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Exhibit 3.21(a)

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

SECRETARY OF STATE

ARTICLES OF CORRECTION

TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY IN BLACK INK.

The following information is submitted pursuant to Section 33-1-240 of the 1976 South Carolina Code of Laws, as amended:

1. The name of the corporation is South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

2. That on May 7, 2001 the corporation filed (fill out whichever is applicable):

a. x The following described document:

Articles of Amendment

b. o The attached document (attach copy of the document).

3. That this document was incorrect in the following manner:

See attached Exhibit B

4. That the incorrect matters stated in Paragraph 3 should be revised as follows:

Exhibit A to Restated Articles of Incorporation should be revised

to read as set forth on the attached Exhibit B.

Date: February 16, 2004 South Carolina Electric & Gas Company

Name of Corporation

/s/Lynn M. Williams

Signature

Lynn M. Williams, Secretary

Type or Print Name and Office

Exhibit A

In Exhibit A to Restated Articles of Incorporation, (1) the total number of shares which the corporation was authorized to issue, the total number of shares of Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share, and the number of shares of Preferred Stock, par value $100 per share, unissued and undesignated were each overstated by 1,000,000; (2) the word “unissued” in Section 2(b)(ii) should have been “issued”; and (3) the words “(Series A)” should not have been included in Section 2(b)(v).

Exhibit B

EXHIBIT A

RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY

Statement of Authorized Shares of Stock and of Preferred Stock

unissued and undesignated as to Series and issued

outstanding and designated as to Series

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As of the effective date of this Exhibit A:

1. Authorized Classes.

The total number of shares which the Company shall be authorized to issue is 55,432,296, of which 2,000,000 shall be Preferred Stock of the par value of $25 per share, issuable in series, 1,682,296 shall be Preferred Stock of the par value of $50 per share, issuable in series, 1,750,000 shall be Preferred Stock of the par value of $100 per share, issuable in series, and 50,000,000 shall be Common Stock of the par value of $4.50 per share.

2. Preferred Stock unissued and undesignated as to series

and issued, outstanding and designated as to series.

(a) Par Value $25 per share

(i) 2,000,000 unissued and undesignated as to series.

(b) Par Value $50 per share-entitled to one vote per share.

(i) 640,000 shares unissued and undesignated as to series.

(ii) 125,209 shares issued and outstanding designated “5% Preferred

Stock”

(iii) 9,600 shares issued and outstanding designated “4.50%

Cumulative Preferred Stock”

(iv) 16,052 shares issued and outstanding designated “4.60% (Series A)

Cumulative Preferred Stock”

(v) 67,000 shares issued and outstanding designated “5.125%

Cumulative Preferred Stock”

Exhibit B

(vi) 57,800 shares issued and outstanding designated “4.60% (Series B)

Cumulative Preferred Stock”

(vii) 66,635 shares issued and outstanding designated “6% Cumulative

Preferred Stock”

Total 982,296

to one half of one vote per share

(i) 700,000 shares unissued and undesignated as to series

(d) Par Value $100 per share

(i) 750,000 unissued and undesignated as to series.

(ii) 1,000,000 shares issued and outstanding designated “6.52%

Cumulative Preferred Stock”

Total 1,750,000

3. Shares Outstanding

The total number of shares issued and outstanding is 41,638,443, consisting of:

(a) 40,296,147 shares of Common Stock;

(b) 0 Shares of Preferred Stock par value $25 per share;

vote per share;

(d) 0 shares of Preferred Stock par value $50 per share-entitled to one-half of

one vote per share; and

(e) 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock par value $100 per share.

May 3, 2001