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Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/19 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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 2/28/20  Dominion Energy South Caroli… Inc 10-K       12/31/19  127:21M                                    ActiveDisclosure/FA

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

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82: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    201K 
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57: R4          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML    100K 
40: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     42K 
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120: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     49K  
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56: R8          Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common        HTML     59K 
                Equity                                                           
42: R9          Nature of Operations                                HTML     40K 
63: R10         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    119K 
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89: R12         Operating Revenue                                   HTML    117K 
102: R13         Equity                                              HTML     41K  
62: R14         Long-Term and Short-Term Debt                       HTML    218K 
15: R15         Income Taxes                                        HTML    333K 
88: R16         Derivative Financial Instruments                    HTML    290K 
101: R17         Fair Value Measurements, Including Derivatives      HTML    143K  
61: R18         Asset Retirement Obligations                        HTML     61K 
17: R19         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML    649K 
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127: R21         Leases                                              HTML    133K  
53: R22         Operating Segments                                  HTML    178K 
39: R23         Utility Plant and Nonutility Property               HTML    103K 
83: R24         Affiliated and Related Party Transactions           HTML    112K 
125: R25         Other Income (Expense), Net                         HTML     73K  
52: R26         Quarterly Financial Information                     HTML    119K 
37: R27         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    168K 
                (Policies)                                                       
86: R28         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     58K 
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122: R29         Rate and Other Regulatory Matters (Tables)          HTML    187K  
103: R30         Operating Revenue (Tables)                          HTML    115K  
92: R31         Long-Term and Short-Term Debt (Tables)              HTML    211K 
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59: R33         Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)           HTML    297K 
104: R34         Fair Value Measurements, Including Derivatives      HTML    132K  
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13: R36         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML    659K 
                Plan (Tables)                                                    
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105: R38         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    141K  
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75: R41         Affiliated and Related Party Transactions (Tables)  HTML    107K 
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49: R43         Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)            HTML    114K 
114: R44         Nature of Operations (Narrative) (Detail)           HTML     38K  
76: R45         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    123K 
                (Narrative) (Detail)                                             
34: R46         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML     46K 
                (Schedule of Weighted Average Depreciation Rates)                
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50: R47         Rate and Other Regulatory Matters (Narrative)       HTML    166K 
                (Detail)                                                         
115: R48         Rate and Other Regulatory Matters (Schedule of      HTML     80K  
                Regulatory Assets) (Detail)                                      
73: R49         Rate and Other Regulatory Matters (Schedule of      HTML     62K 
                Regulatory Liabilities) (Detail)                                 
95: R50         Operating Revenue (Operating Revenue Subsequent to  HTML     58K 
                the Adoption of Guidance for Revenue Recognition                 
                from Contracts with Customers) (Detail)                          
108: R51         Operating Revenue (Narrative) (Detail)              HTML     47K  
71: R52         Operating Revenue (Balance and Activity Related to  HTML     41K 
                Contract Costs Deferred as Regulatory Assets)                    
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26: R53         Equity (Narrative) (Detail)                         HTML     64K 
94: R54         Long-Term and Short-Term Debt (Schedule of Debt)    HTML     79K 
                (Detail)                                                         
107: R55         Long-Term and Short-Term Debt (Schedule of Debt)    HTML     68K  
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
70: R56         Long-Term and Short-Term Debt (Schedule of          HTML     78K 
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                Credit Facilities) (Detail)                                      
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                Credit Facilities) (Parenthetical) (Detail)                      
47: R60         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detail)                   HTML     95K 
29: R61         Income Taxes (Details of Income Tax Expense for     HTML     65K 
                Continuing Operations Including Noncontrolling                   
                Interests) (Detail)                                              
79: R62         Income Taxes (Schedule of Effective Income Tax      HTML     76K 
                Rate Reconciliation) (Detail)                                    
118: R63         Income Taxes (Schedule of Deferred Income Taxes)    HTML     81K  
                (Detail)                                                         
46: R64         Income Taxes (Summary of Deductible Loss and        HTML     69K 
                Credit Carryforwards) (Detail)                                   
28: R65         Income Taxes (Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax    HTML     47K 
                Benefits Roll Forward) (Detail)                                  
78: R66         Derivative Financial Instruments (Offsetting        HTML     55K 
                Liabilities) (Detail)                                            
117: R67         Derivative Financial Instruments (Schedule of       HTML     42K  
                Volume of Derivative Activity) (Detail)                          
43: R68         Derivative Financial Instruments (Fair Value of     HTML     63K 
                Derivatives) (Detail)                                            
31: R69         Derivative Financial Instruments (Derivatives in    HTML     46K 
                Cash Flow Hedging Relationships) (Detail)                        
22: R70         Derivative Financial Instruments (Derivatives Not   HTML     49K 
                Designated as Hedging Instruments) (Detail)                      
65: R71         Fair Value Measurements, Including Derivatives      HTML     51K 
                (Schedule of Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on               
                Recurring Basis) (Details)                                       
110: R72         Fair Value Measurements, Including Derivatives      HTML     47K  
                (Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair                  
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98: R73         Asset Retirement Obligations (Narrative) (Detail)   HTML     43K 
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                Reconciliation of the Carrying Amount of AROs)                   
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66: R75         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML    112K 
                Plan (Narrative) (Detail)                                        
111: R76         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML     68K  
                Plan (Changes in Benefit Obligations) (Detail)                   
99: R77         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML     46K 
                Plan (Significant Assumptions Used to Determine                  
                Benefit Obligations) (Detail)                                    
20: R78         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML     51K 
                Plan (Funded Status) (Detail)                                    
69: R79         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML     48K 
                Plan (Amounts Recognized on Consolidated Balance                 
                Sheets) (Detail)                                                 
21: R80         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML     43K 
                Plan (Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other                    
                Comprehensive Loss) (Detail)                                     
64: R81         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML     46K 
                Plan (Amounts Recognized in Regulatory Assets )                  
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109: R82         Employee Benefit Plans (Change in Fair Value of     HTML     49K  
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97: R83         Employee Benefit Plans (Pension Plan Asset          HTML     54K 
                Allocation and Target Allocation) (Detail)                       
24: R84         Employee Benefit Plans (Schedule of Fair Value      HTML     62K 
                Measurements By Category) (Detail)                               
67: R85         Employee Benefit Plans (Expected Benefit Payments)  HTML     56K 
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112: R86         Employee Benefit Plans (Components of Net Periodic  HTML     66K  
                Benefit Cost) (Detail)                                           
100: R87         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML     45K  
                Plan (Schedule of Defined Benefit Plan, Amounts                  
                Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive                    
                Income (Loss)) (Detail)                                          
19: R88         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML     53K 
                Plan (Schedule of Defined Benefit Plan Amounts                   
                Recognized in Regulatory Assets) (Detail)                        
68: R89         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML     63K 
                Plan (Schedule of Assumptions Used in Determining                
                Net Periodic Benefit Cost) (Detail)                              
48: R90         Employee Benefit Plans and Equity Compensation      HTML     43K 
                Plan (Schedule of Amounts in Regulatory Assets to                
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30: R91         Commitments and Contingencies (Narrative) (Detail)  HTML    217K 
80: R92         Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of          HTML     49K 
                Long-Term Purchase Agreements) (Detail)                          
119: R93         Commitments and Contingencies (Schedule of          HTML     40K  
                Long-Term Purchase Agreements) (Parenthetical)                   
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45: R94         Leases (Schedule Of Lease Assets and Liabilities    HTML     55K 
                Recorded in Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Detail)                
27: R95         Leases (Schedule Of Lease Assets and Liabilities    HTML     37K 
                Recorded in Consolidated Balance Sheets)                         
                (Parenthetical) (Detail)                                         
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                Lease Term And Discount Rate for Operating and                   
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32: R99         Leases (Schedule of Maturity Analysis of Operating  HTML     78K 
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55: R100        Operating Segments (Narrative) (Detail)             HTML     87K 
36: R101        Operating Segments - Schedule of Segment            HTML     70K 
                Information (Details)                                            
87: R102        Utility Plant and Nonutility Property - Property,   HTML     61K 
                Plant and Equipment (Details)                                    
124: R103        Utility Plant and Nonutility Property (Narrative)   HTML     63K  
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54: R104        Utility Plant and Nonutility Property - Schedule    HTML     47K 
                of Jointly Owned Utility Plants (Details)                        
35: R105        Affiliated and Related Party Transactions           HTML     66K 
                (Narrative) (Detail)                                             
85: R106        Affiliated and Related Party Transactions           HTML     55K 
                (Schedule of Affiliated Transactions - Income                    
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123: R107        Affiliated and Related Party Transactions           HTML     40K  
                (Schedule of Affiliated Transactions - Income                    
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51: R108        Affiliated and Related Party Transactions           HTML     53K 
                (Schedule of Affiliated Transactions - Balance                   
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38: R109        Other Income (Expense), Net (Components of Other    HTML     54K 
                Income (Expense), Net) (Detail)                                  
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                Quarterly Financial Information) (Details)                       
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