under the CWA, compliance with applicable limitations is achieved under state-issued NPDES permits. As a facility’s NPDES permit is renewed (every five years), any new effluent limitations would be incorporated. The ELG Rule was published in the Federal Register on June 7, 2013, and is expected to be finalized May 22, 2014. The EPA expects compliance as soon as possible after July 2017 but no later than July 2020.

Additionally, the EPA is expected to issue a rule that modifies requirements for existing cooling water intake structures in early 2014. Consolidated SCE&G is conducting studies and is developing or implementing compliance plans for these initiatives. Congress is expected to consider further amendments to the CWA. Such legislation may include toxicity-based standards as well as limitations to mixing zones. These provisions, if passed, could have a material impact on the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of SCE&G and GENCO. Consolidated SCE&G believes that any additional costs imposed by such regulations would be recoverable through rates.
Hazardous and Solid Wastes
In response to a federal court order to establish a definite timeline for a CCR rule, the EPA has said it will issue new federal regulations affecting the management and disposal of CCRs, such as ash, by December 2014. Such regulations could result in the treatment of some CCRs as hazardous waste and could impose significant costs to utilities, such as SCE&G and GENCO. While Consolidated SCE&G cannot predict how extensive the regulations will be, Consolidated SCE&G believes that any additional costs imposed by such regulations would be recoverable through rates.
The final CCR rule may require the closure of ash ponds.  SCE&G has three generating facilities that have employed ash storage ponds, and all of these ponds have either been closed after all ash was removed or are part of an ash pond closure project that includes complete removal of the ash prior to closure.  The electric generating facilities which continue to be coal-fired have dry ash handling, and the ash ponds undergoing closure have a detailed dam safety inspection conducted at least quarterly. 

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The Nuclear Waste Act required that the United States government accept and permanently dispose of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel by January 31, 1998. The Nuclear Waste Act also imposed on utilities the primary responsibility for storage of their spent nuclear fuel until the repository is available. SCE&G entered into a Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste with the DOE in 1983. As of December 31, 2012, the federal government has not accepted any spent fuel from Summer Station Unit 1, and it remains unclear when the repository may become available. SCE&G has on-site spent nuclear fuel storage capability in its existing fuel pool until at least 2017 and has commenced construction of a dry cask storage facility to accommodate the spent nuclear fuel output for the life of Summer Station Unit 1. SCE&G may evaluate other technology as it becomes available.
The provisions of CERCLA authorize the EPA to require the clean-up of hazardous waste sites. In addition, the state of South Carolina has a similar law. Consolidated SCE&G maintains an environmental assessment program to identify and evaluate current and former operations sites that could require environmental clean up. In addition, regulators from the EPA and other federal or state agencies periodically notify Consolidated SCE&G that it may be required to perform or participate in the investigation and remediation of a hazardous waste site. As site assessments are initiated, estimates are made of the amount of expenditures, if any, deemed necessary to investigate and remediate each site. These estimates are refined as additional information becomes available; therefore, actual expenditures may differ significantly from the original estimates. Amounts estimated and accrued to date for site assessments and clean-up relate solely to regulated operations. Such amounts are recorded in regulatory assets and amortized with recovery provided through rates. Consolidated SCE&G has assessed the following matters:
Electric Operations
SCE&G maintains an environmental assessment program to identify and evaluate its current and former operations sites that could require environmental clean-up. As site assessments are initiated, estimates are made of the amount of expenditures, if any, deemed necessary to investigate and remediate each site. These estimates are refined as additional information becomes available; therefore, actual expenditures could differ significantly from the original estimates. Amounts estimated and accrued to date for site assessments and clean-up relate solely to regulated operations. Amounts expected to be recovered through rates are recorded in regulatory assets and, if applicable, amortized over approved amortization periods.  At December 31, 2013, such regulatory assets totaled approximately $1.2 million. Other environmental costs are recorded to expense as incurred.
Gas Distribution
SCE&G is responsible for four decommissioned MGP sites in South Carolina which contain residues of by-product chemicals. These sites are in various stages of investigation, remediation and monitoring under work plans approved by DHEC. SCE&G anticipates that major remediation activities at these sites will continue until 2017 and will cost an additional $21.2 million. SCE&G expects to recover any cost arising from the remediation of MGP sites through rates. At December 31, 2013, deferred amounts, net of amounts previously recovered through rates and insurance settlements, totaled $36.7 million and are included in regulatory assets.

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REGULATORY MATTERS
SCE&G, GENCO and Fuel Company are subject to the regulatory jurisdiction of the following entities for the matters noted.
CompanyRegulatory Jurisdiction/Matters
SCE&G, GENCO and Fuel CompanyThe CFTC to the extent they transact swaps as defined in Dodd-Frank.
SCE&GThe SEC as to the issuance of certain securities and other matters; the SCPSC as to retail electric and gas rates, service, accounting, issuance of securities (other than short-term borrowings) and other matters; the FERC as to issuance of short-term borrowings, guarantees of short-term indebtedness, certain acquisitions and other matters; the PHMSA as to integrity management requirements for gas distribution pipeline systems; and the NRC with respect to the ownership, construction, operation and decommissioning of its currently operated and planned nuclear generating facilities. NRC jurisdiction encompasses broad supervisory and regulatory powers over the construction and operation of nuclear reactors, including matters of health and safety, antitrust considerations and environmental impact. In addition, the Federal Emergency Management Agency reviews, in conjunction with the NRC, certain aspects of emergency planning relating to the operation of nuclear plants.
SCE&G and GENCOThe FERC and DOE, under the Federal Power Act, as to the transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce, the sale of electric energy at wholesale for resale, the licensing of hydroelectric projects and certain other matters, including accounting.
GENCOThe SCPSC as to the issuance of securities (other than short-term borrowings) and the FERC as to the issuance of short-term borrowings, accounting, certain acquisitions and other matters.
Fuel CompanyThe SEC as to the issuance of certain securities.

Material retail rate proceedings are described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. In addition, the RSA allows natural gas distribution companies in South Carolina to request annual adjustments to rates to reflect changes in revenues and expenses and changes in investment. Such annual adjustments are subject to certain qualifying criteria and review by the SCPSC.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
Following are descriptions of Consolidated SCE&G’s accounting policies and estimates which are most critical in terms of reporting financial condition or results of operations.
Utility Regulation
Consolidated SCE&G’s regulated operations record certain assets and liabilities that defer the recognition of expenses and revenues to future periods in accordance with accounting guidance for rate-regulated utilities. In the future, in the event of deregulation or other changes in the regulatory environment, Consolidated SCE&G may no longer meet the criteria of accounting for rate-regulated utilities, and could be required to write off its regulatory assets and liabilities. Such an event could have a material effect on the results of operations, liquidity or financial position of Consolidated SCE&G’s Electric Operations and Gas Distribution segments in the period the write-off would be recorded. See Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements for a description of Consolidated SCE&G’s regulatory assets and liabilities, including those associated with Consolidated SCE&G’s environmental program.
Consolidated SCE&G’s generation assets would be exposed to considerable financial risks in a deregulated electric market. If market prices for electric generation do not produce adequate revenue streams and the enabling legislation or regulatory actions do not provide for recovery of the resulting stranded costs, Consolidated SCE&G could be required to write down its investment in those assets. Consolidated SCE&G cannot predict whether any write-downs would be necessary and, if they were, the extent to which they would affect Consolidated SCE&G’s results of operations in the period in which they would be recorded. As of December 31, 2013, Consolidated SCE&G’s net investments in fossil/hydro and nuclear generation assets were $2.4 billion and $2.9 billion, respectively.

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Revenue Recognition and Unbilled Revenues
Revenues related to the sale of energy are recorded when service is rendered or when energy is delivered to customers. Because customers are billed on cycles which vary based on the timing of the actual reading of their electric and gas meters, SCE&G records estimates for unbilled revenues at the end of each reporting period. Such unbilled revenue amounts reflect estimates of the amount of energy delivered to customers for which they have not yet been billed. Such unbilled revenues reflect consideration of estimated usage by customer class, the effects of different rate schedules and, where applicable, the impact of weather normalization provisions of rate structures. The accrual of unbilled revenues in this manner properly matches revenues and related costs. As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, accounts receivable included unbilled revenues of $111.9 million and $129.0 million, respectively, compared to total revenues of $2.8 billion for each of such years.
Nuclear Decommissioning
Accounting for decommissioning costs for nuclear power plants involves significant estimates related to costs to be incurred many years into the future. Among the factors that could change SCE&G’s accounting estimates related to decommissioning costs are changes in technology, changes in regulatory and environmental remediation requirements, and changes in financial assumptions such as discount rates and timing of cash flows. Changes in any of these estimates could significantly impact SCE&G’s financial position and cash flows (although changes in such estimates should be earnings-neutral, because these costs are expected to be collected from ratepayers).
Based on a decommissioning cost study, SCE&G’s two-thirds share of estimated site-specific nuclear decommissioning costs for Summer Station Unit 1, including both the cost of decommissioning plant components that are and are not subject to radioactive contamination, totals $696.8 million, stated in 2012 dollars. Santee Cooper is responsible for decommissioning costs related to its one-third ownership interest in Summer Station Unit 1. The cost estimate assumes that upon closure the site would be maintained for 60 years in such a manner as to allow for subsequent decontamination that would permit release for unrestricted use.

Under SCE&G’s method of funding decommissioning costs, amounts collected through rates are invested in insurance policies on the lives of certain Company personnel. SCE&G transfers to an external trust fund the amounts collected through electric rates, insurance proceeds and interest thereon, less expenses. The trusteed asset balance reflects the net cash surrender value of the insurance policies and cash held by the trust. Management intends for the fund, including earnings thereon, to provide for all eventual decommissioning expenditures on an after-tax basis.

Asset Retirement Obligations
Consolidated SCE&G accrues for the legal obligation associated with the retirement of long-lived tangible assets that result from their acquisition, construction, development and normal operation in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. The obligations are recognized at present value in the period in which they are incurred and associated asset retirement costs are capitalized as a part of the carrying amount of the related long-lived assets. Because such obligations relate primarily to Consolidated SCE&G’s utility operations, their recognition has no significant impact on results of operations. As of December 31, 2013, Consolidated SCE&G has recorded AROs of $191 million for nuclear plant decommissioning (as discussed above) and AROs of $356 million for other conditional obligations related to generation, transmission and distribution properties, including gas pipelines. All of the amounts recorded in accordance with the relevant accounting guidance are based upon estimates which are subject to varying degrees of imprecision, particularly since such payments may be made many years in the future. Changes in these estimates will be recorded over time; however, these changes in estimates are not expected to materially impact results of operations so long as the regulatory framework for utilities remains in place.
Accounting for Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits
SCE&G participates in SCANA’s noncontributory defined benefit pension plan, which covers substantially all regular, full-time employees. SCANA recognizes the funded status of its defined benefit pension plan as an asset or liability and changes in funded status as a component of net periodic benefit cost or other comprehensive income, net of tax, or as a regulatory asset as required by accounting guidance. SCANA’s plan is adequately funded under current regulations. Accounting guidance requires the use of several assumptions, the selection of which has an impact on the resulting pension cost recorded. Among the more sensitive assumptions are those surrounding discount rates and expected returns on assets. SCANA's net pension cost of $31.7 million ($26.0 million attributable to SCE&G) recorded in 2013 reflects the use of a 4.10% discount rate prior to re-measurement on September 1, 2013 and a 5.07% discount rate after the re-measurement, derived using a cash flow matching technique, and an assumed 8.00% long-term rate of return on plan assets. The re-measurement occurred in connection with a plan amendment and related curtailment, which is further described below. SCANA believes that these assumptions

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were, and that the resulting pension cost amount was, reasonable. For purposes of comparison, a 25 basis point reduction in the discount rate in 2013 would have increased SCANA’s pension cost by $1.2 million. Further, had the assumed long-term rate of return on assets been 7.75%, SCANA’s pension cost for 2013 would have increased by $1.9 million.

The following information with respect to pension assets (and returns thereon) should also be noted.
SCANA determines the fair value of a large majority of its pension assets utilizing market quotes or derives them from modeling techniques that incorporate market data. Less than 10% of assets are valued using less transparent Level 3 methods.
In developing the expected long-term rate of return assumptions, SCANA evaluates historical performance, targeted allocation amounts and expected payment terms. As of the beginning of 2013, the plan’s historical 10, 15, 20 and 25 year cumulative performance showed actual returns of 7.5%, 6.3%, 8.8% and 9.7%, respectively. The 2013 expected long-term rate of return of 8.00% was based on a target asset allocation of 58% with equity managers, 33% with fixed income managers and 9% with hedge fund managers. SCANA regularly reviews such allocations and periodically rebalances the portfolio when considered appropriate. As of the beginning of 2014, the plan’s historical 10, 15, 20 and 25 year cumulative performance showed actual returns of 6.4%, 6.0%, 8.3% and 9.3%, respectively. For 2014, the expected rate of return is 8.00%.
As of December 31, 2013, 2012, and 2011, approximately $5.5 million, $14.9 million and $9.0 million, respectively, of pension expense was deferred pursuant to regulatory orders. As part of a December 2012 SCPSC rate order, cumulative previously deferred pension costs related to electric operations of approximately $63 million is being amortized over approximately 30 years, and starting in January 2013 current pension expense for electric operations is being recovered through a pension cost rider. Similarly, in connection with the October 2013 RSA order, previously deferred pension cost related to gas operations of approximately $14 million is being amortized over approximately 14 years, and effective November 2013, SCE&G is recovering current pension expense related to gas operations through cost of service rates.
In the third quarter of 2013, the pension plan was amended such that pension benefits will no longer be offered to employees hired or rehired after December 31, 2013, and pension benefits for existing participants will no longer accrue for services performed or compensation earned after December 31, 2023. As a result, SCANA recorded a curtailment charge due to the accelerated amortization of prior service cost. Approximately $5.3 million of the curtailment charge was applicable to regulated operations and was deferred within regulatory assets. SCE&G is recovering such deferred amounts through existing regulatory orders.

The closure of the plan to entrants after December 31, 2013 and the cessation of benefit accruals in 2023 are expected to further lessen the significance of pension costs and the criticality of the related estimates to SCE&G's financial statements. Further, the pension trust is adequately funded under current regulations, and management does not anticipate the need to make significant pension contributions for the foreseeable future.

In addition to pension benefits, SCE&G participates in SCANA’s unfunded postretirement health care and life insurance programs which provide benefits to certain active and retired employees. SCANA accounts for the cost of postretirement medical and life insurance benefit plans in a similar manner to that used for its defined benefit pension plan. This plan is unfunded, so no assumptions related to rate of return on assets impact the net expense recorded; however, the selection of discount rates can significantly impact the actuarial determination of net expense. SCANA used a discount rate of 4.19%, derived using a cash flow matching technique, and recorded a net cost to SCE&G of $16.5 million for 2013. Had the selected discount rate been 3.94% (25 basis points lower than the discount rate referenced above), the expense for 2013 would have been $0.5 million higher. Because the plan provisions include “caps” on company per capita costs, and because employees hired after December 31, 2010 are responsible for the full cost of retiree medical benefits elected by them, healthcare cost inflation rate assumptions do not materially impact the net expense recorded. 
NEW NUCLEAR CONSTRUCTION MATTERS

SCE&G is constructing two 1,250 MW (1,117 MW, net) nuclear generation units at the site of Summer Station. SCE&G will jointly own the New Units with Santee Cooper, and SCE&G will be responsible for the cost of and receive the output from the New Units in proportion to its share of ownership, with Santee Cooper responsible for and receiving the remaining share. SCE&G's current ownership share in the New Units is 55%. Under an agreement signed in January 2014 (and subject to customary closing conditions, including necessary regulatory approvals), SCE&G has agreed to acquire an additional 5% ownership in the New Units. Under the terms of this agreement, SCE&G will acquire a one percent ownership interest in the New Units at the commercial operation date of Unit 2, will acquire an additional two percent ownership interest no later than the first anniversary of such commercial operation date, and will acquire the final two percent no later than the

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second anniversary of such commercial operation date. In addition, the agreement provides that Santee Cooper will not transfer any of its remaining interest in the New Units to third parties until the New Units are complete.

It is expected that Unit 2 will be placed in service in the fourth quarter of 2017 or the first quarter of 2018, with Unit 3's in-service date approximately 12 months later. SCE&G's share of the estimated cash outlays (future value, excluding AFC) for its current 55% ownership share totals approximately $5.4 billion for plant and related transmission infrastructure costs, which costs are projected based on historical one-year and five-year escalation rates as required by the SCPSC. In addition, under the terms of the agreement previously described, SCE&G has agreed to pay an amount equal to Santee Cooper's actual cost of the percentage conveyed as of the date of conveyance, which SCE&G estimates will be approximately $500 million for the entire 5% interest. This transaction will not affect the payment obligations between the parties during construction for the New Units, nor is it anticipated that the payments would be reflected in revised rates filings under the BLRA.

In November 2012, the SCPSC approved an updated construction schedule and additional updated capital costs of $278 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars). The November 2012 order approved additional identifiable capital costs of approximately $1 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars) related to new federal healthcare laws, information security measures, and certain minor design modifications; approximately $8 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars) related to transmission infrastructure; and approximately $132 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars) related to additional labor for the oversight of the New Units during construction and for preparing to operate the New Units, and facilities and information technology systems required to support the New Units and their personnel. In addition, the order approved revised substantial completion dates for the New Units based on the March 30, 2012 issuance of the COL and the amounts agreed upon by SCE&G and the Consortium in July 2012 to resolve claims for costs related to COL delays, design modifications of the shield building and certain pre-fabricated structural modules for the New Units and unanticipated rock conditions at the site. Thereafter, two parties filed separate petitions requesting that the SCPSC reconsider its November 2012 order. On December 12, 2012, the SCPSC denied both petitions. In March 2013, both parties appealed the SCPSC's order to the South Carolina Supreme Court. SCE&G is unable to predict the outcome of these appeals. For further discussion of new nuclear construction matters, see Note 9.

The Consortium has experienced delays in the schedule for fabrication and delivery of sub-modules for the New Units. The fabrication and delivery of sub-modules are a focus area of the Consortium, including sub-modules for module CA20, which is part of the auxiliary building, and CA01, which houses components inside the containment vessel. Modules CA20 and CA01 are considered critical path items for both New Units. All sub-modules for CA20 have been received on site and its fabrication is underway. CA20 is expected to be ready for placement on the nuclear island of the first New Unit in the first quarter of 2014. In addition, the delivery schedule of sub-modules for CA01 is expected to support completion of on-site fabrication to allow it to be ready for placement on the nuclear island of the first New Unit during the third quarter of 2014. With this schedule, the Consortium continues to indicate that the substantial completion of the first New Unit is expected to be late 2017 or the first quarter of 2018 and that the substantial completion of the second New Unit is expected to be approximately twelve months after that of the first New Unit. The substantial completion dates currently approved by the SCPSC for the first and second New Units are March 15, 2017 and May 15, 2018, respectively. The SCPSC has also approved an 18-month contingency period beyond each of these dates. The preliminary expected new substantial completion dates are within the contingency periods. SCE&G cannot predict with certainty the extent to which the issue with the sub-modules or the delays in the substantial completion of the New Units will result in increased project costs. However, the preliminary estimate of the delay-related costs associated with SCE&G's 55% share of the New Units is approximately $200 million. SCE&G has not accepted responsibility for any of these delay-related costs and expects to have further discussions with the Consortium regarding such responsibility. Additionally, the EPC Contract provides for liquidated damages in the event of a delay in the completion of the New Units, which will also be included in discussions with the Consortium. SCE&G believes its responsibility for any portion of the $200 million estimate should ultimately be substantially less, once all of the relevant factors are considered.

In addition to the above-described project delays, SCE&G is also aware of financial difficulties at a supplier responsible for certain significant components of the project.  The Consortium is monitoring the potential for disruptions in such equipment fabrication and possible responses.   Any disruptions could impact the project's schedule or costs, and such impacts could be material.

The parties to the EPC Contract have established both informal and formal dispute resolution procedures in order to resolve issues that arise during the course of constructing a project of this magnitude. During the course of activities under the EPC Contract, issues have materialized that impact project budget and schedule. Claims specifically relating to COL delays, design modifications of the shield building and certain pre-fabricated modules for the New Units and unanticipated rock conditions at the site resulted in assertions of contractual entitlement to recover additional costs to be incurred. The resolution of these specific claims is discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. SCE&G expects to resolve any

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disputes that arise in the future, including any which may arise with respect to the delay-related costs discussed above, through both the informal and formal procedures and anticipates that any additional costs that arise through such dispute resolution processes, as well as other costs identified from time to time, will be recoverable through rates.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Consortium began a full re-baselining of the Unit 2 and Unit 3 construction schedules to incorporate a more detailed evaluation of the engineering and procurement activities necessary to accomplish the schedule and to provide a detailed reassessment of the impact of the revised Unit 2 and Unit 3 schedules on engineering and design resource allocations, procurement schedules, construction work crew assignments, and other items. The result will be a revised fully integrated construction schedule that will provide for detailed and itemized information on individual budget and cost categories, cost estimates at completion for all non-firm and fixed scopes of work, and the timing of specific construction activities and cash flow requirements. SCE&G anticipates that this revised schedule and the cost estimate at completion for all non-firm and fixed scopes of work will be finalized in the third quarter of 2014. SCE&G plans to reevaluate and reschedule its owners cost estimates and cash flow requirements in light of the new schedule.

When the NRC issued the COLs for the New Units, two of the conditions that it imposed were requiring inspection and testing of certain components of the New Units' passive cooling system, and requiring the development of strategies to respond to extreme natural events resulting in the loss of power at the New Units. In addition, the NRC directed the Office of New Reactors to issue to SCE&G an order requiring enhanced, reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation, as well as a request for information related to emergency plant staffing. These conditions and requirements are responsive to the NRC's Near-Term Task Force report titled “Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century.” This report was prepared in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake-generated tsunami, which severely damaged several nuclear generating units and their back-up cooling systems in Japan. SCE&G continues to evaluate the impact of these conditions and requirements that may be imposed on the construction and operation of the New Units, and SCE&G, pursuant to the license condition, prepared and submitted an integrated response plan for the New Units to the NRC in August 2013. SCE&G cannot predict what additional regulatory or other outcomes may be implemented in the United States, or how such initiatives would impact SCE&G's existing Summer Station or the construction or operation of the New Units.

Subject to a national megawatt capacity limitation, the electricity to be produced by the New Units (advanced nuclear units, as defined) is expected to qualify for nuclear production tax credits under Section 45J of the Internal Revenue Code. Following the pouring of safety-related concrete for each of the New Units’ reactor buildings (March 2013 for the first New Unit and November 2013 for the second New Unit), SCE&G has applied to the IRS for its allocations of such national megawatt capacity limitation. The IRS will forward the applications to the DOE for appropriate certification. Under current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and based on SCE&G's current 55% ownership and other assumptions regarding volumes of electricity to be generated by the New Units, the aggregate production tax credits for which SCE&G qualifies could exceed $1.3 billion over the eight year period following each of the New Units' in-service dates. In January 2014, SCE&G amended its application to include the additional 5% interest in the New Units that it expects to acquire. Additional production tax credits related to the 5% interest could total as much as $125 million.

OTHER MATTERS
Financial Regulatory Reform
Dodd-Frank provides for substantial additional regulation of over-the-counter and security-based derivative instruments, among other things, and requires numerous rule-makings by the CFTC and the SEC to implement. Consolidated SCE&G has determined that it meets the end-user exception in Dodd-Frank, with the lowest level of required regulatory reporting burden imposed by this law. Consolidated SCE&G is currently complying with these enacted regulations and intends to comply with regulations enacted in the future, but cannot predict when the final regulations will be issued or what requirements they will impose.

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions
Consolidated SCE&G does not hold significant investments in unconsolidated special purpose entities. Consolidated SCE&G does not engage in off-balance sheet financing or similar transactions, although it is party to incidental operating leases in the normal course of business, generally for office space, furniture, vehicles, equipment and rail cars, none of which are considered significant.


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Claims and Litigation
For a description of claims and litigation see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements.


ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
All financial instruments held by Consolidated SCE&G described below are held for purposes other than trading.
The tables below provide information about long-term debt issued by Consolidated SCE&G which is sensitive to changes in interest rates. For debt obligations, the tables present principal cash flows and related weighted average interest rates by expected maturity dates. For interest rate swaps, the figures shown reflect notional amounts, weighted average rates and related maturities. Fair values for debt represent quoted market prices. Interest rate swap agreements are valued using discounted cash flow models with independently sourced data.
  Expected Maturity Date
December 31, 2013
Millions of dollars
 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Thereafter Total 
Fair
Value
Long-Term Debt:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Fixed Rate ($) 45.2
 9.2
 108.6
 8.2
 717.9
 3,086.5
 3,975.6
 4,356.6
Average Interest Rate (%) 4.84
 4.73
 1.11
 4.96
 5.95
 6.62
 6.32
 
Variable Rate ($) 
 
 
 
 
 67.8
 67.8
 64.9
Average Variable Interest Rate (%) 
 
 
 
 
 0.11
 0.11
 
Interest Rate Swaps:  
  
  
  
        
Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($) 600.0
 650.0
 
 
 
 71.4
 1,321.4
 30.6
Average Pay Interest Rate (%) 3.96
 4.16
 
 
 
 3.29
 4.02
 
Average Receive Interest Rate (%) 0.25
 0.25
 
 
 
 0.06
 0.24
 
  Expected Maturity Date
December 31, 2012
Millions of dollars
 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Thereafter Total 
Fair
Value
Long-Term Debt:  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Fixed Rate ($) 159.5
 45.1
 8.6
 8.1
 7.7
 3,405.9
 3,634.9
 4,458.0
Average Interest Rate (%) 6.98
 4.84
 4.85
 5.01
 5.12
 5.60
 5.65
 
Variable Rate ($) 
 
 
 
 
 67.8
 67.8
 65.8
Average Variable Interest Rate (%) 
 
 
 
 
 0.17
 0.17
 
Interest Rate Swaps:  
  
  
  
        
Pay Fixed/Receive Variable ($) 600.0
 300.0
 
 
 
 71.4
 971.4
 (2.5)
Average Pay Interest Rate (%) 3.01
 2.48
 
 
 
 3.29
 2.87
 
Average Receive Interest Rate (%) 0.31
 0.31
 
 
 
 0.13
 0.29
 
While a decrease in interest rates would increase the fair value of debt, it is unlikely that events which would result in a realized loss will occur.
The above tables exclude long-term debt of $3 million at December 31, 2013 and $9 million at December 31, 2012, which amounts do not have stated interest rates associated with them.

For further discussion of Consolidated SCE&G’s long-term debt and interest rate derivatives, see Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS — Liquidity and Capital Resources and Notes 4 and 6 to the consolidated financial statements.




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ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholder of
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
Cayce, South Carolina

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and affiliates (the "Company") as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows, and changes in equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule listed in Part IV at Item 15. These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
February 28, 2014


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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2013 2012
Assets  
  
Utility Plant In Service $10,378
 $10,096
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization (3,499) (3,322)
Construction Work in Progress 2,682
 2,073
Plant to be Retired, Net 177
 362
Nuclear Fuel, Net of Accumulated Amortization 310
 166
Utility Plant, Net ($720 and $640 related to VIEs) 10,048
 9,375
Nonutility Property and Investments:  
  
Nonutility property, net of accumulated depreciation 69
 57
Assets held in trust, net-nuclear decommissioning 101
 94
Other investments 3
 3
Nonutility Property and Investments, Net 173
 154
Current Assets:  
  
Cash and cash equivalents 92
 51
Receivables, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $3 and $3 486
 483
Receivables-affiliated companies 19
 2
Inventories:  
  
Fuel 131
 203
Materials and supplies 120
 126
Emission allowances 1
 1
Prepayments and other 80
 143
Total Current Assets ($147 and $206 related to VIEs) 929
 1,009
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:  
  
Pension asset 96
 
Regulatory assets 1,303
 1,377
Other 151
 189
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets ($35 and $54 related to VIEs) 1,550
 1,566
Total $12,700
 $12,104
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2013 2012
Capitalization and Liabilities  
  
Common equity $4,372
 $3,929
Noncontrolling interest 117
 114
Total Equity 4,489
 4,043
Long-Term Debt, net 4,007
 3,557
Total Capitalization 8,496
 7,600
Current Liabilities:  
  
Short-term borrowings 251
 449
Current portion of long-term debt 48
 165
Accounts payable 241
 281
Affiliated payables 117
 124
Customer deposits and customer prepayments 56
 51
Taxes accrued 223
 151
Interest accrued 64
 63
Dividends declared 62
 46
Derivative financial instruments 1
 66
Other 71
 50
Total Current Liabilities 1,134
 1,446
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities:  
  
Deferred income taxes, net 1,509
 1,479
Deferred investment tax credits 32
 36
Asset retirement obligations 547
 535
Postretirement benefits 173
 254
Regulatory liabilities 732
 665
Other 77
 89
Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities 3,070
 3,058
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 10) 
 
Total $12,700
 $12,104
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
For the Years Ended December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2013 2012 2011
Operating Revenues:  
  
  
Electric $2,431
 $2,453
 $2,432
Gas 414
 356
 387
Total Operating Revenues 2,845
 2,809
 2,819
Operating Expenses:  
  
  
Fuel used in electric generation 751
 844
 922
Purchased power 43
 28
 19
Gas purchased for resale 244
 197
 240
Other operation and maintenance 557
 542
 515
Depreciation and amortization 313
 293
 286
Other taxes 200
 188
 183
Total Operating Expenses 2,108
 2,092
 2,165
Operating Income 737
 717
 654
Other Income (Expense):  
  
  
Other income 53
 
 5
Other expenses (18) (18) (12)
Interest charges, net of allowance for borrowed funds used during construction of $13, $11 and $7 (217) (211) (204)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction 25
 21
 13
Total Other Expense (157) (208) (198)
Income Before Income Tax Expense 580
 509
 456
Income Tax Expense 189
 157
 140
Net Income 391
 352
 316
Less Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest 11
 11
 10
Earnings Available to Common Shareholder $380
 $341
 $306
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

        
Years Ended December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2013 2012 2011 
        
Net Income $391
 $352
 $316
 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax:       
Deferred costs of employee benefit plans, net of tax $-, $- and $- 1
 (1) (1) 
Amortization of deferred employee benefit plan costs reclassified to net income, net of tax $-, $- and $- 
 
 
 
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 1
 (1) (1) 
Total Comprehensive Income 392
 351
 315
 
Less comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest (11) (11) (10) 
Comprehensive income available to common shareholder $381
 $340
 $305
 
        

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statement

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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, (Millions of dollars) 2013 2012 2011
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:  
  
  
Net income $391
 $352
 $316
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided from operating activities:  
  
  
Losses from equity method investments 3
 4
 2
Deferred income taxes, net 29
 116
 138
Depreciation and amortization 315
 294
 288
Amortization of nuclear fuel 57
 44
 40
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (25) (21) (13)
Carrying cost recovery (3) 
 
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:  
  
  
Receivables (36) 35
 (31)
Inventories 35
 (60) (25)
Prepayments (17) (64) 82
Regulatory assets 83
 (158) (165)
Other regulatory liabilities 54
 64
 (12)
Accounts payable 5
 27
 (48)
Taxes accrued 72
 1
 13
Interest accrued 1
 9
 4
Pension and other postretirement benefits (186) 69
 70
    Other assets 52
 (84) 27
    Other liabilities 22
 46
 (31)
Net Cash Provided From Operating Activities 852
 674
 655
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:  
  
  
Property additions and construction expenditures (1,003) (978) (786)
Proceeds from investments and sales of assets (including derivative collateral posted) 144
 275
 11
Purchase of investments (including derivative collateral posted) (116) (268) (57)
Payments upon interest rate derivative contract settlement (49) 
 (31)
  Proceeds from interest rate derivative contract settlement 163
 14
 
Net Cash Used For Investing Activities (861) (957) (863)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:  
  
  
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 451
 513
 379
Contribution from parent 311
 128
 107
Repayment of long-term debt (251) (49) (206)
Dividends (241) (202) (205)
Short-term borrowings-affiliate, net (22) (9) (13)
Short-term borrowings, net (198) (63) 131
Net Cash Provided From Financing Activities 50
 318
 193
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents 41
 35
 (15)
Cash and Cash Equivalents, January 1 51
 16
 31
Cash and Cash Equivalents, December 31 $92
 $51
 $16
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:  
  
  
Cash paid for—Interest (net of capitalized interest of $13, $11 and $7) $200
 $186
 $181
                      —Income taxes 92
 105
 
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:  
  
  
Accrued construction expenditures 100
 116
 75
Capital lease 4
 8
 6
Nuclear fuel purchase 98
 
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
  Common Stock Retained 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
 Noncontrolling Total
Millions Shares Amount Earnings Income (Loss) Interest Equity
Balance at January 1, 2011 40
 $1,934
 $1,505
 $(2) $104
 $3,541
Earnings available for common shareholder  
  
 306
  
 10
 316
Deferred cost of employee benefit plans, net of tax $-  
  
  
 (1)  
 (1)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)     306
 (1) 10
 315
Capital contributions from parent  
 107
  
  
  
 107
Cash dividends declared  
  
 (184)  
 (6) (190)
Balance at December 31, 2011 40
 2,041
 1,627
 (3) 108
 3,773
Earnings Available for Common Shareholder  
  
 341
  
 11
 352
Deferred Cost of Employee Benefit Plans, net of tax $-  
  
  
 (1)  
 (1)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)     341
 (1) 11
 351
Capital contributions from parent  
 126
  
  
 2
 128
Cash dividends declared  
  
 (202)  
 (7) (209)
Balance at December 31, 2012 40
 2,167
 1,766
 (4) 114
 4,043
Earnings Available for Common Shareholder  
  
 380
  
 11
 391
Deferred Cost of Employee Benefit Plans, net of tax $-  
  
  
 1
  
 1
Total Comprehensive Income     380
 1
 11
 392
Capital contributions from parent  
 312
  
  
 (1) 311
Cash dividends declared  
  
 (250)  
 (7) (257)
Balance at December 31, 2013 40
 $2,479
 $1,896
 $(3) $117
 $4,489
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization and Principles of Consolidation
SCE&G, a public utility, is a South Carolina corporation organized in 1924 and a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCANA, a South Carolina corporation. Consolidated SCE&G engages predominantly in the generation and sale of electricity to wholesale and retail customers in South Carolina and in the purchase, sale and transportation of natural gas to retail customers in South Carolina.
SCE&G has determined that it has a controlling financial interest in GENCO and Fuel Company (which are considered to be VIEs), and accordingly, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SCE&G, GENCO and Fuel Company. The equity interests in GENCO and Fuel Company are held solely by SCANA, SCE&G’s parent. Accordingly, GENCO’s and Fuel Company’s equity and results of operations are reflected as noncontrolling interest in Consolidated SCE&G’s consolidated financial statements. Intercompany balances and transactions between SCE&G, Fuel Company and GENCO have been eliminated in consolidation.
GENCO owns a coal-fired electric generating station with a 605 megawatt net generating capacity (summer rating). GENCO’s electricity is sold, pursuant to a FERC-approved tariff, solely to SCE&G under the terms of a power purchase agreement and related operating agreement. The effects of these transactions are eliminated in consolidation. Substantially all of GENCO’s property (carrying value of approximately $476 million) serves as collateral for its long-term borrowings. Fuel Company acquires, owns and provides financing for SCE&G’s nuclear fuel, certain fossil fuels and emission and other environmental allowances. See also Note 4.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Utility Plant
Utility plant is stated substantially at original cost. The costs of additions, replacements and betterments to utility plant, including direct labor, material and indirect charges for engineering, supervision and AFC, are added to utility plant accounts. The original cost of utility property retired or otherwise disposed of is removed from utility plant accounts and generally charged to accumulated depreciation. The costs of repairs and replacements of items of property determined to be less than a unit of property or that do not increase the asset’s life or functionality are charged to expense.
AFC is a noncash item that reflects the period cost of capital devoted to plant under construction. This accounting practice results in the inclusion of, as a component of construction cost, the costs of debt and equity capital dedicated to construction investment. AFC is included in rate base investment and depreciated as a component of plant cost in establishing rates for utility services. Consolidated SCE&G calculated AFC using average composite rates of 6.9% for 2013, 6.3% for 2012 and 4.6% for 2011. These rates do not exceed the maximum allowable rate as calculated under FERC Order No. 561. SCE&G capitalizes interest on nuclear fuel in process at the actual interest cost incurred.
Consolidated SCE&G records provisions for depreciation and amortization using the straight-line method based on the estimated service lives of the various classes of property. The composite weighted average depreciation rates for utility plant assets were 2.94% in 2013, 2.91% in 2012 and 2.90% in 2011.
SCE&G records nuclear fuel amortization using the units-of-production method. Nuclear fuel amortization is included in “Fuel used in electric generation” and recovered through the fuel cost component of retail electric rates. Provisions for amortization of nuclear fuel include amounts necessary to satisfy obligations to the DOE under a contract for disposal of spent nuclear fuel.


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Jointly Owned Utility Plant
SCE&G jointly owns and is the operator of Summer Station Unit 1.  In addition, SCE&G will jointly own and will be the operator of the New Units being designed and constructed at the site of Summer Station.  Each joint owner provides its own financing and shares the direct expenses and generation output in proportion to its ownership of a unit.  SCE&G’s share of the direct expenses is included in the corresponding operating expenses on its income statement.
As of December 31, 2013 2012
  Unit 1 New Units Unit 1 New Units
Percent owned 66.7% 55.0% 66.7% 55.0%
Plant in service $1.1 billion 
 $1.1 billion 
Accumulated depreciation $566.9 million 
 $557.0 million 
Construction work in progress $127.1 million $2.3 billion $113.6 million $1.8 billion
SCE&G, on behalf of itself and as agent for Santee Cooper, has contracted with the Consortium for the design and construction of the New Units at the site of Summer Station.  SCE&G’s share of the estimated cash outlays (future value, excluding AFC) totals approximately $5.4 billion for plant and related transmission infrastructure costs, and is projected based on historical one-year and five-year escalation rates as required by the SCPSC. For a discussion of when the New Units are expected to be placed in service, and a description of SCE&G's agreement to acquire an additional 5% ownership in the New Units, see Note 10.
Included within receivables on the balance sheet were amounts due to SCE&G from Santee Cooper for its share of direct expenses and construction costs for Summer Station Unit 1 and the New Units. These amounts totaled $75.6 million at December 31, 2013 and $92.9 million at December 31, 2012.

Plant to be Retired

As previously disclosed, in 2012 SCE&G identified a total of six coal-fired units that it intends to retire by 2018, subject to future developments in environmental regulations, among other matters. These units had an aggregate generating capacity (summer 2012) of 730 MW. As of December 31, 2013, three of these units had been retired and their net carrying value is recorded in regulatory assets (see Note 2). The net carrying value of the remaining units is identified as Plant to be Retired, Net in the consolidated financial statements. SCE&G plans to request recovery of and a return on the net carrying value of these remaining units in future rate proceedings in connection with their retirement, and expects that such deferred amounts will be recovered through rates. In the meantime, these units remain in rate base, and SCE&G depreciates them using composite straight-line rates approved by the SCPSC.

Major Maintenance
     Planned major maintenance costs related to certain fossil fuel turbine equipment and nuclear refueling outages are accrued in periods other than when incurred in accordance with approval by the SCPSC for such accounting treatment and rate recovery of expenses accrued thereunder. The difference between such cumulative major maintenance costs and cumulative collections are classified as a regulatory asset or regulatory liability on the balance sheet (see Note 2). Other planned major maintenance is expensed when incurred.

Through 2017, SCE&G is authorized to collect $18.4 million annually through electric rates to offset certain turbine maintenance expenditures. For the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, SCE&G incurred $18.1 million and $11.1 million, respectively, for turbine maintenance.

Nuclear refueling outages are scheduled 18 months apart. SCE&G accrued $1.2 million per month from January 2010 through December 2012 for its portion of the outages in the spring of 2011 and the fall of 2012. Total costs for the 2011 outage were $34.1 million, of which SCE&G was responsible for $22.7 million. Total costs for the 2012 outage were $32.3 million, of which SCE&G was responsible for $21.5 million. In connection with the SCPSC's December 2012 approval of SCE&G's retail electric rates (see Note 2), effective January 1, 2013, SCE&G began to accrue $1.4 million per month for its portion of the nuclear refueling outages that are scheduled to occur through the spring of 2020.

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Nuclear Decommissioning
SCE&G’s two-thirds share of estimated site-specific nuclear decommissioning costs for Summer Station Unit 1, including the cost of decommissioning plant components both subject to and not subject to radioactive contamination, totals $696.8 million, stated in 2012 dollars, pursuant an updated decommissioning cost study performed in 2012. Santee Cooper is responsible for decommissioning costs related to its one-third ownership interest in Summer Station Unit 1. The cost estimate assumes that the site will be maintained over a period of approximately 60 years in such a manner as to allow for subsequent decontamination that would permit release for unrestricted use.
Under SCE&G’s method of funding decommissioning costs, amounts collected through rates ($3.2 million pre-tax in each of 2013, 2012 and 2011) are invested in insurance policies on the lives of certain SCE&G and affiliate personnel. SCE&G transfers to an external trust fund the amounts collected through electric rates, insurance proceeds and interest thereon, less expenses. The trusteed asset balance reflects the net cash surrender value of the insurance policies and cash held by the trust. Management intends for the fund, including earnings thereon, to provide for all eventual decommissioning expenditures for Summer Station Unit 1 on an after-tax basis.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Consolidated SCE&G considers temporary cash investments having original maturities of three months or less at time of purchase to be cash equivalents. These cash equivalents are generally in the form of commercial paper, certificates of deposit, repurchase agreements and treasury bills.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable reflect amounts due from customers arising from the delivery of energy or related services and include revenues earned pursuant to revenue recognition practices described below. These receivables include both billed and unbilled amounts. Receivables are generally due within one month of receipt of invoices which are presented on a monthly cycle basis.

Inventory

Materials and supplies include the average cost of transmission, distribution, and generating plant materials. Materials are charged to inventory when purchased and then expensed or capitalized to plant, as appropriate, at weighted average cost when used. Fuel inventory includes the average cost of coal, natural gas and fuel oil. Fuel is charged to inventory when purchased and is expensed, at weighted average cost, as used and recovered through fuel cost recovery rates approved by the SCPSC. Emission allowances are included in inventory at average cost. Emission allowances are expensed at weighted average cost as used and recovered through fuel cost recovery rates approved by the SCPSC.
Income Taxes
Consolidated SCE&G is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of SCANA. Under a joint consolidated income tax allocation agreement, each SCANA subsidiary’s current and deferred tax expense is computed on a stand-alone basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for the tax effects of all significant temporary differences between the book basis and tax basis of assets and liabilities at currently enacted tax rates. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for changes in such tax rates through charges or credits to regulatory assets or liabilities if they are expected to be recovered from, or passed through to, customers; otherwise, they are charged or credited to income tax expense. Also under provisions of the income tax allocation agreement, certain tax benefits of the parent holding company are distributed in cash to tax paying affiliates, including Consolidated SCE&G, in the form of capital contributions.
Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities
Consolidated SCE&G records costs that have been or are expected to be allowed in the ratemaking process in a period different from the period in which the costs would be charged to expense or revenues would be recognized by a nonregulated enterprise. These regulatory assets and liabilities represent expenses deferred for future recovery from customers or obligations to be refunded to customers and are primarily classified in the balance sheet as regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities (see Note 2) and are amortized consistent with the treatment of the related costs in the ratemaking process.

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Debt Premium, Discount and Expense, Unamortized Loss on Reacquired Debt
Consolidated SCE&G records long-term debt premium and discount within long-term debt and amortizes them as components of interest charges over the terms of the respective debt issues. Other issuance expense and gains or losses on reacquired debt that is refinanced are recorded in other deferred debits or credits and are amortized over the term of the replacement debt, also as interest charges.

Environmental
SCE&G maintains an environmental assessment program to identify and evaluate current and former operations sites that could require environmental clean-up. As site assessments are initiated, estimates are made of the amount of expenditures, if any, deemed necessary to investigate and remediate each site. Environmental remediation liabilities are accrued when the criteria for loss contingencies are met. These estimates are refined as additional information becomes available; therefore, actual expenditures could differ significantly from the original estimates. Probable and estimable costs are accrued related to environmental sites on an undiscounted basis. Amounts estimated and accrued to date for site assessments and clean-up relate solely to regulated operations. Amounts expected to be recovered through rates are recorded in regulatory assets and, if applicable, amortized over approved amortization periods. Other environmental costs are recorded to expense as incurred.
Income Statement Presentation
In its consolidated statements of income, Consolidated SCE&G presents the revenues and expenses of its regulated activities (including those activities of segments described in Note 12) within operating income, and it presents all other activities within other income (expense).
Revenue Recognition
Consolidated SCE&G records revenues during the accounting period in which it provides services to customers and includes estimated amounts for electricity and natural gas delivered but not billed. Unbilled revenues totaled $111.9 million at December 31, 2013 and $129.0 million at December 31, 2012.
Fuel costs, emission allowances and certain environmental reagent costs for electric generation are collected through the fuel cost component in retail electric rates. This component is established by the SCPSC during fuel cost hearings. Any difference between actual fuel costs and amounts contained in the fuel cost component is adjusted through revenue and is deferred and included when determining the fuel cost component during subsequent hearings.
Customers subject to the PGA are billed based on a cost of gas factor calculated in accordance with a gas cost recovery procedure approved by the SCPSC and subject to adjustment monthly. Any difference between actual gas costs and amounts contained in rates is adjusted through revenue and is deferred and included when making the next adjustment to the cost of gas factor.

SCE&G’s gas rate schedules for residential, small commercial and small industrial customers include a WNA which minimizes fluctuations in gas revenues due to abnormal weather conditions. In August 2010, SCE&G implemented an eWNA on a pilot basis for its electric customers; effective with the first billing cycle of 2014, the eWNA was discontinued as approved by the SCPSC. See Note 2.
Taxes that are billed to and collected from customers are recorded as liabilities until they are remitted to the respective taxing authority. Such taxes are not included in revenues or expenses in the statements of income.


2.RATE AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS
Electric - Cost of Fuel
SCE&G's retail electric rates include a cost of fuel component approved by the SCPSC which may be adjusted periodically to reflect changes in the price of fuel purchased by SCE&G. In April 2012, the SCPSC approved SCE&G's request to decrease the total fuel cost component of its retail electric rates, and approved a settlement agreement among SCE&G, the ORS and SCEUC in which SCE&G agreed to recover an amount equal to its actual under-collected balance of base fuel and variable environmental costs as of April 30, 2012, or $80.6 million, over a twelve month period beginning with the first billing cycle of May 2012.

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This April 2012 order was superseded, in part, by a December 2012 rate order in which the SCPSC authorized SCE&G to reduce the base fuel cost component of its retail electric rates and, in doing so, stated that SCE&G may not adjust its base fuel cost component prior to the last billing cycle of April 2014 except where necessary due to extraordinary unforeseen economic or financial conditions.  In February 2013, in connection with its annual review of base rates for fuel costs, SCE&G requested authorization to reduce its environmental fuel cost component effective with the first billing cycle of May 2013.  Consistent with the December 2012 rate order,SCE&G did not request any adjustment to its base fuel cost component.  In March 2013, SCE&G, ORS and the SCEUC entered into a settlement agreement accepting the proposed lower environmental fuel cost component effective with the first billing cycle of May 2013, and providing for the accrual of certain debt-related carrying costs on a portion of the under-collected balance of fuel costs. The SCPSC issued an order dated April 30, 2013, adopting and approving the settlement agreement and approving SCE&G's total fuel cost component. A public hearing for the annual review of base rates for fuel costs has been scheduled for April 3, 2014.

Pursuant to a November 2013 SCPSC accounting order, Consolidated SCE&G's electric revenue for 2013 was reduced for adjustments to the fuel cost component and related under-collected fuel balance of $41.6 million. Such adjustments are fully offset by the recognition within other income, also pursuant to that accounting order, of gains realized upon the settlement of certain interest rate derivatives which had been entered into in anticipation of the issuance of long-term debt, which gains had been deferred as a regulatory liability. See also Note 6.

Electric - Base Rates

In October 2013, SCE&G received an accounting order from the SCPSC directing it to remove from rate base deferred income tax assets arising from capital expenditures related to the New Units and to accrue carrying costs (recorded as a regulatory asset) on those amounts during periods in which they are not included in rate base.  Such carrying costs are determined at SCE&G’s weighted average long-term borrowing rate, and during 2013, $2.9 million of such carrying costs were accrued within other income. SCE&G anticipates that when the New Units are placed in service and accelerated tax deprecation is recognized on them, these deferred income tax assets will decline.  When these assets are fully offset by related deferred income tax liabilities, the carrying cost accruals will cease, and the regulatory asset will begin to be amortized.

In December 2012, the SCPSC approved a 4.23% overall increase in SCE&G's retail electric base rates, effective January 1, 2013, and authorized an allowed return on common equity of 10.25%. The SCPSC also approved a mid-period reduction to the cost of fuel component in rates (as discussed above), a reduction in the DSM Programs component rider to retail rates, and the recovery of and a return on the net carrying value of certain retired generating plant assets described below. In February 2013, the SCPSC denied the SCEUC's petition for rehearing and the denial was not appealed.
The eWNA was designed to mitigate the effects of abnormal weather on residential and commercial customers' bills and had been in use since August 2010. In connection with the December 2012 order, SCE&G agreed to perform a study of alternative structures for eWNA. On November 1, 2013, the ORS filed a report with the SCPSC recommending that the eWNA be terminated with the last billing cycle for December 2013. On November 26, 2013, SCE&G, ORS and certain other parties filed a joint petition with the SCPSC requesting, among other things, that the SCPSC discontinue the eWNA effective with bills rendered on or after the first billing cycle of January 2014. On December 20, 2013, the SCPSC granted the relief requested in the joint petition.

In connection with the above termination of the eWNA program effective December 31, 2013, electric revenues were reduced to reverse the prior accrual of an under-collected balance of $8.5 million. Pursuant to the SCPSC accounting order granting the above relief and terminating the eWNA, such revenue reduction was fully offset by the recognition within other income of $8.5 million of gains realized upon the settlement of certain interest rate derivatives which had been entered into in anticipation of the issuance of long-term debt, which gains had been deferred as a regulatory liability.

SCE&G files an IRP with the SCPSC annually which evaluates future electric generation needs based on a variety of factors, including customer energy demands, EPA regulations, reserve margins and fuel costs. SCE&G's 2012 IRP identified six coal-fired units that SCE&G has subsequently retired or intends to retire by 2018, subject to future developments in environmental regulations, among other matters. One of these units was retired in 2012, and two others were retired in the fourth quarter of 2013. The net carrying value of these retired units is recorded in regulatory assets as unrecovered plant and is being amortized over the units' previously estimated remaining useful lives as approved by the SCPSC. The net carrying value of the remaining units is included in Plant to be Retired, Net in the consolidated financial statements. In connection with their retirement, SCE&G expects to be allowed a recovery of and a return on the net carrying value of these remaining units through rates. In the meantime, these units remain in rate base, and SCE&G continues to depreciate them using composite straight-line rates approved by the SCPSC.

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In a July 2010 order, the SCPSC provided for a $48.7 million credit to SCE&G's customers over two years to be offset by accelerated recognition of previously deferred state income tax credits. These tax credits were fully amortized in 2012.
SCE&G's DSM Programs for electric customers provide for an annual rider, approved by the SCPSC, to allow recovery of the costs and lost net margin revenue associated with the DSM Programs, along with an incentive for investing in such programs. SCE&G submits annual filings regarding the DSM Programs, net lost revenues, program costs, incentives and net program benefits. The SCPSC has approved the following rate changes pursuant to annual DSM Programs filings, which went into effect as indicated below:

YearEffectiveAmount
2013First billing cycle of May$16.9 million
2012First billing cycle of May$19.6 million
2011First billing cycle of June$7.0 million

Other activity related to SCE&G’s DSM Programs is as follows:

In May 2013 the SCPSC ordered the deferral of one-half of the net lost revenues and provided for their recovery over a 12-month period beginning with the first billing cycle in May 2014.

In November 2013 the SCPSC approved SCE&G’s continued use of DSM programs for another six years, including approval of the rate rider mechanism and a revised portfolio of DSM programs.

In January 2014 SCE&G submitted its annual DSM Programs filing to the SCPSC, which included, among other things, a request to (1) recover one-half of the balance of allowable costs beginning with bills rendered on and after the first billing cycle of May 2014 and to recover the remaining balance of allowable costs beginning with bills rendered on and after the first billing cycle of May 2015, (2) utilize approximately $17.8 million of the gains from the recent settlement of certain interest rate derivative instruments to offset a portion of the net lost revenues component of SCE&G’s DSM Programs rider, and (3) apply $5 million of its storm damage reserve and a portion of the gains from the recent settlement of certain interest rate derivative instruments, currently estimated to be $5.5 million, to the remaining balance of deferred net lost revenue as of April 30, 2014, deferred within regulatory assets resulting from the May 2013 order previously described.

Electric - BLRA

In May 2011, the SCPSC approved an updated capital cost schedule sought by SCE&G that, among other matters, incorporated then-identifiable additional capital costs of $173.9 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars).

In November 2012, the SCPSC approved an updated construction schedule and additional updated capital costs of $278 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars). The November 2012 order approved additional identifiable capital costs of approximately $1 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars) related to new federal healthcare laws, information security measures, and certain minor design modifications; approximately $8 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars) related to transmission infrastructure; and approximately $132 million (SCE&G's portion in 2007 dollars) related to additional labor for the oversight of the New Units during construction and for preparing to operate the New Units, and facilities and information technology systems required to support the New Units and their personnel. In addition, the order approved revised substantial completion dates for the New Units based on the March 30, 2012 issuance of the COL and the amounts agreed upon by SCE&G and the Consortium in July 2012 to resolve claims for costs related to COL delays, design modifications of the shield building and certain pre-fabricated structural modules for the New Units and unanticipated rock conditions at the site. Thereafter, two parties filed separate petitions requesting that the SCPSC reconsider its November 2012 order. On December 12, 2012, the SCPSC denied both petitions. In March 2013, both parties appealed the SCPSC's order to the South Carolina Supreme Court. SCE&G is unable to predict the outcome of these appeals. For further discussion of new nuclear construction matters, see Note 9.
Under the BLRA, SCE&G is allowed to file revised rates with the SCPSC each year to incorporate the financing cost of any incremental construction work in progress incurred for new nuclear generation. Requested rate adjustments are based on SCE&G's updated cost of debt and capital structure and on an allowed return on common equity of 11.0%. The SCPSC has

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approved the following rate changes under the BLRA effective for bills rendered on and after October 30 in the following years:
Year Increase Amount
2013 2.90% $67.2 million
2012 2.30% $52.1 million
2011 2.40% $52.8 million
Gas
The RSA is designed to reduce the volatility of costs charged to customers by allowing for more timely recovery of the costs that regulated utilities incur related to natural gas infrastructure.  The SCPSC has approved the following rate changes pursuant to annual RSA filings effective with the first billing cycle of November in the following years: 
Year Action Amount
2013 No change  
2012 2.10% Increase $7.5 million
2011 2.10% Increase $8.6 million
SCE&G's natural gas tariffs include a PGA that provides for the recovery of actual gas costs incurred. SCE&G's gas rates are calculated using a methodology which may adjust the cost of gas monthly based on a 12-month rolling average, and its gas purchasing policies and practices are reviewed annually by the SCPSC. The annual reviews conducted for each of the 12-month periods ended July 31, 2013 and 2012 resulted in the SCPSC issuing an order finding that SCE&G's gas purchasing policies and practices during each review period were reasonable and prudent.

Regulatory Assets and Regulatory Liabilities
Consolidated SCE&G has significant cost-based, rate-regulated operations and recognizes in its financial statements certain revenues and expenses in different time periods than do enterprises that are not rate-regulated. As a result, Consolidated SCE&G has recorded regulatory assets and regulatory liabilities, which are summarized in the following tables. Other than unrecovered plant, substantially all of our regulatory assets are either explicitly excluded from rate base or are effectively excluded from rate base due to their being offset by related liabilities.
  December 31,
Millions of dollars 2013 2012
Regulatory Assets:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes $256
 $248
Under-collections-electric fuel adjustment clause 18
 66
Environmental remediation costs 37
 39
AROs and related funding 350
 304
Franchise agreements 31
 36
Deferred employee benefit plan costs 215
 405
Planned major maintenance 
 6
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives 124
 151
Deferred pollution control costs 37
 38
Unrecovered Plant 145
 20
DSM Programs 51
 27
Other 39
 37
Total Regulatory Assets $1,303
 $1,377

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Regulatory Liabilities:    
Accumulated deferred income taxes $19
 $21
Asset removal costs 495
 507
Storm damage reserve 27
 27
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives 181
 110
Planned major maintenance 10
 
Total Regulatory Liabilities $732
 $665
Accumulated deferred income tax liabilities that arose from utility operations that have not been included in customer rates are recorded as a regulatory asset. Substantially all of these regulatory assets relate to depreciation and are expected to be recovered over the remaining lives of the related property which may range up to approximately 70 years. Similarly, accumulated deferred income tax assets arising from deferred investment tax credits are recorded as a regulatory liability.

Under-collections - electric fuel adjustment clause represent amounts due from customers pursuant to the fuel adjustment clause as approved by the SCPSC which are expected to be recovered in retail electric rates over periods exceeding 12 months.

Environmental remediation costs represent costs associated with the assessment and clean-up of sites currently or formerly owned by SCE&G and are expected to be recovered over periods of up to approximately 26 years.

ARO and related funding represents the regulatory asset associated with the legal obligation to decommission and dismantle Summer Station and conditional AROs related to generation, transmission and distribution properties, including gas pipelines. These regulatory assets are expected to be recovered over the related property lives and periods of decommissioning which may range up to approximately 90 years.

Franchise agreements represent costs associated with electric and gas franchise agreements with the cities of Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina. Based on a SCPSC order, SCE&G began amortizing these amounts through cost of service rates in February 2003 over approximately 20 years.

Employee benefit plan costs of the regulated utilities have historically been recovered as they have been recorded under generally accepted accounting principles. Deferred employee benefit plan costs represent amounts of pension and other postretirement benefit costs which were accrued as liabilities and treated as regulatory assets pursuant to FERC guidance, and costs deferred pursuant to specific SCPSC regulatory orders. In connection with the December 2012 rate order, approximately $63 million of deferred pension costs for electric operations are being recovered through utility rates over approximately 30 years. In connection with the October 2013 RSA order, approximately $14 million of deferred pension costs for gas operations are being recovered through utility rates over approximately 14 years. The remainder of the deferred benefit costs are expected to be recovered through utility rates, primarily over average service periods of participating employees, or up to approximately 12 years.

Planned major maintenance related to certain fossil-fueled turbine/generation equipment and nuclear refueling outages is accrued in periods other than when incurred, as approved pursuant to specific SCPSC orders. SCE&G collects $18.4 million annually for such equipment maintenance. Through December 31, 2012, nuclear refueling charges were accrued during each 18-month refueling outage cycle as a component of cost of service. In connection with the December 2012 rate order, effective January 1, 2013, SCE&G collects and accrues $16.8 million annually for nuclear-related refueling charges.

Deferred losses or gains on interest rate derivatives represent (i) the effective portions of changes in fair value and payments made or received upon settlement of certain interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges and (ii) the changes in fair value and payments received upon settlement of certain other interest rate derivatives not so designated. The amounts recorded with respect to (i) are expected to be amortized to interest expense over the lives of the underlying debt, up to approximately 30 years. The amounts recorded with respect to (ii) are expected to be similarly amortized to interest expense except when, in the case of deferred gains, such amounts are applied otherwise at the direction of the SCPSC.

Deferred pollution control costs represent deferred depreciation and operating and maintenance costs associated with the installation of scrubbers at Wateree and Williams Stations pursuant to specific regulatory orders. Such costs are being recovered through utility rates over periods up to 30 years.


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Unrecovered plant represents the carrying value of coal-fired generating units, including related materials and supplies inventory, retired from service prior to being fully depreciated. Pursuant to SCPSC approval, SCE&G is amortizing these amounts through cost of service rates over the units' previous estimated remaining useful lives, or up to approximately 14 years. Unamortized amounts are included in rate base and are earning a current return.

DSM Programs represents deferred costs and certain unrecovered lost revenue associated with SCE&G’s Demand Side Management programs.  Deferred costs are currently being recovered over 5 years through a SCPSC approved rider.  Unrecovered lost revenue is to be recovered over periods not to exceed 24 months from date of deferral.  See Rate Matters - Electric Base Rates above for details regarding a 2014 filing with the SCPSC regarding recovery of these deferred costs and unrecovered lost revenue.

Various other regulatory assets are expected to be recovered in rates over periods of up to approximately 30 years.

Asset removal costs represent estimated net collections through depreciation rates of amounts to be incurred for the non-legal obligation to remove assets in the future.

The storm damage reserve represents an SCPSC-approved collection through SCE&G electric rates, capped at $100 million, which can be applied to offset incremental storm damage costs in excess of $2.5 million in a calendar year. Pursuant to specific regulatory orders, SCE&G has suspended storm damage reserve collection through rates indefinitely.

The SCPSC or the FERC has reviewed and approved through specific orders most of the items shown as regulatory assets. Other regulatory assets include, but are not limited to, certain costs which have not been specifically approved for recovery by the SCPSC or by the FERC. In recording such costs as regulatory assets, management believes the costs will be allowable under existing rate-making concepts that are embodied in rate orders received by SCE&G. The costs are currently not being recovered, but are expected to be recovered through rates in future periods. In the future, as a result of deregulation or other changes in the regulatory environment or changes in accounting requirements, Consolidated SCE&G could be required to write off its regulatory assets and liabilities. Such an event could have a material effect on Consolidated SCE&G's results of operations, liquidity or financial position in the period the write-off would be recorded.

3.EQUITY

The balance for accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, was as follows:
Millions of Dollars Deferred Employee Benefit Plans
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as of January 1, 2012 $(3)
  Other comprehensive loss (1)
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as of December 31, 2012 (4)
  Other comprehensive income 1
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss as of December 31, 2013 $(3)

     Authorized shares of SCE&G common stock were 50 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.  Authorized shares of SCE&G preferred stock were 20 million, of which 1,000 shares, no par value, were held by SCANA as of December 31, 2013 and 2012.
SCE&G’s articles of incorporation do not limit the dividends that may be paid on its common stock. However, SCE&G’s bond indenture contains provisions that, under certain circumstances, which SCE&G considers to be remote, could limit the payment of cash dividends on its common stock.
The Federal Power Act requires the appropriation of a portion of certain earnings from hydroelectric projects. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, approximately $63.1 million and $61.0 million of retained earnings, respectively, were restricted by this requirement as to payment of cash dividends on common stock.



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4.LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt by type with related weighted average interest rates and maturities at December 31 is as follows:
    2013 2012
Dollars in millions Maturity Balance Rate Balance Rate
First Mortgage Bonds (secured) 2018 - 2042 $3,540
 5.60% $3,290
 5.66%
GENCO Notes (secured) 2018 - 2024 233
 5.89% 240
 5.87%
Industrial and Pollution Control Bonds (a) 2014 - 2038 158
 3.83% 161
 4.32%
Nuclear Fuel Financing 2016 100
 0.78% 
 
Other 2014 - 2027 16
 2.26% 21
 1.62%
Total debt   4,047
   3,712
  
Current maturities of long-term debt   (48)   (165)  
Unamortized premium   8
   10
  
Total long-term debt, net   $4,007
   $3,557
  
(a)Includes variable rate debt of $67.8 million at December 31, 2013 (rate of 0.11%) and 2012 (rate of 0.17%), which are hedged by fixed swaps.

The annual amounts of long-term debt maturities for the years 2014 through 2018 are summarized as follows: 
YearMillions of dollars
2014$48
20159
2016109
20178
2018718
In June 2013, SCE&G issued $400 million of 4.60% first mortgage bonds due June 15, 2043. Proceeds from this sale were used to pay at maturity $150 million of its 7.125% first mortgage bonds due June 15, 2013, to repay short-term debt primarily incurred as a result of SCE&G's construction program, to finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.

In March 2013, SCE&G entered into a contract for the purchase of nuclear fuel totaling $100 million and payable in 2016.

In January 2013, JEDA issued for the benefit of SCE&G $39.5 million of 4.0% tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds due February 1, 2028, and $14.7 million of 3.63% tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds due February 1, 2033. Proceeds from these sales were loaned by JEDA to SCE&G and, together with other available funds, were used to redeem prior to maturity $56.9 million of 5.2% industrial revenue bonds due November 1, 2027. The borrowings refinanced by these 2013 issuances are classified within Long-term Debt, Net in the consolidated balance sheet.

In July 2012, SCE&G issued $250 million of 4.35% first mortgage bonds due February 1, 2042, which constituted a reopening of the prior offering of $250 million of 4.35% first mortgage bonds issued in January 2012. Proceeds from these sales were used to repay short-term debt primarily incurred as a result of SCE&G's construction program, to finance capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes.

Substantially all of SCE&G’s and GENCO’s electric utility plant is pledged as collateral in connection with long-term debt. 

 SCE&G is subject to a bond indenture dated April 1, 1993 (Mortgage) covering substantially all of its electric properties under which all of its first mortgage bonds (Bonds) have been issued. Bonds may be issued under the Mortgage in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding the sum of (1) 70% of Unfunded Net Property Additions (as therein defined), (2) the aggregate principal amount of retired Bonds and (3) cash deposited with the trustee. Bonds, other than certain Bonds issued on the basis of retired Bonds, may be issued under the Mortgage only if Adjusted Net Earnings (as therein defined) for 12

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consecutive months out of the 18 months immediately preceding the month of issuance are at least twice (2.0) the annual interest requirements on all outstanding Bonds and Bonds to be outstanding (Bond Ratio). For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Bond Ratio was 5.28.

Lines of Credit and Short-Term Borrowings
At December 31, 2013 and 2012, SCE&G (including Fuel Company) had available the following committed LOC and had outstanding the following LOC advances, commercial paper, and LOC-supported letter of credit obligations:
Millions of dollars 2013 2012
Lines of credit:    
Total committed long-term $1,400
 $1,400
LOC advances 
 
Weighted average interest rate 
 
Outstanding commercial paper (270 or fewer days) $251
 $449
Weighted average interest rate 0.27% 0.42%
Letters of credit supported by an LOC $0.3
 $0.3
Available $1,149
 $951

SCE&G and Fuel Company are parties to five-year credit agreements in the amount of $1.2 billion (of which $500 million relates to Fuel Company). In addition, SCE&G is party to a three-year credit agreement in the amount of $200 million. In October 2013, the term of each of these credit agreements was extended by one year, such that the five-year agreements will expire in October 2018, and the three-year agreement expires in October 2016. These credit agreements are used for general corporate purposes, including liquidity support for each company’s commercial paper program and working capital needs and, in the case of Fuel Company, to finance or refinance the purchase of nuclear fuel, certain fossil fuels, and emission and other environmental allowances. These committed long-term facilities are revolving lines of credit under credit agreements with a syndicate of banks. Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Bank of America, N. A. and Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. each provide 10.7% of the aggregate $1,400 million credit facilities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., TD Bank N.A., Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and UBS Loan Finance LLC each provide 8.9% and Branch Banking and Trust Company, Union Bank, N.A. and U.S. Bank National Association each provide 6.3%Two other banks provide the remaining support. Consolidated SCE&G pays fees to the banks as compensation for maintaining the committed lines of credit. Such fees were not material in any period presented.
Consolidated SCE&G is obligated with respect to an aggregate of $67.8 million of industrial revenue bonds which are secured by letters of credit issued by Branch Banking and Trust Company. These letters of credit expire, subject to renewal, in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Consolidated SCE&G pays fees to the banks as compensation for maintaining committed lines of credit. Such fees were not material in any period presented.

Consolidated SCE&G participates in a utility money pool with SCANA and certain other subsidiaries of SCANA. Money pool borrowings and investments bear interest at short-term market rates. Consolidated SCE&G’s interest income and expense from money pool transactions was not significant for any period presented. At December 31, 2013 and 2012, Consolidated SCE&G had outstanding money pool borrowings due to an affiliate of $27.3 million and $49.4 million, respectively, which are included within affiliated payables on the consolidated balance sheet.



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5.INCOME TAXES
Components of income tax expense for 2013, 2012, and 2011 are as follows:
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2011
Current taxes:    
  
Federal $146
 $91
 $52
State 13
 8
 12
Total current taxes 159
 99
 64
Deferred taxes, net:      
Federal 25
 62
 98
State 9
 12
 6
Total deferred taxes 34
 74
 104
Investment tax credits:      
Amortization of amounts deferred—state (1) (13) (25)
Amortization of amounts deferred—federal (3) (3) (3)
Total investment tax credits (4) (16) (28)
Total income tax expense $189
 $157
 $140
The difference between actual income tax expense and the amount calculated from the application of the statutory 35% federal income tax rate to pre-tax income is reconciled as follows:
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2011
Net income $380
 $341
 $306
Income tax expense 189
 157
 140
Noncontrolling interest 11
 11
 10
Total pre-tax income $580
 $509
 $456
       
Income taxes on above at statutory federal income tax rate $203
 $178
 $159
Increases (decreases) attributed to:      
State income taxes (less federal income tax effect) 18
 17
 12
State investment tax credits (less federal income tax effect) (5) (13) (16)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction (9) (7) (5)
Amortization of federal investment tax credits (3) (3) (3)
Section 45 tax credits (5) (5) (2)
Domestic production activities deduction (11) (9) (6)
Other differences, net 1
 (1) 1
Total income tax expense $189
 $157
 $140


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The tax effects of significant temporary differences comprising Consolidated SCE&G’s net deferred tax liability at December 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows:
Millions of dollars 2013 2012
Deferred tax assets:    
Nondeductible accruals $17
 $73
Asset retirement obligation, including nuclear decommissioning 209
 204
Unamortized investment tax credits 19
 21
Unbilled revenue 
 14
Regulatory liability, net gain on interest rate derivative contracts settlement 27
 
Other 11
 13
Total deferred tax assets 283
 325
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Property, plant and equipment $1,494
 $1,461
Regulatory asset-asset retirement obligation 114
 107
Deferred employee benefit plan costs 54
 127
Deferred fuel costs 26
 49
Regulatory asset, unrecovered plant 55
 7
Other 62
 53
Total deferred tax liabilities 1,805
 1,804
Net deferred tax liability $1,522
 $1,479
Consolidated SCE&G is included in the consolidated federal income tax return of SCANA and files various applicable state and local income tax returns. The IRS has completed examinations of SCANA’s federal returns through 2004, and SCANA’s federal returns through 2007 are closed for additional assessment. With few exceptions, Consolidated SCE&G is no longer subject to state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2009.

Changes to Unrecognized Tax Benefits
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2011
Unrecognized tax benefits, January 1 
 $38
 $36
Gross increases-uncertain tax positions in prior period 
 
 5
Gross decreases-uncertain tax positions in prior period 
 (38) (8)
Gross increases-current period uncertain tax positions $3
 
 5
Settlements 
 
 
Lapse of statute of limitations 
 
 
Unrecognized tax benefits, December 31 $3
 $
 $38
In connection with the change in method of tax accounting for certain repair costs in prior years, the Company had previously recorded an unrecognized tax benefit. During the first quarter of 2012, the publication of new administrative guidance from the IRS allowed Consolidated SCE&G to recognize this benefit. Since this change was primarily a temporary difference, the recognition of this benefit did not have a significant effect on the Consolidated SCE&G's effective tax rate.

During 2013, Consolidated SCE&G amended certain of its tax returns to claim certain tax-defined research and development deductions and credits. In connection with these filings, Consolidated SCE&G recorded an unrecognized tax benefit of $3 million. If recognized, this tax benefit would affect Consolidated SCE&G’s effective tax rate. It is reasonably possible that this tax benefit will increase by an additional $5 million within the next 12 months. No other material changes in the status of the Consolidated SCE&G’s tax positions have occurred through December 31, 2013.
Consolidated SCE&G recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits within interest expense and recognizes tax penalties within other expenses. In connection with the resolution of the uncertainty and recognition of the tax benefit in 2012, during 2012 Consolidated SCE&G reversed $2 million of interest expense which had been accrued during 2011. Consolidated SCE&G has not recorded interest expense or penalties associated with the 2013 uncertain tax position.

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6.DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Consolidated SCE&G recognizes all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in its statements of financial position and measures those instruments at fair value. Consolidated SCE&G recognizes changes in the fair value of derivative instruments either in earnings or within regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities, depending upon the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation.
Policies and procedures and risk limits are established to control the level of market, credit, liquidity and operational and administrative risks assumed by Consolidated SCE&G. SCANA’s Board of Directors has delegated to a Risk Management Committee the authority to set risk limits, establish policies and procedures for risk management and measurement, and oversee and review the risk management process and infrastructure for SCANA and each of its subsidiaries, including Consolidated SCE&G. The Risk Management Committee, which is comprised of certain officers, including Consolidated SCE&G’s Risk Management Officer and senior officers, apprises the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors with regard to the management of risk and brings to the Audit Committee's attention significant areas of concern. Written policies define the physical and financial transactions that are approved, as well as the authorization requirements and limits for transactions.
Interest Rate Swaps
Consolidated SCE&G synthetically converts variable rate debt to fixed rate debt using swaps that are designated as cash flow hedges.  Periodic payments to or receipts from swap counterparties related to these derivatives are recorded within interest expense.

In anticipation of the issuance of debt, Consolidated SCE&G may use treasury rate lock or forward starting swap agreements. Pursuant to regulatory orders issued in 2013, interest rate derivatives entered into by SCE&G after October 2013 are no longer designated as cash flow hedges, and fair value changes and settlement amounts are recorded as regulatory assets and liabilities. Upon settlement, losses on swaps will be amortized over the lives of related debt issuances, and gains may be applied to under-collected fuel, be amortized to interest expense or applied as otherwise directed by the SCPSC. As discussed in Note 2, in these orders, the SCPSC directed SCE&G to recognize $41.6 million and $8.5 million of realized gains (which had been deferred in regulatory liabilities) within other income, fully offsetting revenue reductions related to under-collected fuel balances and under-collected amounts arising under the eWNA program which was terminated at the end of 2013. Prior to this regulatory authorization, such interest rate derivatives were designated as cash flow hedges, and only the effective portions of changes in fair value and payments made or received upon termination of such agreements were recorded in regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities. Such amounts are amortized to interest expense over the term of the underlying debt. Ineffective portions were recognized in income.

Cash payments made or received upon settlement of these financial instruments are classified as investing activities for cash flow statement purposes.

Quantitative Disclosures Related to Derivatives
Consolidated SCE&G was a party to interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges with aggregate notional amounts of $36.4 million and $971.4 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Consolidated SCE&G was party to interest rate swaps not designated as cash flow hedges with an aggregate notional amount of $1.3 billion and $0.0 million at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.


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The fair value of interest rate derivatives was reflected in the consolidated balance sheet as follows:
  Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
  Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
Millions of dollars 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
Fair
Value
 
Balance Sheet
Location
 
Fair
Value
As of December 31, 2013    
    
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments    
    
Interest rate contracts     Other current liabilities $1
Total       $1
         
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments        
Interest rate contracts Prepayments and other $13
 Other current liabilities $1
  Other deferred debits and other assets 19
    
Total   $32
   $1
         
As of December 31, 2012    
    
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments    
    
Interest rate contracts Prepayments and other $42
 Other current liabilities $66
  Other deferred debits and other assets 31
 Other deferred credits and other liabilities 9
Total   $73
   $75

 The effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of income is as follows:
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships 
Gain or (Loss) Deferred
in Regulatory Accounts
 
Loss Reclassified from
Deferred Accounts into Income
(Effective Portion)
Millions of dollars (Effective Portion) Location Amount
Year Ended December 31, 2013  
    
Interest rate contracts $106
 Interest expense $(3)
Year Ended December 31, 2012  
    
Interest rate contracts $84
 Interest expense $(3)
Year Ended December 31, 2011  
    
Interest rate contracts $(76) Interest expense $(3)
Hedge Ineffectiveness
Other losses recognized in income representing ineffectiveness on interest rate hedges designated as cash flow hedges were insignificant in 2013 and 2012 and were $(1.1) million, net of tax, in 2011.


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments Loss Recognized in Income Year Ended December 31,
Millions of dollars Location 2013 2012 2011
Commodity contracts Gas purchased for resale 
 $(1) $(2)


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Gain Deferred
in Regulatory Accounts
 
Gain Reclassified from
Deferred Accounts into Income
Millions of dollars   Location Amount
Year Ended December 31, 2013  
    
Interest rate contracts $39
 Other income $50
Year Ended December 31, 2012      
Interest rate contracts 
   
Year Ended December 31, 2011      
Interest rate contracts 
   

The gains reclassified to other income of $50 million offset revenue reductions as previously described herein and in Note 2.

Credit Risk Considerations
Consolidated SCE&G limits credit risk in its derivatives activities by assessing the creditworthiness of potential counterparties before entering into transactions with them and continuing to evaluate their creditworthiness on an ongoing basis. In this regard, Consolidated SCE&G uses credit ratings provided by credit rating agencies and current market-based qualitative and quantitative data, as well as financial statements, to assess the financial health of counterparties on an ongoing basis. Consolidated SCE&G uses standardized master agreements which generally include collateral requirements. These master agreements permit the netting of cash flows associated with a single counterparty. Cash, letters of credit and parental/affiliate guarantees may be obtained as security from counterparties in order to mitigate credit risk. The collateral agreements require a counterparty to post cash or letters of credit in the event an exposure exceeds the established threshold. The threshold represents an unsecured credit limit which may be supported by a parental/affiliate guaranty, as determined in accordance with Consolidated SCE&G's credit policies and due diligence. In addition, collateral agreements allow for the termination and liquidation of all positions in the event of a failure or inability to post collateral.

Certain of Consolidated SCE&G’s derivative instruments contain contingent provisions that require Consolidated SCE&G to provide collateral upon the occurrence of specific events, primarily credit rating downgrades.  As of December 31, 2013 and 2012, Consolidated SCE&G had posted $1.5 million and $35.2 million, respectively, of collateral related to derivatives with contingent provisions that were in a net liability position. Collateral related to the positions expected to close in the next 12 months are recorded in Prepayments and other on the consolidated balance sheets. Collateral related to the noncurrent positions are recorded in Other within Deferred Debits and Other Assets on the consolidated balance sheets. If all of the contingent features underlying these instruments had been fully triggered as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, Consolidated SCE&G would have been required to post an additional $0.0 million and $22.7 million, respectively, of collateral to its counterparties. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with contingent provisions that are in a net liability position as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, are $1.0 million and $57.9 million, respectively.

In addition, as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, Consolidated SCE&G has collected no cash collateral related to interest rate derivatives with contingent provisions that are in a net asset position. If all the contingent features underlying these instruments had been fully triggered as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, Consolidated SCE&G could request $31.7 million and $32.1 million, respectively, of cash collateral from its counterparties. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with contingent provisions that are in a net asset position as of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 is $31.7 million and $32.1 million, respectively.


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Information related to Consolidated SCE&G's offsetting derivative assets follows:

       Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position  
Millions of dollarsGross Amounts of Recognized Assets Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Financial Position Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Received Net Amount
As of December 31, 2013           
Interest rate$32
 
 $32
 $(1) 
 $31
            
Balance sheet locationPrepayments and other $13
      
 Other deferred debits and other assets 19
      
 Total   $32
      
            
As of December 31, 2012           
Interest rate$73
 
 $73
 $(17) 
 $56
            
Balance sheet locationPrepayments and other $42
      
 Other deferred debits and other assets 31
      
 Total   $73
      

 Information related to Consolidated SCE&G's offsetting derivative liabilities follows:
       Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position  
Millions of dollarsGross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position Net Amounts Presented in the Statement of Financial Position Financial Instruments Cash Collateral Posted Net Amount
As of December 31, 2013           
Interest rate$2
 
 $2
 $(1) $1
 $
            
Balance sheet locationOther current liabilities $2
      
 Total   $2
      
            
As of December 31, 2012           
Interest rate$75
 
 $75
 $(17) $35
 $23
            
Balance sheet locationOther current liabilities $66
      
 Other deferred credits and other liabilities 9
      
 Total   $75
      
            



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7.FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS, INCLUDING DERIVATIVES
Consolidated SCE&G’s interest rate swap agreements are valued using discounted cash flow models with independently sourced data. Fair value Level 2 measurements were as follows:
  As of December 31, 2013 As of December 31, 2012
Millions of dollars Level 2 Level 2
Assets-Interest rate contracts $32
 $73
Liabilities-Interest rate contracts 2
 75
There were no Level 1 or Level 3 fair value measurements for either period presented and there were no transfers of fair value amounts into or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the periods presented.
Financial instruments for which the carrying amount may not equal estimated fair value at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were as follows:
  As of December 31, 2013 As of December 31, 2012
Millions of dollars 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Estimated
Fair Value
Long-term debt $4,054.9
 $4,433.0
 $3,722.0
 $4,543.1
Fair values of long-term debt instruments are based on net present value calculations using independently sourced market data that incorporate a developed discount rate using similarly rated long-term debt, along with benchmark interest rates. As such, the aggregate fair values presented above are considered to be Level 2. Carrying values reflect the fair values of interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges, based on discounted cash flow models with independently sourced market data. Early settlement of long-term debt may not be possible or may not be considered prudent.

Carrying values of short-term borrowings approximate their fair values, which are based on quoted prices from dealers in the commercial paper market. These fair values are considered to be Level 2.


8.EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS AND EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
SCE&G participates in SCANA’sSCANA sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan which covers substantially allcovering regular, full-time employees hired before January 1, 2014. In the third quarter of 2013, SCANA amended itsSCE&G participates in SCANA's pension plan such that benefits are no longer offered to employees hired or rehired after December 31, 2013, and pension benefits for existing participants will no longer accrue for services performed or compensation earned after December 31, 2023.plan. SCANA’s policy has been to fund the plan as permitted by applicable federal income tax regulations, as determined by an independent actuary.
 
SCANA’sThe pension plan provides benefits under a cash balance formula for employees hired before January 1, 2000 who elected that option and for all eligible employees hired from January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2013.subsequently. Under the cash balance formula, benefits accumulate as a result of compensation credits and interest credits. Employees hired before January 1, 2000 who elected to remain under the final average pay formula earn benefits based on years of credited service and the employee’s average annual base earnings received during the last three years of employment. Benefits under the cash balance formula and the final average pay formula will continue to accrue through December 31, 2023, after which date no benefits will be accrued except that participants under the cash balance formula will continue to earn interest credits.
 
In addition to pension benefits, SCE&G participates in SCANA’sSCANA provides certain unfunded postretirement health care and life insurance programs which provide benefits to certain active and retired employees. SCE&G participates in these programs. Retirees hired before January 1, 2011 share in a portion of their medical care cost. Employeescost, while employees hired after December 31, 2010subsequently are responsible for the full costscost of retiree medical benefits elected by them. SCANA provides life insurance benefits to retirees at no charge, except that employees hired after December 31, 2010 are ineligible for retiree life insurance benefits. The costs of postretirement benefits other than pensions are accrued during the years the employees render the services necessary to be eligible for these benefits.


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The same benefit formula applies to all SCANA subsidiaries participating in the parent sponsored plans and, with regard to the pension plan, there are no legally separate asset pools. The postretirement benefit plans are accounted for as multiple employer plans. The information presented below reflects Consolidated SCE&G's portion of the obligations, assets, funded status, net periodic benefit costs, and other information reported for the parent sponsored plans as a whole. The tabular data presented reflects the use of various cost assignment methodologies and participation assumptions based on Consolidated SCE&G's past and current employees and its share of plan assets.

Changes in Benefit Obligations
 
The measurement date used to determine pension and other postretirement benefit obligations is December 31. Data related to the changes in the projected benefit obligation for pension benefits and the accumulated benefit obligation for other postretirement benefits are presented below.
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
 Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Pension Benefits
Other Postretirement Benefits Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2013 2012 2016
2015
2016
2015 2016 2015 2016 2015
Benefit obligation, January 1 $788.4
 $705.0
 $206.0
 $178.4
 $855.4
 $919.5
 $253.6
 $268.2
 $724.0
 $773.7
 $191.7
 $204.1
Service cost 17.6
 15.7
 4.6
 3.7
 20.7
 24.1
 4.4
 5.3
 16.9
 19.3
 3.6
 4.4
Interest cost 32.6
 36.4
 8.7
 9.4
 39.4
 38.2
 12.1
 11.4
 33.4
 32.2
 9.9
 9.4
Plan participants’ contributions 
 
 2.0
 2.3
 
 
 1.7
 2.4
 
 
 1.3
 1.9
Actuarial (gain) loss (70.7) 80.3
 (27.3) 26.2
 45.0
 (62.4) 14.0
 (21.2) 41.8
 (47.0) 11.5
 (15.7)
Benefits paid (50.6) (49.0) (9.3) (10.8) (56.2) (64.0) (11.1) (12.5) (47.7) (54.2) (9.1) (10.3)
Curtailment (21.6) 
 
 
Amounts funded to parent 
 
 (3.0) (3.2)
Amounts Funded to parent n/a
 n/a
 n/a
 n/a
 
 
 (1.7) (2.1)
Benefit obligation, December 31 $695.7
 $788.4
 $181.7
 $206.0
 $904.3
 $855.4
 $274.7
 $253.6
 $768.4
 $724.0
 $207.2
 $191.7
 
In 2015, based on an evaluation of the mortality experience of the pension plan, a custom mortality table was adopted for purposes of measuring pension and other postretirement benefit obligations at year-end. This change resulted in an actuarial gain for pension and other postretirement benefit obligations for the Company of approximately $21.5 million and $2.4 million, respectively. This change resulted in an actuarial gain for pension and other postretirement benefit obligations for Consolidated SCE&G of approximately $18.2 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

The accumulated benefit obligation for pension benefits for the Company was $673.2$874.3 million at the end of 20132016 and $740.2$829.3 million at the end of 2012.2015. The accumulated benefit obligation for pension benefits for Consolidated SCE&G was $742.9 million at the end of 2016 and $702.0 million at the end of 2015.The accumulated pension benefit obligation differs from the projected pension benefit obligation above in that it reflects no assumptions about future compensation levels.
 

Significant assumptions used to determine the above benefit obligations are as follows:
 Pension Benefits Other Postretirement BenefitsPension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
 2013 2012 2013 20122016 2015 2016 2015
Annual discount rate used to determine benefit obligation 5.03% 4.10% 5.19% 4.19%4.22% 4.68% 4.30% 4.78%
Assumed annual rate of future salary increases for projected benefit obligation 3.00% 3.75% 3.75% 3.75%3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00%
 
A 7.4%6.6% annual rate of increase in the per capita cost of covered health care benefits was assumed for 2013.2017. The rate was assumed to decrease gradually to 5.0% for 20202021 and to remain at that level thereafter.

 
A one percent increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate for the Company would increase the postretirement benefit obligation by $0.8 million at December 31, 20132016 and by $1.0$0.8 million and at December 31, 2012 by $1.3 million.2015. A one percent decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate for the Company would decrease the postretirement benefit obligation by $0.7 million at December 31, 20132016 and by $0.9$0.7 million at December 31, 2015.  A one percent increase in the assumed health care cost trend rate for Consolidated SCE&G would increase the postretirement benefit obligation by $0.6 million at December 31, 2016 and 2012 by $1.2 million.$0.6 million at December 31, 2015. A one percent decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate for Consolidated SCE&G would decrease the postretirement benefit obligation by $0.6 million at December 31, 2016 and by $0.6 million at December 31, 2015.

Funded Status
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
December 31, 2013 2012 2013 2012 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015
Fair value of plan assets $792.1
 $732.0
 
 
 $793.6
 $781.7
 
 
 $732.9
 $720.1
 
 
Benefit obligation 695.7
 788.4
 $181.7
 $206.0
 904.3
 855.4
 $274.7
 $253.6
 768.4
 724.0
 $207.2
 $191.7
Funded status $96.4
 $(56.4) $(181.7) $(206.0) $(110.7) $(73.7) $(274.7) $(253.6) $(35.5) $(3.9) $(207.2) $(191.7)
 

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Amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheets consist of:were as follows:
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
December 31, 2013 2012 2013 2012 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015
Current liability 
 
 $(7.8) $(8.5) 
 
 $(12.6) $(11.9) 
 
 $(10.4) $(9.8)
Noncurrent asset $96.4
 
 
 
Noncurrent liability 
 $(56.4) (173.9) (197.5) $(110.7) $(73.7) (262.1) (241.7) $(35.5) $(3.9) (196.8) (181.9)
 
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss (a component of common equity) as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
December 31, 2013 2012 2013 2012 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015
Net actuarial loss $1.8
 $2.7
 $0.6
 $1.1
 $10.4
 $10.4
 $2.5
 $1.7
 $1.9
 $2.0
 $1.0
 $0.7
Prior service cost 0.2
 0.2
 
 
 0.1
 0.2
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total $2.0
 $2.9
 $0.6
 $1.1
 $10.5
 $10.6
 $2.5
 $1.7
 $1.9
 $2.0
 $1.0
 $0.7

Amounts recognized in regulatory assets as of December 31, 2013 and 2012 were as follows:
  The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
December 31, 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015 2016 2015
Net actuarial loss $236.1
 $219.4
 $34.7
 $24.0
 $208.8
 $193.7
 $29.3
 $20.4
Prior service cost 2.5
 5.9
 
 0.3
 2.2
 5.2
 
 0.2
Total $238.6
 $225.3
 $34.7
 $24.3
 $211.0
 $198.9
 $29.3
 $20.6
Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
December 31, 2013 2012 2013 2012
Net actuarial loss $107.7
 $257.5
 $20.1
 $46.7
Prior service cost 11.1
 23.3
 0.7
 1.2
Transition obligation 
 
 
 0.1
Total $118.8
 $280.8
 $20.8
 $48.0

In connection with the joint ownership of Summer Station, pension costs attributable to Santee Cooper as of December 31, 20132016 and 2012, SCE&G2015 totaled $23.4 million and $20.3 million, respectively, and was recorded within deferred debits $14.1 million and $26.8 million, respectively,debits. The unfunded postretirement benefit obligation attributable to Santee Cooper’s portion of shared pension costs. AsCooper as of December 31, 20132016 and 2012, SCE&G2015 totaled $15.8 million and $13.8 million, respectively, and also was recorded within deferred debits $12.6 million and $14.7 million, respectively, from Santee Cooper, representing its portion of the unfunded postretirement benefit obligation.debits.
 
Changes in Fair Value of Plan Assets
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
 Pension Benefits Pension Benefits Pension Benefits
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2016 2015 2016 2015
Fair value of plan assets, January 1 $732.0
 $695.3
 $781.7
 $861.8
 $720.1
 $783.6
Actual return on plan assets 110.7
 85.7
Actual return (loss) on plan assets 68.1
 (16.1) 60.5
 (9.3)
Benefits paid (50.6) (49.0) (56.2) (64.0) (47.7) (54.2)
Fair value of plan assets, December 31 $792.1
 $732.0
 $793.6
 $781.7
 $732.9
 $720.1
 
Investment Policies and Strategies
 
The assets of the pension plan are invested in accordance with the objectives of (1) fully funding the obligations of the pension plan, (2) overseeing the plan's investments in an asset-liability framework that considers the funding surplus (or deficit) between assets and liabilities, and overall risk associated with assets as compared to liabilities, and (3) maintaining sufficient liquidity to meet benefit payment obligations on a timely basis. The pension plan is closed to new entrants effective January 1, 2014, and benefit accruals will cease effective January 1, 2024. In addition, during 2013, SCANA adopteduses a dynamic investment strategy for the management of the pension plan assets. TheThis strategy will lead to a reduction in equities and an increase in long duration fixed income allocations over time with the intention of reducing volatility of funded status and pension costs in connection with the amendments to the plan.costs.

The pension plan operates with several risk and control procedures, including ongoing reviews of liabilities, investment objectives, levels of diversification, investment managers and performance expectations. The total portfolio is constructed and maintained to provide prudent diversification with regard to the concentration of holdings in individual issues, corporations, or industries.


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Transactions involving certain types of investments are prohibited. These include, except where utilized by a hedge fund manager, any form of private equity; commodities or commodity contracts (except for unleveraged stock or bond index futures and currency futures and options); ownership of real estate in any form other than publicly traded securities; short sales, warrants or margin transactions, or any leveraged investments; and natural resource properties. Investments made for the purpose of engaging in speculative trading are also prohibited.

The pension plan asset allocation at December 31, 20132016 and 20122015 and the target allocation for 20142017 are as follows:
 Percentage of Plan Assets Percentage of Plan Assets
 
Target
Allocation
 
At
December 31,
 
Target
Allocation
 

December 31,
Asset Category 2014 2013 2012 2017 2016 2015
Equity Securities 58% 59% 66% 58% 57% 57%
Fixed Income 33% 32% 25% 33% 32% 32%
Hedge Funds 9% 9% 9% 9% 11% 11%
 
For 2014,2017, the expected long-term rate of return on assets will be 8.00%7.25%. In developing the expected long-term rate of return assumptions, management evaluates the pension plan’s historical cumulative actual returns over several periods, considers the expected active and passive returns across various asset classes and assumes an assetthe target allocation of 58% with equity managers, 33% with fixed income managers and 9% with hedge fund managers.is achieved. Management regularly reviews such allocations and periodically rebalances the portfolio when considered appropriate. Additional rebalancing may occur subject to funded status improvements as part of the dynamic investment policy adopted for 2014.strategy described previously.
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
Assets held by the pension plan are measured at fair value as described below. Assetsand are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. At December 31, 20132016 and 2012,2015, fair value measurements, and the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the measurements fall, were as follows:

 Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 2016 2015 2016 2015
 December 31, 2013 December 31, 2012
Common stock $302
 $302
  
  
 $292
 $292
    
Preferred stock 1
 1
  
  
 1
 1
    
Investments with fair value measure at Level 2:        
Mutual funds 278
 18
 $260
  
 226
 12
 $214
   $125
 $125
 $115
 $115
Short-term investment vehicles 18
   18
  
 18
   18
   16
 14
 15
 12
US Treasury securities 30
   30
  
 38
   38
   18
 22
 17
 20
Corporate debt securities 48
   48
  
 52
   52
   82
 78
 76
 72
Loans secured by mortgages 11
   11
  
 10
   10
  
Municipals 3
   3
  
 4
   4
   14
 14
 13
 13
Limited partnerships 32
 1
 31
  
 27
 1
 26
  
Multi-strategy hedge funds 69
     $69
 64
     $64
Total assets in the fair value hierarchy 255
 253
 236
 232
 $792
 $322
 $401
 $69
 $732
 $306
 $362
 $64
        
Investments at net asset value:        
Common collective trust 453
 413
 418
 381
Joint venture interests 86
 83
 79
 77
Limited partnership 
 33
 
 30
Total investments at fair value $794
 $782
 $733
 $720

For all periods presented, assets with fair value measurements classified as Level 1 were insignificant, and there were no assets with fair value measurements classified as Level 3. There were no transfers of fair value amounts into or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3 during 20132016 or 2012.2015. In addition, in 2015 the fair value of pension plan assets totaling $413 million for the Company and $381 million for Consolidated SCE&G were previously depicted as mutual funds but have been reclassified as Common collective trust for the current presentation.

The pensionMutual funds held by the plan values common stock, preferred stock and certainare open-ended mutual funds where applicable, using unadjusted quoted prices from a national stock exchange, such as NYSEregistered with the SEC. The price of the mutual funds' shares is based on its NAV, which is determined by dividing the total value of portfolio investments, less any liabilities, by the total number of shares outstanding. For purposes of calculating NAV, portfolio securities and NASDAQ, where the securitiesother assets for which market quotes are actively traded. Other mutual funds, common collective trusts and limited partnershipsreadily available are valued using the observable prices of the underlying fund assets based on trade data for identical or similar securities or from a national stock exchange for similar assets or broker quotes.at market value. Short-term investment vehicles are funds that invest in short-term fixed income instruments and are valued using observable prices of the underlying fund assets based on trade data for identical or similar securities. Government agencyUS Treasury securities are valued using quoted market prices or based on models using observable inputs from market sources such as external prices or spreads or benchmarked thereto. Corporate debt securities and municipals are valued based on recently executed transactions, using quoted market prices, or based on models using observable inputs from market sources such as

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external prices or spreads or benchmarked thereto. Loans secured by mortgagesCommon collective trust assets and limited partnerships are valued using observable pricesat NAV, which has been determined based on trade data for identical or comparable instruments. Hedgethe unit values of the trust funds. Unit values are determined by the organization sponsoring such trust funds represent investmentsby dividing the trust funds’ net assets at fair value by the units outstanding at each valuation date. Joint venture interests assets are invested in a hedge fund of funds partnership that invests directly in multiple hedge fund strategies that are not traded on exchanges and do not tradetraded on a daily basis. The fair valuevaluation of thissuch multi-strategy hedge fund of funds is estimated based on the net asset valueNAV of the underlying hedge fund strategies using consistent valuation guidelines that account for variations that may impactinfluence their fair value. The estimated fair value is the price at which redemptions and subscriptions occur.
  
Fair Value Measurements
Level 3
Millions of dollars 2013 2012
Beginning Balance $64
 $60
Unrealized gains included in changes in net assets 5
 4
Purchases, issuances, and settlements 
 
Transfers in or out of Level 3 
 
Ending Balance $69
 $64
 
Expected Cash Flows
 
The totalTotal benefits expected to be paid from the pension plan or from SCE&G’scompany assets for the other postretirement benefits plan (net of participant contributions), respectively, are as follows:

Expected Benefit Payments
Millions of dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
2014 $61.5
 $9.3
2015 61.2
 10.0
2016 63.8
 10.6
2017 65.8
 11.1
2018 66.1
 11.6
2019 - 2023 338.4
 65.1
  The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
2017 $63.1
 $12.9
 $63.1
 $10.6
2018 65.1
 13.7
 65.1
 11.2
2019 64.5
 14.5
 64.5
 11.9
2020 64.7
 15.3
 64.7
 12.5
2021 67.1
 15.9
 67.1
 13.1
2022-2026 324.4
 86.0
 324.4
 70.5


Pension Plan Contributions
 
The pension trust is adequately funded under current regulations. No contributions have been required since 1997, and as a result of closing the plan to new entrants and freezing benefit accruals inat the future, SCE&G does not anticipate makingend of 2023, no significant contributions to the pension plan are expected to be made for the foreseeable future.future based on current market conditions and assumptions.

Net Periodic Benefit Cost
 
SCE&G records netNet periodic benefit cost is recorded utilizing beginning of the year assumptions. Disclosures required for these plans are set forth in the following tables.
 

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Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost
 Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
The Company Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2011 2013 2012 2011 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Service cost $17.6
 $15.7
 $14.7
 $4.6
 $3.7
 $3.4
 $20.7
 $24.1
 $20.0
 $4.4
 $5.3
 $4.6
Interest cost 32.6
 36.4
 37.0
 8.7
 9.4
 9.6
 39.4
 38.2
 40.4
 12.1
 11.4
 12.0
Expected return on assets (51.9) (50.4) (54.2) n/a
 n/a
 n/a
 (55.9) (62.0) (66.7) n/a
 n/a
 n/a
Prior service cost amortization 5.0
 6.0
 6.0
 0.6
 0.7
 0.8
 3.9
 4.1
 4.1
 0.3
 0.4
 0.3
Amortization of actuarial losses 14.3
 15.6
 10.4
 2.6
 1.1
 0.3
 14.8
 13.6
 4.8
 0.5
 2.1
 
Curtailment 8.4
 
 
 
 
 
Transition obligation amortization 
 
 
 
 
 (0.1)
Net periodic benefit cost $26.0
 $23.3
 $13.9
 $16.5
 $14.9
 $14.0
 $22.9
 $18.0
 $2.6
 $17.3
 $19.2
 $16.9
Prior to July 15, 2010, the SCPSC allowed SCE&G to defer as a regulatory asset the amount of pension cost exceeding amounts included in rates for its retail electric and gas distribution regulated operations.
Consolidated SCE&G Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Service cost $16.9
 $19.3
 $16.0
 $3.6
 $4.4
 $3.6
Interest cost 33.4
 32.2
 34.1
 9.9
 9.4
 9.4
Expected return on assets (47.4) (52.2) (56.3) n/a
 n/a
 n/a
Prior service cost amortization 3.4
 3.4
 3.5
 0.3
 0.3
 0.3
Amortization of actuarial losses 12.5
 11.4
 4.0
 0.4
 1.7
 
Net periodic benefit cost $18.8
 $14.1
 $1.3
 $14.2
 $15.8
 $13.3

In connection with the SCPSC's July 2010 electric rate order and November 2010 natural gas RSA order,regulatory orders, SCE&G began deferring, as a regulatory asset, all pension costs related to retail electric and gas operations that otherwise would have been charged to expense. Effective in January 2013, in connection with the December 2012 rate order, SCE&G began amortizing previously deferred pension cost related to retail electric operations totaling approximately $63 million over approximately 30 years (see Note 2) and recoveringrecovers current pension costs related to retail electric operationsexpense through a rate rider that may be adjusted annually. Similarly, in connection with the October 2013 RSA order, deferred pension cost related to gas operations of approximately $14 million is being amortized over approximately 14 years, and effective November 2013, SCE&G is recovering current pension expense related to gas operationsannually (for retail electric operations) or through cost of service rates (see(for gas operations). For retail electric operations, current pension expense is recognized based on amounts collected through its rate rider, and differences between actual pension expense and amounts recognized pursuant to the rider are deferred as a regulatory asset (for under-collections) or regulatory liability (for over-collections) as applicable. In addition, SCE&G amortizes certain previously deferred pension costs. See Note 2).

2.
 
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive incomeOCI (net of tax) were as follows:
 Pension Benefits 
Other Postretirement
Benefits
The Company Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2011 2013 2012 2011 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Current year actuarial (gain) loss $(0.8) $0.4
 $0.7
 $(0.4) $0.7

$0.1
 $0.6
 $2.7
 $3.1
 $0.8
 $(1.2) $1.3
Amortization of actuarial losses (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) 


 (0.6) (0.4) (0.2) 
 (0.1) 
Amortization of prior service cost 
 (0.1)
(0.1) 
 (0.1)

 (0.1) (0.1) (0.2) 
 (0.1) 
Prior service cost (credit) 
 
400,000

 
 


Amortization of transition obligation 
 


 
 
 
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) $(0.9) $0.2
400,000
$0.5
 $(0.5) $0.6


$0.1
Total recognized in OCI $(0.1) $2.2
 $2.7
 $0.8
 $(1.4) $1.3
Consolidated SCE&G Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Current year actuarial (gain) loss 
 $0.2
 $0.2
 $0.3
 $(0.3) $0.4
Amortization of actuarial losses $(0.1) (0.1) (0.1) 
 
 
Amortization of prior service cost 
 (0.1) (0.1) 
 
 
Total recognized in OCI $(0.1) $
 $
 $0.3
 $(0.3) $0.4


Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in regulatory assets were as follows:
 Pension Benefits 
Other Postretirement
Benefits
The Company Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2011 2013 2012 2011 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Current year actuarial (gain) loss $(137.1) $37.9
 $61.8
 $(24.4) $25.7

$5.0
 $29.4
 $9.2
 $101.3
 $11.1
 $(18.0) $19.4
Amortization of actuarial losses (12.7) (14.0) (9.3) (2.2) (1.0)
(0.2) (12.7) (11.9) (4.0) (0.4) (1.8) 
Amortization of prior service cost (4.5) (5.7)
(5.5) (0.5) (0.7)
(0.7) (3.4) (3.7) (3.2) (0.3) (0.3) (0.3)
Prior service cost (credit) (7.7) 
400,000

 
 


Amortization of transition obligation 
 


 (0.1) (0.2) (0.2)
Total recognized in regulatory assets $(162.0) $18.2


$47.0
 $(27.2) $23.8
 $3.9
 $13.3
 $(6.4) $94.1
 $10.4
 $(20.1) $19.1
Consolidated SCE&G Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Millions of dollars 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Current year actuarial (gain) loss $26.3
 $12.2
 $87.7
 $9.2
 $(14.0) $15.8
Amortization of actuarial losses (11.2) (10.4) (3.5) (0.3) (1.5) 
Amortization of prior service cost (3.0) (3.1) (2.8) (0.2) (0.3) (0.2)
Total recognized in regulatory assets $12.1
 $(1.3) $81.4
 $8.7
 $(15.8) $15.6



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Significant Assumptions Used in Determining Net Periodic Benefit Cost
  Pension Benefits 
Other Postretirement
Benefits
  2013 2012 2011 2013 2012 2011
Discount rate 4.10%/5.07%
 5.25% 5.56% 4.19% 5.35% 5.72%
Expected return on plan assets 8.00% 8.25% 8.25% n/a
 n/a
 n/a
Rate of compensation increase 3.75%/3.00%
 4.00% 4.00% 3.75% 4.00% 4.00%
Health care cost trend rate n/a
 n/a
 n/a
 7.80% 8.20% 8.00%
Ultimate health care cost trend rate n/a
 n/a
 n/a
 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%
Year achieved n/a
 n/a
 n/a
 2020
 2020
 2017
Net periodic benefit cost for the period through September 1, 2013, was determined using a 4.10% discount rate, and net periodic benefit cost after that date was determined using a 5.07% discount rate. Similarly, estimated rates of compensation increase were changed in connection with the September 1, 2013 remeasurement.
 Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
Discount rate4.68% 4.20% 5.03% 4.78% 4.30% 5.19%
Expected return on plan assets7.50% 7.50% 8.00% n/a
 n/a
 n/a
Rate of compensation increase3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.00% 3.75%
Health care cost trend raten/a
 n/a
 n/a
 7.00% 7.00% 7.40%
Ultimate health care cost trend raten/a
 n/a
 n/a
 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%
Year achievedn/a
 n/a
 n/a
 2021
 2020
 2020

The actuarial loss and prior service costestimated amounts to be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost in 20142017 are insignificant. as follows for the Company. For Consolidated SCE&G such amounts are insignificant:
Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Actuarial loss $0.6
 $0.1
Prior service cost 0.1
 
Total $0.7
 $0.1

The estimated amounts to be amortized from regulatory assets into net periodic benefit cost in 20142017 are as follows:
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of Dollars Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
Actuarial loss $3.7
 $0.3
 $13.6
 $1.2
 $12.0
 $1.0
Prior service cost 3.1
 0.3
 1.4
 
 1.3
 
Total $6.8
 $0.6
 $15.0
 $1.2
 $13.3
 $1.0

Other postretirement benefit costs are subject to annual per capita limits pursuant to the plan's design. As a result, the effect of a one-percent increase or decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rate on total service and interest cost is not significant.
 
Stock Purchase401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
 
SCE&G participates inSCANA sponsors a SCANA-sponsored defined contribution plan in which eligible employees may defer up to 75% of eligible earnings subject to certain limits and may diversify their investments. SCE&G participates in this plan. Contributions are matched 100% up to 6% of an employee’s eligible earnings. Such matching contributions made by the Company totaled $27.5 million in 2016, $26.2 million in 2015 and $25.8 million in 2014. These matching contributions included those made by Consolidated SCE&G, which totaled $22.9 million in 2016, $21.8 million in 2015 and $20.7 million in 2014. Employee deferrals, matching contributions, and earnings on all contributions are fully vested and nonforfeitable at all times. SCE&G provides 100% matching contributions up to 6% of an employee’s eligible earnings. Total matching contributions made to the plan for 2013, 2012 and 2011 were $18.7million, $17.7 million and $17.3 million, respectively, and were made in the form of SCANA common stock.



9.SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION
 
SCE&G participates in theThe LTECP which provides for grants of nonqualified and incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, performance shares, performance units and restricted stock units to certain key employees and non-employee directors. The LTECP currently authorizes the issuance of up to five million shares of SCANA’s common stock, no more than one million of which may be granted in the form of restricted stock.
 
Compensation costs related to share-based payment transactions are required to be recognized in the financial statements. With limited exceptions, including those liability awards discussed below, compensation cost is measured based on the grant-date fair value of the instruments issued and is recognized over the period that an employee provides service in exchange for the award. Share-based payment awards do not have non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents. To the extent that the awards themselves do not vest, dividends or dividend equivalents which would have been paid on those awards do not vest.
 

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Liability Awards
The 2011-2013, 2012-2014, and 2013-20152014-2016 performance cycles providecycle provides for performance measurement and award determination on an annual basis, with payment of awards being deferred until after the end of the three-year performance cycle. The 2015-2017 and 2016-2018 awards are based on performance over a single three-year cycle. In eachthe performance cycle for the 2014-2016 awards, 20% of the performance cycles, 20% of the performance award wasawards were granted in the form of restricted share units, which are liability awards payable in cash, and are subject to forfeiture in the event of retirement or termination of employment prior to the end80% of the cycle, subject to exceptions for death, disability or change in control.  The remaining 80% of the award wasawards were granted in performance shares. Each performance shareshares, each of which has a value that is equal to, and changes with, the value of a share of SCANA common stock. For each of the 2015-2017 and 2016-2018 awards, 30% are in the form of restricted share units and 70% are in the form of performance shares. Dividend equivalents are accrued on the performance shares and the restricted share units. Performance awards and related dividend equivalents are subject to forfeiture in the event of termination of employment prior to the end of the cycle, subject to certain exceptions. Payouts of performance share awards are determined by SCANA’s performance against pre-determined measures of TSR as compared to a peer group of utilities (weighted 50%) and growth in “GAAP-adjustedGAAP-adjusted net earnings per share from operations” (weighted 50%). 
 
Compensation cost of liability awards is recognized over their respective three-year performance periods based on the estimated fair value of the award, which is periodically updated based on expected ultimate cash payout, and is reduced by estimated forfeitures. AwardsAt the Company's discretion, awards under the 2011-20132014-2016 performance cycle were paid in cash at SCANA’s discretion in February 2014.2017 totaling $28.0 million for the Company, of which $20.2 million was attributable to Consolidated SCE&G (including amounts allocated from SCANA Services). Cash-settled liabilities related to prior programearlier performance cycles were paid totalingtotaled approximately $3.2$18.4 million in 2013, $8.72016, $20.8 million in 20122015 and $2.5$11.8 million in 2011.2014 for the Company and approximately $13.2 million in 2016, $6.3 million in 2015 and $1.9 million in 2014 for Consolidated SCE&G.
 
Fair value adjustments for all performance awardscycles resulted in compensation expense recognized in the statements of income totaling $5.5approximately $25.6 million in 2013, $9.52016, $18.0 million in 20122015 and $4.0$20.3 million in 2011. Fair2014 for the Company, of which approximately $17.3 million in 2016, $12.2 million in 2015 and $12.6 million in 2014 for Consolidated SCE&G (including amounts allocated from SCANA Services). Such fair value adjustments also resulted in capitalized compensation costs of $0.5$3.3 million in 2013, $2.12016, $2.3 million in 20122015 and $0.2$3.1 million in 2011.2014 for the Company and $3.1 million in 2016, $0.6 million in 2015 and $0.6 million in 2014 for Consolidated SCE&G. At December 31, 2016, unrecognized compensation cost, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 18 months, was $23.4 million for the Company and $17.2 million for Consolidated SCE&G.

Equity Awards
No equity awards were made during any period presented, and the effects of previous such awards on Consolidated SCE&G's results of operations, cash flows and financial position were not significant.

10.COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Nuclear Insurance
 
Under Price-Anderson, SCE&G (for itself and on behalf of Santee-Cooper, a one-third owner of Summer Station Unit 1) maintains agreements of indemnity with the NRC that, together with private insurance, cover third-party liability arising from any nuclear incident occurring at the company’sSCE&G’s nuclear power plant.  Price-Anderson provides funds up to $13.6$13.4 billion for public liability claims that could arise from a single nuclear incident.  Each nuclear plant is insured against this liability to a maximum of $375$375 million by ANI with the remaining coverage provided by a mandatory program of deferred premiums that could be assessed, after a nuclear incident, against all owners of commercial nuclear reactors.  Each reactor licensee is currently liable for up to $127.3$127.3 million per reactor owned for each nuclear incident occurring at any reactor in the United States, provided that not more than $18.9$18.9 million of the liability per reactor would be assessed per year. SCE&G’s maximum assessment, based on its two-thirds ownership of Summer Station Unit 1, would be $84.8$84.8 million per incident, but not more than $12.6$12.6 million per year. Both the maximum assessment per reactor and the maximum yearly assessment are adjusted for inflation at least every five years.

SCE&G currently maintains insurance policies (for itself and on behalf of Santee Cooper) with NEIL. The policies provide coverage to Summer Station Unit 1 for property damage and outage costs up to $2.75$2.75 billion resulting from an event of nuclear origin and up to $2.33 billion resulting from an event of a non-nuclear origin. In addition, a builder’s risk insurance policy has been

purchased from NEIL for the construction of the New Units.  This policy provides the owners of the New Units up to $500$500 million in limits of total coverage for accidental property damage occurring during construction. The NEIL policies, in the aggregate, are subject to a maximum loss of $2.75$2.75 billion for any single loss occurrence. All of the NEIL policies permit retrospective assessments under certain conditions to cover insurer’s losses. Based on the current annual premiums,premium, SCE&G’s portion of the retrospective premium assessment would not exceed $41.6$45.8 million. SCE&G currently maintains an excess property insurance policy (for itself and on behalf of Santee Cooper) with EMANI. The policy provides coverage to Unit 1 for property damage and outage costs up to $415 million resulting from an event of a non-nuclear origin. The EMANI policy permits retrospective assessments under certain conditions to cover insurer's losses. Based on the current annual premium, SCE&G's portion of the retrospective premium assessment would not exceed $1.8 million.

To the extent that insurable claims for property damage, decontamination, repair and replacement and other costs and expenses arising from a nuclearan incident at Summer Station Unit 1 exceed the policy limits of insurance, or to the extent such insurance becomes unavailable in the future, and to the extent that SCE&G&G's rates would not recover the cost of any purchased replacement power, SCE&G will retain the risk of loss as a self-insurer. SCE&G has no reason to anticipate a serious nuclear or other incident. However, if such an incident were to occur, it likely would have a material impact on the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s&G's results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

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New Nuclear Construction

SCE&G, on behalf of itself and as agent for Santee Cooper, has contracted with the Consortium in 2008 for the design and construction of the New Units at the site of Summer Station.  SCE&G's share of the estimated cash outlays (future value, excluding AFC) totals approximately $5.4 billion for plant and related transmission infrastructure costs, and is projected based on historical one-year and five-year escalation rates as required by the SCPSC.

Units. SCE&G's current ownership share in the New Units is 55%. Under an agreement signed in January 2014 (and subject to customary closing conditions, including necessary regulatory approvals),As discussed below, SCE&G has agreed to acquire an additional 5% ownership in the New Units from Santee Cooper.

EPC Contract and BLRA Matters

The construction of the New Units and SCE&G’s related recovery of financing costs through rates is subject to review and approval by the SCPSC as provided for in the BLRA. Under the BLRA, the SCPSC has approved, among other things, a milestone schedule and a capital costs estimates schedule for the New Units. This approval constitutes a final and binding determination that the New Units are used and useful for utility purposes, and that the capital costs associated with the New Units are prudent utility costs and expenses and are properly included in rates, so long as the New Units are constructed or are being constructed within the parameters of the approved milestone schedule, including specified contingencies, and the approved capital costs estimates schedule. Subject to the same conditions, the BLRA provides that SCE&G may apply to the SCPSC annually for an order to recover through revised rates SCE&G’s weighted average cost of capital applied to all or part of the outstanding balance of construction work in progress concerning the New Units. Estimated operating costs, including the depreciation of the utility plant costs, are then to be recovered through rates beginning when the construction of each New Unit is completed and placed into service. The BLRA also provides that, in the event of abandonment prior to plant completion, construction work in progress costs incurred, including AFC, and a return on those costs may be recoverable through rates, so long as SCE&G demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that its decision to abandon the New Unit(s) was prudent. As of December 31, 2016, SCE&G’s investment in the New Units, including related transmission, totaled $4.5 billion, for which the financing costs on $3.8 billion have been reflected in rates under the BLRA. See Note 2 for a description of rate changes which have occurred under the BLRA.

The SCPSC granted initial approval of the construction schedule and related forecasted capital costs in 2009. The NRC issued COLs in March 2012. The Consortium has experienced delays throughout much of the project to date, and forecasted work crew efficiency and productivity metrics have not been met. In response, in November 2012, and again in September 2015 and November 2016 (see discussion below), the SCPSC approved SCE&G's requested updates to the milestone schedule, revised contractual substantial completion dates, and increases in capital and other costs. Some of these increased costs were the result of the schedule delays and were the subject of dispute.

October 2015 Amendment and WEC's Engagement of Fluor

On October 27, 2015, SCE&G, Santee Cooper and the Consortium amended the EPC Contract. The October 2015 Amendment became effective in December 2015, upon the consummation of the acquisition by WEC of the stock of Stone & Webster from CB&I. Following that acquisition, Stone & Webster continues to be a member of the Consortium as a subsidiary of WEC rather than CB&I, and WEC has engaged Fluor as a subcontracted construction manager.

Among other things, the October 2015 Amendment provided SCE&G and Santee Cooper an irrevocable option to fix the total amount to be paid to the Consortium for its entire scope of work on the project (excluding a limited amount of work within the time and materials component of the contract price) after June 30, 2015 at $6.082 billion (SCE&G’s 55% portion

being approximately $3.345 billion). This total amount to be paid would be reduced by amounts paid since June 30, 2015. SCE&G, on behalf of itself and as agent for Santee Cooper, executed the fixed price option, subject to SCPSC approval, on July 1, 2016.
The October 2015 Amendment:
(i) resolved by settlement and release most outstanding disputes between SCE&G and the Consortium,
(ii) revised the contractual guaranteed substantial completion dates of Units 2 and 3 to August 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively,
(iii) revised the delay-related liquidated damages computation requirements, including those related to the eligibility of the New Units to earn Internal Revenue Code Section 45J production tax credits (see also below), resulting in escalating liquidated damages that are capped at an aggregate of $338 million per New Unit (SCE&G’s 55% portion being approximately $186 million per New Unit),
(iv) provided for payment to the Consortium of a completion bonus of $150 million per New Unit (SCE&G’s 55% portion being approximately $83 million per New Unit) for each New Unit placed in service by the deadline to qualify for production tax credits,
(v) provided for development of a revised construction milestone payment schedule,
(vi) provided that SCE&G and Santee Cooper waive and cancel the CB&I parent company guaranty with respect to the project,
(vii) provided for an explicit definition of Change in Law designed to reduce the likelihood of certain future commercial disputes, with the Consortium also acknowledging and agreeing that the project scope includes providing New Units that meet the standards of the NRC approved Design Control Document Revision 19, and
(viii) eliminated the requirement or ability of any party to bring suit regarding disputes before substantial completion of the project.

As part of its responsibility as a subcontracted construction manager, Fluor has reviewed and assisted in the development of an updated integrated project schedule which reflects WEC’s revised estimated completion dates of April 2020 and December 2020 for Units 2 and 3, respectively. These later dates remain within the SCPSC-approved 18-month contingency periods provided for under the BLRA, and achievement of such dates would also allow the output of both units to qualify, under current law, for federal production tax credits (see below). However, there is substantial uncertainty as to WEC’s ability to meet these dates given its historical inability to achieve forecasted productivity and work force efficiency levels.

November 2016 SCPSC Order

In May 2016, SCE&G petitioned the SCPSC for approval of updated construction and capital cost schedules for the New Units which were developed in connection with the October 2015 Amendment. On November 9, 2016, the SCPSC approved a settlement agreement among SCE&G, ORS and certain other parties concerning this petition. The SCPSC also approved SCE&G's election of the fixed price option. See also Note 2.

The approved construction schedule designates contractual guaranteed substantial completion dates of August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2020 for Units 2 and 3, respectively. The approved capital cost schedule includes incremental capital costs that total $831 million. SCE&G’s total project capital cost is now estimated at approximately $6.8 billion including owner’s costs and transmission, or $7.7 billion with escalation and AFC. In addition, the SCPSC approved revising SCE&G’s allowed ROE for new nuclear construction from 10.5% to 10.25%. This revised ROE will be applied prospectively for the purpose of calculating revised rates sought by SCE&G under the BLRA on and after January 1, 2017. In addition, SCE&G may not file future requests to amend capital cost schedules prior to January 28, 2019, unless its annual revised rate request is denied because SCE&G is out of compliance with its approved capital cost schedule or BLRA construction milestone schedule. In most circumstances, if the projected commercial operation date for Unit 2 is extended, the expiration of the January 28, 2019 moratorium will be extended by an equal amount of time.

On December 14, 2016, the SCPSC denied Petitions for Rehearing filed by certain parties that were not included in the settlement. These parties may appeal this decision to the South Carolina Supreme Court once the SCPSC’s order has been issued. SCE&G cannot determine when the SCPSC will issue its order in this matter or if that order will be appealed.


Construction Milestone Payment Schedule and Related DRB Activity

The October 2015 Amendment established a DRB process for resolving certain commercial claims and disputes. The DRB is comprised of three members chosen by the parties, and amounts in dispute of less than $5 million will be resolved by the DRB without recourse. Amounts in dispute greater than $5 million will be resolved by the DRB for the remainder of the construction of the New Units, with a reserved right to further arbitrate or to litigate such issues at the conclusion of construction.

On December 2, 2016 the DRB issued an order establishing a construction milestone payment schedule (see (v) in October 2015 Amendment above) on which SCE&G and WEC had been unable to agree subsequent to the October 2015 Amendment. The dispute related only to the timing of payments; the total amount to be paid was not in dispute. The DRB order provides that certain subcontractor and other supplier-related costs incurred by the Consortium will be reimbursed by the owners regardless of payment-milestone completion, but that other payments will be made only upon documented achievement of the agreed-upon payment-milestones. Such subcontractor and other supplier-related costs comprised approximately $873 million of the $3.345 billion of fixed option payments that were the subject of the DRB order.

Payment and Performance Obligations and Certain Related Uncertainties

Payment and performance obligations under the EPC Contract are joint and several obligations of WEC and Stone & Webster, and in connection with the October 2015 Amendment, Toshiba, WEC’s parent company, reaffirmed its guaranty of WEC’s payment obligations. Additionally, the EPC Contract provides the owners the right, exercisable upon certain conditions, to obtain payment and performance bonds from WEC equal to 15% of the highest projected three months billings during the applicable year, and their aggregate nominal coverage will not exceed $100 million (or $55 million for SCE&G's 55% share). SCE&G and Santee Cooper are responsible for the cost of the bonds.

In late 2015, Toshiba's credit ratings declined to below investment grade following disclosures regarding its operating and financial performance and near-term liquidity. As a result, pursuant to the above-described terms of the EPC Contract, SCE&G has obtained standby letters of credit in lieu of payment and performance bonds from WEC totaling $45 million (or approximately $25 million for SCE&G's 55% share). These standby letters of credit expire annually in February, and they automatically renew for successive one-year periods until their final expiration date of August 31, 2020, unless the issuer provides a minimum 60-day notice that it will not renew. If the issuer provides notice that it will not renew, SCE&G may draw upon the standby letter of credit prior to its expiration. In the event that WEC would be unable to meet its payment and performance obligations under the EPC Contract, it is anticipated this funding would provide a source of liquidity to assist in an orderly transition. In addition, the EPC Contract provides that upon the request of SCE&G, and at owners' cost, the Consortium must escrow certain intellectual property and software for the owners' benefit to assist in completion of the New Units. An escrow arrangement has been established, and certain intellectual property and software have been deposited. Additional deposits are anticipated.

In December 2016 through February 2017, Toshiba and WEC announced further deterioration in their financial position and liquidity related to write-downs arising from WEC’s acquisition of Stone and Webster from CB&I (discussed above). The announcements noted that WEC and Toshiba have determined that significant losses will be incurred under the EPC Contract for the New Units and under a similar engineering, procurement and construction agreement for other units currently being constructed in the United States. This determination has impacted their allocation of the CB&I purchase price, resulting in recognition of a large amount of goodwill which has in turn been determined to be impaired. Preliminary recognition of this impairment loss (in excess of $6 billion) has left Toshiba with negative shareholders' equity and threatened its liquidity. In January 2017, Toshiba’s credit ratings were further reduced. In response, Toshiba has indicated its interest in monetizing portions of its business as it attempts to restructure and restore its financial position. Toshiba has also indicated that it will withdraw from the nuclear construction business prospectively and that it will significantly alter its risk management oversight of its nuclear power business. WEC has told the Company that it and Toshiba are committed to completing the New Units.  Toshiba has acknowledged its parental guaranty to the project, but it has informed the Company that no specific commitment regarding completion of the New Units has been agreed to by it so far.

Toshiba also announced that it had requested (and successfully received) a one-month extension of the deadline for submitting its securities report to Japanese securities regulators for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 to allow an internal investigation into the adequacy of internal controls relating to the purchase price allocation process for WEC’s acquisition of Stone & Webster and concerns that senior management at WEC may have  exerted inappropriate pressure in order to advance the purchase price allocation process.  As part of the announcement, it was stated that Toshiba’s audit committee was concerned that an invalidation of internal controls (or even the possibility thereof) might affect Toshiba’s quarterly financial

statements, and that two law firms had been separately retained by the audit committee and WEC to assist with this investigation.

Although progress on the project was seen in December 2016 and January 2017, including the placement of the first of Unit 2’s two steam generators, significant risks and uncertainties remain concerning WEC’s ability to improve work force efficiency and productivity performance and to continue to fulfill its performance and financial commitments and Toshiba's ability to perform under its payment guaranty with respect to the project. In particular, there can be no assurance that their creditors will continue to provide support or that other sources of liquidity will emerge or continue to be available. In the event that WEC were to fail to complete the project in breach of its obligations under the EPC Contract, its payment obligations for damages would increase substantially above the amount of the liquidated damages described above, but would still be subject to limitations.

SCE&G and Santee Cooper, the co-owner of the New Units, continue to evaluate various actions which might be taken in the event that Toshiba and WEC are unable or unwilling to complete the project. These include completing the work under possible arrangements with other contractors or, were it determined to be prudent, halting the project and leaving SCE&G to pursue cost recovery under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA.

Also, in response to these developments and in light of the DRB-established construction milestone payment schedule, in February 2017, SCE&G initiated its solicitation for increased levels of standby letters of credit in lieu of payment and performance bonds referred to above. However, it is uncertain whether such additional levels of standby letters of credit will be available at reasonable cost or whether any letters of credit will continue to be renewed by their issuers.

Finally, additional claims by the Consortium or SCE&G involving the project schedule, budget and performance may arise as the project continues. The parties to the EPC Contract have established both informal and formal dispute resolution procedures in order to resolve such issues, and SCE&G expects to resolve disputes through those means. SCE&G expects to seek recovery through rates of any project costs that arise through such dispute resolution processes, as well as other project costs identified from time to time; however, any such request would be subject to the provisions of the November 2016 SCPSC order discussed above. There can be no assurance that recovery would be granted.

Santee Cooper Matters

As noted above, SCE&G has agreed to acquire an additional 5% ownership in the New Units from Santee Cooper. Under the terms of this agreement, SCE&G will acquire a 1% ownership interest in the New Units at the commercial operation date of Unit 2, will acquire an additional 2% ownership interest no later than the first anniversary of such commercial operation date, and will acquire the final 2% no later than the second anniversary of such commercial operation date. Under the terms of the agreement SCE&G has agreed to pay an amount equal to Santee Cooper's actual cost, including its cost of financing, of the percentage conveyed as of the date of conveyance, which SCE&G estimates will be approximately $500 million for the entire 5% interest.each conveyance. In addition, the agreement provides that Santee Cooper will not transfer any of its remaining interest in the New Units to third parties until the New Units are complete. This transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of necessary regulatory approvals. This transaction will not affect the payment obligations between the parties during construction forof the New Units, nor is it anticipated that the payments for the additional ownership interest would be reflected in a revised rates filing under the BLRA. SCE&G’s current projected cost for the additional 5% interest being acquired from Santee Cooper is approximately $850 million.

Nuclear Production Tax Credits

The ConsortiumIRS has experiencednotified SCE&G that, subject to a national megawatt capacity limitation, the electricity to be produced by each of the New Units (advanced nuclear units, as defined) would qualify for nuclear production tax credits under Section 45J of the IRC to the extent that such New Unit is operational before January 1, 2021 and other eligibility requirements are met. These nuclear production tax credits (related to SCE&G's 55% share of both New Units) could total as much as approximately $1.4 billion. Such credits would be earned over the first eight years of each New Unit's operations and would be realized by SCE&G over those years or during allowable carry-forward periods. Based on current tax law and the contractual guaranteed substantial completion dates (and the recently revised forecasted dates of completion) provided above, both New Units would be operational and would qualify for the nuclear production tax credits; however, any further delays in the schedule for fabricationor changes in tax law could adversely impact these conclusions. See also the Payment and delivery of sub-modules forPerformance Obligations and Certain Related Uncertainties discussion above. When and to the New Units. The fabrication and delivery of sub-modulesextent that production tax credits are a focus area of the Consortium, including sub-modules for module CA20, which is part of the auxiliary building, and CA01, which houses components inside the containment vessel. Modules CA20 and CA01realized, their benefits are considered critical path items for both New Units. All sub-modules for CA20 have been received on site and its fabrication is underway. CA20 is expected to be ready for placement on the nuclear island of the first New Unit in the first quarter of 2014. In addition, the delivery schedule of sub-modules for CA01 is expectedprovided directly to support completion of on-site fabrication to allow it to be ready for placement on the nuclear island of the first New Unit during the third quarter of 2014. With this schedule, the Consortium continues to indicate that the substantial completion of the first New Unit is expected to be late 2017 or the first quarter of 2018 and that the substantial completion of the second New Unit is expected to be approximately twelve months after that of the first New Unit. The substantial completion dates currently approved by the SCPSC for the first and second New Units are March 15, 2017 and May 15, 2018, respectively. The SCPSC has also approved an 18-month contingency period beyond each of these dates. The preliminary expected new substantial completion dates are within the contingency periods. SCE&G cannot predict with certainty the extent to which the issue with the sub-modules or the delays in the substantial completion of the New Units will result in increased project costs. However, the preliminary estimate of the delay-related costs associated with SCE&G's 55% share of the New Units is approximately $200 million. SCE&G has not accepted responsibility for any of these delay-related costs and expects to have further discussions with the Consortium regarding such responsibility. Additionally, the EPC Contract provides for liquidated damages in the event of a delay in the completion of the New Units, which will also be included in discussions with the Consortium. SCE&G believes its responsibility for any portion of the $200 million estimate should ultimately be substantially less, once all of the relevant factors are considered.electric customers.

In addition to the above-described project delays, SCE&G is also aware of financial difficulties at a supplier responsible for certain significant components of the project.  The Consortium is monitoring the potential for disruptions in such equipment fabrication and possible responses.   Any disruptions could impact the project's schedule or costs, and such impacts could be material.Other Project Matters

The parties to the EPC Contract have established both informal and formal dispute resolution procedures in order to resolve issues that arise during the course of constructing a project of this magnitude.  During the course of activities under the EPC Contract, issues have materialized that impact project budget and schedule. Claims specifically relating to COL delays,
design modifications of the shield building and certain pre-fabricated modules for the New Units and unanticipated rock
conditions at the site resulted in assertions of contractual entitlement to recover additional costs to be incurred. The resolution
of these specific claims is discussed in Note 2. SCE&G expects to resolve any disputes that arise in the future, including any which may arise with respect to the delay-related costs discussed above, through both the informal and formal procedures and anticipates that any additional costs that arise through such dispute resolution processes, as well as other costs identified from time to time, will be recoverable through rates.

During the fourth quarter of 2013, the Consortium began a full re-baselining of the Unit 2 and Unit 3 construction schedules to incorporate a more detailed evaluation of the engineering and procurement activities necessary to accomplish the schedule and to provide a detailed reassessment of the impact of the revised Unit 2 and Unit 3 schedules on engineering and

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design resource allocations, procurement schedules, construction work crew assignments, and other items. The result will be a revised fully integrated construction schedule that will provide detailed and itemized information on individual budget and cost categories, cost estimates at completion for all non-firm and fixed scopes of work, and the timing of specific construction activities and cash flow requirements. SCE&G anticipates that the revised schedule and the cost estimate at completion for all non-firm and fixed scopes of work will be finalized in the third quarter of 2014. SCE&G plans to reevaluate and reschedule its owners cost estimates and cash flow requirements in light of the new schedule.

When the NRC issued the COLs for the New Units, two of the conditions that it imposed were requiring inspection and testing of certain components of the New Units' passive cooling system, and requiring the development of strategies to respond to extreme natural events resulting in the loss of power at the New Units. In addition, the NRC directed the Office of New Reactors to issue to SCE&G an order requiring enhanced, reliable spent fuel pool instrumentation, as well as a request for information related to emergency plant staffing.  These conditions and requirements are responsive to the NRC's Near-Term Task Force report titled “Recommendations for Enhancing Reactor Safety in the 21st Century.”  This report was prepared in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake-generated tsunami, which severely damaged several nuclear generating units and their back-up cooling systems in Japan.instrumentation. SCE&G continues to evaluate the impact of these conditions and requirements that may be imposed on the construction and operation of the New Units, and SCE&G, pursuant to the license condition, prepared and submitted an integrated responseoverall integration plan for the New Units to the NRC in August 2013. That plan remains under review by the NRC and SCE&G does not anticipate any additional regulatory actions as a result of that review, but it cannot predict what additionalfuture regulatory or other outcomes may be implemented in the United States,activities or how such initiatives would impact SCE&G's existing Summer Station or the construction or operation of the New Units.

Subject to a national megawatt capacity limitation, the electricity to be produced by the New Units (advanced nuclear units, as defined) is expected to qualify for nuclear production tax credits under Section 45J of the Internal Revenue Code. Following the pouring of safety-related concrete for each of the New Units’ reactor buildings (March 2013 for the first New Unit and November 2013 for the second New Unit), SCE&G has applied to the IRS for its allocations of such national megawatt capacity limitation. The IRS will forward the applications to the DOE for appropriate certification.
Environmental

Environmental
As partThe Company's operations are subject to extensive regulation by various federal and state authorities in the areas of the President's Climate Action Planair quality, water quality, control of toxic substances and by Presidential Memorandum issued June 25, 2013, the EPA was directed to issue a revised carbon standard for new power plants by re-proposing NSPS underhazardous and solid wastes. Applicable statutes and rules include the CAA, for emissionsCWA, Nuclear Waste Act and CERCLA, among others. In many cases, regulations proposed by such authorities could have a significant impact on the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's financial condition, results of carbon dioxide from newly constructed fossil fuel-fired units. The rule became final on January 8, 2014operations and requires all new fossil fuel-fired power plants to meetcash flows. In addition, the carbon dioxide emissions profile of a combined cycle natural gas plant. While most new natural gas plants will not be required to include any new technologies, no new coal-fired plants could be constructed without carbon captureCompany and sequestration capabilities. Consolidated SCE&G is evaluating the final rule, but does not plan to construct new coal-fired units in the near future. The Memorandum also directed the EPA to issue standards, regulations, or guidelines for existing units by June 1, 2014, to be made final no later than June 1, 2015. Consolidated SCE&G alsooften cannot predict when rules will become final for existing units, if at all, or what conditions they may impose on Consolidated SCE&G, if any. Consolidated SCE&G expects that any costs incurred to comply with GHG emissionor requirements will be recoverableimposed by regulatory or legislative proposals. To the extent that compliance with environmental regulations or legislation results in capital expenditures or operating costs, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G expect to recover such expenditures and costs through rates.existing ratemaking provisions.

From a regulatory perspective, SCANA, SCE&G and GENCO continually monitor and evaluate their current and projected emission levels and strive to comply with all state and federal regulations regarding those emissions. SCE&G and GENCO participate in the sulfur dioxide SO2 and nitrogen oxideNOX emission allowance programs with respect to coal plant emissions and also have constructed additional pollution control equipment at several larger coal-fired electric generating plants. Further, SCE&G is engaged in construction activities of the New Units which are expected to reduce GHG emission levels significantly once they are completed and dispatched by potentially displacing some of the current coal-fired generation sources. These actions are expected to address many of the rules and regulations discussed below.herein.

On August 3, 2015, the EPA issued a revised standard for new power plants by re-proposing NSPS under the CAA for emissions of CO2 from newly constructed fossil fuel-fired units. The final rule requires all new coal-fired power plants to meet a carbon emission rate of 1,400 pounds CO2 per MWh and new natural gas units to meet 1,000 pounds CO2 per MWh. While most new natural gas plants will not be required to include any new technologies, no new coal-fired plants could be constructed without partial carbon capture and sequestration capabilities. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are monitoring the final rule, but do not plan to construct new coal-fired units in the foreseeable future.

In 2005,addition, on August 3, 2015, the EPA issued the CAIR, which required the District of Columbia and 28its final rule on emission guidelines for states to reduce nitrogen oxidefollow in developing plans to address GHG emissions from existing units. The rule includes state-specific goals for reducing national CO2 emissions by 32% from 2005 levels by 2030. The rule also provides for nuclear reactors under construction, such as the New Units, to count towards compliance and sulfur dioxide emissions in order to attain mandated state levels.  CAIR set emission limits to be met in two phasesestablishes a phased-in compliance approach beginning in 2009 and 2015, respectively, for nitrogen oxide and beginning2022. The rule gives each state from one to three years to issue SIPs, which will ultimately define the specific compliance methodology that will be applied to existing units in 2010 and 2015, respectively, for sulfur dioxide.that state. On February 9, 2016, the Supreme Court stayed the rule pending disposition of a petition of review of the rule in the Court of Appeals. The order of the Supreme Court has no immediate impact on SCE&G and GENCO determined that additional air quality controls wouldor their generation operations. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G expect any costs incurred to comply with such rule to be needed to meet the CAIR requirements.  Onrecoverable through rates.

In July 6, 2011, the EPA issued the CSAPR.  This rule replaced CAIR CSAPR to reduce emissions of SO2 and the Clean Air Transport Rule proposed in July 2010 and is aimed at addressingNOX from power plant emissions that may contribute to air pollution in other states.  CSAPR requires statesplants in the eastern half of the United StatesStates. The CSAPR replaces the CAIR and requires a total of 28 states to reduce power plant annual SO2 emissions specifically sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide.  On December 30, 2011,annual and ozone season NOX emissions to assist in attaining the United States Courtozone and fine particle NAAQS. The rule establishes an emissions cap for SO2 and NOX and limits the trading for emission allowances by separating affected states into two groups with no trading between the groups. The State of Appeals forSouth Carolina has chosen to remain in the District of Columbia issued an order staying CSAPR and reinstating CAIR pending resolution of an appeal of CSAPR. On August 21, 2012,program, even though recent court rulings exempted the Court of Appeals vacated CSAPR and left CAIR in place. The EPA's petition for rehearing ofstate. This allows the Court of Appeals' order was denied. In June 2013 the U.S. Supreme Court agreedstate to review the Court of Appeals' decision and oral arguments were held on December 10, 2013. A decision is still pending.remain compliant with regional haze standards. Air quality

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control installations that SCE&G and GENCO have already completed have allowed Consolidated SCE&Gpositioned them to comply with the reinstated CAIR and will also allow it to comply with CSAPR, if reinstated. Consolidated SCE&G will continue to pursue strategies to comply with all applicable environmental regulations.existing allowances set by the CSAPR. Any costs incurred to comply with such regulationsCSAPR are expected to be recoverable through rates.

In April 2012, the EPA's MATS rule containing new standards for mercury and other specified air pollutants became effective. The MATS rule provides up to four years for facilities to meethas been the standards, and Consolidated SCE&G's evaluationsubject of the rule is ongoing. SCE&G's decisionongoing litigation even while it remains in 2012 to retire certain coal-fired units or convert them to burn natural gas and its project to build the New Units (see Note 1) along with other actionseffect. Rulings on this litigation are not expected to resulthave an impact on SCE&G or GENCO due to plant retirements, conversions, and enhancements. SCE&G and GENCO are in Consolidated SCE&G's compliance with the EPA's rule.  Any costs incurredMATS rule and expect to comply with this rule or other rules issued by the EPAremain in the future are expected to be recoverable through rates.compliance.

The CWA provides for the imposition of effluent limitations that require treatment for wastewater discharges. Under the CWA, compliance with applicable limitations is achieved under state-issued NPDES permits. As a facility’s NPDES permit is renewed (every five years), any new effluent limitations would be incorporated. The ELG Rule was published inbecame effective on January

4, 2016. After this date, state regulators will modify facility NPDES permits to match more restrictive standards, thus requiring facilities to retrofit with new wastewater treatment technologies. Compliance dates will vary by type of wastewater, and some will be based on a facility's five year permit cycle and thus may range from 2018 to 2023. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G expect that wastewater treatment technology retrofits will be required at Williams and Wateree Stations. Any costs incurred to comply with the Federal Register on June 7, 2013, and isELG Rule are expected to be finalized May 22, 2014. The EPA expects compliance as soon as possible after July 2017 but no later than July 2020.recoverable through rates.

Additionally, the EPA is expected to issue aThe CWA Section 316(b) Existing Facilities Rule became effective in October 2014. This rule that modifiesestablishes national requirements for existingthe location, design, construction and capacity of cooling water intake structures in early 2014. Consolidatedat existing facilities that reflect the best technology available for minimizing the adverse environmental impacts of impingement and entrainment. SCE&G isand GENCO are conducting studies and is developing or implementing plans as required by the rule to determine appropriate intake structure modifications to ensure compliance plans for these initiatives. Congress iswith this rule. Any costs incurred to comply with this rule are expected to consider further amendments to the CWA. Such legislation may include toxicity-based standards as well as limitations to mixing zones. These provisions, if passed, could have a material impact on the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of SCE&G and GENCO. Consolidated SCE&G believes that any additional costs imposed by such regulations would be recoverable through rates.
    
In response to a federal court order to establish a definite timelineThe EPA's final rule for a CCR rule, the EPA has said it will issue new federal regulations affecting the management and disposal of CCRs, such as ash, by December 2014. Such regulations could resultbecame effective in the treatmentfourth quarter of some CCRs2015. This rule regulates CCR as hazardousa non-hazardous waste under Subtitle D of the Resource Conservation and could impose significant costs to utilities, such asRecovery Act and imposes certain requirements on ash storage ponds and other CCR management facilities at SCE&G's and GENCO's coal-fired generating facilities. SCE&G and GENCO. WhileGENCO have already closed or have begun the process of closure of all of their ash storage ponds and have previously recognized AROs for such ash storage ponds under existing requirements. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G cannot predict how extensivedo not expect the regulations willincremental compliance costs associated with this rule to be Consolidated SCE&G believes that any additionalsignificant and expect to recover such costs imposed by such regulations would be recoverable throughin future rates.

The Nuclear Waste Act required that the United States government accept and permanently dispose of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel by January 31, 1998. The Nuclear Waste Act also1998, and it imposed on utilities the primary responsibility for storage of their spent nuclear fuel until the repository is available. SCE&G entered into a Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste with the DOE in 1983. As of December 31, 2013,2016, the federal government has not accepted any spent fuel from Summer Station Unit 1, and it remains unclear when the repository may become available. SCE&G has on-siteconstructed an independent spent nuclear fuel storage capability in its existing fuel pool until at least 2017, and has commenced construction of a dry cask storage facilityinstallation to accommodate the spent nuclear fuel output for the life of Summer Station Unit 1. SCE&G may evaluate other technology as it becomes available.

The provisions of CERCLA authorize the EPA to require the clean-up of hazardous waste sites. In addition, the stateThe states of South Carolina hasand North Carolina have similar laws. SCE&GThe Company maintains an environmental assessment program to identify and evaluate current and former operations sites that could require environmental clean-up. In addition, regulators from the EPA and other federal or state agencies periodically notify SCE&Gthe Company that it may be required to perform or participate in the investigation and remediation of a hazardous waste site. As site assessments are initiated, estimates are made of the amount of expenditures, if any, deemed necessary to investigate and remediate each site. These estimates are refined as additional information becomes available; therefore, actual expenditures may differ significantly from the original estimates. Amounts estimated and accrued to date for site assessments and clean-up relate solely to regulated operations. Such amounts are recorded in regulatory assets and amortized, with recovery provided through rates.

SCE&G is responsible for four decommissioned MGP sites in South Carolina which contain residues of by-product chemicals. These sites are in various stages of investigation, remediation and monitoring under work plans approved by DHEC and the EPA. SCE&G anticipates that major remediation activities at all these sites will continue until 2017at least through 2018 and will cost an additional $20.2$10.2 million,, which is accrued in Other within Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. SCE&G expects to recover any cost arising from the remediation of MGP sites through rates. At December 31, 2013,2016, deferred amounts, net of amounts previously recovered through rates and insurance settlements, totaled $36.7$25.7 million and are included in regulatory assets.


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Claims and Litigation
 
The Company and Consolidated SCE&G is engaged inare subject to various claims and litigation incidental to itstheir business operations which management anticipates will be resolved without a material impact on the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s&G's results of operations, cash flows or financial condition.

Operating Lease Commitments

The Company and Consolidated SCE&G isare obligated under various operating leases for vehicles,land, office space, furniture, vehicles, equipment, rail cars, a purchase power agreement, and equipment.for the Company, airplanes. Leases expire at various dates through 2057. Rent expense totaled approximately $13.6 million in 2013, $9.6 million in 2012 and $10.8 million in 2011. Future minimum rental payments under such leases are as follows:

 Millions of dollars
2014$4
20153
20162
20171
20181
Thereafter19
Total$30
  Rent Expense
Millions of dollars 2016 2015 2014
The Company $10.2
 $11.1
 $12.3
Consolidated SCE&G 12.2
 12.3
 12.1
  Future Minimum Rental Payments
Millions of dollars 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter
The Company $31
 $29
 $28
 $3
 $3
 $23
Consolidated SCE&G 25
 23
 22
 1
 
 17

Guarantees
SCANA issues guarantees on behalf of its consolidated subsidiaries to facilitate commercial transactions with third parties. These guarantees are in the form of performance guarantees, primarily for the purchase and transportation of natural gas, standby letters of credit issued by financial institutions and credit support for certain tax-exempt bond issues. SCANA is not required to recognize a liability for such guarantees unless it becomes probable that performance under the guarantees will be required. SCANA believes the likelihood that it would be required to perform or otherwise incur any losses associated with these guarantees is remote; therefore, no liability for these guarantees has been recognized. To the extent that a liability subject to a guarantee has been incurred, the liability is included in the consolidated financial statements.  At December 31, 2016, the maximum future payments (undiscounted) that SCANA could be required to make under guarantees totaled approximately $1.7 billion.
Asset Retirement Obligations
 
Consolidated SCE&G recognizes aA liability for the present value of an ARO is recognized when incurred if the liability can be reasonably estimated. Uncertainty about the timing or method of settlement of a conditional ARO is factored into the measurement of the liability when sufficient information exists, but such uncertainty is not a basis upon which to avoid liability recognition.

The legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived tangible assets that result from their acquisition, construction, development and normal operation relate primarily to Consolidated SCE&G’sthe Company’s regulated utility operations.  As of December 31, 2013, Consolidated2016, SCE&G has recorded AROs of approximately $191$199 million for nuclear plant decommissioning (see Note 1) and. In addition, the Company has recorded AROs of approximately $356$359 million, including $323 million for Consolidated SCE&G, for other conditional obligations primarily related to other generation, transmission and distribution properties, including gas pipelines. All of the amounts recorded are based upon estimates which are subject to varying degrees of imprecision,precision, particularly since such payments will be made many years in the future.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending aggregate carrying amount of asset retirement obligationsAROs is as follows:
 The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars 2013 2012 2016 2015 2016 2015
Beginning balance $535
 $450
 $520
 $563
 $488
 $536
Liabilities incurred 5
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities settled (4) (5) (11) (16) (11) (16)
Accretion expense 24
 23
 23
 25
 22
 23
Revisions in estimated cash flows (13) 67
 26
 (52) 23
 (55)
Ending Balance $547
 $535
Ending balance $558
 $520
 $522
 $488

Revisions in estimated cash flows in 2016 primarily related to changes in projected costs, based on a nuclear decommissioning cost study. Such revisions in 2015 related to changes in the expected timing of ARO settlements due to changes in the estimated useful lives of certain electric utility properties identified as part of a customary depreciation study.



11.AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
 
CGT transports natural gas to SCE&G to serve retail gas customers and certain electric generation requirements.  Such purchases totaled approximately $33.3The Company:

The Company received cash distributions from equity-method investees of $3.7 million in 2013, $35.92016, $4.0 million in 20122015 and $30.8$7.8 million in 2011.  2014. The Company made investments in equity-method investees of $5.5 million in 2016, $4.1 million in 2015 and $5.7 million in 2014.

The Company and Consolidated SCE&G:
SCE&G had approximately $3.3owns 40% of Canadys Refined Coal, LLC, which is involved in the manufacturing and sale of refined coal to reduce emissions. SCE&G accounts for this investment using the equity method. Consolidated SCE&G’s total purchases from this affiliate were $161.8 million in 2016, $233.2 million in 2015 and $3.4$260.3 million in 2014. Consolidated SCE&G’s total sales to this affiliate were $160.8 million in 2016, $232.0 million in 2015 and $259.0 million in 2014. The net of the total purchases and total sales are recorded in Other expenses on the consolidated statements of income (for the Company) and of comprehensive income (for Consolidated SCE&G). Consolidated SCE&G’s payable to CGT for transportation servicesthis affiliate was $16.1 million at December 31, 20132016 and December 31, 2012, respectively. SCE&G had approximately $1.3$12.9 million receivable from CGT for transportation services at December 31, 2013 and an insignificant2015. Consolidated SCE&G’s receivable amountfrom this affiliate was $16.0 million at December 31, 2012.2016 and $12.8 million at December 31, 2015.

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Consolidated SCE&G:

SCE&G purchases natural gas and related pipeline capacity from SEMISCANA Energy to serve its retail gas customers and certain electric generation requirements. Such purchases totaled approximately $166.9$111.5 million in 2013, $125.52016, $128.5 million in 20122015 and $187.4$195.7 million in 2011.2014. SCE&G’s payables to SEMISCANA Energy for such purposespurchases were $12.5$8.8 million and $13.1$7.5 million as of December 31, 20132016 and 2012,2015, respectively.
 
SCE&G owns 40%SCANA Services, on behalf of Canadys Refined Coal, LLC which is involved in the manufacturingitself and selling of refined coal to reduce emissions. SCE&G accounts for this investment using the equity method. SCE&G’s receivable from this affiliate was $18.0 million at December 31, 2013 and $1.8 million at December 31, 2012.  SCE&G’s payable to this affiliate was $18.0 million at December 31, 2013 and $1.8 million at December 31, 2012.  SCE&G’s total purchases to this affiliate were $134.2 million in 2013 and $111.6 million in 2012. SCE&G’s total sales to this affiliate were $133.6 million in 2013 and $111.1 million in 2012.

An affiliate processes and pays invoices for Consolidated SCE&G and is reimbursed. Consolidated SCE&G owed $49.1 million and $39.4 million to the affiliate at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, for invoices paid by the affiliate on its behalf.

SCANA Servicesparent company, provides the following services to Consolidated SCE&G, which are rendered at direct or allocated cost: information systems, services,telecommunications, customer services,support, marketing and sales, human resources, corporate compliance, purchasing, financial, services, risk management, public affairs, legal, services, investor relations, gas supply and capacity management, strategic planning, and general administrative services.and retirement benefits. In addition, SCANA Services processes and pays invoices for Consolidated SCE&G and is reimbursed. Costs for these services, including amounts capitalized, totaled $285.6$337.7 million in 2013, $305.62016, $300.0 million in 20122015 and $302.6$292.2 million in 2011.2014. Amounts expensed are recorded in Other operation and maintenance - nonconsolidated affiliate and Other expenses on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Consolidated SCE&G's payables to SCANA Services for these services were $63.5 million and $57.0 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Prior to January 31, 2015, CGT was a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCANA and transported natural gas to SCE&G to serve retail gas customers and certain electric generation requirements.  SCE&G's purchases from CGT totaled approximately $3.4 million in 2015 and $30.0 million in 2014. 

Borrowings from and investments in an affiliated money pool are described in Note 4. SCE&G's participation in SCANA's noncontributory defined benefit pension plan and unfunded postretirement health care and life insurance programs is described in Note 8.

12.SEGMENT OF BUSINESS INFORMATION
 
Consolidated SCE&G’s reportableReportable segments, which are described below, follow the same accounting policies as those described in Note 1.1 and reflect the effect of certain reclassifications described therein. Intersegment sales and transfers of electricity and gas are recorded based on rates established by the appropriate regulatory authority. Nonregulated sales and transfers are recorded at current market prices.
 
Electric Operations is primarily engaged in the generation, transmission,generates, transmits and distribution ofdistributes electricity, and is regulated by the SCPSC and FERC. Gas Distribution, is engaged incomprised of the purchaselocal distribution operations of SCE&G and sale,PSNC Energy, purchases and sells natural gas, primarily at retail, of natural gas,retail. SCE&G and isPSNC Energy are regulated by the SCPSC.SCPSC and the NCUC, respectively. Gas Marketing is comprised of the marketing operations of SCANA Energy, which markets natural gas to retail customers in Georgia and to industrial and large commercial customers and municipalities in the Southeast.
All Other includes the parent company, a services company and other nonreportable segments that were insignificant for all periods presented. In addition, All Other includes gains from the sales of CGT and SCI (see Note 1) and their operating


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Disclosureresults and assets prior to their sale in the first quarter of Reportable Segments (Millions of dollars)
  
Electric
Operations
 
Gas
Distribution
 
Adjustments/
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Total
2013        
External Revenue $2,431
 $414
 
 $2,845
Operating Income 679
 58
 
 737
Interest Expense 19
 
 $198
 217
Depreciation and Amortization 294
 26
 (7) 313
Segment Assets 9,488
 686
 2,526
 12,700
Expenditures for Assets 907
 45
 51
 1,003
Deferred Tax Assets 10
 n/a
 (10) 
         
2012  
  
  
  
External Revenue $2,453
 $356
 
 $2,809
Operating Income 668
 49
 
 717
Interest Expense 21
 
 $190
 211
Depreciation and Amortization 278
 25
 (10) 293
Segment Assets 8,989
 659
 2,456
 12,104
Expenditures for Assets 999
 56
 (77) 978
Deferred Tax Assets 9
 n/a
 (9) 
         
2011  
  
  
  
External Revenue $2,432
 $387
 
 $2,819
Operating Income 616
 40
 $(2) 654
Interest Expense 23
 
 181
 204
Depreciation and Amortization 271
 25
 (10) 286
Segment Assets 8,222
 622
 2,193
 11,037
Expenditures for Assets 806
 60
 (18) 848
Deferred Tax Assets 9
 n/a
 (1) 8
2015. CGT and SCI were nonreportable segments during all periods presented. External revenue and intersegment revenue for All Other related to CGT and SCI were not significant during any period presented.
 
Regulated reportable segments share a similar regulatory environment and, in some cases, overlapping service areas. However, Electric Operations’ product differs from the other segments, as does its generation process and method of distribution. Gas Marketing operates in a deregulated environment.

Management uses operating income to measure segment profitability for its regulated operations and evaluates utility plant, net, for its segments.segments attributable to SCE&G. As a result, Consolidated SCE&G does not allocateno allocation is made to segments for interest charges, income tax expense earnings available to common shareholder or assets other than utility plant to its segments.plant. For nonregulated operations, management uses net income as the measure of segment profitability and evaluates total assets for financial position. Intersegment revenue and interest income werefor SCE&G was not significant. Consolidated SCE&G’s deferredInterest income is not reported by segment and is not material. Deferred tax assets are netted with deferred tax liabilities for consolidated reporting purposes.
 
The consolidated financial statements report operating revenues which are comprised of the reportableenergy-related and regulated segments. Revenues from non-reportable and nonregulated segments are included in Other Income. Therefore the adjustments to total operating revenues remove revenues from non-reportable segments. Adjustments to net income consist of the unallocated net income of regulated reportable segments.

 Segment Assets include utility plant, net for SCE&G’s Electric Operations and Gas Distribution, and all reportableassets for PSNC Energy and the remaining segments. As a result, adjustments to assets include non-utility plant and non-fixed assets for the segments. SCE&G.
Adjustments to Interest Expense, Income Tax Expense, Expenditures for Assets and Deferred Tax Assets include primarily the amounts that are not allocated to the segments. Interest Expense is also adjusted to eliminate charges between affiliates. Adjustments to Depreciation and Amortization consist of non-reportable segment expenses, which are not included in the depreciation and amortization reported on a consolidated basis. Expenditures for Assets are adjusted for AFC and revisions to estimated cash flows related to asset retirement obligations,AROs, and totals not allocated to other segments.
Deferred Tax Assets are adjusted to net them against deferred tax liabilities on a consolidated basis.

Reportable segments have changed from what was reported as of December 31, 2015 to combine the former Retail Gas Marketing and Energy Marketing segments into a single Gas Marketing segment. This change in reportable segments occurred due to changes in the structure of the Company’s internal organization which included the integration of strategic planning and reporting for these business units and the related integration of the chief operating decision maker’s assessment of performance and resource allocation. Corresponding amounts in prior periods have been revised to conform to the current presentation.

Disclosure of Reportable Segments 

The Company:
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Millions of dollars
Electric
Operations
 
Gas
Distribution
 
Gas
Marketing
 
All
Other
 
Adjustments/
Eliminations
 
Consolidated
Total
2016           
External Revenue$2,614
 $788
 $825
 
 
 $4,227
Intersegment Revenue5
 2
 111
 $414
 $(532) 
Operating Income957
 148
 n/a
 
 48
 1,153
Interest Expense17
 25
 1
 
 299
 342
Depreciation and Amortization287
 82
 2
 16
 (16) 371
Income Tax Expense8
 32
 19
 
 212
 271
Net Income (Loss)n/a
 n/a
 30
 (18) 583
 595
Segment Assets11,929
 2,892
 230
 1,124
 2,532
 18,707
Expenditures for Assets1,275
 276
 2
 11
 15
 1,579
Deferred Tax Assets9
 32
 11
 
 (52) 
            

2015 
  
  
  
  
  
External Revenue$2,551
 $810
 $1,018
 $5
 $(4) $4,380
Intersegment Revenue6
 2
 128
 413
 (549) 
Operating Income876
 152
 n/a
 236
 44
 1,308
Interest Expense17
 23
 1
 1
 276
 318
Depreciation and Amortization277
 77
 2
 16
 (14) 358
Income Tax Expense9
 32
 18
 1
 333
 393
Net Incomen/a
 n/a
 28
 185
 533
 746
Segment Assets10,883
 2,606
 201
 998
 2,458
 17,146
Expenditures for Assets1,087
 203
 2
 15
 (154) 1,153
Deferred Tax Assets5
 29
 15
 
 (49) 
            
2014 
  
  
  
  
  
External Revenue$2,622
 $1,012
 $1,301
 $37
 $(21) $4,951
Intersegment Revenue7
 2
 196
 437
 (642) 
Operating Income768
 159
 n/a
 27
 53
 1,007
Interest Expense19
 22
 1
 5
 265
 312
Depreciation and Amortization300
 72
 2
 24
 (14) 384
Income Tax Expense7
 33
 19
 12
 177
 248
Net Income (Loss)n/a
 n/a
 31
 (6) 513
 538
Segment Assets10,182
 2,487
 290
 1,474
 2,385
 16,818
Expenditures for Assets936
 200
 2
 52
 (98) 1,092
Deferred Tax Assets11
 29
 20
 15
 (75) 

Consolidated SCE&G:
Millions of dollars Electric
Operations
 Gas
Distribution
 Adjustments/
Eliminations
 Consolidated
Total
2016        
External Revenue $2,619
 $367
 
 $2,986
Operating Income 957
 56
 
 1,013
Interest Expense 17
 
 $253
 270
Depreciation and Amortization 287
 28
 (13) 302
Segment Assets 11,929
 825
 3,337
 16,091
Expenditures for Assets 1,275
 78
 46
 1,399
Deferred Tax Assets 9
 n/a
 (9) 
         
2015  
  
  
  
External Revenue $2,557
 $373
 
 $2,930
Operating Income 876
 58
 
 934
Interest Expense 17
 
 $231
 248
Depreciation and Amortization 277
 28
 (11) 294
Segment Assets 10,883
 757
 3,125
 14,765
Expenditures for Assets 1,087
 57
 (136) 1,008
Deferred Tax Assets 5
 n/a
 (5) 
         
2014  
  
  
  
External Revenue $2,629
 $462
 
 $3,091
Operating Income 768
 62
 
 830
Interest Expense 19
 
 $209
 228
Depreciation and Amortization 300
 27
 (12) 315
Segment Assets 10,182
 721
 3,175
 14,078
Expenditures for Assets 936
 55
 (57) 934
Deferred Tax Assets 11
 n/a
 (11) 




13.QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)
 Millions of dollars 
First
Quarter
 
Second
Quarter
 
Third
Quarter
 
Fourth
Quarter
 Annual
2013  
  
  
  
  
Total operating revenues $728
 $696
 $776
 $645
 $2,845
Operating income 191
 180
 255
 111
 737
Net Income 92
 88
 139
 72
 391
Earnings Available to Common Shareholder 89
 85
 136
 70
 380
           
2012  
  
  
  
  
Total operating revenues $663
 $661
 $777
 $708
 $2,809
Operating income 156
 165
 241
 155
 717
Net Income 72
 78
 132
 70
 352
Earnings Available to Common Shareholder 69
 76
 129
 67
 341
The Company          
 Millions of dollars, except per share amounts 
First
Quarter
 
Second
Quarter
 
Third
Quarter
 
Fourth
Quarter
 Annual
2016  
  
  
  
  
Total operating revenues $1,172

$905

$1,093

$1,057

$4,227
Operating income 331

221

348

253

1,153
Net income 176

105

189

125

595
Earnings per share 1.23

.74

1.32

.87

4.16
           
2015  
  
  
  
  
Total operating revenues $1,389
 $967
 $1,068
 $956
 $4,380
Operating income 586
 216
 292
 214
 1,308
Net income 400
 99
 149
 98
 746
Earnings per share 2.80
 .69
 1.04
 .69
 5.22
Consolidated SCE&G          
 Millions of dollars 
First
Quarter
 
Second
Quarter
 
Third
Quarter
 
Fourth
Quarter
 Annual
2016  
  
  
  
  
Total operating revenues $717
 $692
 $882
 $695
 $2,986
Operating income 236
 222
 359
 196
 1,013
Net Income 116
 113
 204
 93
 526
Earnings Available to Common Shareholder 113
 110
 201
 89
 513
           
2015  
  
  
  
  
Total operating revenues $772
 $709
 $806
 $643
 $2,930
Operating income 237
 218
 307
 172
 934
Net Income 126
 111
 167
 76
 480
Earnings Available to Common Shareholder 122
 107
 164
 73
 466


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ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
 
Not Applicable.
 
ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
 
SCANA:
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:
 
As of December 31, 2013,2016, SCANA conducted an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of SCANA’sits management, including theits CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of SCANA’s disclosure controls and procedures. For purposesprocedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of this evaluation, disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by SCANA in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to SCANA’s management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.1934). Based on thatthis evaluation, SCANA’s management, including the CEO and CFO concluded that, SCANA’sas of December 31, 2016, SCANA's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2013.effective.

Management’s Evaluation of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting:

As of December 31, 2013,2016, SCANA conducted an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of SCANA’sits management, including theits CEO and CFO, of any change in SCANA's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the quarter ended December 31, 2013.2016. There has been no change in SCANA’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 20132016 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect SCANA’s internal control over financial reporting.

Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, management is required to include in this Form 10-K an internal control report wherein management states its responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting and that it has assessed, as of December 31, 2013, the effectiveness of such structure and procedures. This management reportThe Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting follows.

 
MANAGEMENT REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
 
The management of SCANA is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. SCANA’s internal control system was designed by or under the supervision of SCANA’s management, including theits CEO and CFO, to provide reasonable assurance to SCANA’s management and board of directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting may deteriorate in future periods due to either changes in conditions or declining levels of compliance with policies or procedures.
 
SCANA’s management assessed the effectiveness of SCANA’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013.2016.  In making this assessment, SCANA used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (1992)(2013). Based on this assessment, SCANA’s management believes that, as of December 31, 2013,2016, internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
 
SCANA’s independent registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on SCANA’s internal control over financial reporting. This report follows.


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ATTESTATION REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
 
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
SCANA Corporation
Cayce, South Carolina

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of SCANA Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 2013,2016, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (1992)(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the company's principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the company's board of directors, management, and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013,2016, based on the criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (1992)(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013,2016, of the Company and our report dated February 28, 2014,24, 2017, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements and financial statement schedule.

/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP 
Charlotte, North Carolina 
February 28, 201424, 2017 


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SCE&G:
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures:
 
As of December 31, 2013,2016, SCE&G conducted an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of SCE&G’sits management, including theits CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of SCE&G’s disclosure controls and procedures. For purposesprocedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of this evaluation, disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by SCE&G in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to SCE&G’s management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.1934). Based on thatthis evaluation, SCE&G’s management, including the CEO and CFO concluded that, as of December 31, 2016, SCE&G’s&G's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2013.effective.

Management’s Evaluation of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting:
 
As of December 31, 2013,2016, SCE&G conducted an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of SCE&G’sits management, including theits CEO and CFO, of any change in SCE&G's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the quarter ended December 31, 2013.2016. There has been no change in SCE&G’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 20132016 that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect SCE&G’s internal control over financial reporting.

Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, management is required to include in this Form 10-K an internal control report wherein management states its responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control structure and procedures for financial reporting and that it has assessed, as of December 31, 2013, the effectiveness of such structure and procedures. This management reportThe Management Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting follows.

  
MANAGEMENT REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
 
The management of SCE&G is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. SCE&G’s internal control system was designed by or under the supervision of SCE&G’s management, including theits CEO and CFO, to provide reasonable assurance to SCE&G’s management and board of directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
 
All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting may deteriorate in future periods due to either changes in conditions or declining levels of compliance with policies or procedures.
 
SCE&G’s management assessed the effectiveness of SCE&G’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2013.2016. In making this assessment, SCE&G used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (1992)(2013). Based on this assessment, SCE&G’s management believes that, as of December 31, 2013,2016, internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.
 
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

SCANA:
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The following information is included herein in lieu of filing it in Item 1.01 of Form 8-K:


On February 22, 2017, consistent with its past practice, SCANA entered into an indemnification agreement with Randal M. Senn in connection with his promotion in 2016.
The indemnification agreement generally provides that SCANA will indemnify the covered person for claims arising in such person's capacity as a director, officer, employee or other agent of SCANA or its subsidiaries, provided that, among other things, such person acted in good faith and with a view to the best interests of SCANA and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable grounds for believing that person's conduct was unlawful. The indemnification agreement also provides for payment for or reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred by an indemnitee who is a party to a proceeding in advance of final disposition of the proceeding under certain circumstances.
The above description of the indemnification agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of indemnification agreement that was filed as Exhibit 10.01 to SCANA's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2012 and that is incorporated herein by reference.



PART III
 
ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
 
SCANA: A list of SCANA’s executive officers is in Part I of this annual report at page 25.23. The other information required by Item 10 is incorporated herein by reference to the captions “INFORMATION ABOUT EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND NOMINEES,” “NOMINEES FOR DIRECTORS,DIRECTOR,” “CONTINUING DIRECTORS,” “BOARD MEETINGS-COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD”, “GOVERNANCE INFORMATION-SCANA’s Code of Conduct & Ethics” and “OTHER INFORMATION-Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in SCANA’s definitive proxy statement for the 20142017 annual meeting of shareholders which will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 within 120 days after the end of SCANA’s fiscal year.

SCE&G: Not applicable. 


ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
 
SCANA: The information required by Item 11 is incorporated herein by reference to the captions “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation,” “Compensation Risk Assessment,” “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” Compensation“Compensation Committee Report,” “Summary Compensation Table,” “2013“2016 Grants of Plan-Based Awards,” “Outstanding Equity Awards at 20132016 Fiscal Year-End,” “2013“2016 Option Exercises and Stock Vested,” “Pension Benefits,” “2013“2016 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation,” and “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control,” under the heading “EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION” and the heading “DIRECTOR COMPENSATION” in SCANA’s definitive proxy statement for the 20142017 annual meeting of shareholders which will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 within 120 days after the end of SCANA’s fiscal year.

SCE&G: Not applicable.
 

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
 
SCANA: Information required by Item 12 is incorporated herein by reference to the caption “SHARE OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT” in SCANA’s definitive proxy statement for the 20142017 annual meeting of shareholders which will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 within 120 days after the end of SCANA’s fiscal year.
 
Equity securities issuable under SCANA’s compensation plans at December 31, 20132016 are summarized as follows:
Plan Category
Number of
securities
to be issued
upon exercise
of outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
Weighted-average
exercise price
of outstanding options,
warrants
and rights
Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))
(a)(b)(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:-
Long-Term Equity Compensation Plann/an/a3,138,638
Non-Employee Director Compensation Plann/an/a100,886
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holdersn/an/an/a
Totaln/an/a3,239,524
Plan Category
Number of
securities
to be issued
upon exercise
of outstanding
options, warrants
and rights
  
Weighted-average
exercise price of outstanding options,
warrants
and rights
 
Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column (a))
 (a)  (b) (c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:-
     
2015 Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan306,428
(1) 
 n/a 4,963,572
Prior Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan296,732
(2) 
 n/a 
Non-Employee Director Compensation Plann/a
  n/a 179,248
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holdersn/a
  n/a n/a
Total603,160
  n/a 5,142,820
 
(1) Represents unearned non-vested performance share awards from the 2015-2017 and 2016-2018 performance periods assuming a target level payout.
(2) Represents performance shares related to vested grants from the 2014-2016 performance period which were settled in cash rather than shares in February 2017.

SCE&G: Not applicable.



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ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
 
SCANA: The information required by Item 13 is incorporated herein by reference to the captioncaptions “RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS” and “GOVERNANCE INFORMATION - Director Independence” in SCANA’s definitive proxy statement for the 20142017 annual meeting of shareholders which will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 within 120 days after the end of SCANA’s fiscal year.

SCE&G: Not applicable.


ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
 
SCANA: The information required by Item 14 is incorporated herein by reference to “PROPOSAL 2-APPROVAL4-APPROVAL OF THE APPOINTMENT OF THE INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM” in SCANA’s definitive proxy statement for the 20142017 annual meeting of shareholders which will be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A, promulgated under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 within 120 days after the end of SCANA’s fiscal year.
 
SCE&G: The Audit Committee Charter requires the Audit Committee to pre-approve all auditing services and permitted non-audit services (including the fees and terms thereof) to be performed by the independent registered accounting firm. Pursuant to a policy adopted by the Audit Committee, its Chairman may pre-approve the rendering of services on behalf of the Audit Committee. Decisions by the Chairman to pre-approve the rendering of services are presented to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.
 
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm’s Fees
 
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees, all of which were approved by the Audit Committee, charged to SCE&G and its consolidated affiliates for the fiscal years ended December 31, 20132016 and 20122015 by Deloitte & Touche LLP, the member firms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and their respective affiliates.
2013 20122016 2015
Audit Fees (1)$1,972,696
 $1,772,129
$2,316,288
 $2,032,222
Audit-Related Fees (2)115,706
 258,357
117,146
 114,832
Total Fees$2,088,402
 $2,030,486
$2,433,434
 $2,147,054
 
(1) Fees for audit services billed in 20132016 and 20122015 consisted of audits of annual financial statements, comfort letters for securities underwriters, statutory and regulatory audits, consents and other services related to SEC filings, and accounting research.
 
(2) Fees primarily for employee benefit plan audits and in 2012, for non-statutory audit services.

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PART IV
 

ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
 
(a)The following documents are filed or furnished as a part of this Form 10-K:
 
(1)Financial Statements and Schedules:
 
The Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on the financial statements for each of SCANA and SCE&G is listed under Item 8 herein.
The financial statements and supplementary financial data filed as part of this report for SCANA and SCE&G are listed under Item 8 herein.
The financial statement schedules "Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts" filed as part of this report for SCANA and SCE&G are included below.
 
(2)Exhibits
 
Exhibits required to be filed or furnished with this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed in the Exhibit Index following the signature page. Certain of such exhibits which have heretofore been filed with the SEC and which are designated by reference to their exhibit number in prior filings are incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof.
 
Pursuant to Rule 15d-21 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the annual report for SCANA’s employee stock purchase plan will be furnished under cover of Form 11-K to the SEC when the information becomes available.
 
As permitted under Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K, instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of less than 10% of the total consolidated assets of SCANA, for itself and its subsidiaries and of SCE&G, for itself and its consolidated affiliates, have been omitted and SCANA and SCE&G agree to furnish a copy of such instruments to the SEC upon request.


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Schedule II—Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
(in millions)
    Additions    
Description 
Beginning
Balance
 
Charged to
Income
 
Charged to
Other
Accounts
 
Deductions
from
Reserves
 
Ending
Balance
SCANA:  
  
  
  
  
Reserves deducted from related assets on the balance sheet:  
  
  
  
  
Uncollectible accounts  
  
  
  
  
2013 $7
 $13
 
 $14
 $6
2012 6
 14
 
 13
 7
2011 9
 17
 
 20
 6
Reserves other than those deducted from assets on the balance sheet:  
  
  
  
  
Reserve for injuries and damages  
  
  
  
  
2013 $6
 $4
 
 $4
 $6
2012 6
 4
 
 4
 6
2011 5
 4
 
 3
 6
           
SCE&G:  
  
  
  
  
Reserves deducted from related assets on the balance sheet:  
  
  
  
  
Uncollectible accounts  
  
  
  
  
2013 $3
 $7
 
 $7
 $3
2012 3
 6
 
 6
 3
2011 3
 6
 
 6
 3
Reserves other than those deducted from assets on the balance sheet:  
  
  
  
  
Reserve for injuries and damages  
  
  
  
  
2013 $5
 $3
 
 $3
 $5
2012 4
 3
 
 2
 5
2011 4
 2
 
 2
 4
    Additions    
Description (in millions) 
Beginning
Balance
 
Charged to
Income
 
Charged to
Other
Accounts
 
Deductions
from
Reserves
 
Ending
Balance
SCANA:  
  
  
  
  
Reserves deducted from related assets on the balance sheet:  
  
  
  
  
Uncollectible accounts  
  
  
  
  
2016 $5
 $12
 
 $11
 $6
2015 7
 12
 
 14
 5
2014 6
 16
 
 15
 7
Reserves other than those deducted from assets on the balance sheet:  
  
  
  
  
Reserve for injuries and damages  
  
  
  
  
2016 $6
 $5
 
 $2
 $9
2015 5
 11
 
 10
 6
2014 6
 7
 
 8
 5
           
SCE&G:  
  
  
  
  
Reserves deducted from related assets on the balance sheet:  
  
  
  
  
Uncollectible accounts  
  
  
  
  
2016 $3
 $6
 
 $6
 $3
2015 4
 6
 
 7
 3
2014 3
 8
 
 7
 4
Reserves other than those deducted from assets on the balance sheet:  
  
  
  
  
Reserve for injuries and damages  
  
  
  
  
2016 $5
 $5
 
 $2
 $8
2015 3
 11
 
 9
 5
2014 5
 1
 
 3
 3


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. The signature of the undersigned company shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such company and any subsidiaries thereof.
 
SCANA CORPORATION
 
 
BY:/s/ K. B. Marsh 
 K. B. Marsh, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Director 
   
DATE:February 28, 201424, 2017 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. The signatures of the undersigned shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to the registrant and any subsidiaries thereof.
  
/s/ K. B. Marsh 
K. B. Marsh, Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Director 
(Principal Executive Officer) 
  
  
/s/ J. E. Addison 
J. E. Addison
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Financial Officer) 
  
  
/s/ J. E. Swan, IV 
J. E. Swan, IV
Vice President and Controller
 
(Principal Accounting Officer) 
 
Other Directors*:
G. E. AliffJ. M. Micali
J. A. BennettL. M. Miller
J. F. A. V. CecilJ. W. Roquemore
D. M. HagoodS. A. DeckerM. K. Sloan
J. W. Martin, IIIH. C. Stowe
J.D. M. MicaliHagoodA. Trujillo
 
  

* Signed on behalf of each of these persons by Ronald T. Lindsay, Attorney-in-Fact
 
DATE: February 28, 201424, 2017


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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. The signature of the undersigned company shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such company and any subsidiaries or consolidated affiliates thereof. 
SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY
 
 
BY:/s/ K. B. Marsh 
 K. B. Marsh, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director 
   
DATE:February 28, 201424, 2017 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. The signatures of the undersigned shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to the registrant and any subsidiaries or consolidated affiliates thereof. 
/s/ K. B. Marsh 
K. B. Marsh Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director 
(Principal Executive Officer) 
  
  
/s/ J. E. Addison 
J. E. Addison
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Financial Officer) 
  
  
/s/ J. E. Swan, IV 
J. E. Swan, IV
Vice President and Controller
 
(Principal Accounting Officer) 
 
Other Directors*:
G. E. AliffJ. M. Micali
J. A. BennettL. M. Miller
J. F. A. V. CecilJ. W. Roquemore
D. M. HagoodS. A. DeckerM. K. Sloan
J.D. M. MicaliHagoodH. C. StoweA. Trujillo
L. M. Miller
  
 
  

* Signed on behalf of each of these persons by Ronald T. Lindsay, Attorney-in-Fact
 

DATE: February 28, 201424, 2017

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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 
Applicable to
Form 10-K of
  
No. SCANA SCE&G Description
3.01
 X   Restated Articles of Incorporation of SCANA, as adopted on April 26, 1989 (Filed as Exhibit 3-A to Registration Statement No. 33-49145 and incorporated by reference herein)
3.02
 X   Articles of Amendment dated April 27, 1995 (Filed as Exhibit 4-B to Registration Statement No. 33-62421 and incorporated by reference herein)
3.03
 X   Articles of Amendment effective April 25, 2011 (Filed as Exhibit 4.03 to Registration Statement No. 333-174796 and incorporated by reference herein)
3.04
   X Restated Articles of Incorporation of SCE&G, as adopted on December 30, 2009 (Filed as Exhibit 1 to Form 8-A (File No. 000-53860) and incorporated by reference herein)
3.05
 X   By-Laws of SCANA as amended and restated as of February 19, 2009December 30, 2016 (Filed as Exhibit 4.04 to Registration Statement No. 333-174796 and incorporated by reference herein)herewith)
3.06
   X By-Laws of SCE&G as revised and amended on February 22, 2001 (Filed as Exhibit 3.05 to Registration Statement No. 333-65460 and incorporated by reference herein)
4.01
 X X Articles of Exchange of SCE&G and SCANA (Filed as Exhibit 4-A to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 2-90438 and incorporated by reference herein)
4.02
 X   Indenture dated as of November 1, 1989 between SCANA and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N. A. (successor to The Bank of New York), as Trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4-A to Registration No. 33-32107 and incorporated by reference herein)
4.03
 X   First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 1, 2009 to Indenture dated as of November 1, 1989 between SCANA and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (successor to The Bank of New York), as Trustee (Filed as Exhibit 99.01 to Registration Statement No. 333-174796 and incorporated by reference herein)
4.04
 XJunior Subordinated Indenture dated as of November 1, 2009 between SCANA and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (Filed as Exhibit 99.02 to Registration Statement No. 333-174796 and incorporated by reference herein)
4.05
XFirst Supplemental Indenture to Junior Subordinated Indenture referred to in Exhibit 4.04 dated as of November 1, 2009 (Filed as Exhibit 99.03 to Registration Statement No. 333-174796 and incorporated by reference herein)
4.06
  X Indenture dated as of April 1, 1993 from SCE&G to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N. A. (as successor to NationsBank of Georgia, National Association), as Trustee (Filed as Exhibit 4-F to Registration Statement No. 33-49421 and incorporated by reference herein)
4.074.05
   X First Supplemental Indenture to Indenture referred to in Exhibit 4.064.04 dated as of June 1, 1993 (Filed as Exhibit 4-G to Registration Statement No. 33-49421 and incorporated by reference herein)
4.084.06
   X Second Supplemental Indenture to Indenture referred to in Exhibit 4.064.04 dated as of June 15, 1993 (Filed as Exhibit 4-G to Registration Statement No. 33-57955 and incorporated by reference herein)
4.094.07
   X Third Supplemental Indenture to Indenture referred to in Exhibit 4.064.04 dated as of September 1, 2013 (Filed as Exhibit 4.12 to Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement No. 333-184426-01 and incorporated by reference herein)

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10.01
 X X Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement, dated May 23, 2008, between SCE&G, for itself and as Agent for the South Carolina Public Service Authority and a Consortium consisting of Westinghouse Electric Company LLC and Stone & Webster, Inc. (portions of the exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) (Filed as Exhibit 10.01 to Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 (File No. 001-08809 (SCANA); File No. 001-03375 (SCE&G)) and incorporated by reference herein)
10.02
 X X Contract for AP1000 Fuel Fabrication and Related Services between Westinghouse Electric Company LLC and SCE&G for V. C. Summer AP1000 Nuclear Plant Units 2 & 3 (portions of the exhibit have been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) (Filed as Exhibit 10.01 to Form 10-Q/A for the quarter ended June 30, 2011 (File No. 001-08809 (SCANA); (File No. 001-03375 (SCE&G)) and incorporated by reference herein)
10.03
XXAmendment to EPC Contract referred to in Exhibit 10.01 dated October 27, 2015 (Filed as Exhibit 10.05 to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 (File No. 001-08809 (SCANA); (File No. 001-03375 (SCE&G)) and incorporated by reference herein)

*10.0310.04
 X X SCANA Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (including amendments through December 31, 2009)November 25, 2014) (Filed as Exhibit 99.0410.03 to Registration StatementForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (File No. 333-174796001-08809 (SCANA); (File No. 001-03375 (SCE&G)) and incorporated by reference herein)
*10.0410.05
 X X SCANA Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (including amendments through December 31, 2009) (Filed as Exhibit 99.05 to Registration Statement No. 333-174796 and incorporated by reference herein)
*10.0510.06
 X X SCANA Director Compensation and Deferral Plan (including amendments through April 21, 2011)November 30, 2014) (Filed as Exhibit 4.0510.05 to Registration StatementForm 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 (File No. 333-174796001-08809 (SCANA); (File No. 001-03375 (SCE&G)) and incorporated by reference herein)
*10.0610.07
 X X SCANA Long-Term Equity Compensation Plan as amended and restated (including amendments through December 31, 2009)effective February 19, 2015 (Filed as Exhibit 99.064.05 to Registration Statement No. 333-174796333-204218 and incorporated by reference herein)
*10.0710.08
 X X SCANA Supplementary Executive Benefit Plan (including amendments through December 31, 2009) (Filed as Exhibit 99.07 to Registration Statement No. 333-174796 and incorporated by reference herein)
*10.0810.09
 X X SCANA Short-Term Annual Incentive Plan (including amendments through December 31, 2009) (Filed as Exhibit 99.08 to Registration Statement No. 333-174796 and incorporated by reference herein)
*10.0910.10
 X X SCANA Supplementary Key Executive Severance Benefits Plan (including amendments through December 31, 2009) (Filed as Exhibit 99.09 to Registration Statement No. 333-174796 and incorporated by reference herein)
*10.1010.11
 X X Description of SCANA Whole Life Option (Filed as Exhibit 10-F for the year ended December 31, 1991, under cover of Form SE (File No. 001-08809 (SCANA); (File No. 001-03375 (SCE&G)) and incorporated by reference herein)
10.1110.12
   X Service Agreement between SCE&G and SCANA Services, Inc., effective January 1, 2004 (Filed as Exhibit 99.10 to Registration Statement No. 333-174796 and incorporated by reference herein)
10.1210.13
 X   Form of Indemnification Agreement (Filed as Exhibit 10.01 to Form 10-Q dated June 30, 2012 (File No. 001-08809) and incorporated by reference herein)
10.1310.14
 X   Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2012,December 17, 2015, by and among SCANA; the lenders identified therein; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender and Agent; Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as Issuing Bank; Bank of America, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Co-Syndication AgentsAgents; and Branch Banking and Trust Company, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Corporation Bank, LTD. and, MUFG Union Bank, N.A., TD Bank N.A., and UBS Securities, LLC, as Documentation Agents (Filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Form 8-K on October 30, 2012December 22, 2015 (File No. 001-08809) and incorporated by reference herein)
10.1410.15
 X X Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2012,December 17, 2015, by and among SCE&G; the lenders identified therein; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender and Agent; Bank of America, N.A., as Issuing Bank and Co-Syndication Agent; Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Co-Syndication Agents;Agent; and Branch Banking and Trust Company, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, LTD., MUFG Union Bank, N.A., TD Bank N.A. and UBS Loan FinanceSecurities, LLC, as Documentation Agents (Filed as Exhibit 99.2 to Form 8-K on October 30, 2012 (File No. 001-08809 (SCANA); File No. 001-00375 (SCE&G)) and incorporated by reference herein)

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10.15
XXThree-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2012, by and among SCE&G; the lenders identified therein; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender and Agent; Bank of America, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Co-Syndication Agents; and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch and UBS Loan Finance LLC, as Documentation Agents (Filed as Exhibit 99.3 to Form 8-K on October 30, 2012December 22, 2015 (File No. 001-08809 (SCANA); File No. 001-03375 (SCE&G)) and incorporated by reference herein)
10.16
 X X Amended and Restated Three-Year Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 2015, by and among SCE&G; the lenders identified therein; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Swingline Lender and Agent; Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., as Issuing Bank; Bank of America, N.A. as Issuing Bank and Co-Syndication Agent; Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Co-Syndication Agent; and Branch Banking and Trust Company, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, LTD., MUFG Union Bank, N.A., TD Bank N.A. and UBS Securities, LLC, as Documentation Agents (Filed as Exhibit 99.3 to Form 8-K on December 22, 2015 (File No. 001-08809 (SCANA); File No. 001-03375 (SCE&G)) and incorporated by reference herein)

10.17
XXSecond Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2012,December 17, 2015, by and among Fuel Company; the lenders identified therein; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Swingline Lender and Agent; Bank of America, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Co-Syndication Agents; and Branch Banking and Trust Company, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Corporation Bank, LTD. and, MUFG Union Bank, N.A., TD Bank N.A., and UBS Securities, LLC, as Documentation Agents (Filed as Exhibit 99.4 to Form 8-K on October 30, 2012December 22, 2015 (File No. 001-08809 (SCANA); (File No. 001-03375 (SCE&G)) and incorporated by reference herein)
10.1710.18
 X   Second Amended and Restated Five-Year Credit Agreement dated as of October 25, 2012,December 17, 2015, by and among PSNC Energy; the lenders identified therein; Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender and Agent; Bank of America, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Co-Syndication Agents; and Branch Banking and Trust Company, Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Corporate Bank, LTD. and, MUFG Union Bank, N.A., TD Bank N.A., and UBS Securities, LLC, as Documentation Agents (Filed as Exhibit 99.5 to Form 8-K on October 30, 2012December 22, 2015 (File No. 001-08809) and incorporated by reference herein)
12.01
 X X Statement Re Computation of Ratios (Filed herewith)
21.01
 X   Subsidiaries of the registrant (Filed herewith under the heading “Corporate Structure and Organization” in Part I, Item I of this Form 10-K and incorporated by reference herein)herewith)
23.01
 X   Consents of Experts and Counsel (Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm) (Filed herewith)
23.02
   X Consents of Experts and Counsel (Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm) (Filed herewith)
24.01
 X   Power of Attorney (Filed herewith)
24.02
   X Power of Attorney (Filed herewith)
31.01
 X   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14 (Filed herewith)
31.02
 X   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14 (Filed herewith)
31.03
   X Certification of Principal Executive Officer Required by Rule 13a-14 (Filed herewith)
31.04
   X Certification of Principal Financial Officer Required by Rule 13a-14 (Filed herewith)
32.01
 X   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Furnished herewith)
32.02
XCertification ofand Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Furnished herewith)
32.0332.02
   X Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Furnished herewith)
32.04
XCertification ofand Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 (Furnished herewith)
101. INS** X X XBRL Instance Document
101. SCH** X X XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101. CAL** X X XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase

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101. DEF** X X XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101. LAB** X X XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101. PRE** X X XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
  
*Management Contract or Compensatory Plan or Arrangement
**Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this interactive data file is deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.


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