DEBT (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Line of Credit Facilities

A summary of NJR's credit facility and NJNG's commercial paper program and credit facility are as follows:

(Thousands)	March 31, 2021			September 30, 2020			Expiration Dates
NJR
Bank revolving credit facilities (1)	$	425,000		$	425,000		December 2023
Notes outstanding at end of period	$	8,500		$	125,350
Weighted average interest rate at end of period	1.75		%	1.49		%
Amount available at end of period (2)	$	406,206		$	289,356
Bank revolving credit facilities (1)	$	—		$	250,000
Notes outstanding at end of period	$	—		$	—
Weighted average interest rate at end of period	—		%	—		%
Amount available at end of period (2)	$	—		$	250,000
NJNG
Bank revolving credit facilities (3)	$	250,000		$	250,000		December 2023
Commercial paper outstanding at end of period	$	—		$	—
Weighted average interest rate at end of period	—		%	—		%
Amount available at end of period (4)	$	249,269		$	249,269

(1)Committed credit facilities, which require commitment fees of 0.075 percent on the unused amounts.

(2)Letters of credit outstanding total $10.3 million for both March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, which reduces amount available by the same amount.

(3)Committed credit facilities, which require commitment fees of 0.075 percent on the unused amounts.

(4)Letters of credit outstanding total $731,000 for both March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, which reduces the amount available by the same amount.