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AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
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The Company received cash distributions from equity-method investees of $10.4 million in 2013, $12.5 million in 2012 and $5.5 million in 2011 . The Company made investments in equity-method investees of $5.2 million in 2013, $10.6 million in 2012 and $13.6 million in 2011.
 
SCE&G owns 40% of Canadys Refined Coal, LLC, which is involved in the manufacturing and selling of refined coal to reduce emissions. SCE&G accounts for this investment using the equity method. SCE&G’s receivable from this affiliate was $18.0 million at December 31, 2013 and $1.8 million at December 31, 2012.  SCE&G’s payable to this affiliate was $18.0 million at December 31, 2013 and $1.8 million at December 31, 2012.  SCE&G’s total purchases from this affiliate were $134.2 million in 2013 and $111.6 million in 2012. SCE&G’s total sales to this affiliate were $133.6 million in 2013 and $111.1 million in 2012.
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CGT transports natural gas to SCE&G to serve retail gas customers and certain electric generation requirements.  Such purchases totaled approximately $33.3 million in 2013, $35.9 million in 2012 and $30.8 million in 2011.  SCE&G had approximately $3.3 million and $3.4 million payable to CGT for transportation services at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. SCE&G had approximately $1.3 million receivable from CGT for transportation services at December 31, 2013 and an insignificant receivable amount at December 31, 2012.
 
SCE&G purchases natural gas and related pipeline capacity from SEMI to serve its retail gas customers and certain electric generation requirements. Such purchases totaled approximately $166.9 million in 2013, $125.5 million in 2012 and $187.4 million in 2011. SCE&G’s payables to SEMI for such purposes were $12.5 million and $13.1 million as of December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.
 
SCE&G owns 40% of Canadys Refined Coal, LLC which is involved in the manufacturing and selling of refined coal to reduce emissions. SCE&G accounts for this investment using the equity method. SCE&G’s receivable from this affiliate was $18.0 million at December 31, 2013 and $1.8 million at December 31, 2012.  SCE&G’s payable to this affiliate was $18.0 million at December 31, 2013 and $1.8 million at December 31, 2012.  SCE&G’s total purchases to this affiliate were $134.2 million in 2013 and $111.6 million in 2012. SCE&G’s total sales to this affiliate were $133.6 million in 2013 and $111.1 million in 2012.

An affiliate processes and pays invoices for Consolidated SCE&G and is reimbursed. Consolidated SCE&G owed $49.1 million and $39.4 million to the affiliate at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, for invoices paid by the affiliate on its behalf.

SCANA Services provides the following services to Consolidated SCE&G, which are rendered at direct or allocated cost: information systems services, customer services, marketing and sales, human resources, corporate compliance, purchasing, financial services, risk management, public affairs, legal services, investor relations, gas supply and capacity management, strategic planning, and general administrative services. Costs for these services totaled $285.6 million in 2013, $305.6 million in 2012 and $302.6 million in 2011.