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| SOUTH      JERSEY GAS COMPANY                                                                                                                                                            |   |
| Calculation      of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                                                                                                                                   |   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | Fiscal Year Ended December      31, |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                     |   | 2007                                |   |   | 2006   |   |   | 2005   |   |   | 2004            |   |   | 2003 |   |
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| Net      Income                                                                                                                                                                          |   | $                                   | 38,025 |   |   |   | 35,779 |   |   | $      | 34,547          |   |   | $ | 31,462 |   |   | $ | 26,608 |   |
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| Income      Taxes, Net                                                                                                                                                                   |   |                                | 26,652 |   |   |   | 24,811 |   |   |   | 25,185          |   |   |   | 22,969 |   |   |   | 19,619 |   |
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| Fixed      Charges*                                                                                                                                                                      |   |                                | 20,928 |   |   |   | 22,274 |   |   |   | 19,317          |   |   |   | 18,639 |   |   |   | 19,868 |   |
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| Capitalized      Interest                                                                                                                                                                |   |                                | (151   | )      |   |   | (175   | )      |   |   | (1,161          | )      |   |   | (733 | ) |   |   | (564 | ) |
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| Total      Available for Coverage                                                                                                                                                        |   | $                                   | 85,454 |   |   |   | 82,689 |   |   | $      | 77,888          |   |   | $ | 72,337 |   |   | $ | 65,531 |   |
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| Total      Available                                                                                                                                                                     |   |                                | 4.1    | x      |   |   | 3.7    | x      |   |   | 4.0             | x      |   |   | 3.9 | x |   |   | 3.3 | x |
| Fixed      Charges                                                                                                                                                                       |   |                                |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
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| *      Fixed charges consist of interest charges and preferred dividend      requirement amounting to $45,000 in 2005 and $135,000 in 2004 and      2003(rentals are not material). |
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