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LINES OF CREDIT
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]  
LINES OF CREDIT
LINES OF CREDIT:
 
Credit facilities and available liquidity as of March 31, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):

Company
 
Total Facility
 
Usage
 
Available Liquidity
 
Expiration Date
SJG:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility
 
$
200,000

 
$
129,600

 
$
70,400

 
May 2018
Uncommitted Bank Lines
 
10,000

 

 
10,000

 
August 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total SJG
 
210,000

 
129,600

 
80,400

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SJI:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revolving Credit Facility
 
400,000

 
156,400

 
243,600

 
February 2018 (A)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total SJI
 
400,000

 
156,400

 
243,600

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
610,000

 
$
286,000

 
$
324,000

 
 

(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $13.6 million.

The SJG facilities are restricted as to use and availability specifically to SJG; however, if necessary, the SJI facilities can also be used to support SJG’s liquidity needs. Borrowings under these credit facilities are at market rates. The weighted average interest rate on these borrowings, which changes daily, was 0.88% and 1.06% at March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Average borrowings outstanding under these credit facilities, not including letters of credit, during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were $274.1 million and $332.2 million, respectively. The maximum amounts outstanding under these credit facilities, not including letters of credit, during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were $329.4 million and $390.7 million, respectively.

The SJI and SJG facilities are provided by a syndicate of banks and contain one financial covenant limiting the ratio of indebtedness to total capitalization (as defined in the respective credit agreements) to not more than 0.65 to 1, measured at the end of each fiscal quarter. SJI and SJG were in compliance with this covenant as of March 31, 2015.

SJG manages a commercial paper program under which SJG may issue short-term, unsecured promissory notes to qualified investors up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time of $200.0 million.  The notes have fixed maturities which vary by note, but may not exceed 270 days from the date of issue. Proceeds from the notes are used for general corporate purposes.  SJG uses the commercial paper program in tandem with its $200.0 million revolving credit facility and does not expect the principal amount of borrowings outstanding under the commercial paper program and the credit facility at any time to exceed an aggregate of $200.0 million.