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- South Jersey Gas Joanne Brigandi, 609-561-9000 ext. 4240 or Carla Reinas, 856-642-6226 ext. 15 South Jersey Gas invites customers to take control of their utility bills through a free, innovative service recently launched on its website. Using this service, customers can manage their energy consumption, practice energy efficiency and reduce their energy costs.

This new service, developed by

Aclara Software Inc., gives customers access to an abundance of energy-related information. Customers will have direct access to their utility account to perform a bill analysis, to determine how their home uses energy, to analyze their appliances and to find out how their home energy use compares with similar homes in their area. In addition to the detailed analysis of their usage, customers can access tools and recommendations on how to reduce their consumption along with the annual savings they can achieve. They will also be able to view past bills to track their usage over a period of time, and will be able to access statewide energy efficiency programs.

Customers can access the service by visiting the company's web site at www.sjindustries.com, clicking South Jersey Gas and choosing the "Take Control of Your Utility Bill" icon. From there, they'll need to plug in their account number to receive their personal pin number to obtain access to their account.

"This software is a valuable service for our customers. We strongly urge all of our customers to identify ways to reduce their energy consumption to save money and improve their overall energy efficiency," said Edward J. Graham, president and CEO of South Jersey Gas.

South Jersey Gas, the principal subsidiary of South Jersey Industries (NYSE:SJI) provides natural gas service to over 335,000 residential, commercial and industrial customers in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland, Salem, and portions of Gloucester, Burlington and Camden counties in New Jersey. Visit www.sjindustries.com to learn more about South Jersey Gas.

Software Allows Customers To Manage Their Utility Bills, Control
Costs & Save Money