EXHIBIT #23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 33-52409) on Form S-8 of our report dated June 25, 2014, which appears in this annual report on Form 11-K of New Jersey Resources Corporation Employees' Retirement Savings Plan for the year ended December 31, 2013.

/s/ ParentBeard LLC

Clark, New Jersey

June 25, 2014