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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 6 Months Ended
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Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 16. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS NJNG has an agreement with Steckman Ridge for 3 Bcf of firm storage capacity, which expires on March 31, 2025. Under the terms of the agreement, NJNG incurs demand fees at market rates of approximately $9.3 million annually, a portion of which is eliminated in consolidation. These fees are recoverable through NJNG's BGSS mechanism and are included as a component of regulatory assets. Energy Services may periodically enter into storage or park and loan agreements with its affiliated FERC-jurisdictional natural gas storage facility, Steckman Ridge. As of March 31, 2020, Energy Services has entered into transactions with Steckman Ridge for varying terms, all of which expire by October 31, 2020. Demand fees, net of eliminations, associated with Steckman Ridge were as follows:
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended
| March 31, | March 31,
(Thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019
Natural Gas Distribution | $ | 1,477 |  | $ | 1,443 |  | $ | 2,971 |  | $ | 2,916 |
Energy Services | 29 |  | 701 |  | 59 |  | 1,413 |
Total | $ | 1,506 |  | $ | 2,144 |  | $ | 3,030 |  | $ | 4,329 |
The following table summarizes demand fees payable to Steckman Ridge as of:
(Thousands) | March 31, 2020 | September 30, 2019
Natural Gas Distribution | $ | 785 |  | $ | 775 |
Energy Services | 16 |  | 15 |
Total | $ | 801 |  | $ | 790 |
NJNG and Energy Services have entered into various asset management agreements, the effects of which are eliminated in consolidation. Under the terms of these agreements, NJNG releases certain transportation and storage contracts to Energy Services. As of March 31, 2020, NJNG and Energy Services had four asset management agreements with expiration dates ranging from October 31, 2020 through October 31, 2021. NJNG has entered into a 15-year transportation precedent agreement for committed capacity of 180,000 Dths per day and NJRES has entered into a 5-year, 50,000 Dths per day transportation precedent agreement with PennEast, both to commence when PennEast is placed in service. NJNG has entered into a 5-year transportation precedent agreement with Adelphia for committed capacity of 130,000 Dths per day. Energy Services has a 5-year agreement for 3 Bcf of firm storage capacity with Leaf River, which is eliminated in consolidation.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 850 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2122745 + Details
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