**Exhibit 12.01**

**SCANA      CORPORATION**

**CALCULATION      OF RATIOS**

**FOR      THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005**

**(Dollars      in Millions)**

| Net                earnings(1)                                                                                  |   |   |   |   | $      | 781.8  |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Divide                by annualized interest charges on:                                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Bonds                authenticated under SCE&G's First and Refunding Mortgage Bond                Indenture |   | $      | 11.8   |   |   |   |   |
| Other                indebtedness(1)                                                                            |   |   | 99.4   |   |   |   |   |
| Total                annualized interest charges                                                                |   |   |   |   |   | 111.2  |   |
| Bond                Ratio                                                                                       |   |   |   |   |   | 7.03   |   |

| Net                earnings(2)                                                                    |   |   |   |   | $      | 751.4  |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Divide                by annualized interest charges on:                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Bonds                authenticated under SCE&G's First Mortgage Bond                Indenture |   | $      | 97.3   |   |   |   |   |
| Other                indebtedness(2)                                                              |   |   | 13.9   |   |   |   |   |
| Total                annualized interest charges                                                  |   |   |   |   |   | 111.2  |   |
| New                Bond Ratio                                                                     |   |   |   |   |   | 6.76   |   |

| Net                earnings(3)                                              |   |   |   |   | $      | 250.8  |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| Divide                by annualized interest charges on:                    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Bonds                outstanding under SCE&G's mortgage bond indentures |   | $      | 111.2  |   |   |   |   |
| Preferred                dividend requirements                              |   |   | 7.3    |   |   |   |   |
| Total                annualized interest charges                            |   |   |   |   |   | 118.5  |   |
| Preferred                Stock Ratio                                        |   |   |   |   |   | 2.12   |   |

**SCANA      CORPORATION**

**COMPUTATION      OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES**

**For      Each of the Five Years Ended December 31, 2005**

**(Dollars      in Millions)**

|                                                                    |   | **Years                Ended December 31,** |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                    |   | **2005**                                    |   | **2004** |   | **2003** |   | **2002** |   | **2001** |   |
| Fixed                Charges as defined:                                |   |                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Interest                on long-term debt                               |   | $                                           | 209.4  |   | $ | 206.9 |   | $ | 206.1 |   | $ | 206.1 |   | $ | 227.5 |   |
| Amortization                of debt premium, discount and expense (net) |   |                                        | 6.0    |   |   | 5.4 |   |   | 4.9 |   |   | 5.1 |   |   | 6.4 |   |
| Interest                component on rentals                            |   |                                        | 4.7    |   |   | 3.9 |   |   | 3.6 |   |   | 3.4 |   |   | 1.8 |   |
| Preference                security dividend requirement                 |   |                                        | 11.8   |   |   | 11.9 |   |   | 13.6 |   |   | 15.7 |   |   | 15.7 |   |
| Total                Fixed Charges (A)                                  |   | $                                           | 231.9  |   | $ | 228.1 |   | $ | 228.2 |   | $ | 230.3 |   | $ | 251.4 |   |
| Earnings                as defined:                                     |   |                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Pretax                income (loss) from continuing operations          |   | $                                           | 208.7  |   | $ | 387.1 |   | $ | 426.2 |   | $ | (94.3 | ) | $ | 855.4 |   |
| Total                fixed charges above                                |   |                                        | 231.9  |   |   | 228.1 |   |   | 228.2 |   |   | 230.3 |   |   | 251.4 |   |
| Pretax                equity (earnings) losses of investees             |   |                                        | 71.9   |   |   | (5.4 | ) |   | (5.2 | ) |   | (5.8 | ) |   | (3.7 | ) |
| Cash                distributions from equity investees                 |   |                                        | 7.1    |   |   | 7.4 |   |   | 7.7 |   |   | 7.8 |   |   | 11.2 |   |
| Preference                security dividend requirements from above     |   |                                        | (11.8  | ) |   | (11.9 | ) |   | (13.6 | ) |   | (15.7 | ) |   | (15.7 | ) |
| Total                Earnings (B)                                       |   | $                                           | 507.8  |   | $ | 605.3 |   | $ | 643.3 |   | $ | 122.3 |   | $ | 1,098.6 |   |
|                                                                    |   |                                        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Ratio                of Earnings to Fixed Charges (B/A)                 |   |                                        | 2.19   |   |   | 2.65 |   |   | 2.82 |   |   | .53 |   |   | 4.37 |   |