SUBSEQUENT EVENT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

SUBSEQUENT EVENT

SUBSEQUENT EVENT:

In October 2017, SJI announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire the assets of Elizabethtown Gas and Elkton Gas from Pivotal Utility Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Southern Company Gas. SJI is acquiring both companies for total consideration of $1.7 billion. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2018, and is subject to approvals by the BPU and the Maryland Public Service Commission, with limited approvals by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Federal Communications Commission, as well as certain anti-trust filings and approvals.