Exhibit 3.09

                              STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
                                SECRETARY OF STATE

                               ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

          Pursuant to Section  33-10-196  of the 1976 South  Carolina  Code,  as
     amended,  the  undersigned  corporation  adopts the  following  Articles of
     Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation:

     1. The name of the Corporation is SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY.

     2. On , the corporation adopted the following  Amendment(s) of its Articles
of Incorporation:

                                  NOT APPLICABLE

     3. The manner,  if not set forth in the  amendment,  in which any exchange,
     reclassification,  or  cancellation  of issued  shares  provided for in the
     Amendment shall be effected, is as follows:

         (a) The number of redeemable  shares of the  Corporation  reacquired by
     redemption or purchase is 22,960 itemized as follows:

               Class                                Series        No. of Shares

     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)   4.50%            1,569
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)   4.60%            1,500
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)   4.60% (Series A) 2,000
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)   4.60% (Series B) 3,400
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)   5.125%           1,000
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($100 par value)  7.70%            2,759
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($100 par value)  8.12%            3,741
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)   9.40%            6,991

         (b) The  aggregate  number of issued  shares of the  Corporation  after
     giving effect to such cancellation is 41,382,643, itemized as follows:

               Class                                 Series     No. of Shares

     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)     5%            125,209
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)     4.60%             834
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)     4.50%          17,519
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)  4.60% (Series A)  26,052
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)     5.125%         72,000
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)  4.60% (Series B)  74,800
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)     6%             83,200
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)     9.40%         183,219
     Cumulative Preferred Stock  ($100 par value)     8.12%         123,045
     Cumulative Preferred Stock  ($100 par value)     7.70%          86,965
     Cumulative Preferred Stock  ($100 par value)     8.40%         197,668
     Cumulative Preferred Stock   ($50 par value)     8.72%          95,985

     Common Stock ($4.50 par value)                              40,296,147
                                                                 ----------

                                                                 41,382,643

          (c) The amount of the stated capital of the  Corporation  after giving
effect to such cancellation is $256,041,361.50.






          (d) The number of shares which the  Corporation has authority to issue
     after  giving  effect  to such  cancellation  is  55,489,614,  itemized  as
     follows:


             Class                                 Series     No. of Shares

     Cumulative Preferred Stock  ($50 par value)      5%            125,209
     Cumulative Preferred Stock  ($50 par value)      4.60%             834
     Cumulative Preferred Stock  ($50 par value)      4.50%          17,519
     Cumulative Preferred Stock  ($50 par value)   4.60% (Series A)  26,052
     Cumulative Preferred Stock  ($50 par value)      5.125%         72,000
     Cumulative Preferred Stock  ($50 par value)   4.60% (Series B)  74,800
     Cumulative Preferred Stock  ($50 par value)      6%             83,200
     Cumulative Preferred Stock  ($50 par value)      9.40%         183,219
     Cumulative Preferred Stock ($100 par value)      8.12%         123,045
     Cumulative Preferred Stock ($100 par value)      7.70%          86,965
     Cumulative Preferred Stock ($100 par value)      8.40%         197,668
     Cumulative Preferred Stock  ($50 par value)      8.72%          95,985

     Serial Preferred Stock      ($50 par value) (1 vote)           456,781
     Serial Preferred Stock     ($100 par value) (1 vote)         1,342,322
     Serial Preferred Stock      ($25 par value) (1/4 vote)       2,000,000
     Serial Preferred Stock      ($50 par value) (1/2 vote)         604,015
     Common Stock              ($4.50 par value)                 50,000,000
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                                                                 55,489,614

     4.   (a) / / Amendment(s) adopted by shareholder action.

          At the date of adoption of the  amendment,  the number of  outstanding
     shares of each voting group  entitled to vote  separately on the Amendment,
     and the vote of such shares was:

             Number of   Number of     Number of Votes  Number of    Undisputed
     Voting  Outstanding Votes Entitled Represented at  Shares Voted
     Group   Shares       to be Cast     the meeting     For           Against


          (b) / XX / The Amendment(s)  was duly adopted by the  incorporators or
     board  of  directors  without  shareholder  approval  pursuant  to  Section
     33-6-102(d),  33-10-102 and 33-10-105 of the 1976 South  Carolina  Code, as
     amended, and shareholder action was not required.

     5. Unless a delayed date is specified, the effective date of these Articles
     of Amendment shall be the date of acceptance for filing by the Secretary of
     State (See Section 33-1-230(b)).


     Date  December 13, 1995           SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY

                                        By:   K. B. Marsh
                                              Secretary