SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                Washington, D. C.

                                   FORM U-6B-2

                           Certificate of Notification

                              Filed by a registered
                               holding company or
                               subsidiary thereof
                                pursuant to Rule
                               20(d) adopted under
                               the Public Utility
                               Holding Company Act
                                    of 1935.

                      South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
                                  (the Company)

      This certificate is notice that the above named company has issued,
renewed or guaranteed the security or securities described herein which issue,
renewal or guaranty was exempted from the provisions of Section 6(a) of the Act
and was neither the subject of a declaration or application on Form U-1 nor
included within the exemption provided by Rule 48.

     1. Type of security or securities.

           Guaranty of  South Carolina Fuel Company, Inc.'s 364-Day Credit
           Agreement for a revolving credit facility (Credit Agreement)

     2. Issue, renewal or guaranty.

            Guaranty

     3. Principal amount of each security.

           The principal amount of the security will vary over time as
           borrowings are made but shall not exceed in the aggregate $125
           million at any one time outstanding.

     4. Rate of interest per annum of each security.

           Not Applicable

     5. Date of issue, renewal or guaranty of each security.

           December 17, 2002

     6. If renewal of security, give date of original issue.

           Not Applicable

     7. Date of maturity of each security.

           December 16, 2003

     8. Name of persons to whom each security was issued, renewed or guaranteed.

          Wachovia Bank, National Association;  Bank of America,  N.A.; SunTrust
          Bank;  Regions Bank;  Branch Banking and Trust Co. of South  Carolina;
          Carolina   First  Bank  as  lenders  with  Wachovia   Bank,   National
          Association as administrative agent.






9. Collateral given with each security, if any.

           Not Applicable

     10. Consideration received for each security.

           Not Applicable

     11. Application of proceeds of each security.

            If and when drawn, funds provided under the guaranty will be used
            to repay borrowings of South Carolina Fuel Company, Inc. under its
            Credit Agreement.

     12.    Indicate by a check after the applicable statement below whether the
            issue, renewal or guaranty of each security was exempt from the
            provisions of Section 6(a) because of:

            a. the provisions contained in the first sentence of Section 6(b)

            b. the provisions contained in the fourth sentence of Section 6(b)

            c. the provisions contained in any rule of the commission other than
               Rule 48 X

     13.    If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of
            Section 6(a) by virtue of the first sentence of Section 6(b), give
            the figures which indicate that the security or securities aggregate
            (together with all other than outstanding notes and drafts of a
            maturity of nine or less, exclusive of days of grace, as to which
            such company is primarily or secondarily liable) not more than five
            percentum of the principal amount and par value of the other
            securities of such company then outstanding.

           Not Applicable

     14.    If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of
            Section 6(a) because of the fourth sentence of Section 6(b), name
            the security outstanding on January 1, 1935, pursuant to the terms
            of which the security or securities herein described have been
            issued.

           Not Applicable

     15.    If the security or securities are exempt from the provisions of
            Section 6(a) because of any rule of the Commission other than Rule
            48 designate the rule under which exemption is claimed.

           Rule 52


                                South Carolina Electric & Gas Company


                                By:      s/James E. Swan, IV
                                         -----------------------------------
                                         James E. Swan, IV
                                         Controller

Dated:    December 20, 2002