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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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|                                                                                                                                                                             |   | 2008                                |   |   | 2007   |   |   | 2006   |   |          | 2005            |   |   | 2004 |   |
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| Net      Income                                                                                                                                                                  |   |        $                       | 39,431 |   |   | $      | 38,025 |   |   |  $       | 35,779          |   |   | $ | 34,547 |   |   | $ | 31,462 |   |
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| Income      Taxes, Net                                                                                                                                                           |   |                                | 26,508 |   |   |   | 26,652 |   |   |          | 24,811          |   |   |   | 25,185 |   |   |   | 22,969 |   |
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| Fixed      Charges*                                                                                                                                                              |   |                                | 19,089 |   |   |   | 20,928 |   |   |          | 22,274          |   |   |   | 19,317 |   |   |   | 18,639 |   |
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| Capitalized      Interest                                                                                                                                                        |   |                                | (152   | )      |   |   | (151   | )      |   |          | (175            | )      |   |   | (1,161 | ) |   |   | (733 | ) |
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| Total      Available for Coverage                                                                                                                                                |   |        $                       | 84,876 |   |   | $      | 85,454 |   |   |        $ | 82,689          |   |   | $ | 77,888 |   |   | $ | 72,337 |   |
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| Total Available                                                                                                                                                                  |   |                                | 4.4    | x      |   |   | 4.1    | x      |   |          | 3.7             | x      |   |   | 4.0 | x |   |   | 3.9 | 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 (rentals are not material). |
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