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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
The carrying value of goodwill from continuing operations as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 was as follows:
(in thousands)Regulated EnergyUnregulated EnergyTotal Goodwill
Balance at December 31, 2019$3,353 $29,315 $32,668 
Additions (1)
4,264 1,799 6,063 
Balance at December 31, 2020$7,617 $31,114 $38,731 
(1)Includes goodwill from the purchase of operating assets of Elkton Gas in the third quarter of 2020 and Western Natural Gas in October 2020.

The annual impairment testing for 2020 and 2019 indicated no impairment of goodwill.
The carrying value and accumulated amortization of intangible assets subject to amortization as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 are as follows:
As of December 31,
 20202019
(in thousands)Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Customer relationships (1)
$10,680 $4,269 $9,391 $3,463 
Non-Compete agreements (1)
2,375 768 2,252 451 
Patents452 236 452 118 
Other270 212 270 204 
Total$13,777 $5,485 $12,365 $4,236 
(1) The customer relationship and non-compete agreements amounts includes $1.3 million and $0.1 million, respectively, recorded as a result of the purchase of the operating assets of Western Natural Gas in October 2020. The amounts also include customer relationship and non-compete agreements amounts of $4.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively, recorded as a result of the purchase of the operating assets of Boulden in December 2019.

The customer relationships, non-compete agreements, patents and other intangible assets acquired in the purchases of the operating assets of several companies are being amortized over a weighted average of 11 years. Amortization expense of intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $1.2 million, $0.8 million and $0.4 million, respectively. Amortization expense of intangible assets is expected to be $1.3 million for the year 2021, $1.0 million for the year 2022 and $0.9 million for the years 2023 through 2025.