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LINES OF CREDIT
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]  
LINES OF CREDIT
LINES OF CREDIT:
 
Credit facilities and available liquidity as of June 30, 2017 were as follows (in thousands):

Company
 
Total Facility
 
Usage
 
Available Liquidity
 
Expiration Date
 
SJI:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revolving Credit Facilities
 
$
450,000

 
$
303,300

(A)
$
146,700

 
August 2017; February 2018
(C)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total SJI
 
450,000

 
303,300

 
146,700

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SJG:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Paper Program/Revolving Credit Facility
 
200,000

 
3,600

(B)
196,400

 
May 2018
 
Uncommitted Bank Line
 
10,000

 

 
10,000

 
August 2017
(C)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total SJG
 
210,000

 
3,600

 
206,400

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total
 
$
660,000

 
$
306,900


$
353,100

 
 
 


(A) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $9.8 million.

(B) Includes letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $0.8 million.

(C) SJI and SJG anticipate that the credit facilities expiring in August 2017 will be renewed for a multi-year period.

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. SJI's weighted average interest rate on these borrowings, which changes daily, was 2.21% and 1.43% at June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. SJG's weighted average interest rate on these borrowings, which changes daily, was 1.36% and 0.67% at June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

SJI's average borrowings outstanding under these credit facilities (which includes SJG), not including letters of credit, during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 were $272.4 million and $325.5 million, respectively. The maximum amounts outstanding under these credit facilities, not including letters of credit, during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 were $354.1 million and $467.7 million, respectively.

SJG's average borrowings outstanding under its credit facilities during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 were $20.2 million and $73.7 million, respectively. The maximum amounts outstanding under its credit facilities during the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 were $110.1 million and $141.7 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 June 30, 2017.

SJG has 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.