RATE AND OTHER REGULATORY MATTERS (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Regulatory Assets

Demand reduction programs [Table Text Block]

Year	Effective	Amount
2015	First billing cycle of May	$	32.0	million
2014	First billing cycle of May	$	15.4	million
2013	First billing cycle of May	$	16.9	million

Schedule of Changes in Electric Rate BLRA [Table Text Block]

Year	Action			Amount
2014	2.8	%	Increase	$	66.2	million
2013	2.9	%	Increase	$	67.2	million

Schedule of Changes in Gas Rate RSA [Table Text Block]

Year	Action			Amount
2014	0.6	%	Decrease	$	2.6	million
2013	No change			-

Schedule of Regulatory Assets [Table Text Block]

.

Millions of dollars	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Regulatory Assets:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	283	$	284
Under-collections - electric fuel adjustment clause	—		20
Environmental remediation costs	39		40
AROs and related funding	373		366
Franchise agreements	24		26
Deferred employee benefit plan costs	332		350
Planned major maintenance	—		2
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives	455		453
Deferred pollution control costs	35		36
Unrecovered plant	131		137
DSM Programs	59		56
Carrying costs on deferred tax assets related to nuclear construction	13		9
Pipeline integrity management costs	13		9
Other	41		35
Total Regulatory Assets	$	1,798	$	1,823

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Regulatory Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	21	$	22
Asset removal costs	720		703
Storm damage reserve	6		6
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives	123		82
Planned major maintenance	15		—
Other	—		1
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	885	$	814

SCEG

Regulatory Assets

Demand reduction programs [Table Text Block]

Year	Effective	Amount
2015	First billing cycle of May	$	32.0	million
2014	First billing cycle of May	$	15.4	million
2013	First billing cycle of May	$	16.9	million

Schedule of Changes in Electric Rate BLRA [Table Text Block]

Year	Action			Amount
2014	2.8	%	Increase	$	66.2	million
2013	2.9	%	Increase	$	67.2	million

Schedule of Changes in Gas Rate RSA [Table Text Block]

Year	Action			Amount
2014	0.6	%	Decrease	$	2.6	million
2013	No change			-

Schedule of Regulatory Assets [Table Text Block]

Millions of dollars	June 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Regulatory Assets:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	277	$	278
Under collections – electric fuel adjustment clause	—		20
Environmental remediation costs	35		36
AROs and related funding	353		347
Franchise agreements	24		26
Deferred employee benefit plan costs	300		310
Planned major maintenance	—		2
Deferred losses on interest rate derivatives	455		453
Deferred pollution control costs	35		36
Unrecovered plant	131		137
DSM Programs	59		56
Carrying costs on deferred tax assets related to nuclear construction	13		9
Other	42		35
Total Regulatory Assets	$	1,724	$	1,745

Schedule of Regulatory Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Regulatory Liabilities:
Accumulated deferred income taxes	$	16	$	17
Asset removal costs	514		505
Storm damage reserve	6		6
Deferred gains on interest rate derivatives	123		82
Planned major maintenance	15		—
Total Regulatory Liabilities	$	674	$	610