AFFILIATED TRANSACTIONS

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

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The Company received cash distributions from equity-method investees of $4.0 million in 2015, $7.8 million in 2014 and $10.4 million in 2013. The Company made investments in equity-method investees of $4.1 million in 2015, $5.7 million in 2014 and $5.2 million in 2013.

SCE&G owns 40% of Canadys Refined Coal, LLC, which is involved in the manufacturing and sale of refined coal to reduce emissions. SCE&G accounts for this investment using the equity method. SCE&G’s total purchases from this affiliate were $233.2 million in 2015, $260.3 million in 2014 and $134.2 million in 2013. SCE&G’s total sales to this affiliate were $232.0 million in 2015, $259.0 million in 2014 and $133.6 million in 2013. SCE&G’s payable to this affiliate was $12.9 million at December 31, 2015 and $27.9 million at December 31, 2014 SCE&G’s receivable from this affiliate was $12.8 million at December 31, 2015 and $27.8 million at December 31, 2014.

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Prior to January 31, 2015, CGT was a wholly-owned subsidiary of SCANA and transported natural gas to SCE&G to serve retail gas customers and certain electric generation requirements.  SCE&G's purchases from CGT totaled approximately $3.4 million in 2015, $30.0 million in 2014 and $33.3 million in 2013.  SCE&G's payables to CGT for transportation services were $3.3 million at December 31, 2014, and SCE&G's receivables from CGT related to such transportation services were $1.2 million at December 31, 2014.

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 $128.5 million in 2015, $195.7 million in 2014 and $166.9 million in 2013. SCE&G’s payables to SEMI for such purchases were $7.5 million and $12.6 million as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

SCE&G owns 40% of Canadys Refined Coal, LLC which is involved in the manufacturing and sale of refined coal to reduce emissions. SCE&G accounts for this investment using the equity method. SCE&G’s total purchases from this affiliate were $233.2 million in 2015, $260.3 million in 2014 and $134.2 million in 2013. SCE&G’s total sales to this affiliate were $232.0 million in 2015, $259.0 million in 2014 and $133.6 million in 2013. SCE&G’s payable to this affiliate was $12.9 million at December 31, 2015 and $27.9 million at December 31, 2014 SCE&G’s receivable from this affiliate was $12.8 million at December 31, 2015 and $27.8 million at December 31, 2014.

SCANA Services, for itself and its parent company, provides the following services to Consolidated SCE&G, which are rendered at direct or allocated cost: information systems services, telecommunications 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, general administrative services and retirement benefits. In addition, SCANA Services processes and pays invoices for Consolidated SCE&G and is reimbursed. Costs for these services totaled $300.0 million in 2015, $292.2 million in 2014 and $285.6 million in 2013. Consolidated SCE&G's payables to SCANA Services for these services were $57.0 million and $47.3 million at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Borrowings from and investments in an affiliated money pool are described in Note 4. SCE&G's participation in SCANA's noncontributory defined benefit pension plan and unfunded postretirement health care and life insurance programs are described in Note 8.