SJI Utilities
SJI Utilities, SJI’s regulated natural gas business, delivers safe, reliable, affordable natural gas to nearly 700,000 South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas customers.
South Jersey Gas, headquartered in Atlantic City, NJ, serves 400,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, and Salem counties and parts of Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester counties.
Elizabethtown Gas provides natural gas to more than 292,000 residential, business, and industrial natural gas customers in New Jersey.
SJI Energy Enterprises
SJI Energy Enterprises (SJIEE) houses the company’s non-utility operations, further categorized into SJI Renewable Energy Ventures, South Jersey Resources Group, and SJI Energy Investments. In an effort to develop clean energy and infrastructure that supports decarbonization, SJIEE primarily focuses on renewable energy production and energy management activities.
The importance of providing an outstanding experience to our customers is core to everything we do at SJI. As a result, we continually strive to modernize critical infrastructure and enhance our customer experience for our 700,000 customers and businesses that rely on us for safe, reliable, affordable natural gas. We are proud to provide the quality service our customers expect and deserve without sacrificing affordability.
As a trusted community partner, SJI is committed to sustainable business practices and reports progress on numerous initiatives through its annual Environmental, Social, and Governance report. SJI’s ESG Management Committee is responsible for developing and implementing the company’s critical human capital management, sustainability and ESG strategies, initiatives, and policies. Here are some highlights from SJI’s 2020 report:
The Environment
At SJI, we are committed to advancing positive environmental outcomes. In 2020, we delivered on our promise by reducing greenhouse emissions from our infrastructure, increasing our investments in clean energy, advocating for environmental protection and land restoration, and making efficient energy accessible to our customers and community.
- Reduced CO2-equivalent emissions by 63% from our main and associated services.
- Entered a partnership with Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind to create a pilot program to study the feasibility of producing green hydrogen in conjunction with their proposed wind farm off the New Jersey coast.
- Invested more than $133 million in energy efficiency programs and have engaged more than 79,500 residential and commercial customers in these programs since 2009.
- Acquired two fuel cell projects totaling 7.5MW as part of a new joint venture called Catamaran Renewables, in partnership with renewable energy leader, Caption.
- Working towards displacing natural gas in all company-owned and operated CNG stations with renewable natural gas (RNG) – a clean, sustainable fuel made from renewable methane.
Our Community
SJI invests time, as well as human and financial resources, into the communities where we live and work through community partnerships, corporate and employee giving, economic development, and community service. In 2020, we continued and amplified these investments through the following ventures:
- Creation of an External Affairs Department that aligns all the organization’s vital external-facing functions, including stakeholder and community engagement, external communications, and government affairs.
- Investments totaling nearly $750,000 in financial support and over $100,000 in employee giving, reflecting a total increase of 70% compared to 2019.
- Provided outreach and education to our customers that secured 224,626 Energy Assistance payments, totaling $15.8 million.
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The American Gas Association recognized South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas for safety performance, naming each a 2020 Industry Leader in Accident Prevention. This is the second consecutive year both utilities received this award.
Esculent, a top human behavior and analytics research firm, named Elizabethtown Gas and South Jersey Gas among the top 25 “Easiest To Do Business With” utility companies in America.
Executive Women of New Jersey recognized SJI as a member of its Seat at the Table Honor Roll for having three or more women on the company’s Board of Directors.
J.D. Power ranks Elizabethtown Gas the Highest in Customer Satisfaction among mid-size utilities in Residential gas Utility Services in the East 6 years in a row.