Exhibit 4      

 
                              STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
                                SECRETARY OF STATE

                               ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
  

     Pursuant to Section 33-10-106 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  SCANA Corporation .

2.     On   April 27, 1995   , the corporation adopted the  
       following Amendment of its Articles of Incorporation:

                Article 3 of the Restated Articles of Incorporation
          of SCANA Corporation is amended by deleting therefrom in
          its entirety the current Article 3 and substituting in
          lieu thereof the following:

               "Article 3.  Effective as of the close of business
          on May 11, 1995, the number of authorized shares of stock
          of the Corporation shall be increased from 75,000,000
          shares of common stock without par value to 150,000,000
          shares of common stock without par value and each share
          of the Corporation's common stock then issued and
          outstanding shall be converted into two shares of such
          common stock."

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:

                                N/A

4.     Complete either a or b, whichever is applicable.

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









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NOTE:     Pursuant to Section 33-10-106(6)(i), the corporation can
          alternatively state the total number of undisputed votes
          cast for the amendment by each voting group together with
          a statement that the number cast for the amendment by
          each voting group was sufficient for approval by that
          voting group.

          b.  X   The Amendment was duly adopted by the
                  incorporators or board of directors without
                  shareholder approval pursuant to 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 33-1-230(b)):  The
       amendment shall be effective as of the close of business on
       May 11, 1995.


DATE: April 27, 1995        SCANA CORPORATION                  
                            (Name of Corporation)

                       By:  s/Kevin B. Marsh
                            (Signature)
                            Kevin B. Marsh, Secretary             
                            (Type or Print Name and Office)




                         FILING INSTRUCTIONS

1.     Two copies of this form, the original and either a duplicate
       original or a conformed copy, must be filed.

2.     If the space in this form is insufficient, please attach
       additional sheets containing a reference to the appropriate
       paragraph in this form.  

3.     Filing fees and taxes payable to the Secretary of State at
       time of filing application.

          Filing Fee                          $ 10.00
          Filing tax                           100.00
          Total                               $110.00

                                Form Approved by South Carolina
                                Secretary of State




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