SCANA
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SCANA Corporation is a $9 billion Fortune 500
energy-based holding company
, based in Cayce, South Carolina
, whose businesses include regulated
electric and natural gas
utility
operations and other energy-related businesses. SCANA's subsidiaries
serve approximately 661,000 electric customers in South Carolina
and more than one million natural gas customers in South Carolina, North Carolina
and Georgia
. The corporate name SCANA is not an acronym, but is taken from the letters in South Carolina.
, which would create the 50000 acres (202 km²) Lake Murray
, was the largest man-made barrier built for power production in the world when completed in 1930. In addition, the project provided jobs during the Great Depression
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In 1937, the Broad River Power Company changed its name to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company. It remains SCANA Corporation's principal subsidiary today. Five years later, Lexington Water Power Company merged with SCE&G. Today, SCE&G, is a regulated public utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity to approximately 661,000 retail and wholesale customers in a service area covering more than 17000 square miles (44,029.8 km²) in the central, southern and southwestern portions of South Carolina. The company is also engaged in the purchase and sale of natural gas, primarily at retail, to approximately 314,000 customers in a service area covering more than 22000 square miles (56,979.7 km²) in central and southern South Carolina.
SCE&G currently operates 6 Hydroelectric plants, 6 coal fired plants
, 1 nuclear plant, 8 simple cycle combustion turbine
s, and 1 combined cycle
power plant. The total output is over 5.8 GW.
. Its precessors were the South Carolina Pipeline Company and SCG Pipeline Company. CGTC receives gas from Southern Natural Gas Company, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation and the Southern LNG
terminal at Elba Island, Georgia.
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, is the second largest marketer of natural gas in Georgia, serving more than 460,000 customers. The company has a regulated unit, SCANA Energy Regulated Division, selected by the Georgia Public Service Commission
to serve as the state’s only regulated natural gas provider.
SCANA Communications also offers clients with Point-of-Presence (POP) equipment co-location at designated sites along the fiber route and has a state-of-the-art data center in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. In addition, the company offers a full suite of communication tower services designed to meet the needs of both fixed and mobile wireless providers. Services include site acquisition, zoning support, build-to-suite, site management of existing towers, shared tenant co-location, and fiber backbone access.
Customers include telecom carriers and large retail businesses, including all of the major long distance and cellular carriers.
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
energy-based holding company
Holding company
A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...
, based in Cayce, South Carolina
Cayce, South Carolina
Cayce is a city in Lexington and Richland counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina, along the Congaree River. The population was 12,150 at the 2000 census...
, whose businesses include regulated
Regulation
Regulation is administrative legislation that constitutes or constrains rights and allocates responsibilities. It can be distinguished from primary legislation on the one hand and judge-made law on the other...
electric and natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
utility
Public utility
A public utility is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service . Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to state-wide government monopolies...
operations and other energy-related businesses. SCANA's subsidiaries
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
serve approximately 661,000 electric customers in South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
and more than one million natural gas customers in South Carolina, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
and Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. The corporate name SCANA is not an acronym, but is taken from the letters in South Carolina.
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
In 1927, the Lexington Water Power Company received a license to build a dam on the Saluda River northwest of Columbia. Saluda DamSaluda Dam
The Saluda Dam is an earthen embankment dam located approximately 10 miles west of Columbia, South Carolina on the Saluda River. Construction on the dam began in 1927 and was completed in 1930. The purpose of the dam is flood control, hydroelectricity, recreation and water supply...
, which would create the 50000 acres (202 km²) Lake Murray
Lake Murray (South Carolina)
Lake Murray is a reservoir in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is approximately 50,000 acres in size, and has roughly 500 miles of shoreline. It was impounded in the late 1920s to provide hydroelectric power to the state of South Carolina. Lake Murray is fed by the Saluda River, which flows...
, was the largest man-made barrier built for power production in the world when completed in 1930. In addition, the project provided jobs during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
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In 1937, the Broad River Power Company changed its name to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company. It remains SCANA Corporation's principal subsidiary today. Five years later, Lexington Water Power Company merged with SCE&G. Today, SCE&G, is a regulated public utility engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity to approximately 661,000 retail and wholesale customers in a service area covering more than 17000 square miles (44,029.8 km²) in the central, southern and southwestern portions of South Carolina. The company is also engaged in the purchase and sale of natural gas, primarily at retail, to approximately 314,000 customers in a service area covering more than 22000 square miles (56,979.7 km²) in central and southern South Carolina.
SCE&G currently operates 6 Hydroelectric plants, 6 coal fired plants
Fossil fuel power plant
A fossil-fuel power station is a power station that burns fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas or petroleum to produce electricity. Central station fossil-fuel power plants are designed on a large scale for continuous operation...
, 1 nuclear plant, 8 simple cycle combustion turbine
Simple cycle combustion turbine
A Simple Cycle Combustion Turbine is a type of gas turbine most frequently used in the power industry. It differs from a combined cycle machine in that it has no provision for waste heat recovery.-Advantages:...
s, and 1 combined cycle
Combined cycle
In electric power generation a combined cycle is an assembly of heat engines that work in tandem off the same source of heat, converting it into mechanical energy, which in turn usually drives electrical generators...
power plant. The total output is over 5.8 GW.
Carolina Gas Transmission
Formed in November 2006, CGTC is an interstate natural gas pipeline in South Carolina and Georgia regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory CommissionFederal Energy Regulatory Commission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is the United States federal agency with jurisdiction over interstate electricity sales, wholesale electric rates, hydroelectric licensing, natural gas pricing, and oil pipeline rates...
. Its precessors were the South Carolina Pipeline Company and SCG Pipeline Company. CGTC receives gas from Southern Natural Gas Company, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation and the Southern LNG
Southern LNG
Southern LNG is a re-gasification facility on Elba Island, in Chatham County, Georgia, five miles downstream from Savannah, Georgia. The initial authorization for the Elba Island facility was issued in 1972. LNG shipments ceased during the first half of 1980...
terminal at Elba Island, Georgia.
PSNC Energy
PSNC Energy is a regulated public utility engaged primarily in purchasing, transporting, distributing and selling natural gas to approximately 482,000 customers in the north central, Piedmont and western areas of North Carolina. The service area encompasses 28 counties and covers approximately 12000 square miles (31,079.9 km²) in North Carolina. Its headquarters is in Gastonia, North CarolinaGastonia, North Carolina
Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina, United States. It is also the third largest suburb of the Charlotte Area, behind Concord and Rock Hill. The population was 71,226 as of Gastonia is the largest city and county seat of Gaston County, North Carolina,...
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SCANA Energy Marketing, Inc (SEMI)
SCANA Energy Marketing, Inc. markets natural gas to over 500 industrial and commercial customers, municipalities, power producers and aggregators, primarily in the Southeast.SCANA Energy
SCANA Energy (a division of SCANA Energy Marketing, Inc.), based in AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, is the second largest marketer of natural gas in Georgia, serving more than 460,000 customers. The company has a regulated unit, SCANA Energy Regulated Division, selected by the Georgia Public Service Commission
Georgia Public Service Commission
The Georgia Public Service Commission is a public utilities commission, a quasi-judicial tribunal, which regulates telecommunications, transportation, electric and natural gas services in the U.S. state of Georgia....
to serve as the state’s only regulated natural gas provider.
SCANA Communications
SCANA Communications claims to offer a wide range of "leading edge communications solutions" in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. The company operates fiber optic LONG-HAUL and ACCESS networks throughout South Carolina and in parts of North Carolina and Georgia, and leverages the fiber of its partners, Palmetto Net and FRC, which are regional Interexchange carriers.SCANA Communications also offers clients with Point-of-Presence (POP) equipment co-location at designated sites along the fiber route and has a state-of-the-art data center in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. In addition, the company offers a full suite of communication tower services designed to meet the needs of both fixed and mobile wireless providers. Services include site acquisition, zoning support, build-to-suite, site management of existing towers, shared tenant co-location, and fiber backbone access.
Customers include telecom carriers and large retail businesses, including all of the major long distance and cellular carriers.