Business description of DOMINION-ENERGY-SOUTH-CAROLINA-INC from last 10-k form

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

 

 

 

 

I.R.S. Employer

Commission File Number

 

Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter

 

Identification Number

 

 

 

 

 

001-3375

  

DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.

  

57-0248695

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

South Carolina

  

 

 

  

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400 OTARRE PARKWAY

 

 

 

 

CAYCE, South Carolina

 

29033

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(803) 217-9000

 

 

 

  

(Registrants’ telephone number)

  

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Series A Nonvoting Preferred Shares

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

    Yes  ☒   No      

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes      No  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," “non-accelerated filer,” "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer

 

non-accelerated filer

 

Smaller reporting company

 

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

Yes   No 

At February 15, 2020, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. had 40,296,147 shares of common stock outstanding, all of which were held by SCANA Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dominion Energy, Inc.

DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC. MEETS THE CONDITIONS SET FORTH IN GENERAL INSTRUCTION I(1)(a) AND (b) OF FORM 10-K AND IS FILING THIS FORM 10-K UNDER THE REDUCED DISCLOSURE FORMAT.

Item

Number

Page

Number

 

3

 

 

 

Item 1.

5

Item 1A.

6

Item 1B.

11

Item 2.

11

Item 3.

12

Item 4.

12

 

 

 

Item 5.

13

Item 6.

13

Item 7.

14

Item 7A.

17

Item 8.

18

Item 9.

60

Item 9A.

60

Item 9B.

60

 

 

 

Item 10.

61

Item 11.

61

Item 12.

61

Item 13.

61

Item 14.

61

 

 

 

Item 15.

62

Item 16.

63

The following abbreviations or acronyms used in this Form 10-K are defined below:

Abbreviation or Acronym

 

Definition

2015 Task Order

 

Retail services agreement between DESC and the DOE, which includes a FERC jurisdictional lease of the DOE transmission facilities at the Savannah River Site

2017 Tax Reform Act

 

An Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the

   Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 (previously known as The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) enacted on

   December 22, 2017

ACE Rule

 

Affordable Clean Energy Rule

AFUDC

 

Allowance for funds used during construction

AOCI

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

ARO

 

Asset retirement obligation

BACT

 

Best available control technology

bcf

 

Billion cubic feet

BLRA

 

South Carolina Base Load Review Act

CAA

 

Clean Air Act

CCR

 

Coal combustion residual

CEO

 

Chief Executive Officer

CERCLA

 

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, also known as

   Superfund

CFO

 

Chief Financial Officer

CO2

 

Carbon dioxide

Consortium

 

A consortium consisting of Westinghouse and WECTEC

CWA

 

Clean Water Act

DECG

 

Dominion Energy Carolina Gas Transmission, LLC

DER

 

Distributed energy resource

DESC

 

The legal entity, Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. (formerly known as South Carolina Electric

   & Gas Company), one or more of its consolidated entities or operating segment, or the entirety of

   Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. and its consolidated entities

DESS

 

Dominion Energy Southeast Services, Inc. (formerly known as SCANA Services, Inc.)

Dominion Energy South Carolina

 

Dominion Energy South Carolina operating segment

Dodd-Frank Act

 

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010

DOE

 

U.S. Department of Energy

Dominion Energy

 

The legal entity, Dominion Energy, Inc., one or more of its consolidated subsidiaries (other than

   DESC) or operating segments, or the entirety of Dominion Energy, Inc. and its

   consolidated subsidiaries

DSM

 

Demand-side management

ELG Rule

 

Effluent limitations guidelines for the steam electric power generating category

EMANI

 

European Mutual Association for Nuclear Insurance

EPA

 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

FASB

 

Financial Accounting Standards Board

FERC

 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

FILOT

 

Fee in lieu of taxes

Fuel Company

 

South Carolina Fuel Company, Inc.

GAAP

 

U.S. generally accepted accounting principles

GENCO

 

South Carolina Generating Company, Inc.

GHG

 

Greenhouse gas

IAA

 

Interim Assessment Agreement dated March 28, 2017, as amended, among DESC, Santee Cooper,

   Westinghouse and WECTEC

IRS

 

Internal Revenue Service

MATS

 

Utility Mercury and Air Toxics Standard Rule

MD&A

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

MGD

 

Million gallons a day

MGP

 

Manufactured gas plant

MW

 

Megawatt

NAV

 

Net asset value

NEIL

 

Nuclear Electric Insurance Limited

NND Project

 

V.C. Summer Units 2 and 3 nuclear development project under which DESC and Santee Cooper

   undertook to construct two Westinghouse AP1000 Advanced Passive Safety nuclear units in

   Jenkinsville, South Carolina

NOX

 

Nitrogen oxide

NRC

 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NSPS

 

New Source Performance Standards

Order 1000

 

ORS

 

Order issued by FERC adopting requirements for electric transmission planning, cost allocation and development

South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff

PGA

 

Purchased gas adjustment