LINES OF CREDIT AND SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of lines of credit

Credit facilities and available liquidity as of March 31, 2021 were as follows (in thousands):

Company	Total Facility		Usage			Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJI:
SJI Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility	$	500,000	$	136,700	(A)	$	363,300	August 2022
Total SJI	500,000		136,700			363,300
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility	200,000		1,400		(B)	198,600		August 2022
Uncommitted Bank Line	10,000		—			10,000		September 2021
Total SJG	210,000		1,400			208,600
ETG/SJIU:
ETG/SJIU Revolving Credit Facility	200,000		45,100		(C)	154,900		April 2023
Total	$	910,000	$	183,200		$	726,800

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $9.5 million, which is used to enable SJE to market retail electricity as well as for various construction and operating activities.

(B) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $1.4 million, which supports the remediation of environmental conditions at certain locations in SJG's service territory.

(C) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $1.0 million, which supports ETG's construction activity.

The weighted average interest rate on these borrowings, which changes daily, were as follows:

	March 31, 2021		March 31, 2020
Weighted average interest rate on borrowings:
SJI (inclusive of SJG, ETG and SJIU)	1.40	%	2.02	%
SJG	0.19	%	1.76	%

Average borrowings and maximum amounts outstanding on these facilities were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2021		Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
Average borrowings outstanding, not including LOC:
SJI (inclusive of all subsidiaries' facilities)	$	366,500	$	774,000
SJG	$	21,200	$	152,500
Maximum amounts outstanding, not including LOC:
SJI (inclusive of all subsidiaries' facilities)	$	452,900	$	872,200
SJG	$	47,500	$	171,700