Exhibit 23
                     



INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT



     We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration
Statement No. 33-57955 of South Carolina Electric & Gas Company on
Form S-3 of our report dated February 9, 1998 appearing in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K of South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
for the year ended December 31, 1997.






s/Deloitte & Touche LLP
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Columbia, South Carolina
March 13, 1998



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