RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Schedule of Related Party Transactions

Demand fees, net of eliminations, associated with Steckman Ridge during the fiscal years ended September 30, are as follows:

(Thousands)	2016		2015		2014
NJNG	$	5,562	$	5,700	$	5,918
NJRES	2,789		1,957		1,674
Total	$	8,351	$	7,657	$	7,592

The following table summarizes demand fees payable to Steckman Ridge as of September 30:

(Thousands)	2016		2015
NJNG	$	775	$	775
NJRES	375		375
Total	$	1,150	$	1,150