Certain amounts in DESC's 2022 Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes have been reclassified to conform to the 2023 presentation for comparative purposes; however, such reclassifications did not affect DESC's net income and other comprehensive income, total assets, liabilities, equity or cash flows.

DESC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCANA, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dominion Energy.

Regulatory assets have been recorded based on the probability of their recovery. All regulatory assets represent incurred costs that may be deferred under GAAP for regulated operations. The South Carolina Commission or FERC has reviewed and approved through specific orders certain of the items shown as regulatory assets. In addition, regulatory assets include, but are not limited to, certain costs which have not been specifically approved for recovery by one of these regulatory agencies. While such costs are not currently being recovered, management believes that they would be allowable under existing rate-making concepts embodied in rate orders or applicable state law and expects to recover these costs through rates in future periods.

3. REVENUE RECOGNITION

DESC has disaggregated operating revenues by customer class as follows:


	Quarter-to-Date June 30, 2023				Quarter-to-Date June 30, 2022				Year-to-Date June 30, 2023				Year-to-Date June 30, 2022
(millions)	Electric		Gas		Electric		Gas		Electric		Gas		Electric		Gas
Customer class:
Residential	$	266	$	43	$	332	$	45	$	528	$	152	$	632	$	154
Commercial		208		25		245		35		395		67		446		83
Industrial		97		15		135		43		188		37		243		74
Other		34		6		62		6		73		10		100		12
Revenues from contracts with customers		605		89		774		129		1,184		266		1,421		323
Other revenues		9		1		6		—		12		1		14		—
Total Operating Revenues	$	614	$	90	$	780	$	129	$	1,196	$	267	$	1,435	$	323

Contract liabilities represent the obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which consideration has already been received from the customer. DESC had contract liability balances of $7 million and $12 million at June 30, 2023 and December 31,

2022, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, DESC recognized revenue of $8 million and $4 million, respectively, from the beginning contract liability balances as DESC fulfilled its obligations to provide service to its customers. Contract liabilities are recorded in customer deposits and customer prepayments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Balances and activity related to contract costs deferred as regulatory assets were as follows:


	Regulatory Assets
(millions)	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Beginning balance	$	9	$	11
Amortization		—		(2	)
Ending balance	$	9	$	9

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3.~~COMMON~~

4. EQUITY

~~SCANA had 200 million~~

For all periods presented, DESC's authorized shares of common stock, ~~authorized as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016.~~

~~Authorized shares of SCE&G common stock~~no par value, were 50 ~~million as of September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. Authorized shares of SCE&G preferred stock were 20~~ million, of which ~~1,000 shares, no par value,~~40.3 million were issued and outstanding, asand DESC's authorized shares of ~~September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016. All~~preferred stock, no par value, were 20 million, of which 1,000 shares were issued and outstanding. All outstanding shares of ~~SCE&G's~~ common and preferred stock are held by SCANA.

~~4. LONG-TERM DEBT AND LIQUIDITY~~

~~Long-term Debt~~

In ~~June 2017, PSNC~~May 2022, Dominion Energy issued ~~$150~~$72 million of ~~4.18% senior notes due~~shares of Dominion Energy common stock to partially satisfy DESC’s remaining obligation under a settlement agreement with the SCDOR discussed in Note 10. In connection with this transaction, DESC recorded an equity contribution from Dominion Energy in the second quarter of 2022.

There have been no material changes to the dividend restrictions affecting DESC described in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in DESC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

5. LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM DEBT

DESC’s short-term financing is supported through its access as co-borrower to Dominion Energy’s $6.0 billion joint revolving credit facility, which can be used for working capital, as support for the combined commercial paper programs of DESC, Dominion Energy, Virginia Power and Questar Gas, and for other general corporate purposes. Other than the items discussed below, there have been no significant changes from Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in DESC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

At June 30, ~~2047. Proceeds~~2023, DESC's share of commercial paper and letters of credit outstanding under its joint credit facility with Dominion Energy, was as follows:


(millions)	Maximum Facility Sub-Limit		Outstanding Commercial Paper		Outstanding Letters of Credit
Joint revolving credit facility(1)	$	1,000	$	303	$	—

(1)

A maximum of $1.0 billion of the facility is available to DESC, assuming adequate capacity is available after giving effect to uses by co-borrowers Dominion Energy, Virginia Power and Questar Gas. A sub-limit for DESC is set within the facility limit but can be changed at the option of the co-borrowers multiple times per year. At June 30, 2023, the sub-limit for DESC was $500 million. If DESC has liquidity needs in excess of its sub-limit, the sub-limit may be changed or such needs may be satisfied through short-term intercompany borrowings from ~~this sale were~~Dominion Energy. This credit facility matures in June 2026, with the potential to be extended by the borrowers to June 2028. The credit facility can be used to ~~repay~~support bank borrowings and the issuance of commercial paper, as well as to support up to $1.0 billion (or the sub-limit, whichever is less) of letters of credit.

In March 2023, FERC granted DESC authority through March 2025 to issue short-term ~~debt,~~indebtedness (pursuant to ~~finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.~~

~~On November 1, 2016, Consolidated SCE&G paid at~~Section 204 of the Federal Power Act) in amounts not to exceed $2.2 billion outstanding with maturity ~~$100 million related to a nuclear fuel financing which had an imputed interest rate~~dates of ~~0.78%.~~

~~In June 2016, SCE&G issued $425 million of 4.1% first mortgage bonds due June 15, 2046.~~one year or less. In addition, in ~~June 2016 SCE&G issued $75~~March 2023, FERC granted GENCO authority through March 2025 to issue short-term indebtedness not to exceed $200 million outstanding with maturity dates of 4.5% first mortgage bonds due June 1, 2064, which constituted a reopening of $300 million of 4.5% first mortgage bonds issued in May 2014. 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,one year or less.

DESC, GENCO and ~~for general corporate purposes.~~

In June 2016, PSNC Energy issued $100 million of 4.13% senior notes due June 22, 2046. Proceeds from this sale were used to repay short-term debt, to finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.

~~Substantially all electric utility plant is pledged as collateral in connection with long-term debt.~~

~~Liquidity~~

~~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. Committed long-term~~each have intercompany credit facilities ~~are revolving lines of credit under credit agreements~~with Dominion Energy with a ~~syndicate~~maximum capacity of ~~banks. Committed LOC,~~$900 million, $200 million and $400 million, respectively. At June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, DESC, GENCO and Fuel Company collectively had borrowings outstanding ~~LOC advances, commercial paper,~~under these agreements totaling $1.0 billion and ~~LOC-supported letter of credit obligations~~$769 million, respectively, which are recorded in affiliated and related party payables in DESC’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Interest charges associated with these agreements were ~~as follows:~~

September 30, 2017 (Millions of dollars) Total SCANA Consolidated SCE&G PSNC Energy
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) 1,022.1
33.0
944.8
44.3
Weighted average interest rate 1.78 % 1.49 % 1.49 %
Letters of credit supported by LOC 3.3
3.0
0.3
—
Available $ 974.6
$ 364.0
$ 454.9
$ 155.7

December 31, 2016 (Millions of dollars) Total SCANA Consolidated SCE&G PSNC Energy
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) 940.5
64.4
804.3
71.8
Weighted average interest rate 1.43 % 1.04 % 1.07 %
Letters of credit supported by LOC 3.3
3.0
0.3
—
Available $ 1,056.2
$ 332.6
$ 595.4
$ 128.2

~~Portions of the proceeds received under or arising from the monetization of the Toshiba Settlement in late September~~$15 million and ~~early October 2017 have been utilized to repay maturing commercial paper balances, which short-term borrowings had been incurred~~$3 million for the ~~construction of~~three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $28 million and $5 million for the New Units prior to the decision to stop their construction (see condensed consolidated Note 9). Should the SCPSC or a court direct that these proceeds be refunded to customers in the near-term, or direct that such funds be escrowed or otherwise made unavailable to SCE&G, it is anticipated that SCE&G would reissue commercial paper or draw on its credit facilities to fund such requirement. However, were the SCPSC to rule in favor of the ORS in response to the Request that SCE&G suspend collections from customers of amounts previously authorized under the BLRA, or were other actions of the SCPSC or others taken in order to significantly restrict SCE&G’s access to revenues or impose additional adverse refund obligations on SCE&G, the Company’ssix months ended June 30, 2023 and Consolidated SCE&G's assessments regarding the recoverability of all or a portion of the remaining balance of unrecovered nuclear project costs (see condensed consolidated Note 2) would be adversely impacted. Further, the recognition of significant additional impairment losses with respect to unrecovered nuclear project costs could increase the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s debt to total capitalization to a level which may limit their ability to borrow under their commercial paper programs or under their credit facilities. Borrowing costs for long-term debt issuances could also be impacted.

~~Each of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G~~2022, respectively.

DESC is obligated with respect to an aggregate of ~~$67.8~~$68 million of industrial revenue bonds which are secured by letters of ~~credit issued by TD Bank N.A.~~credit. These letters of credit expire, subject to renewal, in the fourth quarter of ~~2019.~~2023.

Consolidated SCE&G participates in a utility money pool with SCANA and another regulated subsidiary 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 were not significant for any period presented. Consolidated SCE&G had outstanding money pool borrowings due to an affiliate of $31 million at September 30, 2017, and $29 million at December 31, 2016. On its condensed consolidated balance sheet, Consolidated SCE&G includes such amounts within Affiliated payables.


5.	~~INCOME TAXES~~

~~The Company files consolidated~~

6. INCOME TAXES

For continuing operations, including noncontrolling interests, the statutory U.S. federal income tax ~~returns which include Consolidated SCE&G, and the Company and its subsidiaries file various applicable state and local~~rate reconciles to DESC’s effective income tax ~~returns.~~rate as follows:


Six Months Ended June 30,	2023			2022
U.S. statutory rate		21.0	%		21.0	%
Increases (reductions) resulting from:
State taxes, net of federal benefit		4.1			4.0
Reversal of excess deferred income taxes		(4.0	)		(5.0	)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction		—			(0.2	)
Settlements of uncertain tax positions		(5.0	)		—
Other, net		(0.1	)		—
Effective tax rate		16.0	%		19.8	%

~~The IRS has completed examinations~~

As 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. With few exceptions, the Company, including Consolidated SCE&G, is no longer subject to state and localJune 30, 2023, DESC’s effective tax rate reflects an income tax ~~examinations by~~benefit of $11 million from the effective settlement of a position that management believed was reasonably possible to occur. Otherwise, there have been no material changes in DESC’s unrecognized tax ~~authorities for years before 2010.~~

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 2016 and 2017, SCANA claimed significant research and experimentation deductions and credits (offset by reductions in its domestic production activities deductions), relatedbenefits. See Note 7 to the ~~design~~Consolidated Financial Statements in DESC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 for a discussion of these unrecognized tax benefits.

7. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

DESC’s accounting policies, objectives, and ~~construction activities of the New Units,~~strategies for using derivative instruments are discussed in its 2015 and 2016 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.

~~Table of Contents~~

~~The IRS examined the claims~~Note 2 in the ~~amended returns,~~Consolidated Financial Statements in DESC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. See Note 8 for further information about fair value measurements and associated valuation methods for derivatives.

Cash collateral, as presented in the ~~examination progressed without resolution,~~table below, is used to offset derivative assets and liabilities. Certain of DESC’s derivative instruments contain credit-related contingent provisions. These provisions require DESC to provide collateral upon the ~~Company~~occurrence of specific events, primarily a credit rating downgrade. If the credit-related contingent features underlying the instruments that are in a liability position and ~~Consolidated SCE&G evaluated~~not fully collateralized with cash were fully triggered as of June 30, 2023 and ~~recorded adjustments~~December 31, 2022, DESC would have been required to ~~unrecognized tax benefits; however, none~~post $2 million and $1 million, respectively, of ~~these changes materially affected the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's effective tax rate. In October 2016, the examination of the amended tax returns progressed~~additional collateral 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~~its counterparties. The collateral that would 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~~posted includes the impacts of any offsetting asset positions and any amounts already posted for derivatives, non-derivative contracts and derivatives elected under the normal purchases and normal sales exception, per contractual terms. DESC had posted $1 million of collateral at both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 related to derivatives with credit-related contingent provisions that are in a liability position and not fully collateralized with cash. The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments with credit-related contingent provisions that are in a liability position and not fully collateralized with cash as ~~unrecognized tax benefits in the financial statements. As~~ of ~~September~~June 30, ~~2017, the Company~~2023 and ~~Consolidated SCE&G have recorded an unrecognized tax benefit of $457~~December 31, 2022 was $3 million ~~($402~~and $2 million, ~~net of~~respectively, which does not include the impact of ~~state deductions on federal returns~~any offsetting asset positions.

The table below presents derivative balances by type of financial instrument, if the gross amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets were netted with derivative instruments and net of receivables related to the uncertain tax positions). If recognized, $17 million of the tax benefit would affect the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G's effective tax rates (see discussion below regarding deferral of benefits related to 2015 forward). These unrecognized tax benefitscash collateral received or paid. DESC’s commodity derivative assets are not ~~expected~~subject to ~~increase significantly within~~a master netting agreement or similar arrangement.


	June 30, 2023								December 31, 2022
	Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet								Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
(millions)	Gross Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Received		Net Amounts		Gross Assets Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Received		Net Amounts
Interest rate contracts:
Over-the-counter	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	—	$	1
Total derivatives	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—	$	—	$	1


	June 30, 2023								December 31, 2022
	Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet								Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Consolidated Balance Sheet
(millions)	Gross Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Paid		Net Amounts		Gross Liabilities Presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheet		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Paid		Net Amounts
Interest rate contracts:
Over-the-counter	$	3	$	—	$	1	$	2	$	2	$	—	$	1	$	1
Total derivatives	$	3	$	—	$	1	$	2	$	2	$	—	$	1	$	1

Volumes

The following table presents the ~~next 12 months, although other uncertain tax~~volume of derivative activity at June 30, 2023. These volumes are based on open derivative positions ~~may be identified or taken, particularly with respect to~~and represent the ~~abandonment~~combined absolute value of their long and short positions.


	Current		Noncurrent
Electricity (MWh in millions):
Fixed price		2		23
Interest rate(1)(in millions)	$	—	$	71

(1)

Maturity is determined based on final settlement period.

Fair Value and Gains and Losses on Derivative Instruments

The following tables present the ~~construction~~fair values of ~~the New Units during 2017. It is reasonably possible that these known unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by $457 million within the next 12 months. No other material changes~~derivatives and where they are presented in the ~~status of the Company’s or~~ Consolidated ~~SCE&G's tax positions have occurred through September 30, 2017.~~Balance Sheets:


(millions)	Fair Value - Derivatives under Hedge Accounting		Fair Value - Derivatives not under Hedge Accounting		Total Fair Value
At June 30, 2023
ASSETS
Current Assets
Commodity	$	—	$	12	$	12
Total current derivative assets(1)		—		12		12
Noncurrent Assets
Commodity		—		155		155
Total noncurrent derivative assets(2)		—		155		155
Total derivative assets	$	—	$	167	$	167
LIABILITIES
Noncurrent Liabilities
Interest rate		—		3		3
Total noncurrent derivative liabilities(3)		—		3		3
Total derivative liabilities	$	—	$	3	$	3
At December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Current Assets
Commodity	$	—	$	41	$	41
Total current derivative assets(1)		—		41		41
Noncurrent Assets
Commodity		—		210		210
Interest rate		—		1		1
Total noncurrent derivative assets(2)		—		211		211
Total derivative assets	$	—	$	252	$	252
LIABILITIES
Noncurrent Liabilities
Interest rate		2		—		2
Total noncurrent derivative liabilities(3)		2		—		2
Total derivative liabilities	$	2	$	—	$	2

(1)

Current derivative assets are presented in other current assets in DESC’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(2)

Noncurrent derivative assets are presented in other deferred debits and other assets in DESC’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

~~In connection with the research and experimentation deduction and credit claims reflected on the 2015 and 2016 income tax returns and similar claims made~~(3)

Noncurrent derivative liabilities are presented in determining 2017’s taxable income, and under the terms of an order of the SCPSC, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G have recorded regulatory assets for estimated foregone domestic production activities deductions, offset by estimated taxother deferred 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 (see condensed consolidated Note 2). SCE&G's current customer rates reflect the availability of domestic production activities deductions.

Also under the terms of an order of the SCPSC, estimated interest expense accrued with respect to the unrecognized tax benefits related to the research and experimentation deductions in the 2015 and 2016 income tax returns has been deferred as a regulatory asset and is expected to be recoverable through customer rates in future years. See also condensed consolidated Note 2. Otherwise, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits within interest expense or interest income and recognize tax penalties within other expenses. Amounts recorded for such interest income, interest expense or tax penalties have not been material for any period presented.

Effective January 1, 2017, the State of North Carolina reduced its corporate income tax rate from 4% to 3%. During the second quarter of 2017, the State of North Carolina passed legislation that will lower the state corporate income tax rate from 3% to 2.5% effective January 1, 2019. In connection with these changes in tax rates, related state deferred taxes were remeasured, with the change in their balances being credited to a regulatory liability. These changes in income tax rates did not and are not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


6.	~~DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS~~

~~Derivative instruments are recognized either as assets or~~ liabilities in the statement of financial position and are measured at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments are recognized either in earnings, as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) or, for regulated operations, within regulatory assets or regulatory liabilities, depending upon the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation. DESC’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

~~Policies and procedures, and in some cases risk limits, are established to control~~

The following tables present the level of market, credit, liquidity and operational and administrative risks. 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 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 their 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 statements of cash flows.

PSNC Energy hedges natural gas purchasing activities using over-the-counter options and NYMEX futures and options. PSNC Energy’s tariffs 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 under- or over-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~~derivatives, as well as where 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, 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.

~~Interest Rate Swaps~~

Interest 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 swaps designated as cash flow hedges are used to synthetically convert variable rate debt to fixed rate debt, periodic payments to or receipts from swap counterparties related to these derivatives are recorded within interest expense.

~~Forward starting swap agreements that are designated as cash flow hedges may be used in anticipation of the issuance of debt. Except as described~~associated activity is presented in the ~~following paragraph, the effective portions~~Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statements 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 SCANA 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, interest rate derivatives entered into by SCE&G after October 2013 are not designated as cash flow hedges, and fair value changes and settlement amounts related to them are recorded as regulatory assets and liabilities. Settlement losses or gains on swaps will be amortized to interest expense over the lives of subsequent debt issuances or may be applied as otherwise directed by the SCPSC.

~~Cash payments made or received upon termination 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)

Hedge designation Gas Distribution Gas Marketing Total
As of September 30, 2017

Commodity contracts 8,330,000
16,723,000
25,053,000
Energy management contracts (a)
—
46,346,530
46,346,530
Total (a)
8,330,000
63,069,530
71,399,530

As of December 31, 2016

Commodity contracts 4,510,000
11,947,000
16,457,000
Energy management contracts (a)
—
67,447,223
67,447,223
Total (a)
4,510,000
79,394,223
83,904,223

~~(a)~~ ~~Includes amounts related to basis swap contracts totaling 4,954,667 MMBTU in 2017 and 730,721 MMBTU in 2016.~~

~~The aggregate notional amounts of the interest rate swaps were as follows:~~

Interest Rate Swaps
The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Designated as hedging instruments $ 111.2
$ 115.6
$ 36.4
$ 36.4
Not designated as hedging instruments 1,285.0
1,285.0
1,285.0
1,285.0

The following table shows the fair value and balance sheet location of derivative instruments. Although derivatives subject to master netting arrangements are netted on the balance sheet, 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 Instruments
The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars Balance Sheet Location Asset Liability Asset Liability
As of September 30, 2017

Designated as hedging instruments

Interest rate contracts
Derivative financial instruments —
$ 3
—
$ 1
Other deferred credits and other liabilities —
25
—
9
Commodity contracts
Prepayments —
1
—
—
Derivative financial instruments $ 1
1
—
—
Total $ 1
$ 30
—
$ 10

Not designated as hedging instruments

Interest rate contracts
Other deferred debits and other assets $ 56
—
$ 56
—
Derivative financial instruments —
$ 40
—
$ 40
Other deferred credits and other liabilities —
4
—
4
Commodity contracts
Prepayments 1
—
—
—
Energy management contracts
Prepayments 2
1
—
—
Other current assets 2
—
—
—
Other deferred debits and other assets 1
—
—
—
Derivative financial instruments —
2
—
—
Other deferred credits and other liabilities —
1
—
—
Total $ 62
$ 48
$ 56
$ 44

As of December 31, 2016
Designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts
Derivative financial instruments —
$ 4
—
$ 1
Other deferred credits and other liabilities —
24
—
8
Commodity contracts
Prepayments $ 5
—
—
—
Other current assets 1
—
—
—
Total $ 6
$ 28
—
$ 9

Not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts
Other deferred debits and other assets $ 71
—
$ 71
—
Derivative financial instruments —
$ 27
—
$ 27
Other deferred credits and other liabilities —
3
—
3
Commodity contracts
Other current assets 3
—
—
—
Energy management contracts
Prepayments 6
2
—
—
Other current assets 2
1
—
—
Other deferred debits and other assets 2
—
—
—
Derivative financial instruments —
4
—
—
Other deferred credits and other liabilities —
2
—
—
Total $ 84
$ 39
$ 71
$ 30

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

Comprehensive Income:

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships


(millions)	Increase (Decrease) in Derivatives Subject to Regulatory Treatment(1)
Three Months Ended June 30,	2023		2022
Derivative type and location of gains (losses):
Interest rate	$	1	$	3
Total	$	1	$	3
Six Months Ended June 30,
Derivative type and location of gains (losses):
Interest rate	$	—	$	8
Total	$	—	$	8

(1)

The Company and Consolidated SCE&G:
Loss Deferred in Regulatory Accounts Loss Reclassified from Deferred Accounts into Income

Millions of dollars 2017
2016
Location 2017
2016
Three Months Ended September 30,
Interest rate contracts —
$ (1 ) Interest expense —
$ (1 )
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Interest rate contracts $ (1 ) $ (6 ) Interest expense $ (1 ) $ (2 )

The Company:
Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI, net of tax Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income, net of tax

Millions of dollars 2017
2016
Location 2017
2016
Three Months Ended September 30,
Interest rate contracts —
$ 1
Interest expense $ (2 ) $ (2 )
Commodity contracts —
(2 ) Gas purchased for resale —
—
Total —
$ (1 ) $ (2 ) $ (2 )

Nine Months Ended September 30,
Interest rate contracts $ (1 ) $ (4 ) Interest expense $ (6 ) $ (6 )
Commodity contracts (4 ) —
Gas purchased for resale 2
(6 )
Total $ (5 ) $ (4 ) $ (4 ) $ (12 )

AsRepresents net derivative activity deferred into and amortized out of September 30, 2017, the Company expects that during the next 12 months reclassifications from AOCI to earnings arising from cash flow hedges will include approximately $0.8 million as an increase to gas cost, assuming natural gas markets remain at their current levels, and approximately $6.6 million as an increase to interest expense. As of September 30, 2017, all of the Company’s commodity cash flow hedges settle by their terms before the end of the fourth quarter of 2019.

~~As of September 30, 2017, 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 $1.6 million as an increase to interest expense.~~

~~Hedge Ineffectiveness~~

~~For the Company and Consolidated SCE&G, ineffectiveness on interest rate hedges designated as cash flow hedges was insignificant during all periods presented.~~

Derivatives Not designated as Hedging Instruments

The Company and Consolidated SCE&G:
Millions of dollars Loss Deferred in Regulatory Accounts Location Loss Reclassified from Deferred Accounts into Income
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Interest rate contracts $ (6 ) Interest Expense $ (1 )
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Interest rate contracts $ (30 ) Interest Expense $ (2 )
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016

Interest rate contracts $ (24 ) Other Income $ (1 )
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Interest rate contracts $ (268 ) Other Income $ (1 )

~~As of September 30, 2017, each of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G expects that during the next 12 months reclassifications from~~assets/liabilities. Amounts deferred into regulatory ~~accounts to earnings arising from derivatives not designated as hedges will include $3.2 million as an increase to interest expense.~~

~~Credit Risk Considerations~~

Certain derivative contracts contain credit contingent features. These features may include (i) material adverse change clauses or payment acceleration clauses that could result in immediate payments or (ii) the requirement for posting of letters of credit or termination of the derivative contract before maturity if specific events occur, such as a credit rating downgrade below investment grade or failure to post collateral. The Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G's credit ratingsassets/ liabilities have come under pressure during the third quarter of 2017, through credit rating downgrades and continued negative outlooks, following the Company’s decision to terminate construction of the New Units and the credit ratings agencies' assessment of a deterioration of the regulatory support environment following that decision. The triggering of credit contingent features, through credit downgrades or otherwise, could result in more stringent collateral requirements.

Derivative Contracts with Credit Contingent Features
The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016 September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
in Net Liability Position

Aggregate fair value of derivatives in net liability position $ 67.1
$ 50.3
$ 47.7
$ 30.3
Fair value of collateral already posted 31.0
29.2
10.3
9.2
Additional cash collateral or letters of credit in the event credit-risk-related contingent features were triggered $ 36.1
$ 21.1
$ 37.4
$ 21.1

in Net Asset Position
Aggregate fair value of derivatives in net asset position $ 49.0
$ 62.9
$ 49.0
$ 62.0
Fair value of collateral already posted —
—
—
—
Additional cash collateral or letters of credit in the event credit-risk-related contingent features were triggered $ 49.0
$ 62.9
$ 49.0
$ 62.0

~~In addition, for fixed price supply contracts offered to certain of SCANA Energy's customers, the Company could have called on letters of credit~~no associated effect in the ~~amount~~Consolidated Statements of ~~$1.3 million related to $5.0 million in commodity derivatives that are in a net asset position at September 30, 2017, compared to letters~~Comprehensive Income.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments


(millions)	Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives(1)
Three Months Ended June 30,	2023			2022
Derivative type and location of gains (losses):
Commodity contracts:
Purchased power	$	(1	)	$	15
Interest rate contracts:
Interest charges		(1	)		—
Total	$	(2	)	$	15
Six Months Ended June 30,
Derivative type and location of gains (losses):
Commodity contracts:
Purchased power	$	—		$	18
Interest rate contracts:
Interest charges		(1	)		(1	)
Total	$	(1	)	$	17

(1)

Includes derivative activity amortized out of ~~credit~~regulatory assets/liabilities. Amounts deferred into regulatory assets/liabilities have no associated effect in the ~~amount~~Consolidated Statements of ~~$1.5 million related~~Comprehensive Income.

There are no unrealized gains and losses included in earnings in the Level 3 fair value category related to assets/liabilities still held at the reporting date for ~~either period presented,~~the three and ~~there were no transfers~~six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

Substantially all of DESC’s financial instruments are recorded at fair value, with the exception of the instruments described below, which are reported at historical cost. Estimated fair values have been determined using available market information and valuation methodologies considered appropriate by management. The carrying amount of financial instruments classified within current assets and current liabilities are representative of fair value ~~amounts into or out~~because of ~~Levels 1, 2 or 3 during~~ the ~~periods presented.~~

other income. Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) recorded by ~~the Company and Consolidated SCE&G~~DESC were as follows:


(millions)	Pension Benefits						Other Postretirement Benefits
Three Months Ended June 30,	2023			2022			2023			2022
Service cost	$	2		$	2		$	1		$	1
Interest cost		8			6			2			1
Expected return on assets		(9	)		(13	)		—			—
Amortization of actuarial losses		3			—			(1	)		—
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	4		$	(5	)	$	2		$	2
Six Months Ended June 30,
Service cost	$	4		$	4		$	1		$	1
Interest cost		16			11			4			3
Expected return on assets		(17	)		(25	)		—			—
Amortization of actuarial losses		6			—			(2	)		—
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)	$	9		$	(10	)	$	3		$	4

The Company Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
2017 2016 2017 2016
Three months ended September 30,

Service cost $ 5.7
$ 4.4
$ 1.0
$ 0.8
Interest cost 9.2
9.8
2.8
3.0
Expected return on assets (13.4 ) (13.8 ) —
—
Prior service cost amortization 0.4
1.0
—
0.1
Amortization of actuarial losses 4.4
3.7
—
0.2
Net periodic benefit cost $ 6.3
$ 5.1
$ 3.8
$ 4.1

Nine months ended September 30,

Service cost $ 16.3
$ 15.5
$ 3.4
$ 3.3
Interest cost 28.0
29.5
8.6
9.1
Expected return on assets (41.0 ) (41.9 ) —
—
Prior service cost amortization 1.2
3.0
—
0.2
Amortization of actuarial losses 12.2
11.1
0.8
0.4
Net periodic benefit cost $ 16.7
$ 17.2
$ 12.8
$ 13.0

Consolidated SCE&G Pension Benefits Other Postretirement Benefits
2017 2016 2017 2016
Three months ended September 30,
Service cost $ 4.8
$ 3.6
$ 0.8
$ 0.7
Interest cost 7.8
8.3
2.3
2.5
Expected return on assets (11.4 ) (11.7 ) —
—
Prior service cost amortization 0.3
0.8
—
0.1
Amortization of actuarial losses 3.7
3.2
—
0.1
Net periodic benefit cost $ 5.2
$ 4.2
$ 3.1
$ 3.4

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Nine months ended September 30,
Service cost $ 13.6
$ 12.7
$ 2.8
$ 2.7
Interest cost 24.0
25.0
7.1
7.5
Expected return on assets (35.0 ) (35.5 ) —
—
Prior service cost amortization 1.0
2.5
—
0.2
Amortization of actuarial losses 10.4
9.4
0.6
0.3
Net periodic benefit cost $ 14.0
$ 14.1
$ 10.5
$ 10.7

~~No significant contribution~~

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, DESC made no contributions to ~~the~~its pension trust ~~is expected for the foreseeable future based on current market conditions~~ and ~~assumptions, nor is a limitation on benefit payments expected~~does not expect to ~~apply. SCE&G~~make any such contributions in 2023. DESC recovers current pension costs through either a rate rider that may be adjusted annually for retail electric operations or through cost of service rates for gas operations. ~~PSNC Energy recovers pension costs~~

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

As a result of issues generated in the ordinary course of business, DESC is involved in legal proceedings before various courts and is periodically subject to governmental examinations (including by regulatory authorities), inquiries and investigations. Certain legal proceedings and governmental examinations involve demands for unspecified amounts of damages, are in an initial procedural phase, involve uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals or motions, or involve significant factual issues that need to be resolved, such that it is not possible for DESC to estimate a range of possible loss. For such matters that DESC cannot estimate, a statement to this effect is made in the description of the matter. Other matters may have progressed sufficiently through ~~cost~~the litigation or investigative processes such that DESC is able to estimate a range of ~~service rates.~~


9.	~~COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES~~

~~Nuclear Insurance~~

~~Under Price-Anderson, SCE&G (for itself~~possible loss. For legal proceedings and governmental examinations that DESC is able to reasonably estimate a range of possible losses, an estimated range of possible loss is provided, in excess of the accrued liability (if any) for such matters. DESC maintains various insurance programs, including general liability insurance coverage which provides coverage for personal injury or wrongful death cases. Any accrued liability is recorded on ~~behalf~~a gross basis with a receivable also recorded for any probable insurance recoveries. Estimated ranges of ~~Santee Cooper, a one-third owner~~loss are inclusive of ~~Unit 1) maintains agreements~~legal fees and net of ~~indemnity with~~any anticipated insurance recoveries. Any estimated range is based on currently available information and involves elements of judgment and significant uncertainties. Any estimated range of possible loss may not represent DESC’s maximum possible loss exposure. The circumstances of such legal proceedings and governmental examinations will change from time to time and actual results may vary significantly from the ~~NRC~~current estimate. For current proceedings not specifically reported below, management does not anticipate that ~~together with private insurance, cover third-party liability~~the liabilities, if any, arising from any nuclear incident occurring at SCE&G's nuclear power plant. Price-Anderson provides funds up to $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 $450 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 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 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 Unit 1 for property damage and outage costs up to $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, and provide coverage up to $500 million for accidental property damage occurring at the New Units. The NEIL policies in aggregate, are subject to a maximum loss of $2.75 billion for any single loss occurrence. The NEIL policies permit 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 $45.4 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 $1.9 million.

To the extent that insurable claims for property damage, decontamination, repair and replacement and other costs and expenses arising from an incident at 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'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 likelyproceedings would have a material ~~impact~~effect on ~~the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G's~~DESC’s financial position, liquidity or results of ~~operations, cash flows~~operations.

Environmental Matters

DESC is subject to costs resulting from a number of federal, state and ~~financial position.~~

~~New Nuclear Project~~

~~SCE&G, on behalf of itself~~local laws and as agent for Santee Cooper, entered into the EPC Contract with the Consortium in 2008 for the design and construction of the New Units. SCE&G's ownership share in the New Units is 55%. As discussed below, various difficulties were encountered in connection with the project. The ability of the Consortiumregulations designed to ~~adhere to established budgets and construction schedules was affected by many variables, including unanticipated difficulties encountered in connection with project engineering~~protect human health and the ~~construction of project components, constrained financial resources of the contractors, regulatory, legal, training~~environment. These laws and ~~construction processes associated with securing approvals, permits~~regulations affect future planning and ~~licenses and necessary amendments to them within projected timeframes, the availability of labor and materials at estimated costs, the~~

~~efficiency of project labor and weather. There were also contractor and supplier performance issues, difficulties~~existing operations. They can result in timely meeting critical regulatory requirements, contract disputes, and changes in key contractors or subcontractors. These matters, and others more fully discussed below, were the subject of a comprehensive analysis performed by the Company and Santee Cooper (see ~~Contractor Bankruptcy Proceedings and Related Uncertainties~~ below). Based on the results of this analysis, and in light of Santee Cooper's decision to suspend construction on the New Units, on July 31, 2017, the Company determined to stop the construction of the New Units and to pursue recovery of costs incurred in connection with such construction under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA or through a general rate case or other regulatory means.

~~EPC Contract and BLRA Matters~~

The construction of the New Units and SCE&G’s related recovery of financing costs through rates has been subject to review and approval by the SCPSC as provided for in the BLRA. Under the BLRA, the SCPSC approved, among other things, a milestone schedule and aincreased capital, costs estimates schedule for the New Units. This approval constituted a final and binding determination that the New Units were used and useful for utility purposes, and that the capital costs associated with the New Units were prudent utility costs and expenses and were properly included in rates, so long as the New Units were constructed or were 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. As of September 30, 2017, financing costs on $3.8 billion of SCE&G's construction costs for the New Units, including related transmission assets, have been reflected in rates under the BLRA. SCE&G's costs related to the New Units as of September 30, 2017, excluding transmission assets of approximately $300 million which are expected to be placed in service and after recognizing the estimated impairment loss described in ~~Impairment Considerations~~ below, totaled $4.5 billion. As a result of the decision to stop construction of the New Units, this amount has been reclassified from construction work in progress into regulatory assets in the third quarter of 2017. See further discussion below.

The SCPSC granted initial approval of the construction schedule and related forecasted capital costs in 2009. The NRC issued COLs in March 2012. 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 capitaloperating and other costs. As further discussed below, approval by the SCPSC of cost recovery under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA or through a general rate case or other regulatory means will be required as a consequence of the Company’s determination on July 31, 2017 to cease construction of the New Units.

~~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 amendment became effective in December 2015, at which time Fluor began serving as a subcontracted construction manager for the Consortium. The October 2015 Amendment provided SCE&G and Santee Cooper an 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.

Among other things, the October 2015 Amendment revised the contractual guaranteed substantial completion dates of Unit 2 and Unit 3 to August 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively, and provided for development of a revised construction milestone payment schedule. 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, would not be met. Instead, WEC provided further revised estimated substantial completion dates of April 2020 and December 2020.

~~November 2016 SCPSC Order~~

In May 2016, SCE&G petitioned the SCPSC for approval of the updated construction and capital cost schedules for the New Units which had been 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.

The construction schedule approved by the SCPSC in November 2016 provided for contractual guaranteed substantial completion dates of August 31, 2019 and August 31, 2020 for Unit 2 and Unit 3, respectively, and the approved capital cost

~~schedule included incremental capital~~ costs totaling $831 million. Under such approved capital cost schedule, SCE&G’s total project capital cost would be 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%, with this revised ROE being applied prospectively for the purpose of calculating revised rates sought by SCE&G under the BLRA on and after January 1, 2017.

~~On February 28, 2017, the SCPSC issued its order denying Petitions for Rehearing which had been filed by certain parties that were not included in the settlement, and that order was not appealed.~~

~~Contractor Bankruptcy Proceedings and Related Uncertainties~~

On March 29, 2017, WEC and WECTEC, the two members of the Consortium, and certain of their affiliates filed petitions for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, citing a liquidity crisis arising from project contract losses attributable to the New Units and the Vogtle Units as a material factor that caused them to seek protection under the bankruptcy laws. As part of such filing, WEC and WECTEC publicly announced their inability to complete the New Units under the terms of the EPC Contract.

In connection with the bankruptcy filing, SCE&G, Santee Cooper, WEC and WECTEC entered into an Interim Assessment Agreement under which engineering and construction continued on the project and under which SCE&G and Santee Cooper were provided the right to discuss project status with Fluor and other subcontractors and vendors and to obtain from them relevant project information and documents that had been previously contractually unavailable in order for SCE&G and Santee Cooper to perform comprehensive analyses regarding whether or how to proceed with the project. As part of the Interim Assessment Agreement, and to avoid an immediate rejection of the EPC Contract upon the filing of the bankruptcy case, WEC and WECTEC required SCE&G and Santee Cooper to make estimated weekly payments to WEC, WECTEC, subcontractors and vendors, irrespective of the fixed price provisions of the EPC Contract, to permit the time to conduct analyses. SCE&G and Santee Cooper agreed to pay specified costs incurred by the Consortium, Fluor, other subcontractors and vendors for work performed or services rendered while the Interim Assessment Agreement remained in effect.

During the period of the Interim Assessment Agreement, as amended and extended, SCE&G and Santee Cooper evaluated the various elements of the new nuclear project, including forecasted costs and completion dates, while construction continued and SCE&G and Santee Cooper continued to make payments for such work.

~~As part of its evaluation, SCE&G considered that,~~ as a result of compliance, remediation, containment and monitoring obligations.

From a regulatory perspective, DESC continually monitors and evaluates its current and projected emission levels and strives to comply with all state and federal regulations regarding those emissions. DESC participates in the ~~bankruptcy process (including WEC~~ SO2 and ~~WECTEC's public announcements that they could not perform under the terms~~NOX emission allowance programs with respect to coal plant emissions and also has constructed additional pollution control equipment at its coal-fired electric generating plants. These actions are expected to address many of the ~~EPC Contract), the EPC Contract would likely be rejected~~rules and that the benefit of the fixed-price terms provided by the EPC Contract would be lost. As such, any cost overruns that would have been absorbed by the Consortium would become the responsibility of SCE&G and Santee Cooper. Additionally, these cost increases and other costs identified by SCE&G would not be fully recoverable from the Consortium or from Toshiba under its payment guaranty or the related Toshiba Settlement Agreement,regulations discussed below, and such costs would likely substantially exceed the amount of the Consortium's payment obligations guaranteed by Toshiba. SCE&G also considered that even the newly revised substantial completion dates identified by WEC of April and December 2020 for Unit 2 and Unit 3, respectively, would not be met, which would result in the nuclear production tax credits discussed below not being earned under current law.

~~On September 1, 2017, SCE&G, for itself and~~herein.

Air

The CAA, as agent for Santee Cooper, filed with the Bankruptcy Court Proofs of Claim for unliquidated damages against each of WEC and WECTEC. The Proofs of Claim are based upon the anticipatory repudiation and material breach by the Consortium of the EPC Contract, and assert against WEC and WECTEC any and all claims that are based thereon or that may be related thereto. These claims were sold to Citibank on September 27, 2017 as part of the monetization transaction discussed below. Notwithstanding the sale of the claims, SCE&G and Santee Cooper remain responsible for any claims that may be made by WEC and WECTEC against them relating to the EPC Contract.

~~Toshiba Settlement and Subsequent Monetization~~

Payment and performance obligations under the EPC Contract are joint and several obligations of WEC and WECTEC, and in connection with the October 2015 Amendment, Toshiba, WEC’s parent company, reaffirmed its guaranty of WEC’s payment obligations.

In April of 2017, following WEC’s and WECTEC’s bankruptcy petitions, Toshiba announced that it had recorded an impairment charge of approximately $6.2 billion relating to its nuclear power systems business, leaving it with negative shareholders’ equity. Toshiba also disclosed that, although these conditions and events raised substantial doubt, it believed that

~~its responses to such conditions, including the sale of~~amended, is a portion of its computer memory business as then anticipated by Toshiba, would enable it to continue to operate as a going concern. However, there could be no assurance that such sales or other actions would be successful.

As discussed above, Toshiba provided a parental guaranty for WEC’s payment obligations under the EPC Contract. In satisfaction of such guaranty obligations, on July 27, 2017, the Toshiba Settlement was executed under which Toshiba was to begin making periodic settlement payments from October 2017 through September 2022 in the total amount of approximately $2.2 billion ($1.2 billion for SCE&G’s 55% share). The $2.2 billion is subject to offset for payments by WEC that have the effect of satisfying the liens on the project discussed below.

On September 27, 2017, the scheduled payments under the Toshiba Settlement, exclusive of the payment due in October 2017, were purchased by Citibank for a one-time upfront payment of $1.847 billion (approximately $1.016 billion for SCE&G's 55% share), including amounts related to the contractor liens discussed below. The initial payment was then received from Toshiba on October 2, 2017, as scheduled, in the amount of $150 million ($82.5 million for SCE&G's 55% share). The purchase agreement provides that SCE&G and Santee Cooper (each according to its pro rata share) would indemnify Citibank for its losses arising from misrepresentations or covenant defaults under the purchase agreement. SCE&G and Santee Cooper have also assigned their claims under the WEC bankruptcy process to Citibank, and have agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Citibank and provide reasonable support necessary for its enforcement of those claims. The proceeds received under or arising from the monetization of the Toshiba Settlement are reflected as a regulatory liability on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets, as the net value of the proceeds will be utilized to benefit SCE&G's customers in a manner to be determined by the SCPSC. See further discussion in condensed consolidated Note 4.

A number of subcontractors and vendors to the Consortium have alleged non-payment by the Consortium for amounts owed for work performed on the New Units and have filed liens on property in Fairfield County, South Carolina, where the New Units were to be located. SCE&G is contesting the filed liens. SCE&G estimates that the aggregate amount of claims for which subcontractor and vendor liens have been filed was, as of September 30, 2017, approximately $302 million (SCE&G’s 55% portion being approximately $166 million). Payments under the Toshiba Settlement described above are subject to reduction if WEC pays creditors holding these liens directly. Under these circumstances, SCE&G and Santee Cooper, each in its pro rata share, would be required to make Citibank whole for the reduction. An estimate of amounts that may be necessary to satisfy project liens has been incorporated into the estimate of impairment loss described below.

~~Determination to Stop Construction and Related Regulatory, Political and Legal Developments~~

The BLRA provides that, in the event of abandonment prior to plant completion, costs incurred, including AFC, and a return on those costs, may be recoverable through rates, if the SCPSC determines that the decision to abandon the New Units was prudent. Based on the evaluation previously discussed, and in light of Santee Cooper's decision to suspend construction, on July 31, 2017, the Company determined to stop the construction of the New Units and to pursue recovery of costs incurred in connection with such construction under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA or through a general rate case or other regulatory means. On July 31, 2017, SCE&G gave WEC a five-day notice of termination of the Interim Assessment Agreement and notified WEC of its determination to stop construction of the New Units.

On August 1, 2017, SCE&G senior management provided an allowable ex parte briefing to the SCPSC regarding the project and this decision, and SCE&G also filed the Abandonment Petition with the SCPSC. Through the Abandonment Petition, SCE&G had sought recovery of such costs expended on the construction of the New Units, including certain costs incurred subsequent to SCE&G's last revised rates update, and certain other costs under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA. The Abandonment Petition included SCE&G's plan of abandonment and certain proposed actions which would mitigate related customer rate increases, including a proposal to return to customers the net value of proceeds received by SCE&G under or arising from the monetization of the Toshiba Settlement. Subsequently, SCE&G’s management met with various stakeholders and members of the South Carolina General Assembly, including legislative leaders, to discuss the abandonment of the new nuclear project and to hear their concerns. In response to those concerns, and to allow for adequate time for governmental officials to conduct their reviews, SCE&G voluntarily withdrew the Abandonment Petition from the SCPSC on August 15, 2017.

In August 2017, special committees of the South Carolina General Assembly, both in the House and in the Senate, began conducting public hearings regarding the decision to abandon the new nuclear project. Members of SCE&G's senior management, along with representatives from Santee Cooper, the ORS and other interested parties, testified before these committees. The reviews being conducted by each of these committees are continuing, and neither the Company nor Consolidated SCE&G can predict when their reviews will be complete or what actions, if any, may be proposed or taken, including legislative actions related to the BLRA.

In September 2017, the Company was served with a subpoena issued by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina seeking documents relating to the new nuclear project. The subpoena requires the Company to producecomprehensive program utilizing a broad range of ~~documents related~~regulatory tools to protect and preserve the nation's air quality. At a minimum, states are required to establish regulatory programs to meet applicable requirements of the CAA. However,

states may choose to develop regulatory programs that are more restrictive. Many of DESC’s facilities are subject to the project. Also in September 2017, the state's Office of Attorney General, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Chair and Vice-Chair of the South Carolina House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee requested that SLED conduct a criminal investigation into the handling of the new nuclear project by SCANA and SCE&G. In October 2017, the staff of the SEC's Division of Enforcement also issued a subpoena for documents related to an investigation they are conducting related to the new nuclear project. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G intend to fully cooperate with these investigations. Also in connection with the abandonment of the new nuclear project, various state or local governmental authorities may attempt to challenge, reverse or revoke one or more previously-approved tax or economic development incentives, benefits or exemptions and may attempt to apply such action retroactively. No assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of these matters.

On September 26, 2017, the South Carolina Office of Attorney General issued an opinion stating, among other things, that "as applied, portions of the BLRA are constitutionally suspect," including the abandonment provisions. Also on September 26, 2017, the ORS filed the Request with the SCPSC asking for an order directing SCE&G to immediately suspend all revised rates collections from customers which were previously approved by the SCPSC pursuant to the authority of the BLRA. In the Request, the ORS relied upon the opinion from the Office of Attorney General to assert that it is not just and reasonable or in the public interest to allow SCE&G to continue collecting revised rates. Further, the ORS noted the existence of an allegation that SCE&G failed to disclose information that should have been disclosed and that would have appeared to provide a basis for challenging prior requests, and asserted that SCE&G should not be allowed to continue to benefit from nondisclosure. The ORS also asked for an order that, if the BLRA is found to be unconstitutional or the General Assembly amends or revokes the BLRA, then SCE&G should make credits to future bills or refunds to customers for prior revised rates collections. SCE&G estimates that revised rates collections currently total approximately $445 million annually, and the amounts accumulated through September 30, 2017 total approximately $1.8 billion.

On September 28, 2017, citing numerous legal deficiencies in the Request, SCE&G filed a Motion to Dismiss the Request and a Request for Briefing Schedule and Hearing on Motion to Dismiss. On September 28, 2017, the SCPSC deferred action on the Request and ordered a hearing officer to establish a briefing schedule and hearing date on SCE&G's motion. The hearing has been scheduled for December 12, 2017, and the parties who have filed to intervene in the matter or have filed a letter in support of the request by the ORS include the Governor, the state's Office of Attorney General and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, the SCEUC, certain large industrial customers, and several environmental groups. SCE&G intends to vigorously contest the request by the ORS, but cannot give any assurance as to the timing or outcome of this matter.

On October 17, 2017, the ORS filed with the SCPSC a motion to amend its Request, in which the ORS asked the SCPSC to consider the most prudent manner by which SCE&G will enable its customers to realize the value of the monetized Toshiba Settlement paymentsCAA’s permitting and other ~~payments made by Toshiba towards satisfaction of its obligations~~requirements.

ACE Rule

In July 2019, the EPA published the final rule informally referred to SCE&G. It is possible that the outcome of regulatory or legal proceedings could result in requiring SCE&G's share of these proceeds to be placed in escrow pending their final disposition. Such a requirement would significantly harm the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

~~See also Claims and Litigation for more discussion of legal matters related to the new nuclear project.~~

~~Impairment Considerations~~

Under the current regulatory construct in South Carolina, pursuant to the BLRA or through a general rate case or other regulatory means, the ability of SCE&G to recover costs incurred in connection with the New Units, and a reasonable return on them, will be subject to review and approval by the SCPSC. In light of the contentious nature of ongoing reviews by legislative committees and others, and given the Request being considered by the SCPSC that could result in the suspension of rates being currently collected under the BLRA, as well as the ~~return of such amounts previously collected, there is significant uncertainty~~ACE Rule, as ~~to SCE&G’s ultimate ability to fully recover its costs of the New Units and~~ a return on them from its customers. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G have contested the specific challenges described above and do not currently anticipate that any of the $1.8 billion in revenue previously collected will be subject to refund. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G believe that the issues related to the recovery of the cost of the New Units and related to the rates currently being collected under the BLRA for financing costs should both be resolved in future proceedings before the SCPSC. However, based on the considerations described above, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G have determined that a disallowance of recovery of part of the cost of the abandoned plant is both probable and reasonably estimable under applicable accounting guidance. A pre-tax impairment loss of $210 million has been recorded as of September 30, 2017. This estimate represents costs in the amount

of approximately $1.2 billion that have been expended on the project, exclusive of transmission costs, but which have not yet been determined to be prudent by the SCPSC in a revised rates proceeding under the BLRA, offset by the amount of approximately $1.0 billion, which amount represents the recovery of the Toshiba Settlement proceeds that are in excess of amounts from that settlement that the Company and Consolidated SCE&G estimate may be necessary to satisfy certain project liens. A full recovery of and a full return on the remaining balance of unrecovered nuclear project costs of approximately $4.5 billion is currently anticipated to be provided; however, it is reasonably possible that a change in this assessment and the estimated impairment loss could occur in the near term and the change could be material. The impact of any such change cannot be reasonably estimated.

~~Nuclear Production Tax Credits~~

In August 2014, the IRS notified SCE&G that, subject to a national megawatt capacity limitation, the electricity to be produced by each of the New Units would qualify for nuclear production tax credits under Section 45J of the IRC to the extent that such New Unit was operational before January 1, 2021 and other eligibility requirements were met. These nuclear production tax credits (related to SCE&G's 55% share of both New Units) could have totaled as much as approximately $1.4 billion. Due to the Company's determination to abandon the construction of the New Units, no such production tax credits will be earned.

~~Claims and Litigation~~

Following the Company’s decision to stop construction of the New Units, numerous lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed on behalf of customers and shareholders against SCANA, SCE&G, or both, and in certain cases some of their officers and/or directors. The plaintiffs allege various causes of action, including but not limited to waste, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, unfair trade practices, unjust enrichment, conspiracy, fraud, constructive fraud, misrepresentation and negligent misrepresentation, promissory estoppel, constructive trust, and money had and received, among other causes of action. Plaintiffs generally seek compensatory and consequential damages and such further relief as the court deems just and proper. In addition, certain plaintiffs seek a declaration that SCE&G may not charge its customers for past and continuing costs of the nuclear project. Certain plaintiffs also seek to freeze or appoint a receiver for certain of SCE&G’s assets, including all money SCE&G has received under the Toshiba payment guaranty and related settlement agreement and money to be collected from customersreplacement for the ~~new nuclear project.~~

~~In addition, lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed on behalf of investors in District Court against SCANA and certain of its executive officers.~~Clean Power Plan. The ~~plaintiffs allege, among other things, that defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and~~ACE Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder (i.e., employment of manipulative and deceptive devices), and one suit alleges violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The plaintiffs in each of these suits seek compensatory and consequential damages and such further relief as the court deems proper.

While the Company and Consolidated SCE&G intend to vigorously contest the lawsuits which have been filed against them, they cannot predict the timing or outcome of these matters or others that may arise, and adverse outcomes from some of these matters would not be covered by insurance. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G cannot provide any estimate or range of potential loss for these matters at this time, and therefore, no accrual for these potential losses has been included in the condensed consolidated financial statements. Such outcomes could have a material adverse effect on the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

~~Environmental~~

~~On August 3, 2015, the EPA issued its final rule on emission guidelines for states to follow in developing plans to address~~regulated GHG emissions from existing ~~units. The rule includes state-specific goals for reducing national CO~~₂ ~~emissions by 32% from 2005 levels by 2030, and establishes a phased-in compliance approach beginning in 2022. The rule gives each state from one~~coal-fired power plants pursuant to three years to issue its SIP, which will ultimately define the specific compliance methodology that will be applied to existing units in that state. On February 9, 2016, the Supreme Court stayed the rule pending disposition of a petition of reviewSection 111(d) of the ~~rule in~~CAA and required states to develop plans by July 2022 establishing unit-specific performance standards for existing coal-fired power plants. In January 2021, the ~~Court of Appeals. As a result of an Executive Order on March 28, 2017, the EPA placed the rule under~~

~~review and the~~U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit vacated the ACE Rule and remanded it to the EPA. This decision would take effect upon issuance of the court’s mandate. In March 2021, the court issued a partial mandate vacating and remanding all parts of the ACE Rule except for the portion of the ACE Rule that repealed the Clean Power Plan. In October 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to ~~hold~~hear a challenge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s decision on the ACE Rule. In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the D.C. Circuit’s decision on the ACE Rule and remanded the case ~~in abeyance. On October 10, 2017,~~back to the ~~Administrator of~~D.C. Circuit. In May 2023, the EPA ~~signed a notice proposing~~proposed to repeal the ACE Rule as part of a package of proposed rules addressing CO2 emissions from new and existing fossil fuel-fired electric generating units. Until the EPA takes final action on this proposed rulemaking, DESC cannot predict an impact to its operations, financial condition and/or cash flows.

Carbon Regulations

In August 2016, the EPA issued a draft rule proposing to reaffirm that a source’s obligation to obtain a PSD or Title V permit for GHGs is triggered only if such permitting requirements are first triggered by non-GHG, or conventional, pollutants that are regulated by the New Source Review program, and exceed a significant emissions rate of 75,000 tons per year of CO2 equivalent emissions. Until the EPA ultimately takes final action on this rulemaking, DESC cannot predict the ~~grounds~~impact to its results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows.

In December 2018, the EPA proposed revised Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources. The proposed rule would amend the previous determination that ~~it exceeds~~ the ~~EPA's statutory authority. The EPA is further considering the scope of any potential replacement rule and plans to formally solicit information on systems~~best system of emission reduction ~~that are~~for newly constructed coal-fired steam generating units is no longer partial carbon capture and storage. Instead, the proposed revised best system of emission reduction for this source category is the most efficient demonstrated steam cycle (e.g., supercritical steam conditions for large units and subcritical steam conditions for small units) in ~~accord~~combination with best operating practices. The proposed revision to the ~~EPA's interpretation~~performance standards for coal-fired steam generating units remains pending. Until the EPA ultimately takes final action on this rulemaking, DESC cannot predict the impact to its results of ~~its statutory authority.~~ operations, financial condition and/or cash flows.

Water

The ~~Company~~CWA, as amended, is a comprehensive program requiring a broad range of regulatory tools including a permit program to authorize and ~~Consolidated SCE&G expect any costs incurred~~regulate discharges to surface waters with strong enforcement mechanisms. DESC must comply with ~~such rule to be recoverable through rates.~~

~~In July 2011, the EPA issued the CSAPR to reduce emissions of SO~~₂~~and NO~~_X ~~from power plants in the eastern half~~applicable aspects of the ~~United States. The CSAPR replaces~~CWA programs at its operating facilities.

Regulation 316(b)

In October 2014, the ~~CAIR and requires a total~~final regulations under Section 316(b) of ~~28 states to reduce annual SO~~₂ ~~emissions and annual and ozone season NO~~_X ~~emissions to assist in attaining the ozone and fine particle NAAQS. The rule establishes an emissions cap for SO~~₂~~and NO~~_X and limits the trading for emission allowances by separating affected states into two groups with no trading between the groups. The State of South Carolina has chosen to remain in the CSAPR program, even though recent court rulings exempted the state. This allows the state to remain compliant with regional haze standards. Air quality control installations that SCE&G and GENCO have already completed have positioned them to comply with the existing allowances set by the CSAPR. Any costs incurred to comply with CSAPR 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 has been the subject of ongoing litigation even while it remains in effect. Rulings on this litigation are not expected to have an impact on SCE&G or GENCO due to plant retirements, conversions, and enhancements. SCE&G and GENCO are in compliance with the MATS rule and expect to remain in 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 such~~ that ~~as a facility’s NPDES permit is renewed, any~~govern existing facilities and new effluent limitations would be incorporated. The ELG Rule had become effective on January 4, 2016, after which state regulators could modify facility NPDES permits to match more restrictive standards, which would require facilities to retrofit with new wastewater treatment technologies. Compliance dates varied by type of wastewater, and some were based on a facility's five-year permit cycle and thus could range from 2018 to 2023. However, the ELG Rule is under reconsideration by the EPA and has been stayed administratively. The EPA has decided to conduct a new rulemaking that could result in revisions to certain flue gas desulfurization wastewater and bottom ash transport water requirements in the ELG Rule. Accordingly, in September 2017 the EPA finalized a rule that resets compliance dates under the ELG Rule to a range from November 1, 2020 to December 31, 2023. The EPA indicates that the new rulemaking process may take up to three years to complete, such that any revisions to the ELG Rule likely would not be final until the summer of 2020. While 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 ELG Rule are expected to be recoverable through rates.

The CWA Section 316(b) Existing Facilities Rule became effective in October 2014. This rule establishes national requirements for the location, design, construction and capacity of cooling water intake structuresunits at existing facilities that ~~reflect~~employ a cooling water intake structure and that have flow levels exceeding a minimum threshold became effective. The rule establishes a national standard for impingement based on seven compliance options, but forgoes the ~~best~~creation of a single technology ~~available~~standard for ~~minimizing~~entrainment. Instead, the ~~adverse environmental impacts~~EPA has delegated entrainment technology decisions to state regulators. State regulators are to make case-by-case entrainment technology determinations after an examination of five mandatory facility-specific factors, including a social cost-benefit test, and six optional facility-specific factors. The rule governs all electric generating stations with water withdrawals above two MGD, with a heightened entrainment analysis for those facilities over 125 MGD. DESC has five facilities that are subject to the final regulations. DESC is also working with the EPA and state regulatory agencies to assess the applicability of Section 316(b) to five hydroelectric facilities. DESC anticipates that it may have to install impingement control technologies at certain of these stations that have once-through cooling systems. DESC is currently evaluating the need or potential for entrainment controls under the final rule as these decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis after a thorough review of detailed biological, technological, and ~~entrainment. SCE&G and GENCO are~~cost benefit studies. DESC is conducting studies and implementing plans as required by the rule to determine appropriate intake structure modifications at certain facilities to ensure compliance with this rule. ~~Any costs incurred to comply with~~While the impacts of this rule could be material to DESC’s results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows, the existing regulatory framework in South Carolina provides rate recovery mechanisms that could substantially mitigate any such impacts for DESC.

Effluent Limitations Guidelines

In September 2015, the EPA released a final rule to revise the ELG Rule. The final rule established updated standards for wastewater discharges that apply primarily at coal and oil steam generating stations. Affected facilities are ~~expected~~required to convert from wet to dry or closed cycle coal ash management, improve existing wastewater treatment systems and/or install new wastewater treatment

technologies in order to meet the new discharge limits. In April 2017, the EPA granted two separate petitions for reconsideration of the final ELG Rule and stayed future compliance dates in the rule. Also in April 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the EPA’s request for a stay of the pending consolidated litigation challenging the rule while the EPA addresses the petitions for reconsideration. In September 2017, the EPA signed a rule to postpone the earliest compliance dates for certain waste streams regulations in the final ELG Rule from November 2018 to November 2020; however, the latest date for compliance for these regulations was December 2023. In October 2020, the EPA released the final rule that extends the latest dates for compliance. Individual facilities’ compliance dates will vary based on circumstances and the determination by state regulators and may range from 2021 to 2028. While the impacts of this rule could be material to DESC’s results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows, as DESC expects that wastewater treatment technology retrofits and modifications at the Williams and Wateree generating stations will be required, the existing regulatory framework in South Carolina provides rate recovery mechanisms that could substantially mitigate any such impacts for DESC.

Capacity Use Area

In November 2019, a new CUA was established in the counties surrounding the Cope Generating Station (Western Capacity Use Area) under the South Carolina Groundwater Use and Reporting Regulation. Under the regulation any groundwater well in a CUA that withdraws above three million gallons per month must be permitted. The Cope Generating Station is located within this new Western Capacity Use Area. Cope has been using four deep groundwater wells for cooling water and other house loads since 1996. Prior to designation of the new Western Capacity Use Area, the wells at Cope Station were only required to be ~~recoverable through rates.~~

registered not permitted. As a result of this designation, Cope will need to restore the surface water equipment to operable status to reduce reliance on groundwater wells. This includes completion of 316(b) requirements, (including SCDHEC BACT determination and modification of the station national pollutant discharge elimination system permit) and extensive inspection, repair and/or replacement of the associated surface water withdrawal equipment which has been idle since 1996. While the impacts of this rule change are potentially material to DESC’s results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows, the existing regulatory framework in South Carolina provides rate recovery mechanisms that could substantially mitigate any such impacts for DESC.

Waste Management and Remediation

The ~~EPA's final rule~~operations of DESC are subject to a variety of state and federal laws and regulations governing the management and disposal of solid and hazardous waste, and release of hazardous substances associated with current and/or historical operations. The CERCLA, as amended, and similar state laws, may impose joint, several and strict liability for ~~CCR became effective in the fourth quarter~~cleanup on potentially responsible parties who owned, operated or arranged for disposal at facilities affected by a release of ~~2015. This rule regulates CCR~~hazardous substances. In addition, many states have created programs to incentivize voluntary remediation of sites where historical releases of hazardous substances are identified and property owners or responsible parties decide to initiate cleanups.

From time to time, DESC may be identified as a ~~non-hazardous waste under Subtitle D~~potentially responsible party in connection with the alleged release of ~~the Resource Conservation~~hazardous substances or wastes at a site. Under applicable federal and Recovery 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 have already closed or have begun the process of closure of all of their ash storage ponds and have previously recognized AROsstate laws, DESC could be responsible for ~~such ash storage ponds under existing requirements. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G do not expect the incremental compliance~~ costs associated with ~~this rule~~the investigation or remediation of impacted sites, or subject to contribution claims by other responsible parties for their costs incurred at such sites. DESC also may identify, evaluate and remediate other potentially impacted sites under voluntary state programs. Remediation costs may be ~~significant and expect~~subject to ~~recover such costs in future rates.~~

~~SCE&G is responsible for~~ reimbursement under DESC’s insurance policies, rate recovery mechanisms, or both. Except as described below, DESC does not believe these matters will have a material effect on results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows.

DESC has four decommissioned ~~MGP~~manufactured gas plant sites in South Carolina ~~which contain residues of by-product chemicals. These sites~~that are in various ~~stages~~states of investigation, remediation and monitoring under work plans approved by, ~~DHEC and~~or under review by, the SCDHEC or the EPA. ~~SCE&G~~DESC anticipates that ~~major remediation~~ activities at ~~all~~ these sites will continue ~~at least~~ through ~~2018 and will~~2025 with a remaining estimated cost ~~an additional $9.9 million, which is accrued in Other within Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. SCE&G~~of $20 million. DESC expects to recover ~~any cost~~costs arising from the remediation ~~of MGP~~work at all four sites through ~~rates. At September~~rate recovery mechanisms and as of June 30, ~~2017,~~2023, deferred amounts, net of amounts previously recovered through rates and insurance settlements, totaled ~~$24.7~~$38 million and are included in regulatory assets.

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Ash Pond and Landfill Closure Costs

In April 2015, the EPA enacted a final rule regulating CCR landfills, existing ash ponds that still receive and manage CCRs, and inactive ash ponds that do not receive, but still store, CCRs. DESC currently has inactive and existing CCR ponds and CCR landfills subject to the final rule at three different facilities. This rule created a legal obligation for DESC to retrofit or close all of ~~Contents~~


~~10.~~	~~SEGMENT OF BUSINESS INFORMATION~~

~~Regulated~~its inactive and existing ash ponds over a certain period of time, as well as perform required monitoring, corrective action, and post-closure care activities as necessary.

In December 2016, legislation was enacted that creates a framework for EPA-approved state CCR permit programs. In August 2017, the EPA issued interim guidance outlining the framework for state CCR program approval. The EPA has enforcement authority until state programs are approved. The EPA and states with approved programs both will have authority to enforce CCR requirements under their respective rules and programs. In September 2017, the EPA agreed to reconsider portions of the CCR rule in response to two petitions for reconsideration. In March 2018, the EPA proposed certain changes to the CCR rule related to issues remanded as part of the pending litigation and other issues the EPA is reconsidering. Several of the proposed changes would allow states with approved CCR permit programs additional flexibility in implementing their programs. In July 2018, the EPA promulgated the first phase of

changes to the CCR rule. In August 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its decision in the pending challenges of the CCR rule, vacating and remanding to the EPA three provisions of the rule. Until this matter is resolved and all phases of the CCR rule are promulgated, DESC is unable to precisely estimate potential incremental impacts or costs related to existing coal ash sites in connection with future implementation of the final CCR rule. In May 2023, the EPA released a proposed rule addressing one of the previously remanded provisions of the CCR rule to regulate inactive surface impoundments located at retired generating stations that contained CCR and liquids after October 2015, and certain other inactive or previously closed surface impoundments, landfills or other areas that contain accumulations of CCR. Until the EPA ultimately takes final action on this rulemaking, DESC is unable to predict whether or to what extent the new rules will ultimately require additional controls. While such amounts may be material to DESC’s results of operations, ~~measure profitability using~~financial condition and/or cash flows, the existing regulatory framework in South Carolina provides rate recovery mechanisms that could substantially mitigate any such impacts.

Claims and Litigation

The following describes certain legal proceedings involving DESC relating primarily to events occurring before closing of the SCANA Combination. In addition, certain legal matters which have been resolved are discussed in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in DESC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. No reference to, or disclosure of, any proceeding, item or matter described below shall be construed as an admission or indication that such proceeding, item or matter is material. For certain of these matters, and unless otherwise noted therein, DESC is unable to estimate a reasonable range of possible loss and the related financial statement impacts, but for any such matter there could be a material impact to its results of operations, financial condition and/or cash flows. For the matters for which DESC is able to reasonably estimate a probable loss, the Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include reserves of $66 million and $94 million, respectively, and insurance receivables of $72 million and $68 million, respectively, included within other receivables. These balances at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include $62 million and $68 million, respectively, of offsetting reserves and insurance receivables related to personal injury or wrongful death cases which are currently pending. During both the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, charges included in DESC’s Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income were inconsequential.

Governmental Proceedings and Investigations

In June 2018, DESC received a notice of proposed assessment of approximately $410 million, excluding interest, from the SCDOR following its audit of DESC’s sales and use tax returns for the periods September 1, 2008 through December 31, 2017. The proposed assessment, which includes 100% of the NND Project, is based on the SCDOR’s position that DESC’s sales and use tax exemption for the NND Project does not apply because the facility will not become operational. In December 2020, the parties reached an agreement in principle in the amount of $165 million to resolve this matter. In June 2021, the parties executed a settlement agreement which allows DESC to fund the settlement amount through a combination of cash, shares of Dominion Energy common stock or real estate with an initial payment of at least $43 million in shares of Dominion Energy common stock. In August 2021, Dominion Energy issued 0.6 million shares of its common stock to satisfy DESC’s obligation for the initial payment under the settlement agreement. In May 2022, Dominion Energy issued an additional 0.9 million shares of its common stock to partially satisfy DESC’s remaining obligation under the settlement agreement. In June 2022, DESC requested approval from the South Carolina Commission to transfer certain real estate with a total settlement value of $51 million to satisfy its remaining obligation under the settlement agreement. In July 2022, the South Carolina Commission voted to approve the request and issued its final order in August 2022. In September 2022, DESC transferred certain non-utility property with a fair value of $28 million to the SCDOR under the settlement agreement. In December 2022, DESC transferred additional utility property with a fair value of $3 million to the SCDOR. In October 2022, DESC filed for approval to transfer the remaining real estate with FERC which was received in November 2022. In March 2023, DESC transferred utility property with a fair value of $10 million to the SCDOR resulting in a gain of $9 million ($7 million after-tax), recorded in other income, net in DESC's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the six months ended June 30, 2023. In June 2023, DESC transferred the remaining utility property with a fair value of $11 million to the SCDOR resulting in a gain of $11 million ($8 million after-tax), recorded in other income, net in DESC's Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. In July 2023, DESC made a less than $1 million cash payment to the SCDOR to fully satisfy its remaining obligation, including applicable interest, under the settlement agreement.

Nuclear Operations

Nuclear Insurance

There have been no significant changes regarding DESC’s nuclear insurance as described in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in DESC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

11. OPERATING SEGMENTS

The Corporate and Other segment includes specific items attributable to DESC’s operating ~~income; therefore,~~segment that are not included in profit measures evaluated by executive management in assessing the segment’s performance or in allocating resources.

In the six months ended June 30, 2023, DESC reported after-tax net income ~~is not allocated to the Electric Operations and Gas Distribution segments. The Gas Marketing segment measures profitability using net income.~~

~~The Company's Gas Distribution segment is comprised~~ of the local distribution operations of SCE&G and PSNC Energy which meet the criteria for aggregation. All Other includes the parent company, a services company and other nonreportable segments that were insignificant for all periods presented.

The Company
Millions of dollars
External
Revenue
Intersegment Revenue
Operating
Income

Net
Income
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Electric Operations $ 786
$ 1
$ 126
n/a
Gas Distribution 123
—
(7 ) n/a
Gas Marketing 167
35
n/a
$ 1
All Other —
90
—
(7 )
Adjustments/Eliminations —
(126 ) 1
40
Consolidated Total $ 1,076
$ —
$ 120
$ 34

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Electric Operations $ 2,042
$ 4
$ 549
n/a
Gas Distribution 584
1
109
n/a
Gas Marketing 623
93
n/a
$ 17
All Other —
286
—
(14 )
Adjustments/Eliminations —
(384 ) 27
323
Consolidated Total $ 3,249
$ —
$ 685
$ 326

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Electric Operations $ 817
$ 1
$ 364
n/a
Gas Distribution 111
—
(14 ) n/a
Gas Marketing 165
35
n/a
$ (1 )
All Other —
100
—
(7 )
Adjustments/Eliminations —
(136 ) (2 ) 197
Consolidated Total $ 1,093
$ —
$ 348
$ 189

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Electric Operations $ 2,035
$ 4
$ 784
n/a
Gas Distribution 538
1
79
n/a
Gas Marketing 598
83
n/a
$ 23
All Other —
302
—
(14 )
Adjustments/Eliminations —
(390 ) 37
462
Consolidated Total $ 3,171
$ —
$ 900
$ 471

Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars External Revenue Operating Income
Earnings Available to
Common Shareholder
Three Months Ended September 30, 2017
Electric Operations $ 787
$ 125
n/a
Gas Distribution 69
(2 ) n/a
Adjustments/Eliminations —
—
$ 39
Consolidated Total $ 856
$ 123
$ 39

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Electric Operations $ 2,046
$ 549
n/a
Gas Distribution 285
42
n/a
Adjustments/Eliminations —
—
$ 270
Consolidated Total $ 2,331
$ 591
$ 270

Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Electric Operations $ 818
$ 364
n/a
Gas Distribution 64
(5 ) n/a
Adjustments/Eliminations —
—
$ 201
Consolidated Total $ 882
$ 359
$ 201

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Electric Operations $ 2,039
$ 784
n/a
Gas Distribution 253
32
n/a
Adjustments/Eliminations —
—
$ 423
Consolidated Total $ 2,292
$ 816
$ 423

Segment Assets The Company Consolidated SCE&G
September 30, December 31, September 30, December 31,
Millions of dollars 2017 2016 2017 2016
Electric Operations $ 12,294
$ 11,929
$ 12,294
$ 11,929
Gas Distribution 3,080
2,892
856
825
Gas Marketing 187
230
n/a
n/a
All Other 970
1,124
n/a
n/a
Adjustments/Eliminations 3,488
2,532
4,283
3,337
Consolidated Total $ 20,019
$ 18,707
$ 17,433
$ 16,091

~~11. AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS~~

~~The Company and Consolidated SCE&G:~~

~~SCE&G owns 40% of Canadys Refined Coal, LLC, which is involved~~$19 million in the ~~manufacturing~~Corporate and ~~sale~~Other segment, including $21 million of ~~refined coal~~after-tax net income for specific items all of which was attributable to ~~reduce emissions. SCE&G accounts for this investment using~~its operating segment. In the ~~equity method.~~ six months ended June 30, 2022, DESC reported an insignificant amount of specific items in the Corporate and Other segment.

The net ~~of the total purchases and total sales are recorded~~income for specific items attributable to DESC’s operating segment in ~~Other expenses~~2023 primarily related to a $31 million ($23 million after-tax) benefit related to real estate transactions, including gains on the ~~consolidated statements~~transfer of ~~income (for~~property to satisfy litigation associated with the ~~Company) and of comprehensive income (for Consolidated SCE&G).~~

NND Project.


(millions)	External Revenue		Comprehensive Income (Loss) Available (Attributable) to Common Shareholder
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Dominion Energy South Carolina	$	704	$	63
Corporate and Other		—		13
Consolidated Total	$	704	$	76

Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Dominion Energy South Carolina	$	909	$	119
Corporate and Other		—		—
Consolidated Total	$	909	$	119

Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Dominion Energy South Carolina	$	1,463	$	149
Corporate and Other		—		19
Consolidated total	$	1,463	$	168

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Dominion Energy South Carolina	$	1,758	$	223
Corporate and Other		—		(1	)
Consolidated total	$	1,758	$	222

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
Millions of Dollars 2017 2016 2017 2016
Purchases from Canadys Refined Coal, LLC $ 47.5
$ 41.8
$ 144.9
$ 138.6
Sales to Canadys Refined Coal, LLC 47.2
41.6
144.0
137.8

Millions of Dollars September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Receivable from Canadys Refined Coal, LLC $ 7.6
$ 16.0
Payable to Canadys Refined Coal, LLC 7.7
16.1

~~Consolidated SCE&G:~~

~~SCE&G purchases natural gas and related pipeline capacity from SCANA Energy to serve its retail gas customers and certain electric generation requirements.~~

~~SCANA Services,~~

12. AFFILIATED AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

DES, on behalf of itself and its parent company, provides the following services to ~~Consolidated SCE&G,~~DESC, which are rendered at direct or allocated cost: information systems, telecommunications, customer support, marketing and sales, human resources, corporate compliance, purchasing, financial, risk management, public affairs, legal, investor relations, gas supply and capacity management, strategic planning, general administrative and retirement benefits. ~~In addition, SCANA Services processes and pays invoices for Consolidated SCE&G and is reimbursed.~~ Costs for these services include amounts capitalized. Amounts expensed are primarily recorded in ~~Other operation~~other operations and maintenance - ~~nonconsolidated affiliate~~affiliated suppliers and ~~Other expenses on~~other income, net in the ~~consolidated statements~~Consolidated Statements of ~~comprehensive income.~~

Comprehensive Income.

DESC transacts with affiliates for certain quantities of electricity in the ordinary course of business. DESC also enters into certain commodity derivative contracts with affiliates. DESC uses these contracts, which are principally comprised of forward commodity purchases, to manage commodity price risks associated with purchases of electricity. See Note 7 for additional information.


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(millions)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Direct and allocated costs from DES(1)	$	55	$	51	$	112	$	106
Operating Revenues - Electric from sales to affiliate		1		1		2		2
Operating Expenses - Other taxes from affiliate		2		2		5		5
Purchases of electricity from solar affiliates		4		5		6		7

(1)

Includes capitalized expenditures of $13 million and $12 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively and $29 million and $24 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
Millions of Dollars 2017 2016 2017 2016
Purchases from SCANA Energy $ 35.3
$ 34.8
$ 93.4
$ 83.1
Direct and Allocated Costs from SCANA Services 78.1
80.4
233.6
236.4


(millions)	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Payable to Dominion Energy	$	1	$	1
Payable to DES		17		22
Payable to SCANA Corporation		7		7
Payable to Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated		7		12
Payable to solar affiliates		2		—
Derivative assets with affiliates(1)		33		51

(1)

Includes amounts recorded in other current assets of $2 million and $8 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and amounts recorded in other deferred debits and other assets of $31 million and $43 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Millions of Dollars September 30, 2017 December 31, 2016
Payable to SCANA Energy $ 10.7
$ 8.8
Payable to SCANA Services 45.3
63.5

~~Consolidated SCE&G's money pool borrowings~~

Borrowings from an affiliate are described in ~~condensed consolidated~~ Note ~~4. SCE&G's participation~~5.

13. OTHER INCOME, NET

Components of other income, net are as follows:


	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
(millions)	2023			2022		2023			2022
Other income	$	1		$	1	$	3		$	3
Other expense		(5	)		—		(7	)		1
Gains on sales of assets(1)		22			17		32			17
Allowance for equity funds used during construction		—			2		—			3
Other income, net	$	18		$	20	$	28		$	24

(1) Includes amounts recognized in ~~SCANA's noncontributory defined benefit pension plan~~connection with the transfer of property to satisfy litigation. See Note 10 for additional information.

In the second quarter of 2023, DESC completed the sale of certain utility property in South Carolina, as approved by the South Carolina Commission in February 2023, for total cash consideration of $11 million. In connection with the sale, DESC recognized a gain of $11 million ($8 million after-tax) for the three and ~~unfunded postretirement health care~~six months ended June 30, 2023.

In June 2022, DESC completed the sale of certain utility property in South Carolina, as approved by the South Carolina Commission in May 2022, for total cash consideration of $16 million. In connection with the sale, DESC recognized a gain of $16 million ($12 million after-tax) for the three and ~~life insurance programs is described in condensed consolidated Note 8.~~six months ended June 30, 2022.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS

OF OPERATIONS

Pursuant to General Instruction H of Form 10-Q, SCE&G is permitted to omit certain information related to itself and its consolidated affiliates called for by Item 2 of Part I of Form 10-Q, and instead provide a

MD&A provides management’s narrative analysis 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 and its subsidiaries (other than Consolidated SCE&G).

~~RESULTS OF OPERATIONS~~

~~FOR THE THREE MONTHS AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2017~~

~~AS COMPARED TO THE CORRESPONDING PERIODS IN 2016~~

~~The following discussion~~operations. MD&A should be read in conjunction with ~~Management’s Discussion~~DESC's Consolidated Financial Statements. DESC meets the conditions to file under the reduced disclosure format, and ~~Analysis~~therefore has omitted certain sections of ~~Financial Condition~~MD&A.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains statements concerning DESC’s expectations, plans, objectives, future financial performance and ~~Results~~other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are “forward-looking statements.” In most cases, the reader can identify these forward-looking statements by such words as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “expect,” “believe,” “should,” “could,” “plan,” “may,” “continue,” “target” or other similar words.

DESC makes forward-looking statements with full knowledge that risks and uncertainties exist that may cause actual results to differ materially from predicted results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ are often presented with the forward-looking statements themselves. Additionally, other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in any forward-looking statement. These factors include but are not limited to:

•

Unusual weather conditions and their effect on energy sales to customers and energy commodity prices;

•

Extreme weather events and other natural disasters, including, but not limited to, hurricanes, high winds, severe storms, earthquakes, flooding, climate changes and changes in water temperatures and availability that can cause outages and property damage to facilities;

•

The impact of ~~Operations appearing~~extraordinary external events, such as the current pandemic health event resulting from COVID-19, and their collateral consequences, including extended disruption of economic activity in ~~SCANA’s~~our markets and ~~SCE&G’s~~global supply chains;

•

Federal, state and local legislative and regulatory developments, including changes in or interpretations of federal and state tax laws and regulations;

•

The direct and indirect impacts of Dominion Energy implementing recommendations resulting from its business review announced in November 2022;

•

Risks of operating businesses in regulated industries that are subject to changing regulatory structures;

•

Changes to regulated rates collected;

•

Changes in future levels of domestic and international natural gas production, supply or consumption;

•

Timing and receipt of regulatory approvals necessary for planned construction or growth projects and compliance with conditions associated with such regulatory approvals;

•

The inability to complete planned construction, conversion or growth projects at all, or with the outcomes or within the terms and time frames initially anticipated, including as a result of increased public involvement, intervention or litigation in such projects;

•

Changes to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, including those related to climate change, the tightening of emission or discharge limits for GHGs and other substances, more extensive permitting requirements and the regulation of additional substances;

•

Cost of environmental strategy and compliance, including those costs related to climate change;

•

Changes in implementation and enforcement practices of regulators relating to environmental standards and litigation exposure for remedial activities;

•

Difficulty in anticipating mitigation requirements associated with environmental and other regulatory approvals or related appeals;

•

The impact of operational hazards, including adverse developments with respect to pipeline and plant safety or integrity, equipment loss, malfunction or failure, operator error, and other catastrophic events;

•

Risks associated with the operation of nuclear facilities, including costs associated with the disposal of spent nuclear fuel, decommissioning, plant maintenance and changes in existing regulations governing such facilities;

•

Changes in operating, maintenance and construction costs;

•

Domestic terrorism and other threats to DESC’s physical and intangible assets, as well as threats to cybersecurity;

•

Additional competition from the development and deployment of alternative energy sources, such as self-generation and distributed generation technologies;

•

Competition in the development, construction and ownership of certain electric transmission facilities in connection with Order 1000;

•

Changes in technology, particularly with respect to new, developing or alternative sources of generation and smart grid technologies;

•

Changes in demand for services, including industrial, commercial and residential growth or decline in service areas, changes in supplies of natural gas delivered, changes in customer growth or usage patterns, including as a result of energy conservation programs, the availability of energy efficient devices and the use of distributed generation methods;

•

Adverse outcomes in litigation matters or regulatory proceedings, including matters related to the NND Project;

•

Counterparty credit and performance risk;

•

Fluctuations in the value of investments held in nuclear decommissioning and benefit plan trusts;

•

Fluctuations in energy-related commodity prices and the effect these could have on DESC’s liquidity position and the underlying value of its assets;

•

Fluctuations in interest rates;

•

Changes in rating agency requirements or credit ratings and their effect on availability and cost of capital;

•

Global capital market conditions, including the availability of credit and the ability to obtain financing on reasonable terms;

•

Political and economic conditions, including inflation and deflation;

•

Employee workforce factors including collective bargaining agreements and labor negotiations with union employees; and

•

Changes in financial or regulatory accounting principles or policies imposed by governing bodies.

Additionally, other risks that could cause actual results to differ from predicted results are set forth in Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors in DESC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2016. The~~2022.

DESC’s forward-looking statements are based on beliefs and assumptions using information available at the time the statements are made. DESC cautions the reader not to place undue reliance on its forward-looking statements because the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and projections about future events may, and often do, differ materially from actual results. DESC undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect developments occurring after the statement is made.

Results of Operations

Presented below is a summary of DESC’s results:


	Second Quarter							Year-To-Date
(millions)	2023		2022		$ Change			2023		2022		$ Change
Net income	$	81	$	126	$	(45	)	$	178	$	233	$	(55	)

Overview

Second Quarter 2023 vs. 2022

Net income decreased 36%, primarily due to a decrease in sales to electric utility customers attributable to weather.

Year-To-Date 2023 vs. 2022

Net income decreased 24%, primarily due to a decrease in sales to electric utility customers attributable to weather.

Analysis of Consolidated Operations

Presented below are selected amounts related to DESC’s results of operations:


	Second Quarter							Year-To-Date
(millions)	2023		2022		$ Change			2023		2022		$ Change
Operating revenues	$	704	$	909	$	(205	)	$	1,463	$	1,758	$	(295	)
Fuel used in electric generation		135		254		(119	)		285		428		(143	)
Purchased power		29		27		2			36		58		(22	)
Gas purchased for resale		45		89		(44	)		127		194		(67	)
Other operations and maintenance		142		148		(6	)		298		308		(10	)
Impairment of assets and other charges		—		4		(4	)		—		4		(4	)
Depreciation and amortization		131		126		5			260		251		9
Other taxes		74		71		3			152		144		8
Other income, net		18		20		(2	)		28		24		4
Interest charges		63		53		10			122		105		17
Income tax expense		22		31		(9	)		33		57		(24	)

An analysis of DESC’s results of operations follows:

Second Quarter 2023 vs. 2022

Operating revenues decreased 23%, primarily reflecting:

•

A $148 million decrease in fuel-related revenue as a result of ~~the Company include those of the parent holding company~~a decrease in commodity costs and ~~each of its subsidiaries, including Consolidated SCE&G. Accordingly, discussions regarding the Company's results of operations necessarily include those of Consolidated SCE&G.~~

~~Earnings~~

~~Earnings were as follows:~~

Third Quarter Year to Date
The Company 2017 2016 2017 2016
Earnings per share $ 0.24
$ 1.32
$ 2.28
$ 3.29

Consolidated SCE&G
Net income (millions of dollars) $ 41.8
$ 204.0
$ 279.7
$ 432.9

~~Third Quarter~~

~~The Company's earnings per share and Consolidated SCE&G's net income reflect lower operating income from Electric Operations, which includes an impairment loss~~purchased power costs associated with sales to electric utility retail customers ($104 million) and gas utility customers ($44 million);

•

A $34 million decrease in sales to electric utility retail customers from a decrease in cooling degree days during the ~~abandonment~~cooling season;

•

A $14 million decrease from electric utility customers who previously elected to pay market based or other negotiated rates; and

•

A $12 million decrease in the fuel cost component of ~~the New Units,~~off-system sales; partially offset by ~~improved operating income from Gas Distribution. These and other results are discussed below.~~

•

~~Year~~A $6 million increase in sales to ~~Date~~

~~The Company's earnings per share and Consolidated SCE&G's net income reflect lower operating income from Electric Operations, which includes an impairment loss~~electric utility retail customers associated with the abandonment of the New Units, partially offset by higher operating income from Gas Distribution. The Company's earnings per share also reflects lower net income from Gas Marketing. These and other results are discussed below.

~~Matters Impacting Future Results~~

The Company's decision on July 31, 2017 to stop construction of the New Units and to pursue recovery of the cost of the abandoned plants could have significant impacts on the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's future earnings, cash flows and financial position, including those related to the ultimate recovery of regulatory assets and the sustainability of their tax positions. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G continue to believe the decision to abandon was prudent and that costs incurred with respect to the project were prudent, have contested specific challenges to this decision, and believe that the issues related to the recovery of the cost of the New Units and related to the rates currently being collected under the BLRA for financing costs should both be resolved in future proceedings before the SCPSC. However, based on the events of the third quarter, including the contentious nature of ongoing reviews by legislative committees and others, and given the Request being considered by the SCPSC that could result in the suspension of rates currently being collected under the BLRA, as well as the return of such amounts previously collected, there is significant uncertainty as to SCE&G's ultimate ability to fully recover its costs of the New Units and a return on them from its customers.

The Company and Consolidated SCE&G have determined that a disallowance of recovery of part of the cost of the abandoned plant is both probable and reasonably estimable under applicable accounting guidance. A pre-tax impairment loss of approximately $210 million, the estimated amount which might be anticipated to be disallowed from rate recovery, has been recorded as of September 30, 2017. This estimate represents costs in the amount of $1.2 billion that have been expended on the project, exclusive of transmission costs, but which have not yet been determined to be prudent by the SCPSC in a revised rates proceeding under the BLRA, offset by the amount of approximately $1.0 billion, which amount represents the recovery of the Toshiba Settlement proceeds that are in excess of amounts from that settlement that the Company and Consolidated SCE&G estimate may be necessary to satisfy project liens. It is reasonably possible that a change in this estimate will occur in the near term and could be material; however, such a change cannot be reasonably estimated.

These matters impacting future results are further discussed under Impact of Abandonment of New Nuclear Project within LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES, in Note 2 and Note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, in OTHER MATTERS and in Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors.

~~Dividends Declared~~

~~SCANA's Board of Directors declared the following dividends on common stock during 2017:~~

growth.



~~Declaration Date~~	~~Payment Date~~	~~Record Date~~	~~Dividend Per Share~~
~~February 16, 2017~~	~~April 1, 2017~~	~~March 10, 2017~~	~~$0.6125~~
~~April 27, 2017~~	~~July 1, 2017~~	~~June 12, 2017~~	~~$0.6125~~
~~August 3, 2017~~	~~October 1, 2017~~	~~September 11, 2017~~	~~$0.6125~~
~~October 26, 2017~~	~~January 1, 2018~~	~~December 12, 2017~~	~~$0.6125~~

~~When a dividend payment date falls on a weekend or holiday, the payment is made the following business day.~~

~~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 operating income (including transactions with affiliates) was as follows:

The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Third Quarter Year to Date Third Quarter Year to Date
Millions of dollars 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016
Operating revenues $ 787.3
$ 818.4
$ 2,045.9
$ 2,038.5
$ 787.3
$ 818.4
$ 2,045.9
$ 2,038.5
Fuel used in electric generation 166.5
176.4
464.1
442.9
166.5
176.4
464.1
442.9
Purchased power 22.3
21.0
54.1
49.6
22.3
21.0
54.1
49.6
Other operation and maintenance 133.1
130.0
382.5
389.9
136.6
133.6
393.2
400.1
Impairment loss 210.0
—
210.0
—
210.0
—
210.0
—
Depreciation and amortization 73.8
71.9
219.9
213.4
70.8
68.8
211.0
204.7
Other taxes 56.4
55.4
166.8
159.0
55.9
54.9
165.0
157.5
Operating Income $ 125.2
$ 363.7
$ 548.5
$ 783.7
$ 125.2
$ 363.7
$ 548.5
$ 783.7

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 revenue and fuel costs attributable to the effects of abnormal weather. Results in both 2017 and 2016 reflect milder than normal weather in the first quarter and warmer than normal weather in the second and third quarters. The summer of 2016 was exceptionally warmer than normal.

~~Third Quarter~~

Operating revenues decreased due to the effects of weather of $49.7 million, lower residential and commercial average use of $6.6 million and lower collections under the rate rider for pension costs of $3.8 million. The lower pension rider collections had no impact on net income as they were fully offset by the recognition, within other operation and maintenance expenses, of lower pension costs. These decreases were partially offset due to base rate increases under the BLRA of $19.0 million, residential and commercial growth of $8.3 million and higher fuel cost recovery of $1.4 million.

Fuel used in electric generation ~~and purchased power expenses~~ decreased 47%, primarily due to ~~lower sales volumes~~decreased fuel costs associated with ~~the effects of weather of $10.3 million, residential~~electric utility retail customers ($106 million) and ~~commercial average use of $1.3 million~~a decrease in fuel costs associated with off-system sales ($12 million), which are offset in operating revenue and ~~industrial usage of $0.7 million. These decreases were~~do not impact net income.

Gas purchased for resale decreased 49%, primarily due to a decrease in costs associated with gas utility customers, which are offset in operating revenue and do not impact net income.

Other operations and maintenance decreased 4%, primarily due to a decrease in outside services ($9 million), partially offset by an increase in salaries, wages and benefits and administrative expenses ($7 million).

Other income, net decreased 10%, primarily due to higher ~~sales volumes associated with residential~~non-service costs related to pension and ~~commercial customer growth~~other postretirement benefits ($9 million) and a decrease on the sale of ~~$1.6 million, higher fuel handling expenses~~certain utility property ($5 million), partially offset by a gain on the transfer of ~~$1.2 million and higher fuel prices of $1.4 million.~~

~~Other operation and maintenance expenses~~ certain utility property ($11 million).

Interest charges increased 19%, primarily due to higher ~~non-labor electric generation costs of $2.0 million~~interest rates on intercompany borrowings and ~~the recognition of nuclear abandonment-related severance costs of $12.3 million. These increases were partially offset by lower other labor costs of $12.6 million,~~commercial paper borrowings.

Income tax expense decreased 29%, primarily due to lower ~~incentive compensation~~pre-tax income.

Year-To-Date 2023 vs. 2022

Operating revenues decreased 17%, primarily reflecting:

•

A $214 million decrease in fuel-related revenue as a result of a decrease in commodity costs and ~~lower pension~~purchased power costs associated with sales to electric utility retail customers ($147 million) and gas utility customers ($67 million);

•

A $60 million decrease in sales to electric utility retail customers from a decrease in heating degree days during the ~~lower pension rider collections.~~heating season ($26 million) and a decrease in cooling degree days during the cooling season ($34 million);

~~Impairment loss represents~~•

A $23 million decrease from electric utility customers who previously elected to pay market based or other negotiated rates;

•

A $12 million decrease in the ~~estimate~~fuel cost component of off-system sales; and

•

A $7 million decrease in sales to electric retail customers from the ~~probable disallowance of recovery~~capital cost rider; partially offset by

•

A $12 million increase in sales to electric utility retail customers associated with ~~the abandonment of the New Units.~~growth; and

~~Depreciation and amortization increased primarily due to net plant additions.~~

•

~~Other taxes increased primarily due to higher property taxes~~A $7 million increase associated with ~~net plant additions.~~

~~Year to Date~~

~~Operating revenues~~ increased ~~due to base rate increases~~infrastructure cost recovery under the BLRA of $50.1 million, residential and commercial growth of $23.0 million, industrial growth and usage of $3.6 million, revenue recognized under the DER program of $3.4 million and higher fuel cost recovery of $45.7 million. These revenue increases were partially offset by the effects of weather of $102.1 million and lower residential and commercial average use of $16.4 million.Natural Gas Rate Stabilization Act.

Fuel used in electric generation decreased 33%, primarily due to decreased fuel costs associated with electric utility retail customers ($130 million) and a decrease in fuel costs associated with off-system sales ($12 million), which are offset in operating revenue and do not impact net income.

Purchased power decreased 38%, primarily due to a decrease in costs associated with electric utility customers, which are offset in operating revenue and do not impact net income.

Gas purchased ~~power~~for resale decreased 35%, primarily due to a decrease in costs associated with gas utility customers, which are offset in operating revenue and do not impact net income.

Other operations and maintenance decreased 3%, primarily due to a decrease in outside services ($13 million), partially offset by an increase in salaries, wages and benefits and administrative expenses ($5 million).

Other income, net increased 17%, primarily due to a gain on the transfer of certain utility property ($20 million), partially offset by higher non-service costs related to pension and other postretirement benefits ($10 million) and a decrease on the sale of certain utility property ($5 million).

Interest charges increased 16%, primarily due to higher ~~fuel prices of $45.7 million, higher fuel handling expenses of $1.7 million and increased sales volumes associated with residential~~interest rates on intercompany borrowings and commercial ~~customer growth of $4.4 million. These increases were~~paper borrowings ($29 million), partially offset by lower interest expense due to ~~lower sales volumes associated with the effects of weather of $20.9 million, residential and commercial average use of $3.6 million and lower industrial usage of $2.3 million.~~

~~Other operation and maintenance expenses~~ higher debt AFUDC ($7 million).

Income tax expense decreased ~~due to lower other labor costs of $16.4 million,~~42%, primarily due to lower ~~incentive compensation costs. These lower other labor costs were partially offset by higher non-labor electric generation costs of $2.0 million~~pre-tax income ($20 million) and ~~the recognition of nuclear abandonment-related severance costs of $12.3 million.~~

~~Impairment loss represents the estimate of the probable disallowance of recovery~~a benefit associated with the ~~abandonment of the New Units.~~

~~Depreciation and amortization increased primarily due to net plant additions.~~

~~Other taxes increased primarily due to higher property taxes associated with net plant additions.~~

~~Sales volumes (in GWh) related to the electric operations above, by class, were as follows:~~

Third Quarter Year to Date
Classification 2017 2016 2017 2016
Residential 2,384

2,648
5,936
6,450
Commercial 2,159

2,259
5,663
5,861
Industrial 1,652

1,676
4,676
4,760
Other 163

171
444
462
Total Retail Sales 6,358

6,754
16,719
17,533
Wholesale 257

276
699
725
Total Sales 6,615

7,030
17,418
18,258

~~Third Quarter and Year to Date~~

~~Retail and wholesale sales volumes decreased primarily due to the effects of weather.~~

~~Gas Distribution~~

Gas Distribution is comprised of the local distribution operations of SCE&G, and for the Company, also includes PSNC Energy. Gas Distribution operating income (including transactions with affiliates) was as follows:

The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Third Quarter Year to Date Third Quarter Year to Date
Millions of dollars 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016
Operating revenues $ 123.4
$ 111.9
$ 585.7
$ 539.3
$ 68.3
$ 64.0
$ 285.1
$ 253.2
Gas purchased for resale 57.8
51.2
254.1
238.2
38.5
36.5
146.5
126.0
Other operation and maintenance 39.8
42.9
126.2
129.7
16.9
18.4
52.9
54.1
Depreciation and amortization 21.4
20.8
63.3
60.9
7.4
6.8
21.6
20.3
Other taxes 10.5
10.4
32.4
31.3
7.2
7.0
21.6
20.3
Operating Income (Loss) $ (6.1 ) $ (13.4 ) $ 109.7
$ 79.2
$ (1.7 ) $ (4.7 ) $ 42.5
$ 32.5

The effect of abnormal weather conditions on gas distribution operating income is mitigated by the WNA at SCE&G and the CUT at PSNC Energy, as further described in Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements in SCANA's and SCE&G's Form 10-K for December 31, 2016. The WNA and the CUT do not affect sales volumes.

~~Third Quarter~~

~~Operating revenues increased at SCE&G primarily due to increased base rates under the RSA~~ effective November 2016 of $0.6 million, customer growth of $1.8 million and higher average use of $1.2 million. In addition to these factors, operating revenues at the Company increased due to PSNC Energy's gas cost recovery of $3.0 million, a rate increase effective November 2016 of $1.8 million, higher industrial revenue of $1.3 million and customer growth of $1.0 million.

Gas purchased for resale at SCE&G increased primarily due to firm customer growth of $1.2 million and higher average use of $1.2 million. In addition to these factors, gas purchased for resale at the Company increased primarily due to PSNC Energy's higher commodity charges of $3.5 million and higher CUT of $1.6 million, partially offset by a refund of deferred income taxes of $0.7 million.

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to lower labor costs of $3.8 million at PSNC Energy and $1.7 million at SCE&G, primarily due to lower incentive compensation costs. These increases were partially offset by higher non-labor costs at PSNC Energy.

~~Depreciation and amortization increased primarily due to net plant additions.~~

~~Other taxes increased primarily due to higher property taxes associated with net plant additions.~~

~~Year to Date~~

Operating revenues increased at SCE&G primarily due to increased base rates under the RSA effective November 2016 of $3.5 million, customer growth of $8.1 million and higher gas cost recovery of $16.4 million. In addition to these factors, operating revenues at the Company increased due to PSNC Energy's higher gas cost recovery and CUT of $33.4 million, a rate increase effective November 2016 of $14.7 million and customer growth of $6.9 million. These increases were partially offset by milder weather and lower average use of $33.1 million and an excess deferred income tax refund of $4.2 million at PSNC Energy.

Gas purchased for resale at SCE&G increased primarily due to higher gas prices of $21.2 million and increased sales volumes associated with firm customer growth of $4.7 million. These increases were partially offset by lower sales volumes due to weather of $5.1 million. This overall increase was partially offset at the Company by PSNC Energy's lower fixed gas costs of $6.3 million, milder weather of $16.6 million and an excess deferred income tax refund of $4.2 million partially offset by higher commodity charges of $23.7 million.

Other operation and maintenance expenses decreased primarily due to lower labor costs of $7.5 million at PSNC Energy and $3.1 million at SCE&G, primarily due to lower incentive compensation costs. These decreases were partially offset by higher non-labor costs of $1.9 million at SCE&G and $4.8 million at PSNC Energy.

~~Depreciation and amortization increased primarily due to net plant additions.~~

~~Other taxes increased primarily due to higher property taxes associated with net plant additions.~~

~~Sales volumes (in MMBTU) related to gas distribution above by class, including transportation, were as follows:~~

The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Third Quarter Year to Date Third Quarter Year to Date
Classification (in thousands) 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016
Residential 2,196
2,073
21,958
27,055
742
696
6,690
8,473
Commercial 4,537
4,363
19,113
20,748
2,381
2,295
8,783
9,361
Industrial 4,644
4,493
14,723
14,380
4,289
4,141
13,289
12,762
Transportation 14,865
15,171
38,313
37,089
1,516
1,252
4,602
3,747
Total 26,242
26,100
94,107
99,272
8,928
8,384
33,364
34,343

~~Third Quarter~~

Residential and commercial firm sales volumes increased primarily due to customer growth. Industrial sales volumes increased primarily due to customer growth and average use at SCE&G. Transportation volumes at PSNC Energy decreased primarily due to a decline in natural gas fired electric generation, partially offset by a significant customer expansion, and increased at SCE&G due to higher transport volumes for industrial interruptible customers.

~~Year to Date~~

Residential and commercial firm sales volumes decreased primarily due to the effects of weather and lower average use, partially offset by customer growth. Industrial sales volumes increased at SCE&G primarily due to customer growth, higher average use and fewer curtailments in 2017 and decreased at PSNC Energy primarily due to the effects of weather. Transportation volumes increased at SCE&G primarily due to higher transport volumes for industrial interruptible customers and firm customers shifting from system supply to transportation only service and increased at PSNC Energy primarily due to a significant customer expansion mostly offset by a decline in natural gas fired electric generation as well as the effects of milder weather.

~~Gas Marketing~~

Gas Marketing is comprised of the Company's nonregulated marketing operation, SCANA Energy, which operates in the southeast and includes Georgia’s retail natural gas market. Gas Marketing operating revenues and net income were as follows:

Third Quarter Year to Date
Millions of dollars 2017 2016 2017 2016
Operating revenues $ 202.1
$ 199.8
$ 716.4
$ 681.5
Net income (Loss) 0.7
(1.0 ) 16.9
22.9

~~Third Quarter~~

~~Revenues increased primarily due to higher commodity pricing. Net income increased primarily due to lower operating expenses.~~

~~Year to Date~~

~~Revenue increased primarily due to higher commodity pricing. Net income decreased primarily due to milder winter weather.~~

~~Other Operating Expenses~~

~~Other operating expenses were as follows:~~

The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Third Quarter Year to Date Third Quarter Year to Date
Millions of dollars 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016
Other operation and maintenance $ 183.1
$ 186.6
$ 543.1
$ 557.9
$ 153.5
$ 152.0
$ 446.1
$ 454.2
Impairment loss 210.0
—
210.0
—
210.0
—
210.0
—
Depreciation and amortization 95.7
93.2
284.7
276.1
78.2
75.6
232.6
225.0
Other taxes 67.2
66.3
200.2
191.8
63.1
62.0
186.6
177.8

~~Changes in other operating expenses are primarily attributable to the electric operations and gas distribution segments and are addressed in their respective operating income discussions.~~

~~Other Income (Expense)~~

Other income (expense) includes the results of certain incidental non-utility activities of regulated subsidiaries, the activities of certain non-regulated 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 condensed consolidated balance sheet as construction work in progress) is capitalized. An equity portion of AFC is included in nonoperating income and a debt portion of AFC is included in interest charges (credits), both of which have the effect of increasing reported net income. Components of other income (expense) and AFC were as follows:

The Company Consolidated SCE&G
Third Quarter Year to Date Third Quarter Year to Date
Millions of dollars 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016
Other income $ 28.4
$ 15.8
$ 61.0
$ 46.4
$ 20.8
$ 7.3
$ 36.1
$ 19.6
Other expense (7.0 ) (7.1 ) (25.4 ) (31.5 ) (6.2 ) (4.6 ) (17.3 ) (18.8 )
AFC - equity funds (0.6 ) 6.9
17.6
21.6
(3.5 ) 6.4
12.7
18.7

~~Third Quarter~~

Other income at the Company and at Consolidated SCE&G increased $10.9 million due to the accrual of carrying costs on unrecovered nuclear project costs and by $1.9 million due to SCPSC-approved carrying cost recovery on certain other deferred items. AFC decreased, and was negative for the quarter, due to an adjustment to a revised (lower) AFC rate as a result of removing new nuclear related capital costs from the average construction work in progress balance used to determine the annual AFC rate following the abandonment decision.

~~Year to Date~~

Other income at the Company and at Consolidated SCE&G increased $10.9 million due to the accrual of carrying costs on unrecovered nuclear project costs and by $4.6 million due to SCPSC-approved carrying cost recovery on certain other deferred items. Other income and other expense at the Company decreased due to lower billings to DCGT for transition services provided at cost following the sale of Carolina Gas Transmission Corporation in 2015. AFC decreased due to an adjustment to a revised (lower) AFC rate as a result of removing new nuclear related capital costs from the average construction work in progress balance used to determine the annual AFC rate following the abandonment decision.

~~Interest Expense~~

~~Interest charges increased primarily due to increased borrowings.~~

~~Income Taxes~~

~~Income tax expense was lower primarily due to lower income before income taxes primarily attributable to the impairment loss.~~

~~LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES~~

~~Impact of Abandonment of New Nuclear Project~~

Toshiba provided a parental guaranty for WEC’s payment obligations under the EPC Contract. In satisfaction of such guaranty obligations, on July 27, 2017, the Toshiba Settlement was executed under which Toshiba was to begin making periodic settlement payments from October 2017 through September 2022 in the total amount of approximately $2.2 billion ($1.2 billion for SCE&G's 55% share), including certain amounts with respect to contractor liens. These payments were to occur even if the project were abandoned. On September 27, 2017, the Toshiba Settlement, exclusive of the payment due in October 2017, was sold to Citibank for $1.847 billion (approximately $1.016 billion for SCE&G's 55% share), including amounts related to the contractor liens. The October payment was then received from Toshiba on October 2, 2017, as scheduled, in the amount of $150 million ($82.5 million for SCE&G's 55% share).

On September 26, 2017, the South Carolina Office of Attorney General issued an opinion stating, among other things, that "as applied, portions of the BLRA are constitutionally suspect," including the abandonment provisions. Also on September 26, 2017, the ORS filed the Request with the SCPSC asking for an order directing SCE&G to immediately suspend all revised rates collections from customers which were previously approved by the SCPSC pursuant to the authority of the BLRA. In the Request, the ORS relied upon the opinion from the Office of Attorney General to assert that it is not just and reasonable or in the public interest to allow SCE&G to continue collecting revised rates. Further, the ORS noted the existence of an allegation that SCE&G failed to disclose information that should have been disclosed and that would have appeared to provide a basis for challenging prior requests, and asserted that SCE&G should not be allowed to continue to benefit from nondisclosure. The ORS also asked for an order that, if the BLRA is found to be unconstitutional or the General Assembly amends or revokes the BLRA, then SCE&G should make credits to future bills or refunds to customers for prior revised rates collections. SCE&G estimates that revised rates collections currently total approximately $445 million annually, and the amounts accumulated as of September 30, 2017 total approximately $1.8 billion.

On September 28, 2017, citing numerous legal deficiencies in the Request, SCE&G filed a Motion to Dismiss the request by the ORS and a Request for Briefing Schedule and Hearing on Motion to Dismiss. On September 28, 2017, the SCPSC deferred action on the Request and ordered a hearing officer to establish a briefing schedule and hearing date on SCE&G's motion. The hearing has been scheduled for December 12, 2017, and the parties who have filed to intervene in the matter or have filed a letter in support of the request by the ORS include the Governor, the state's Office of Attorney General and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, the SCEUC, certain large industrial customers, and several environmental groups. SCE&G intends to vigorously contest the request by the ORS, but cannot give any assurance as to the timing or outcome of this matter. If the ORS ultimately prevails in the Request, however, the liquidity and capital resources of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G would be materially adversely affected.

On October 17, 2017, the ORS filed a motion with the SCPSC to amend the Request, in which the ORS asked the SCPSC to consider the most prudent manner by which SCE&G will enable its customers to realize the value of the monetized Toshiba Settlement payments and other payments made by Toshiba towards satisfaction of its obligations to SCE&G.

Pending the outcome of the Request, which may include consideration of how the proceeds received under or arising from the monetization of the Toshiba Settlement will be utilized for the benefit of customers, portions of those proceeds have been utilized to repay maturing commercial paper balances. These short-term borrowings had been incurred for the construction of the New Units prior to the decision to stop their construction (see condensed consolidated Note 9). Should the SCPSC or a court direct that these proceeds be refunded to customers in the near-term, or direct that such funds be escrowed or otherwise made unavailable to SCE&G, it is anticipated that SCE&G would reissue commercial paper or draw on its credit facilities to fund such requirement. However, were the SCPSC to rule in favor of the ORS in response to the Request that SCE&G suspend collections from customers of amounts previously authorized under the BLRA, or were other actions of the SCPSC or others taken in order to significantly restrict SCE&G’s access to revenues or impose additional adverse refund

obligations on SCE&G, the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G's assessments regarding the recoverability of all or a portion of the remaining balance of unrecovered nuclear project costs (see condensed consolidated Note 2) would be adversely impacted. Further, the recognition of significant additional impairment losses with respect to unrecovered nuclear project costs could increase the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s debt to total capitalization to a level which may limit their ability to borrow under their commercial paper programs or under their credit facilities. Borrowing costs for long-term debt issuances could also be impacted.

~~For additional background on the new nuclear project and further details on the matters described above, see Note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements under New Nuclear Project -~~ ~~Toshiba Settlement and Subsequent Monetization~~

~~and~~ ~~Determination to Stop Construction and Related Regulatory, Political and Legal Developments,~~ ~~and also see OTHER MATTERS.~~

In the first quarter of 2017, credit ratings agencies placed SCANA and SCE&G’s credit ratings on negative outlook or watch status due to adverse developments relating to the new nuclear project. In the third quarter of 2017, two agencies lowered their ratings for SCANA and its rated subsidiaries, citing a decline in the regulatory environment as a principal reason for the downgrades, and both agencies maintained their negative outlook or watch status. Any actions taken by regulators or legislators that are viewed as adverse, including a requirement that SCE&G make credits to future bills or refunds to customers for prior revised rates collections, or deterioration of the rated companies’ commonly monitored financial credit metrics and additional adverse developments with respect to the new nuclear project could further negatively affect their debt ratings. If these rating agencies were to further lower any of these ratings, particularly any further decreases resulting in below investment grade ratings for long-term debt instruments, borrowing costs on new issuances would increase, which could adversely impact financial results or limit or eliminate refinancing opportunities, and the potential pool of investors and funding sources could decrease.

In addition, further ratings downgrades may result in lower collateral thresholds being applied to the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's interest rate and commodity derivatives, or the removal of such thresholds altogether. This action would have the effect of requiring the Company to post additional collateral for derivative instruments with unfavorable fair values. Such further ratings downgrades would also significantly increase the cash required to be on deposit under certain gas supply and other agreements. See further discussion under the heading Credit Risk Considerations in Note 6 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

~~Significant Tax Deductions and Credits~~

~~The Company and Consolidated SCE&G have claimed significant research and experimentation~~uncertain tax deductions and credits related to the design and construction activities of the New Units. A significant portion of 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 Note 5 in the condensed consolidated financial statements. (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 in the Registrants’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.)

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 had, and are not expected to have in the future, significant direct effects on the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s results of operations. Nonetheless, the claims have contributed significantly to the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s cash flows. Also, the claims have provided a significant source of capital and have lessened the level of debt and equity financing that the Company and Consolidated SCE&G have needed to raise in the financial markets. Similar benefits may be provided by claims for abandonment losses following the Company's determination to stop construction of the New Units.

The claims made to date are under examination, and may be considered controversial, by the IRS. Tax deductions which may be claimed in connection with the determination to abandon the construction of the New Units may also be considered controversial; therefore, it is also expected that the IRS will examine future tax returns. To the extent that any of these claims are not sustained on examination or through any subsequent appeal, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G will be required to repay any cash received for tax benefit claims which are ultimately disallowed, along with interest on those amounts. Such amounts could be significant and could adversely affect the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's liquidity, 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

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~~SCE&G may need to access the capital markets to fund those tax and interest payments, which could in turn adversely impact their ability to access financial markets for other purposes.~~

~~Other Considerations~~

The Company anticipates that its cash obligations will be met through internally-generated funds and additional short- and long-term borrowings. The Company expects that, barring a future impairment of the capital markets and absent further negative credit ratings actions described above, it has or can obtain adequate sources of financing to meet its projected cash requirements for the foreseeable future, including the cash requirements for refinancing maturing long-term debt. The Company’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the nine and 12 months ended September 30, 2017 was 2.64 and 2.72, respectively. Consolidated SCE&G’s ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the nine and 12 months ended September 30, 2017 was 2.78 and 2.80, respectively.

The Company is obligated with respect to an aggregate of $67.8 million of industrial revenue bonds which are secured by letters of credit issued by TD Bank N.A. The letters of credit expire, subject to renewal, in the fourth quarter of 2019.

At September 30, 2017, the Company had net available liquidity of approximately $2.0 billion, comprised of cash on hand (including proceeds received under or arising from the monetization of the Toshiba Settlement described above) and available amounts under lines of credit. The credit agreements total an aggregate of $2.0 billion, of which $200 million is scheduled to expire in December 2018 and the remainder is scheduled to expire in December 2020. The Company regularly monitors the commercial paper and short-term credit markets to optimize the timing of repayment of outstanding balances on its draws, if any, from the credit facilities. The Company’s long term debt portfolio has a weighted average maturity of approximately 20 years at a weighted average effective interest rate of 5.8%. All of the long-term debt bears interest at fixed 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 and core customer service.

In October 2016, SCE&G's authority from FERC to issue short-term indebtedness and to assume liabilities as a guarantor (pursuant to Section 204 of the Federal Power Act) was renewed. SCE&G may issue, with maturity dates of one year or less, unsecured promissory notes, commercial paper and direct loans in amounts not to exceed $1.6 billion outstanding and may enter into guaranty agreements in favor of lenders, banks, and dealers in commercial paper in amounts not to exceed $600 million. Likewise, GENCO's authority from FERC to issue indebtedness with maturity dates of one year or less not to exceed $200 million outstanding was renewed in October 2016. The authority described herein will expire in October 2018.

~~Cash provided from operating activities increased primarily due to receipt of income tax refunds in 2017, contrasted with income tax payments in 2016.~~

Cash flows from investing activities in 2017 were primarily related to the proceeds received under or arising from the monetization of the Toshiba Settlement described above offset by capital expenditures. In 2016, similar levels of capital expenditures were made in addition to funding of collateral deposit requirements with respect to interest rate swaps as interest rates changed.

~~Cash flows from financing activities in 2017 and 2016 included normal dividend payments and increases in commercial paper balances, as well as proceeds from the issuance of debt.~~

In June 2016, SCE&G issued $425 million of 4.1% first mortgage bonds due June 15, 2046. In addition, in June 2016 SCE&G issued $75 million of 4.5% first mortgage bonds due June 1, 2064, which constituted a reopening of $300 million of 4.5% first mortgage bonds issued in May 2014. 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.

~~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 2017, PSNC Energy issued $150 million of 4.18% senior notes due June 30, 2047. In June 2016, PSNC Energy issued $100 million of 4.13% senior notes due June 22, 2046. Proceeds from these sales were used to repay short-term debt, to finance capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes.

~~Capital Expenditures~~

Estimates of capital expenditures for construction and nuclear fuel are subject to continuing review and adjustment. As discussed in Note 2 and Note 9 of the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company's July 31, 2017 decision to stop construction of the new nuclear project is the subject of ongoing reviews by legislative committees and others. No update to estimated capital expenditures for SCE&G - Electric Operations is available until these ongoing reviews have developed further.

~~Estimated capital expenditures for SCE&G - Gas and for PSNC Energy are as follows:~~

~~Estimated Annual Capital Expenditures~~

Millions of dollars 2017 2018 2019
SCE&G - Gas $ 74
$ 100
$ 106
PSNC Energy 332
244
192
Total $ 406
$ 344
$ 298

~~OTHER MATTERS~~

For information related to environmental matters, nuclear generation, and claims and litigation, see Note 9 of the condensed consolidated financial statements. For information related to the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's unrecognized tax benefits, see Note 5 of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

~~Accounting for Plant Abandonments~~

On July 31, 2017, the Company determined to stop construction of the New Units and to pursue recovery of costs incurred in connection with their construction under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA. The BLRA provides that, in the event of abandonment prior to plant completion, costs incurred, including AFC, and a return on those costs may be recoverable through rates, if the SCPSC determines that the decision to abandon the New Units was prudent. In order to effect that recovery, the utility must initiate a proceeding by filing a petition with the SCPSC. Under the provisions of the BLRA, this petition would be heard by the SCPSC and ruled upon within six months.

SCE&G filed the Abandonment Petition on August 1, 2017, wherein it had sought recovery of costs expended on the project, including certain costs incurred subsequent to SCE&G's last revised rates update and certain other costs. The Abandonment Petition was voluntarily withdrawn by SCE&G on August 15, 2017. For additional information concerning the Company's abandonment decision and discussion of the reasons for the withdrawal of this petition, see Note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements under New Nuclear Project - ~~Determination to Stop Construction and Related Regulatory, Political and Legal Developments~~. SCE&G expects to file a new petition under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA or to pursue recovery of costs through a general rate case or other regulatory means once the reviews being performed by the South Carolina House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee, the South Carolina Senate's V.C. Summer Nuclear Project Review Committee and others have had sufficient opportunity to conclude and uncertainties involving an ORS request are known. See Note 2 and Note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

SCE&G intends to seek recovery of all amounts expended to date on the project, which costs had been capitalized within the Construction Work in Progress caption on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Such capitalized costs totaled approximately $4.7 billion, against which an impairment loss of $210 million was recorded, and the remainder was reclassified as a regulatory asset as of September 30, 2017. The impairment loss is described below.

An application under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA and the regulatory process contemplated thereby have never been pursued or legally challenged. As a result, and in light of the contentious nature of the ongoing reviews by the South Carolina House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee, the South Carolina Senate's V.C. Summer Nuclear Project Review Committee and others, it is uncertain whether SCE&G will be able to successfully recover such abandoned costs, and a reasonable return on them. Additionally, anticipated appeals of any ruling by the SCPSC could be protracted. Further, should the regulatory construct in South Carolina change in such a manner that relief is sought through other legal proceedings or through regulatory proceedings outside the provisions of the BLRA, such as in a general rate case, other uncertainties may arise.

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GAAP requires that an entity determine whether recovery of any of the costs of an abandoned plant may be disallowed, and if so, the entity must recognize a loss to the extent the disallowance is probable and the amount is reasonably estimable. The entity must also determine whether any amount being recovered represents a full return on the abandoned plant. To the extent that a full return is not provided for, a loss must be recognized.

The Company and Consolidated SCE&G believe that the issues related to the recovery of the cost of the New Units and rates currently being collected under the BLRA for financing costs should be resolved in a future proceeding before the SCPSC. However, based on the considerations described above, the Company and Consolidated SCE&G have determined that a disallowance of recovery of part of the cost of the abandoned plant is both probable and reasonably estimable under applicable accounting guidance. A pre-tax impairment loss of $210 million, the estimated amount which might be anticipated to be disallowed from rate recovery, has been recorded as of September 30, 2017. This estimate represents costs in the amount of approximately $1.2 billion that have been expended on the project, exclusive of transmission costs, but which have not yet been determined to be prudent by the SCPSC in a revised rates proceeding under the BLRA, offset by the amount of approximately $1.0 billion, which amount represents the recovery of the Toshiba Settlement proceeds that are in excess of amounts from that settlement that the Company and Consolidated SCE&G estimate may be necessary to satisfy project liens.

These conclusions will be reevaluated as legislative and other reviews of the project develop, discovery and data request activities occur, or any settlement negotiations progress. If the Company and Consolidated SCE&G determine that an additional loss is probable and such loss or range of loss can be reasonably estimated, an additional impairment charge will be recognized.

~~ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK~~

~~SCANA:~~

Interest Rate Risk - Interest rates on all outstanding long-term debt are fixed either through the issuance of fixed rate debt or through the use of interest rate derivatives. The Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would significantly affect exposures on existing indebtedness in the near future.

For further discussion of changes in long-term debt and interest rate derivatives, including changes in the Company's market risk exposures relative to interest rate risk, see the Liquidity and Capital Resources section in Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes 2, 4, 6 and 7 of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Commodity price risk - The Company uses derivative instruments to hedge forward purchases and sales of natural gas, which create market risks of different types. See Note 6 and 7 of the condensed consolidated financial statements. The following tables provide information about the Company’s financial instruments, which are limited to financial positions of SCANA Energy 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 for these or similar instruments.

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Expected Maturity 2017 2018 2019 2020
Futures - Long
Settlement Price (a) 3.10
3.15
3.07
—

Contract Amount (b) 21.4
45.9
6.9
—

Fair Value (b) 20.1
45.4
7.1
—

Futures - Short
Settlement Price (a) 3.09
3.16
—
—

Contract Amount (b) 6.7
8.0
—
—

Fair Value (b) 6.0
7.7
—
—

Options - Purchased Call (Long)
Strike Price (a) —
2.54
—
—

Contract Amount (b) —
19.1
—
—

Fair Value (b) —
1.0
—
—

Swaps - Commodity
Pay fixed/receive variable (b) 6.3
20.4
5.3
1.0

Average pay rate (a) 3.3022
3.2285
2.9381
2.8950

Average received rate (a) 3.1043
3.1288
2.9703
2.8219

Fair value (b) 5.9
19.8
5.4
0.9

Pay variable/receive fixed (b) 6.3
25.5
8.0
0.9

Average pay rate (a) 3.0973
3.0822
2.9796
2.8397

Average received rate (a) 3.1848
3.1643
2.9499
2.9499
2.8973

Fair value (b) 6.5
26.1
8.0
0.9

Swaps - Basis

Pay variable/receive variable (b) 7.1
8.0
0.3
—

Average pay rate (a) 3.0073
3.2222
3.2311
—

Average received rate (a) 2.9666
3.1828
3.1441
—

Fair value (b) 7.0
7.9
0.3
—

(a) Weighted average, in dollars
(b) Millions of dollars


~~ITEM 4.~~	~~CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES~~

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Senior management of ~~September 30, 2017, management for each of the Registrants has evaluated, with the participation of the~~DESC, including DESC’s CEO and CFO, ~~(a)~~evaluated the effectiveness of ~~the design and operation of~~DESC’s disclosure controls and procedures ~~and (b) any change in internal control over financial reporting.~~as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation ~~the~~process, DESC’s CEO and CFO have concluded that ~~as of~~ ~~September 30, 2017, these~~DESC’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

There were ~~effective. There has been~~ no ~~change in internal control over financial reporting~~changes that occurred during the last fiscal quarter ~~ended~~ ~~September 30, 2017~~that ~~has~~ materially affected, or isare reasonably likely to materially affect, DESC’s internal control over financial ~~reporting for either of the Registrants.~~

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

~~SCANA and SCE&G:~~

~~The following describes certain~~

From time to time, DESC is party to various legal, ~~proceedings through September 30, 2017. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G intend to vigorously contest the lawsuits which have been filed against them. For developments related to these~~environmental or other regulatory proceedings, ~~subsequent~~including in the ordinary course of business. SEC regulations require disclosure of certain environmental matters when a governmental authority is a party to ~~September 30, 2017, if any, see Note~~the proceedings and such proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions that DESC reasonably believes will exceed a specified threshold. Pursuant to the SEC regulations, DESC uses a threshold of $1 million for such proceedings.

See the following for discussions on various legal, environmental and other regulatory proceedings to which DESC is a party, which information is incorporated herein by reference:

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Notes 3 and 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in DESC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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Notes 2 and ~~Note 9~~10 to the condensed consolidated financial statements. No reference to, or disclosure of, any proceeding, item or matter described below shall be construed as an admission or indication that such proceeding, item or matter is material or that such proceeding, items or matter is required to be referred to or disclosedConsolidated Financial Statements in this ~~Form 10-Q.~~

On August 11, 2017, a purported class action was filed against SCE&G by plaintiff LeBrian Cleckley (the “Cleckley Lawsuit”), on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, in the State Court of Common Pleas in Richland County, South Carolina (the “Richland County Court”). The plaintiff alleges, among other things, that SCE&G was negligent and unjustly enriched and breached alleged fiduciary and contractual duties by failing to properly manage the V.C. Summer construction project. The plaintiff seeks to recover, on behalf of the purported class, unspecified damages and attorneys’ fees, specific performance of the alleged implied contract to construct the now abandoned project, and any other relief the court deems proper.

On August 14, 2017, a purported class action was filed against SCE&G by plaintiff Richard Lightsey, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, in the State Court of Common Pleas in Hampton County. The plaintiff makes substantially similar allegations as those alleged in the Cleckley Lawsuit and, in addition, alleges that SCE&G committed unfair trade practices and violated state anti-trust laws. The plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that SCE&G may not charge its customers for any past or continuing costs of the V.C. Summer construction project. The plaintiff also seeks compensatory, punitive and statutory treble damages, attorneys’ fees, and any other relief the court deems proper. On August 25, 2017, SCE&G filed a motion to transfer venue to Lexington County, South Carolina.

On August 28, 2017, a purported class action was filed against SCANA and SCE&G by plaintiff Edwinda Goodman, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, in the State Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County (the “Fairfield County Court”). The plaintiff makes substantially similar allegations as those alleged in the Cleckley Lawsuit and, in addition, alleges that SCE&G committed fraud and misrepresentation in failing to properly manage the V.C. Summer construction project. The plaintiff seeks to have the defendants’ assets frozen and all monies recovered from Toshiba and other sources be placed in a constructive trust for the benefit of ratepayers. The plaintiff also seeks compensatory, punitive and treble damages, attorneys’ fees, and any other relief the court deems proper.

On September 7, 2017, a purported class action was filed against Santee Cooper, SCE&G and Palmetto Electric Cooperative, Inc. by plaintiff Jessica Cook, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, in the Richland County Court. The plaintiff makes substantially similar allegations as the Cleckley Lawsuit and the Lightsey Lawsuit. The plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that defendants may not charge the purported class for reimbursement for past or future costs of the V.C. Summer Nuclear construction project, as well as other compensatory and statutory treble damages, attorneys’ fees, and any other relief the court deems proper.

Also on September 7, 2017, a purported class action was filed against Santee Cooper and SCANA by plaintiffs Hope Brown and Thomas Lott, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, in the Richland County Court. The plaintiffs allege, among other things, that SCE&G conspired with Santee Cooper to unlawfully deprive plaintiffs of their property rights guaranteed under the United States and South Carolina Constitutions and were unjustly enriched by the V.C. Summer Nuclear construction project. The plaintiffs seek disgorgement of all monies spent by defendants on the project, as well as other compensatory and punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and any other relief the court deems proper.

On September 25, 2017, a purported class action was filed against SCANA by plaintiff Christine Delmater, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, in United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (the “Federal District Court”). The plaintiff alleges, among other things, that SCE&G violated provisions of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) 18 U.S.C. §1961, was negligent, breached alleged contractual duties, and was unjustly enriched by failing to properly manage the V.C. Summer construction project. The plaintiff seeks compensatory and consequential damages, and any other relief the court deems proper.

Also on September 25, 2017, a purported class action was filed against Kevin Marsh, Gregory Aliff, James Bennett, John Cecil, Sharon Decker, Maybank Hagood, Lynne Miller, James Roquemore, Maceo Sloan, Alfredo Trujillo, Jimmy Addison, Stephen Byrne, and SCANA by plaintiff John Crangle, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, in the

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Richland County Court. The plaintiff alleges, among other things, that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties to shareholders by their gross mismanagement of the V.C. Summer construction project, and that the defendants Marsh, Addison, and Byrne were unjustly enriched by bonuses they were paid in connection with the project. The plaintiff seeks compensatory and consequential damages, attorneys’ fees, and any other relief the court deems proper.

On September 27, 2017, a purported class action was filed against SCANA, Kevin B. Marsh, Jimmy E. Addison, and Stephen A. Byrne by plaintiff Robert L. Norman, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, in the Federal District Court. The plaintiff alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated §10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and that the individual named defendants are liable under §20(a) of the Exchange Act. The plaintiff seeks compensatory and consequential damages, attorneys’ fees, and any other relief the court deems proper.

On April 27, 2017, SCE&G filed a declaratory judgment lawsuit in the State Court of Common Pleas in Fairfield County, South Carolina (the “Lawsuit”), against Structural Preservation Systems, Inc., a subcontractor to WEC and several dozen other companies that were WEC subcontractors, or who otherwise provided such labor and materials for other companies for the use and benefit of WEC (collectively, the “WEC Subcontractors”), who claimed that WEC had not paid them for work on the V.C. Summer construction project. The Lawsuit was filed for the purpose of asserting SCE&G’s common defenses to such claims by the WEC Subcontractors that WEC owed them payment for labor or materials they supplied on the project. Since that time, more than 40 individual cases have been filed by WEC Subcontractors against SCE&G and Santee Cooper asserting statutory and common law claims against both entities for alleged non-payment by WEC. On September 29, 2017, SCE&G obtained a court order consolidating all current and future lawsuits among SCE&G, Santee Cooper, and the WEC Subcontractors arising out of allegations of non-payment of the WEC Subcontractors by WEC. SCE&G also obtained a court order that designated all such lawsuits as complex and assigning them to one judge. Finally, SCE&G obtained a third Court Order that stayed any party's otherwise required response to any lawsuit, claim, cross-claim, counterclaim, or third party claim in these lawsuits until the parties could work on case management issues and present a plan for case management to the judge assigned the cases. The lawsuits are in the pleadings stage. The WEC Subcontractors have made claims including but not limited to foreclosure of mechanics liens, common law theories including but not limited to negligence and breach of contract, equitable theories including the imposition of a constructive trust on the Toshiba settlement proceeds, damages, and injunctive relief.

On June 22, 2017, the Friends of the Earth and the Sierra Club filed a complaint against SCE&G with the SCPSC, requesting that the SCPSC initiate a formal proceeding to direct SCE&G to immediately cease and desist from expending any further capital costs related to the construction of the New Units; to determine the prudence of acts and omissions by SCE&G in connection with the construction of the New Units; to review and determine the prudence of abandonment of the New Units and of the available least cost efficiency and renewable energy alternatives; and to remedy, abate and make due reparations for the rates charged to ratepayers related to the construction of the New Units. SCE&G filed its answer to the complaint on July 19, 2017.

On September 26, 2017, the ORS filed the Request with the SCPSC asking for an order directing SCE&G to immediately suspend all revised rates collections from customers which were previously approved by the SCPSC pursuant to the authority of the BLRA. In the Request, the ORS relied upon an opinion of the South Carolina Office of Attorney General issued on the same date, to assert that it is not just and reasonable or in the public interest to allow SCE&G to continue collecting revised rates. Further, the ORS noted the existence of an allegation that SCE&G failed to disclose information that should have been disclosed and that would have appeared to provide a basis for challenging prior requests, and asserted that SCE&G should not be allowed to continue to benefit from nondisclosure. The ORS also asked for an order that, if the BLRA is found to be unconstitutional or the General Assembly amends or revokes the BLRA, then SCE&G should make credits to future bills or refunds to customers for prior revised rates collections.

On September 28, 2017, SCE&G filed a Motion to Dismiss the Request and a Request for Briefing Schedule and Hearing on Motion to Dismiss. On September 28, 2017, the SCPSC deferred action on the Request and ordered a hearing officer to establish a briefing schedule and hearing date on SCE&G's motion. The hearing has been scheduled for December 12, 2017, and the parties who have filed to intervene in the matter include the state's Office of Attorney General and Speaker of the

~~House of Representatives, the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, a large industrial customer, and several environmental groups.~~

On March 29, 2017, WEC and WECTEC and certain of their affiliates filed petitions for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code with the Bankruptcy Court. On September 1, 2017, SCE&G, for itself and as agent for Santee Cooper, filed with the Bankruptcy Court Proofs of Claim for unliquidated damages against each of WEC and WECTEC. The Proofs of Claim are based upon the anticipatory repudiation and material breach by the Consortium of the EPC Contract, and assert against WEC any and all claims that are based thereon or that may be related thereto. On September 27, 2017, SCE&G sold substantially all of its interest in the Toshiba Settlement and assigned all of its claims under the WEC bankruptcy process to Citibank. SCE&G has agreed to use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Citibank and provide reasonable support necessary for its enforcement of those claims. Notwithstanding the sale of the claims, SCE&G and Santee Cooper remain responsible for any claims that may be made by WEC and WECTEC against them relating to the EPC Contract.

On August 8, 2017 a purported class action was filed against SCANA, SCE&G, and its co-defendants Fluor and Fluor Enterprises, Inc., by plaintiff Harry Pennington III, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, in Federal District Court. The plaintiff alleges, among other things, that the defendants violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN Act”) in connection with the decision to stop construction on the new nuclear project. The plaintiff alleges that the defendants failed to provide adequate advance written notice of his termination of employment.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

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DESC’s business is influenced by many factors that are difficult to predict, involve uncertainties that may materially affect actual results and are often beyond its control. A number of these risk factors ~~from the Registrants' combined~~have been identified in DESC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2016, and combined Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for~~2022, which should be taken into consideration when reviewing the ~~quarter ended June 30, 2017,~~information contained in this report. There have been ~~updated and are restated below in their entirety.~~

~~The risk factors that follow relate in each case~~no material changes with regard to ~~the Company, and where indicated~~ the risk factors ~~also relate to Consolidated SCE&G.~~

~~There is uncertainty as to whether the Company and Consolidated SCE&G will be able to recover costs expended for the New Units, and a reasonable return~~previously disclosed in DESC's Annual Report on those costs, under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA or through a general rate case or other regulatory means. In the event the Company and Consolidated SCE&G were to determine that all or a portion of their remaining unrecovered nuclear project costs are to be disallowed and that significant impairment losses must be recognized, material adverse impacts on their results of operations, cash flows and financial condition would occur.

During the term of the Interim Assessment Agreement, SCE&G and Santee Cooper evaluated the various elements of the new nuclear project, including forecasted costs and completion dates, while construction continued, and SCE&G and Santee Cooper continued to make payments for such work. Based on this evaluation, and in light of Santee Cooper's decision to suspend construction, on July 31, 2017, the Company determined to stop construction of the New Units and to pursue recovery of costs incurred in connection with such construction under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA or through a general rate case or other regulatory means. On July 31, 2017, SCE&G gave WEC a five-day notice of termination of the Interim Assessment Agreement, and notified WEC of its determination to stop construction of the New Units.

On August 1, 2017, SCE&G senior management provided an allowable ex parte briefing to the SCPSC regarding the project and this decision, and SCE&G also filed the Abandonment Petition with the SCPSC which included its plan of abandonment and also certain proposed actions which would mitigate related customer rate increases, including a proposal to return to customers the net value of the proceeds received by SCE&G under or arising from the Toshiba Settlement.

The BLRA provides that, in the event of abandonment prior to plant completion, costs incurred, including AFC, and a return on those costs may be recoverable through rates, if the SCPSC determines that the decision to abandon the New Units was prudent. Through the Abandonment Petition, SCE&G had sought recovery of such costs expended on the construction of the New Units, including certain costs incurred subsequent to SCE&G's last revised rates update, and a reasonable return on those costs, and certain other costs under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA. Subsequently, SCE&G’s management met with various stakeholders and members of the South Carolina General Assembly, including legislative leaders, to discuss the abandonment of the new nuclear project and to hear their concerns. In response to those concerns, and to allow for adequate time for governmental officials to conduct their reviews, SCE&G voluntarily withdrew the Abandonment Petition from the SCPSC on August 15, 2017.

In August 2017, special committees of the South Carolina General Assembly, both in the House and in the Senate, began conducting public hearings regarding the decision to abandon the new nuclear project. Members of SCE&G's senior management, along with representatives from Santee Cooper, the ORS and other interested parties, testified before these committees. The reviews being conducted by each of these committees are continuing and neither the Company nor Consolidated SCE&G can predict when their reviews will be complete or what actions, if any, may be proposed or taken, including legislative actions related to the BLRA.

In September 2017, the Company was served with a subpoena issued by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina seeking documents relating to the new nuclear project. The subpoena requires the Company to produce a broad range of documents related to the project. Also in September 2017, the state's Office of Attorney General, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Chair and Vice-Chair of the South Carolina House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee requested that SLED conduct a criminal investigation into the handling of the new nuclear project by SCANA and SCE&G. In October 2017, the staff of the SEC's Division of Enforcement also issued a subpoena for documents related to an investigation they are conducting related to the new nuclear project. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G intend to fully cooperate with these investigations, and no assurance can be given as to the timing or outcome of these matters.

On September 26, 2017, the South Carolina Office of Attorney General issued an opinion stating, among other things, that "as applied, portions of the BLRA are constitutionally suspect," including the abandonment provisions. Also on September 26, 2017, the ORS filed the Request with the SCPSC asking for an order directing SCE&G to immediately suspend all revised rates collections from customers which were previously approved by the SCPSC pursuant to the authority of the BLRA. In the Request, the ORS relied upon the opinion from the Office of Attorney General to assert that it is not just and reasonable or in the public interest to allow SCE&G to continue collecting revised rates. Further, the ORS noted the existence of an allegation that SCE&G failed to disclose information that should have been disclosed and that would have appeared to provide a basis for challenging prior requests, and asserted that SCE&G should not be allowed to continue to benefit from nondisclosure. The ORS also asked for an order that, if the BLRA is found to be unconstitutional or the General Assembly amends or revokes the BLRA, then SCE&G should make credits to future bills or refunds to customers for prior revised rates collections. SCE&G estimates that revised rates collections currently total approximately $445 million annually, and the amounts accumulated as of September 30, 2017 total approximately $1.8 billion.

On September 27, 2017, the scheduled payments under the Toshiba Settlement, exclusive of the payment due in October 2017, were purchased by Citibank for a one-time upfront payment of $1.847 billion (approximately $1.016 billion for SCE&G's 55% share), including amounts related to certain liens that SCE&G is contesting but for which SCE&G may ultimately be liable. The initial payment was then received from Toshiba on October 2, 2017, as scheduled, in the amount of $150 million ($82.5 million for SCE&G's 55% share). These proceeds have been reflected as a regulatory liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheets, as they will be utilized to benefit SCE&G's customers in a manner to be determined by the SCPSC. On October 17, 2017, the ORS filed a motion with the SCPSC to amend the Request, in which the ORS asked the SCPSC to consider the most prudent manner by which SCE&G will enable its customers to realize the value of the monetized Toshiba Settlement payments and other payments made by Toshiba towards satisfaction of its obligations to SCE&G. It is possible that the outcome of regulatory or legal proceedings could result in requiring SCE&G's share of these proceeds to be placed in escrow pending their final disposition. Such a requirement would significantly harm the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. In addition, the purchase agreement with Citibank provides that SCE&G and Santee Cooper (each according to its pro rata share) would indemnify Citibank for its losses arising from misrepresentations or covenant defaults under the purchase agreement. If Toshiba fails to make scheduled payments to Citibank under the Toshiba Settlement, it is possible that Citibank could allege that such misrepresentations or covenant defaults have occurred.

On September 28, 2017, citing numerous legal deficiencies in the Request, SCE&G filed a Motion to Dismiss the Request and a Request for Briefing Schedule and Hearing on Motion to Dismiss. On September 28, 2017, the SCPSC deferred action on the Request and ordered a hearing officer to establish a briefing schedule and hearing date on SCE&G's motion. The hearing has been scheduled for December 12, 2017, and the parties who have filed to intervene in the matter or have filed a letter in support of the request by the ORS include the Governor, the state's Office of Attorney General and Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, the SCEUC, certain large industrial customers, and several environmental groups. SCE&G intends to vigorously contest the Request, but cannot give any assurance as to the timing or outcome of this matter. Any adverse action by the SCPSC, such as that sought by the ORS in the Request, could have a material adverse impact on the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Portions of the proceeds received under or arising from the monetization of the Toshiba Settlement have been utilized to repay maturing commercial paper balances, which short-term borrowings had been incurred for the construction of the New

Units prior to the decision to stop their construction. Should the SCPSC or a court direct that these proceeds be refunded to customers in the near-term, or direct that such funds be escrowed or otherwise made unavailable to SCE&G, it is anticipated that SCE&G would reissue commercial paper or draw on its credit facilities to fund such requirement. However, were the SCPSC to rule in favor of the ORS in response to the Request that SCE&G suspend collections from customers of amounts previously authorized under the BLRA, or were other actions of the SCPSC or others taken in order to significantly restrict SCE&G’s access to revenues or impose additional adverse refund obligations on SCE&G, the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G's assessments regarding the recoverability of all or a portion of the remaining balance of unrecovered nuclear project costs would be adversely impacted. Further, the recognition of significant additional impairment losses with respect to unrecovered nuclear project costs could increase the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s debt to total capitalization to a level which may limit their ability to borrow under their commercial paper programs or under their credit facilities. Borrowing costs for long-term debt issuances could also be impacted.

The ability of SCE&G to recover its costs related to the construction and subsequent abandonment of the new nuclear project, and a reasonable return on them, through rates will be subject to review and approval by the SCPSC. An application under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA, and the regulatory process contemplated thereby, have never been pursued or legally challenged. As a result, and in light of the contentious nature of the ongoing reviews by the South Carolina House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee, the South Carolina Senate's V.C. Summer Nuclear Project Review Committee and others, it is uncertain whether SCE&G will be able to successfully recover such abandoned costs, and a reasonable return on them. Under the BLRA, the SCPSC must consider and rule on a petition within six months; however, anticipated appeals of any ruling by the SCPSC could be protracted. Further, should the regulatory construct in South Carolina change in such a manner that recovery is sought through other legal proceedings or through regulatory proceedings outside the provisions of the BLRA, such as in a general rate case, other uncertainties may arise.

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, except that SCANA's long-term senior unsecured debt is currently rated by one rating agency as below investment grade. In addition, rating 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. In the first quarter of 2017, the agencies placed SCANA and SCE&G’s credit ratings on negative outlook or watch status due to adverse developments relating to the WEC bankruptcy. In the third quarter of 2017, two agencies lowered their ratings for SCANA and its rated subsidiaries, citing a decline in the regulatory environment as a principal reason for the downgrades, and both agencies maintained their negative outlook or watch status. Any actions taken by regulators or legislators that are viewed as adverse, including a requirement that SCE&G make credits to future bills or refunds to customers for prior revised rates collections, or deterioration of our rated companies’ commonly monitored financial credit metrics and additional adverse developments with respect to the new nuclear project could further negatively affect their debt ratings. If these rating agencies were to further lower any of these ratings, particularly any decreases resulting in additional below investment grade ratings for long-term debt instruments, borrowing costs on new issuances would increase, which could adversely impact financial results or limit or eliminate refinancing opportunities, and the potential pool of investors and funding sources could decrease. Any further lowering of these ratings could also trigger more stringent collateral requirements on interest rate and commodity hedges and under gas supply agreements and other contracts, as well as higher interest costs.

The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are defendants in numerous legal proceedings and the subject of ongoing governmental investigations and informal inquiries stemming from the decision to abandon the New Units. The outcome of each of these matters is uncertain, and any resolution adverse to the Company and Consolidated SCE&G could adversely affect results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

Following the Company’s decision to abandon construction of the New Units, numerous lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed on behalf of customers and shareholders in state court against SCANA, SCE&G, or both, and in certain cases some of their officers and/or directors. The plaintiffs allege various causes of action, including but not limited to waste, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, unfair trade practices, unjust enrichment, conspiracy, fraud, constructive fraud, misrepresentation and negligent misrepresentation, promissory estoppel, constructive trust, and money had and received, among other causes of action. Plaintiffs generally seek compensatory, consequential and statutory treble damages and such further relief as the court deems just and proper. In addition, certain plaintiffs seek a declaration that SCE&G may not charge its customers to reimburse itself for past and continuing costs of the nuclear project. Certain plaintiffs also seek to freeze certain of

~~SCE&G’s assets, namely all money SCE&G has received under the Toshiba payment guaranty and related settlement agreement, in addition to the freezing of certain assets of SCANA.~~

In addition, lawsuits seeking class action status have been filed on behalf of investors in federal court against SCANA and certain of its executive officers. The plaintiffs allege, among other things, that defendants violated Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder (i.e., employment of manipulative and deceptive devices), and one suit alleges violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The plaintiffs in each of these suits seek compensatory and consequential damages and such further relief as the court deems proper.

The Company has also been served with subpoenas issued by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina and the staff of the SEC's Division of Enforcement seeking documents relating to the Company’s new nuclear project. In addition, the state's Office of Attorney General, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Chair and Vice-Chair of the South Carolina House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee have requested that SLED conduct a criminal investigation into the handling of the new nuclear project by SCANA and SCE&G. The Company and Consolidated SCE&G intend to fully cooperate with any such investigations. Also in connection with the abandonment of the new nuclear project, various state or local governmental authorities may attempt to challenge, reverse or revoke one or more previously-approved tax or economic development incentives, benefits or exemptions and may attempt to apply such action retroactively.

The Company and Consolidated SCE&G cannot predict the outcome of these matters or other claims, allegations or assessments which may arise, and it is possible that adverse outcomes from some of these matters would not be covered by insurance. A resolution adverse to the Company and Consolidated SCE&G could adversely affect results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.

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 and abandonment losses, all of 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.

The Company and Consolidated SCE&G have claimed significant research and experimentation tax deductions and credits related to the design and construction activities of the New Units. A significant portion of 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 in the Registrants’ Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2016.)~~

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 NO_X~~, SO~~₂, 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 August 3, 2015, the EPA issued a revised standard for new power plants by re-proposing NSPS under the CAA for emissions of CO₂from newly constructed fossil fuel-fired units. 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 for states to follow in developing plans to address GHG emissions from existing units. On October 10, 2017, the Administrator of the EPA signed a notice proposing to repeal the rule on the grounds that it exceeds the EPA's statutory authority. The EPA is further considering the scope of any potential replacement rule and plans to formally solicit information on systems of emission reduction that are in accord with the EPA's interpretation of its statutory authority. However, 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 has yet been enacted. 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's rule for cooling water intake structures to meet the best technology available became effective in October 2014, and the EPA also 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 finalized new standards under the CWA governing effluent limitation guidelines for electric generating units in September 2015.

Compliance with these environmental laws and regulations requires us to commit significant resources 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, additional regulations and related costs, or more restrictive interpretations by governmental authorities of existing requirements may impose additional costs on us (such as more stringent clean-up of contaminated sites or reduced emission allowances) or require us to incur additional 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 businesses 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. Additionally, there can be no assurance that a federal tax or fee for carbon emitting generating facilities will not be imposed.

Renewable and/or alternative electric generation portfolio standards may be enacted at the federal or state level. In June 2014 the State of South Carolina 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 renewable energy may not be readily available in our service territories and could be costly to build, finance, acquire, integrate, and/or operate. Resulting increases in the price of electricity to recover the cost of these types of generation, as approved by regulatory commissions, could result in lower usage of electricity by our customers. In addition, DER generation at customers’ facilities could result in the loss of sales to those customers. Compliance with potential future portfolio standards could significantly impact our capital expenditures and our results of operations and financial 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 turn, they affect the costs and rates of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G. In effecting compliance with MATS, SCE&G has retired three of its oldest and smallest coal-fired units and converted three others such that they are gas-fired.

~~Commodity price changes, delays in delivery of commodities, commodity availability and~~2022. For other factors that may ~~affect the operating cost, capital expenditures and competitive positions of the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s energy businesses, thereby adversely impacting~~cause actual results ~~of operations, cash flows and financial condition.~~

~~Our energy businesses are sensitive~~ to ~~changes~~differ materially from those indicated 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. In addition, the abandonment of the New Units may heighten the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's future exposure to volatility in prices of non-nuclear

commodities such as natural gas. 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 fuelsany forward-looking statement 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.

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 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 businesses. In addition to many other aspects of our 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 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 pricing of utility services, 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 changesprojection contained 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 resultreport, see Forward-Looking Statements 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, tax, economic, trade, 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 also could be adversely impacted by changes in tax policy, or taxes related to the usage of certain fuel types in our businesses or our ownership and/or operation of certain types of generating facilities. Future, unknown regulation of hydraulic fracturing activities also could impact the operations and finances of the Company and Consolidated SCE&G.

The Company and Consolidated SCE&G are subject to extensive rate regulation which could adversely affect operations. Large capital projects (including the construction or abandonment of the New Units as previously described), 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. Additionally, in 2017, legislation which would amend the current BLRA was proposed in the S.C. House of Representatives. In the event this bill were to become law, as proposed, its provisions would not adversely impact SCE&G’s rate recovery with respect to the New Units. However, there

can be no assurance that other legislation which might modify or repeal the BLRA in a manner which would adversely impact SCE&G’s rate recovery, including its reasonable return on costs, with respect to its abandonment of the New Units will not be proposed and passed.

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 ability of SCE&G to recover the cost of the New Units, including abandonment costs, and a reasonable return on those costs, is subject to rate regulation by the SCPSC. Consolidated SCE&G’s generating facilities are subject to extensive regulation and oversight from the 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 have had constructive relationships with regulators in the past, 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 the reputational risks that may result from a failure to adhere to high standards related 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 physical and cyber security of their operations and assets, 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, or a perceived failure to meet these commitments, may subject the Company and Consolidated SCE&G not only to fraud, regulatory action, litigation or 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.

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 condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The Company and Consolidated SCE&G depend on maintaining the physical and cyber security of their 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 businesses 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 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 not be adequate to mitigate the adverse impacts of these events. As a result, the Company's and Consolidated SCE&G's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows may be adversely affected.

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 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 condition, including its shareholders’ equity.

~~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 when weather conditions have been milder than normal, and as a consequence earned less income from those operations. Mild weather in the future could adversely 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 or the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan) or man-made mishaps (such as natural gas transmission pipeline failure, electric utility companies' ash pond 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 impact us through changes to federal, state or local policies, laws and regulations, and have a significant impact on our financial condition, operating expenses, and cash flows.

The costs of large capital projects, such as the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s construction and environmental compliance, are significant, and these projects are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that may adversely affect the cost, timing and completion of these projects.

The Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s businesses are capital intensive and require significant investments in electric generation and in other internal infrastructure projects, including projects for environmental compliance. Achieving the intended benefits of any large construction project is subject to many uncertainties. For instance, the ability to adhere to established budgets and construction schedules may be affected by many variables, such as the regulatory, legal, training and construction 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 and/or financial stability, unforeseen difficulties meeting critical regulatory 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 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. To the extent that, in connection with the construction of a project, delays occur, costs become unrecoverable, or we otherwise become unable to effectively manage and complete the project, our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition, as well as our qualifications for applicable governmental programs, benefits and tax credits may be adversely affected.

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.

~~In 2016, Unit 1 provided approximately 5.8 million MWh, or 25% of our generation. 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;~~

~~Uncertainties with respect to possible future increased regulation of nuclear facilities and nuclear generation, and related costs thereof; 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 today’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, 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, resulting in costly changes to units in operation and adversely impacting our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. Furthermore, a major incident at a domestic nuclear facility could result in retrospective premium assessments under our nuclear insurance coverages.

~~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 an RTO/ISO is in effect across much of the country, but the Southeastern utilities have retained the traditional bundled, vertically integrated structure. Should an 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 could 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, which systems have undergone a rapid decline in their costs. As a result of federal and state subsidies, 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. 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 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, legislative actions (including tax reform), or regulatory actions. Industrial and commercial customer growth also potentially is affected by the availability of "clean" energy options in our service territory. 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 that 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 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 equipment failure, information systems failure or security breach, operator error, natural disasters, and the effects of a pandemic, terrorist attack or cyber attack on our workforce or facilities or on 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 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 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 mitigate the adverse impacts of these events.

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.

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 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.

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. We could also be required to provide additional cash collateral if credit rating agency downgrades of our debt trigger more stringent requirements.

The Company strives to manage commodity price exposure by establishing risk limits and utilizing various financial instruments (exchange traded and over-the-counter instruments) to hedge physical obligations and 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 adversely impacted.

~~Failure to retain and attract key personnel could adversely affect the Company’s and Consolidated SCE&G’s operations and financial performance.~~

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 businesses. Competition for these employees is 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. Further, the Company’s or Consolidated SCE&G’s ability to construct or maintain generation or other assets 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~~MD&A 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 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 the current environment relating to proposed rate increases or recovery of costs, and a reasonable return on those costs, under the abandonment provisions of the BLRA or through a general rate case or other regulatory means, 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 (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 condition, as well as limit our ability to access capital.

~~ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS~~

~~SCANA:~~

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
July 1 - 31 5,935
$ 65.16
5,935

August 1 - 31 —
—
—

September 1 - 30 —
—
—

Total 5,935

5,935
*

*The preceding table represents shares acquired for 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.

report.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

~~SCANA and SCE&G:~~

~~SCANA and SCE&G post information from time to time regarding developments relating to SCE&G’s new nuclear project and other matters~~

During the last fiscal quarter, none of ~~interest to investors 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~~DESC’s directors or any other report or document that SCANA or SCE&G files with or furnishes to the SEC). On SCANA’s homepage, there is a yellow box containing links to the Nuclear Development and Other Investor Information sections of the website. The Nuclear Development section contains a yellow box

~~Table of Contents~~

with a link to 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 ORSofficers (as defined in connection with the new nuclear project, may be deemed to be material information that has not otherwise become public. Investors, media and other interested persons are encouraged to review this information and can sign up,Rule 16a-1(f) under the ~~Investor Relations Section~~Exchange Act) adopted or terminated a “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as each term is defined in Item 408(a) of ~~the website, for an email alert when there is a new posting in the Nuclear Development and Other Investor Information yellow box.~~

Regulation S-K.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

~~SCANA and SCE&G:~~

~~Exhibits filed or furnished with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are listed in the following Exhibit Index.~~

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 percent 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.


Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, effective April 29, 2019 (Exhibit 3.1, Form 8-K filed April 29, 2019, File No. 1-3375).
3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws, effective April 29, 2019 (Exhibit 3.2, Form 8-K filed April 29, 2019, File No. 1-3375).
4.1		Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. agrees to furnish to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission upon request any instrument with respect to long-term debt as to which the total amount of securities authorized does not exceed 10% of its total consolidated assets.
31.a		Certification by Chief Executive Officer of Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
31.b		Certification by Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
32.a		Certification to the Securities and Exchange Commission by Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
101		The following financial statements from Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, filed on August 4, 2023, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity, and (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Reporting Language) and contained in Exhibit 101).

~~SIGNATURES~~

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~each of~~ the ~~registrants~~registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. ~~The signature of each registrant shall be deemed to relate only to matters having reference to such registrant and any subsidiaries thereof.~~

~~SCANA CORPORATION~~

~~SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY~~

~~(Registrants)~~



	~~By:~~		~~/s/James E. Swan, IV~~ DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
~~Date: November 3, 2017~~	~~James E. Swan, IV~~	(Registrant)

	By:	/s/ Michele L. Cardiff
Date: August 4, 2023		Michele L. Cardiff
		Senior Vice President, Controller and ~~Controller~~
		~~(Principal accounting officer)~~Chief Accounting Officer

~~EXHIBIT INDEX~~



	~~Applicable to~~ ~~Form 10-Q of~~
~~Exhibit 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). Hyperlink is not required pursuant to Rule 105 of Regulation S-T (Instruction 2).
~~3.02~~	X		~~Articles of Amendment dated April 27, 1995 (Filed as Exhibit 4-A 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 Number 000-53860)~~ ~~and incorporated by reference herein)~~
~~3.05~~	X		~~By-Laws of SCANA as amended and restated as of December 30, 2016~~ ~~(Filed as Exhibit 3.05 to Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2016 (File No. 001-08809)~~ ~~and incorporated by reference herein)~~
~~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)~~
~~10.01~~	X	X	~~Settlement Agreement dated as of July 27, 2017 by and among Toshiba Corporation, SCE&G and Santee Cooper (Filed as Exhibit 99.2 to Form 8-K dated July 27, 2017 (File No. 001-08809 (SCANA); File No. 001-03375 (SCE&G))~~ ~~and incorporated by reference herein)~~
10.02*	X		~~Form of Indemnification Agreement~~ ~~(Filed as Exhibit 10.01 to Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2012~~ ~~and incorporated by reference herein)~~
~~10.03~~	X	X	Trade Confirmation dated September 25, 2017, between SCE&G, Santee Cooper and Citibank, N.A., and associated Assignment and Purchase Agreement, dated September 27, 2017, by and among SCE&G, Santee Cooper and Citibank, N. A. ~~(Filed herewith)~~
~~12.01~~	X	X	~~Statement Re Computation of Ratios~~ ~~(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 and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350~~ ~~(Furnished herewith)~~
~~32.02~~		X	~~Certification of Principal Executive Officer and 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~~
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.


~~Commission~~	~~Registrant, State of Incorporation,~~	I.R.S. Employer
Commission File Number	~~Address and Telephone~~ Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter	Identification Number	~~Identification No.~~
~~1-8809~~	~~SCANA Corporation(a South Carolina corporation)~~	~~57-0784499~~
~~1-3375~~ 001-3375	~~South Carolina Electric & Gas Company(a South Carolina corporation)~~ DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.	57-0248695
	~~100 SCANA Parkway, Cayce, South Carolina 29033~~
	~~(803) 217-9000~~ south carolina
	(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

	400 OTARRE PARKWAY
	CAYCE, South Carolina	29033
	(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

	(804) 819-2284
	(Registrants’ telephone number)



~~SCANA Corporation~~	Large accelerated filerx	☐		Accelerated filero	☐	Emerging growth company	☐
Non-accelerated filero	☒		Smaller reporting companyo	~~Emerging growth company~~ o
~~South Carolina Electric & Gas Company~~ ☐	~~Large accelerated filer~~ o	~~Accelerated filer~~ o	~~Non-accelerated filer~~ x	~~Smaller reporting company~~ o	~~Emerging growth company~~ o



	~~Description of~~	~~Shares Outstanding~~
~~Registrant~~	~~Common Stock~~	~~at October 31, 2017~~
~~SCANA Corporation~~	~~Without Par Value~~	~~142,616,254~~
~~South Carolina Electric & Gas Company~~	~~Without Par Value~~	~~40,296,147 (a)~~



				Page
~~Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information~~		Glossary of Terms		3

~~Definitions~~			4

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
~~Item 1. Financial Statements~~	6
Item 1.	~~SCANA Corporation~~	6Financial Statements		5
		~~Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets~~	6
		~~Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income~~	8
		~~Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income~~	9
		~~Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows~~	10
		~~Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Equity~~	11
	~~South Carolina Electric & Gas Company~~		12
		~~Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets~~	12
		~~Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income~~	14
		~~Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows~~	15
		~~Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity~~	16
	~~Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements~~		17

Item 2.				Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	44	26

~~Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk~~	54

Item 4.				Controls and Procedures	55	30

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.		Legal Proceedings	56	31

Item 1A.		Risk Factors	58	31
Item 5.		Other Information		31
~~Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds~~	69
Item 6.		Exhibits		32
~~Item 5. Other Information~~	69

~~Item 6. Exhibits~~			70

~~Signatures~~			71

~~Exhibit Index~~			72



~~TERM~~ Abbreviation or Acronym	~~MEANING~~	Definition
~~AFC~~ 2017 Tax Reform Act		An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 (previously known as The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) enacted on December 22, 2017
ACE Rule		Affordable Clean Energy Rule
AFUDC		Allowance for ~~Funds Used During Construction~~funds used during construction
~~ANI~~ AOCI	~~American Nuclear Insurers~~	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
~~AOCI~~ ARO	~~Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)~~	Asset retirement obligation
~~ARO~~ BACT	~~Asset Retirement Obligation~~	Best available control technology
~~Abandonment Petition~~ CAA	~~Petition filed with the SCPSC on August 1, 2017 which included SCE&G's plan of abandonment of the New Units.~~
~~Bankruptcy Court~~	~~U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York~~
~~BLRA~~	~~Base Load Review Act~~
~~CAA~~	Clean Air Act ~~as amended~~
~~CAIR~~ CCR	~~Clean Air Interstate Rule~~	Coal combustion residual
~~CCR~~ CEO	~~Coal Combustion Residuals~~
~~CEO~~	Chief Executive Officer
~~CFO~~ CERCLA		Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, also known as Superfund
CFO		Chief Financial Officer
~~CFTC~~ CO2	~~Commodity Futures Trading Commission~~	Carbon dioxide
~~Citibank~~ CUA	~~Citibank, N.A.~~	Capacity Use Area
CO₂ CWA	~~Carbon Dioxide~~	Clean Water Act
~~COL~~ DES	~~Combined Construction and Operating License~~	Dominion Energy Services, Inc.
~~Company~~ DESC	~~SCANA, together with~~	The legal entity, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc., one or more of its consolidated ~~subsidiaries~~
~~Consolidated SCE&G~~	~~SCE&G~~entities or operating segment, or the entirety of Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. and its consolidated ~~affiliates~~entities
~~Consortium~~ Dominion Energy	~~A consortium consisting~~	The legal entity, Dominion Energy, Inc., one or more of ~~WEC~~its consolidated subsidiaries (other than DESC) or operating segments, or the entirety of Dominion Energy, Inc. and ~~WECTEC~~its consolidated subsidiaries
~~Court of Appeals~~ Dominion Energy South Carolina	~~United States Court of Appeals~~	Dominion Energy South Carolina operating segment
DSM		Demand-side management
ELG Rule		Effluent limitations guidelines for the ~~District of Columbia~~steam electric power generating category
~~CSAPR~~ EPA	~~Cross-State Air Pollution Rule~~	U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
~~CUT~~ FERC	~~Customer Usage Tracker (decoupling mechanism)~~	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
~~CWA~~ Fuel Company	~~Clean Water Act~~	South Carolina Fuel Company, Inc.
~~DCGT~~ GAAP	~~Dominion Carolina Gas Transmission LLC~~	U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
~~DER~~ GENCO	~~Distributed Energy Resource~~	South Carolina Generating Company, Inc.
~~DHEC~~ GHG		Greenhouse gas
kV		Kilovolt
MD&A		Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
MGD		Million gallons per day
MWh		Megawatt hour
NND Project		V. C. Summer Units 2 and 3 nuclear development project under which DESC and Santee Cooper undertook to construct two Westinghouse AP1000 Advanced Passive Safety nuclear units in Jenkinsville, South Carolina
NOx		Nitrogen oxide
Order 1000		Order issued by FERC adopting requirements for electric transmission planning, cost allocation and development
PSD		Prevention of significant deterioration
Questar Gas		Questar Gas Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dominion Energy
ROE		Return on equity
Santee Cooper		South Carolina Public Service Authority



x ☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Abbreviation or Acronym		Definition
SCANA		The legal entity, SCANA Corporation, one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries (other than DESC) or the entirety of SCANA Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries
SCANA Combination		Dominion Energy's acquisition of SCANA completed on January 1, 2019 pursuant to the terms of the SCANA Merger Agreement
SCANA Merger Agreement		Agreement and plan of merger entered on January 2, 2018 between Dominion Energy and SCANA
SCANA Merger Approval Order		Final order issued by the South Carolina Commission on December 21, 2018 setting forth its approval of the SCANA Combination
SCDHEC		South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
~~District Court~~ SCDOR	~~United States District Court for the District of~~	South Carolina Department of Revenue
~~Dodd-Frank~~ SEC	~~Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform~~	U.S. Securities and ~~Consumer Protection Act~~Exchange Commission
~~DSM Programs~~ SO2	~~Electric Demand Side Management Programs~~	Sulfur dioxide
~~ELG Rule~~	~~Federal effluent limitation guidelines for steam electric generating units~~
~~EMANI~~	~~European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance~~
~~EPA~~	~~United States Environmental Protection Agency~~
~~EPC Contract~~	~~Engineering, Procurement and Construction Agreement dated May 23, 2008, as amended by the October 2015 Amendment~~
~~FASB~~	~~Financial Accounting Standards Board~~
~~FERC~~	~~United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission~~
~~Fluor~~	~~Fluor Corporation~~
~~Fuel Company~~	South Carolina ~~Fuel Company, Inc.~~
~~GAAP~~Commission	~~Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America~~
~~GENCO~~	~~South Carolina Generating Company, Inc.~~
~~GHG~~	~~Greenhouse Gas~~
~~GWh~~	~~Gigawatt hour~~
~~Interim Assessment Agreement~~	~~Interim Assessment Agreement dated March 28, 2017, as amended, among SCE&G, Santee Cooper, WEC and WECTEC~~
~~IRC~~	~~Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended~~
~~IRS~~	~~Internal Revenue Service~~
~~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~~
~~LOC~~	~~Lines of Credit~~
~~MATS~~	~~Mercury and Air Toxics Standards~~
~~MGP~~	~~Manufactured Gas Plant~~
~~MMBTU~~	~~Million British Thermal Units~~
~~MW or MWh~~	~~Megawatt or Megawatt-hour~~
~~NAAQS~~	~~National Ambient Air Quality Standards~~
~~NASDAQ~~	~~The NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.~~
~~NCUC~~	~~North Carolina Utilities Commission~~
~~NEIL~~	~~Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited~~
~~New Units~~	~~Nuclear Unit 2 and Unit 3 at Summer Station~~
NO_X	~~Nitrogen Oxide~~
~~NPDES~~	~~National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System~~
~~NRC~~	~~United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission~~
~~NSPS~~	~~New Source Performance Standards~~
~~NYMEX~~	~~New York Mercantile Exchange~~
~~OCI~~	~~Other Comprehensive Income~~
~~October 2015 Amendment~~	~~Amendment, 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~~
~~PSNC Energy~~	~~Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated~~
~~Registrants~~	~~SCANA and SCE&G~~
~~Request~~	~~Request for Rate Relief filed by the ORS on September 26, 2017~~
~~ROE~~	~~Return on Equity~~
~~RSA~~	~~Natural Gas Rate Stabilization Act~~
~~RTO/ISO~~	~~Regional Transmission Organization/Independent System Operator~~
~~Santee Cooper~~	~~South Carolina Public Service Authority~~
~~SCANA~~	~~SCANA Corporation, the parent company~~
~~SCANA Energy~~	~~SCANA Energy Marketing, Inc.~~
~~SCANA Services~~	~~SCANA Services, Inc.~~
~~SCE&G~~	~~South Carolina Electric & Gas Company~~
~~SCEUC~~	~~South Carolina Energy Users Committee~~
~~SCPSC~~	Public Service Commission of South Carolina
~~SEC~~ Summer	~~United States Securities and Exchange Commission~~
~~SIP~~	~~State Implementation Plan~~
~~SLED~~	~~South Carolina Law Enforcement Division~~
SO₂	~~Sulfur Dioxide~~
~~Summer Station~~	V. C. Summer ~~Nuclear Station~~nuclear power station
~~Supreme Court~~ Toshiba	~~United States Supreme Court~~
~~Toshiba~~	Toshiba Corporation, parent company of ~~WEC~~Westinghouse
Toshiba Settlement		Settlement Agreement dated as of July 27, 2017, by and among Toshiba, ~~SCE&G~~DESC and Santee Cooper
~~Unit 1~~ VIE	~~Nuclear Unit 1 at Summer Station~~	Variable interest entity
~~Unit 2~~ Virginia Power	~~Nuclear Unit 2 at Summer Station~~
~~Unit 3~~	~~Nuclear Unit 3 at Summer Station~~
~~VIE~~	~~Variable Interest Entity~~
~~Vogtle Units~~	~~Two nuclear units being constructed by the Consortium for another group of utilities~~
~~WEC~~	~~Westinghouse~~ The legal entity, Virginia Electric and Power Company, ~~LLC~~
~~WECTEC~~	~~WECTEC Global Project Services, Inc. (formerly known as Stone & Webster, Inc.),~~ a wholly-owned subsidiary of ~~WEC~~Dominion Energy, one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries or operating segment, or the entirety of Virginia Electric and Power Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
~~Williams Station~~ Westinghouse	~~A.M. Williams Generating Station, owned by GENCO~~
~~WNA~~	~~Weather Normalization Adjustment~~ Westinghouse Electric Company LLC



Millions of dollars	September 30, 2017			December 31, 2016
Assets
Utility Plant In Service	$	13,767		$	13,444
Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization	(4,559		)	(4,446		)
Construction Work in Progress	768			4,845
Nuclear Fuel, Net of Accumulated Amortization	249			271
Goodwill, net of writedown of $230	210			210
Utility Plant, Net	10,435			14,324
Nonutility Property and Investments:
Nonutility property, net of accumulated depreciation of $135 and $138	272			276
Assets held in trust, net-nuclear decommissioning	132			123
Other investments	77			76
Nonutility Property and Investments, Net	481			475
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,011			208
Receivables:
Customer, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $5 and $6	545			616
Income taxes	6			142
Other	189			127
Inventories (at average cost):
Fuel and gas supply	129			136
Materials and supplies	159			155
Prepayments	111			105
Other current assets	14			17
Total Current Assets	2,164			1,506
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:
Regulatory assets	6,690			2,130
Other	249			272
Total Deferred Debits and Other Assets	6,939			2,402
Total	$	20,019		$	18,707


(millions)	June 30, 2023			December 31, 2022
ASSETS
Utility plant in service	$	15,034		$	14,688
Accumulated depreciation and amortization		(5,435	)		(5,335	)
Construction work in progress		536			541
Nuclear fuel, net of accumulated amortization		195			204
Utility plant, net ($707 and $719 related to VIEs)		10,330			10,098
Nonutility Property and Investments:
Nonutility property, net of accumulated depreciation		27			20
Assets held in trust, nuclear decommissioning		237			223
Nonutility property and investments, net		264			243
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		1			11
Receivables:
Customer, net of allowance for uncollectible accounts of $5 at both periods		361			420
Affiliated and related party		—			2
Other		127			141
Inventories (at average cost):
Fuel		98			98
Gas stored		33			38
Materials and supplies		232			218
Prepayments		114			76
Regulatory assets		667			743
Other current assets(1)		21			49
Current assets held for sale		—			8
Total current assets ($91 and $92 related to VIEs)		1,654			1,804
Deferred Debits and Other Assets:
Regulatory assets		3,201			3,289
Other(1)		260			315
Total deferred debits and other assets ($27 and $23 related to VIEs)		3,461			3,604
Total assets	$	15,709		$	15,749



	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
Millions of dollars, except per share amounts	2017			2016			2017			2016
Operating Revenues:
Electric	$	786		$	817		$	2,042		$	2,035
Gas - regulated	123			111			584			538
Gas - nonregulated	167			165			623			598
Total Operating Revenues	1,076			1,093			3,249			3,171
Operating Expenses:
Fuel used in electric generation	167			176			464			443
Purchased power	22			21			54			50
Gas purchased for resale	211			202			808			752
Other operation and maintenance	183			187			543			558
Impairment loss	210			—			210			—
Depreciation and amortization	96			93			285			276
Other taxes	67			66			200			192
Total Operating Expenses	956			745			2,564			2,271
Operating Income	120			348			685			900
Other Income (Expense):
Other income	28			15			61			46
Other expense	(7		)	(7		)	(25		)	(31		)
Interest charges, net of allowance for borrowed funds used during construction of $2, $5, $16 and $14	(95		)	(88		)	(270		)	(255		)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	—			7			17			22
Total Other Expense	(74		)	(73		)	(217		)	(218		)
Income Before Income Tax Expense	46			275			468			682
Income Tax Expense	12			86			142			211
Net Income	$	34		$	189		$	326		$	471

Earnings Per Share of Common Stock	$	0.24		$	1.32		$	2.28		$	3.29
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (millions)	143			143			143			143
Dividends Declared Per Share of Common Stock	$	0.6125		$	0.5750		$	1.8375		$	1.7250



	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
Millions of dollars	2017		2016			2017			2016
Net Income	$	34	$	189		$	326		$	471
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax:
Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedging Activities:
Arising during period, net of tax of $-, $-, $(3) and $(3)	—		(1		)	(5		)	(4		)
Reclassified as increases to interest expense, net of tax of $1, $1, $3 and $3	2		2			6			6
Reclassified as increases (decreases) to gas purchased for resale, net of tax of $-, $ -, $(1) and $3	—		—			(2		)	6
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedging activities	2		1			(1		)	8
Deferred cost of employee benefit plans, net of tax of $-, $-, $- and $-	1		—			1			—
Other Comprehensive Income	3		1			—			8
Total Comprehensive Income	$	37	$	190		$	326		$	479



	Common Stock									Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Millions	Shares	Outstanding Amount		Treasury Amount			Retained Earnings			Gains (Losses) from Cash Flow Hedges			Deferred Employee Benefit Plans			Total AOCI			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2017	143	$	2,402	$	(12	)	$	3,384		$	(36	)	$	(13	)	$	(49	)	$	5,725
Net Income							326												326
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Losses arising during the period										(5		)	—			(5		)	(5		)
Losses/amortization reclassified from AOCI										4			1			5			5
Total Comprehensive Income							326			(1		)	1			—			326
Purchase of Treasury Stock	—	—		(1		)													(1		)
Dividends Declared							(263		)										(263		)
Balance as of September 30, 2017	143	$	2,402	$	(13	)	$	3,447		$	(37	)	$	(12	)	$	(49	)	$	5,787

Balance as of January 1, 2016	143	$	2,402	$	(12	)	$	3,118		$	(53	)	$	(12	)	$	(65	)	$	5,443
Net Income							471												471
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Losses arising during the period										(4		)	—			(4		)	(4		)
Losses/amortization reclassified from AOCI										12			—			12			12
Total Comprehensive Income							471			8			—			8			479
Dividends Declared							(247		)										(247		)
Balance as of September 30, 2016	143	$	2,402	$	(12	)	$	3,342		$	(45	)	$	(12	)	$	(57	)	$	5,675



~~Application Filed~~	~~Rates Effective~~	~~Incremental Increase~~
~~February 15, 2017~~	~~March 1, 2017~~	~~$1.9 million~~
~~August 16, 2017~~	~~September 1, 2017~~	~~$0.7 million~~


1.	~~SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES~~


	June 30,		December 31,
(millions)	2023		2022
Regulatory assets:
NND Project costs(1)	$	138	$	138
AROs(2)		44		8
Deferred employee benefit plan costs(3)		11		4
Other unrecovered plant(4)		18		17
DSM programs(5)		20		21
Cost of fuel and purchased gas under-collections(6)		375		508
Other		61		47
Regulatory assets - current		667		743
NND Project costs(1)		2,018		2,088
AROs(2)		384		381
Deferred employee benefit plan costs(3)		148		161
Interest rate hedges(7)		169		169
Other unrecovered plant(4)		51		58
DSM programs(5)		42		41
Environmental remediation costs(8)		37		37
Deferred storm damage costs(9)		41		43
Deferred transmission operating costs(10)		74		75
Derivatives(11)		104		105
Other(12)		133		131
Regulatory assets - noncurrent		3,201		3,289
Total regulatory assets	$	3,868	$	4,032
Regulatory liabilities:
Monetization of guaranty settlement(13)	$	67	$	67
Income taxes refundable through future rates(14)		34		34
Reserve for refunds to electric utility customers(15)		92		100
Derivatives(11)		15		43
Other		—		7
Regulatory liabilities - current		208		251
Monetization of guaranty settlement(13)		669		702
Income taxes refundable through future rates(14)		858		871
Asset removal costs(16)		607		596
Reserve for refunds to electric utility customers(15)		274		325
Derivatives(11)		218		276
Other		4		15
Regulatory liabilities - noncurrent		2,630		2,785
Total regulatory liabilities	$	2,838	$	3,036



	The Company				Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016		September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Regulatory Assets:
Unrecovered nuclear project costs	$	4,520	—		$	4,520	—
Accumulated deferred income taxes	315		$	316	307		$	307
AROs and related funding	424		425		401		403
Deferred employee benefit plan costs	321		342		290		309
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives	632		620		632		620
Other unrecovered plant	108		117		108		117
DSM Programs	58		59		58		59
Carrying costs on deferred tax assets related to nuclear construction	46		32		46		32
Pipeline integrity management costs	47		33		7		6
Environmental remediation costs	30		32		25		26
Deferred storm damage costs	22		20		22		20
Deferred costs related to uncertain tax position	28		15		28		15
Other	139		119		138		116
Total Regulatory Assets	$	6,690	$	2,130	$	6,582	$	2,030



Regulatory Liabilities:
Monetization of guaranty settlement	$	1,095	—		$	1,095	—
Asset removal costs	764		$	755	535		$	529
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives	135		151		135		151
Other	21		24		14		15
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	2,015	$	930	$	1,779	$	695



December 31, 2016 (Millions of dollars)	Total		SCANA			Consolidated SCE&G			PSNC Energy
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)	940.5		64.4			804.3			71.8
Weighted average interest rate			1.43		%	1.04		%	1.07		%
Letters of credit supported by LOC	3.3		3.0			0.3			—
Available	$	1,056.2	$	332.6		$	595.4		$	128.2



	Commodity and Other Energy Management Contracts (in MMBTU)

Hedge designation	Gas Distribution	Gas Marketing	Total
As of September 30, 2017
Commodity contracts	8,330,000	16,723,000	25,053,000
Energy management contracts (a)	—	46,346,530	46,346,530
Total (a)	8,330,000	63,069,530	71,399,530

As of December 31, 2016
Commodity contracts	4,510,000	11,947,000	16,457,000
Energy management contracts (a)	—	67,447,223	67,447,223
Total (a)	4,510,000	79,394,223	83,904,223



Interest Rate Swaps
	The Company				Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016		September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Designated as hedging instruments	$	111.2	$	115.6	$	36.4	$	36.4
Not designated as hedging instruments	1,285.0		1,285.0		1,285.0		1,285.0



Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
		The Company				Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars	Balance Sheet Location	Asset		Liability		Asset		Liability
As of September 30, 2017
Designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts
	Derivative financial instruments	—		$	3	—		$	1
	Other deferred credits and other liabilities	—		25		—		9
Commodity contracts
	Prepayments	—		1		—		—
	Derivative financial instruments	$	1	1		—		—
Total		$	1	$	30	—		$	10

Not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts
	Other deferred debits and other assets	$	56	—		$	56	—
	Derivative financial instruments	—		$	40	—		$	40
	Other deferred credits and other liabilities	—		4		—		4
Commodity contracts
	Prepayments	1		—		—		—
Energy management contracts
	Prepayments	2		1		—		—
	Other current assets	2		—		—		—
	Other deferred debits and other assets	1		—		—		—
	Derivative financial instruments	—		2		—		—
	Other deferred credits and other liabilities	—		1		—		—
Total		$	62	$	48	$	56	$	44

As of December 31, 2016
Designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts
	Derivative financial instruments	—		$	4	—		$	1
	Other deferred credits and other liabilities	—		24		—		8
Commodity contracts
	Prepayments	$	5	—		—		—
	Other current assets	1		—		—		—
Total		$	6	$	28	—		$	9

Not designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate contracts
	Other deferred debits and other assets	$	71	—		$	71	—
	Derivative financial instruments	—		$	27	—		$	27
	Other deferred credits and other liabilities	—		3		—		3
Commodity contracts
	Other current assets	3		—		—		—
Energy management contracts
	Prepayments	6		2		—		—
	Other current assets	2		1		—		—
	Other deferred debits and other assets	2		—		—		—
	Derivative financial instruments	—		4		—		—
	Other deferred credits and other liabilities	—		2		—		—
Total		$	84	$	39	$	71	$	30



The Company and Consolidated SCE&G:
	Loss Deferred in Regulatory Accounts							Loss Reclassified from Deferred Accounts into Income
	Loss Deferred in Regulatory Accounts							Loss Reclassified from Deferred Accounts into Income
Millions of dollars	2017			2016			Location	2017			2016
Three Months Ended September 30,
Interest rate contracts	—			$	(1	)	Interest expense	—			$	(1	)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
Interest rate contracts	$	(1	)	$	(6	)	Interest expense	$	(1	)	$	(2	)



The Company:
	Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI, net of tax							Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income, net of tax
	Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI, net of tax							Gain (Loss) Reclassified from AOCI into Income, net of tax
Millions of dollars	2017			2016			Location	2017			2016
Three Months Ended September 30,
Interest rate contracts	—			$	1		Interest expense	$	(2	)	$	(2	)
Commodity contracts	—			(2		)	Gas purchased for resale	—			—
Total	—			$	(1	)		$	(2	)	$	(2	)

Nine Months Ended September 30,
Interest rate contracts	$	(1	)	$	(4	)	Interest expense	$	(6	)	$	(6	)
Commodity contracts	(4		)	—			Gas purchased for resale	2			(6		)
Total	$	(5	)	$	(4	)		$	(4	)	$	(12	)



Derivative Assets	The Company												Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars	Interest Rate Contracts			Commodity Contracts			Energy Management Contracts			Total			Interest Rate Contracts
As of September 30, 2017
Gross Amounts of Recognized Assets	$	56		$	2		$	5		$	63		$	56
Gross Amounts Offset in Statement of Financial Position	—			(1		)	(2		)	(3		)	—
Net Amounts Presented in Statement of Financial Position	56			1			3			60			56
Gross Amounts Not Offset - Financial Instruments	(7		)	—			—			(7		)	(7		)
Gross Amounts Not Offset - Cash Collateral Received	—			—			—			—			—
Net Amount	$	49		$	1		$	3		$	53		$	49
Balance sheet location
Prepayments										$	1		—
Other current assets										2			—
Other deferred debits and other assets										57			$	56
Total										$	60		$	56

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



Derivative Liabilities	The Company												Consolidated SCE&G
Millions of dollars	Interest Rate Contracts			Commodity Contracts			Energy Management Contracts			Total			Interest Rate Contracts
As of September 30, 2017
Gross Amounts of Recognized Liabilities	$	72		$	2		$	4		$	78		$	54
Gross Amounts Offset in Statement of Financial Position	—			(1		)	(2		)	(3		)	—
Net Amounts Presented in Statement of Financial Position	72			1			2			75			54
Gross Amounts Not Offset - Financial Instruments	(7		)	—			—			(7		)	(7		)
Gross Amounts Not Offset - Cash Collateral Posted	(30		)	—			(1		)	(31		)	(10		)
Net Amount	$	35		$	1		$	1		$	37		$	37
Balance sheet location
Prepayments										$	1		—
Derivative financial instruments										45			$	41
Other deferred credits and other liabilities										29			13
Total										$	75		$	54

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


Significant Unobservable Inputs	Position	Change to Input	Impact on Fair Value Measurement
Market price	Buy	Increase (decrease)	Gain (loss)
Market price	Sell	Increase (decrease)	Loss (gain)


(millions)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
At June 30, 2023
Assets
Commodity	$	—	$	—	$	167	$	167
Total assets	$	—	$	—	$	167	$	167
Liabilities
Interest rate	$	—	$	3	$	—	$	3
Total liabilities	$	—	$	3	$	—	$	3
At December 31, 2022
Assets
Commodity	$	—	$	—	$	251	$	251
Interest rate		—		1		—		1
Total assets	$	—	$	1	$	251	$	252
Liabilities
Interest rate	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	2
Total liabilities	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	2


	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
	2023			2022			2023			2022
(millions)
Beginning balance	$	188		$	225		$	251		$	148
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses):
Included in earnings:
Purchased power		(1	)		15			—			18
Included in regulatory assets/liabilities		(21	)		70			(84	)		147
Settlements		1			(15	)		—			(18	)
Ending balance	$	167		$	295		$	167		$	295



Long-Term Debt	September 30, 2017				December 31, 2016
Millions of dollars	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
The Company	$	6,632.4	$	7,462.9	$	6,489.8	$	7,183.3
Consolidated SCE&G	5,162.5		5,836.9		5,166.0		5,752.3



Nine months ended September 30,
Service cost	$	16.3		$	15.5		$	3.4	$	3.3
Interest cost	28.0			29.5			8.6		9.1
Expected return on assets	(41.0		)	(41.9		)	—		—
Prior service cost amortization	1.2			3.0			—		0.2
Amortization of actuarial losses	12.2			11.1			0.8		0.4
Net periodic benefit cost	$	16.7		$	17.2		$	12.8	$	13.0



Nine months ended September 30,
Service cost	$	13.6		$	12.7		$	2.8	$	2.7
Interest cost	24.0			25.0			7.1		7.5
Expected return on assets	(35.0		)	(35.5		)	—		—
Prior service cost amortization	1.0			2.5			—		0.2
Amortization of actuarial losses	10.4			9.4			0.6		0.3
Net periodic benefit cost	$	14.0		$	14.1		$	10.5	$	10.7



Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017
Electric Operations	$	2,042	$	4		$	549	n/a
Gas Distribution	584		1			109		n/a
Gas Marketing	623		93			n/a		$	17
All Other	—		286			—		(14		)
Adjustments/Eliminations	—		(384		)	27		323
Consolidated Total	$	3,249	$	—		$	685	$	326



Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
Electric Operations	$	817	$	1		$	364		n/a
Gas Distribution	111		—			(14		)	n/a
Gas Marketing	165		35			n/a			$	(1	)
All Other	—		100			—			(7		)
Adjustments/Eliminations	—		(136		)	(2		)	197
Consolidated Total	$	1,093	$	—		$	348		$	189



Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
Electric Operations	$	2,035	$	4		$	784	n/a
Gas Distribution	538		1			79		n/a
Gas Marketing	598		83			n/a		$	23
All Other	—		302			—		(14		)
Adjustments/Eliminations	—		(390		)	37		462
Consolidated Total	$	3,171	$	—		$	900	$	471