LINES OF CREDIT & SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of Credit Facilities and Available Liquidity

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

Company	Total Facility		Usage			Available Liquidity		Expiration Date
SJI:
SJI Syndicated Revolving Credit Facility	$	500,000	$	152,800	(A)	$	347,200	September 2026
SJG:
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit    Facility	250,000		109,900		(B)	140,100		September 2026
ETG:
ETG Revolving Credit Facility	250,000		84,000		(C)	166,000		September 2026
Total	$	1,000,000	$	346,700		$	653,300

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $9.8 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 $1.9 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:

	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Weighted average interest rate on borrowings:
SJI (inclusive of all subsidiaries' facilities)	1.05	%	1.35	%	2.67	%
SJG	0.34	%	0.23	%	1.99	%

Average borrowings and maximum amounts outstanding on these facilities for the years ended December 31 were as follows (in thousands):

	2021		2020
Average borrowings outstanding, not including letters of credit:
SJI (inclusive of all subsidiaries' facilities)	$	190,000	$	472,900
SJG	$	40,900	$	116,600
Maximum amounts outstanding, not including letters of credit:
SJI (inclusive of all subsidiaries' facilities)	$	452,900	$	872,200
SJG	$	123,000	$	187,000