South Jersey Resources Group to Supply Fuel Mgmt to LS Power

South Jersey Industries,

, the energy holding company for South Jersey Gas and South Jersey Energy Solutions, announced that SJES' subsidiary, South Jersey Resources Group, has executed a long-term contract to supply fuel management services with West Deptford Energy, part of the LS Power Group for the West Deptford Energy Station. The West Deptford Energy Station, a 738 megawatt (nominal) natural gas-fired, combined-cycle electric generating facility in West Deptford Township, New Jersey is currently under construction and planned to enter commercial operations in 2014. Under the terms of the 15 year contract, SJRG will provide natural gas supplies and services associated with managing those supplies for the West Deptford Energy Station and will hold exclusive rights to supply and serve a planned expansion facility of an additional 400 megawatts if constructed.