EX-23 25 exh23.txt CONSENTS OF EXPERTS EXHIBIT 23.01 SCANA CORPORATION INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No. 333-18973, 333-37398, and 333-97555 of SCANA Corporation on Forms S-8 and Registration Statements No. 333-86803 and 333-68266 of SCANA Corporation on Forms S-3 of our report dated February 26, 2004 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph related to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," effective January 1, 2002 as discussed in Note 1) appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of SCANA Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2003. s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Columbia, South Carolina February 26, 2004 EXHIBIT 23.02 SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-108760 of South Carolina Electric and Gas Company on Form S-3 of our report dated February 26, 2004 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of South Carolina Electric and Gas Company for the year ended December 31, 2003. s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Columbia, South Carolina February 26, 2004 EXHIBIT 23.03 PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA, INCORPORATED INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-68516 of Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated on Form S-3 of our report dated February 26, 2004 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph related to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," effective January 1, 2002 as discussed in Note 1) appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated for the year ended December 31, 2003. s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Columbia, South Carolina February 26, 2004