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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Restricted Cash
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to the total amounts in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as follows:
(Thousands)December 31,
2023		September 30,
2023		December 31,
2022
Balance Sheet
Cash and cash equivalents$2,739 $954 $2,407 
Restricted cash in other noncurrent assets$690 $563 $461 
Statements of Cash Flow
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$3,429 $1,517 $2,868 
Schedule of Natural Gas in Storage
The following table summarizes natural gas in storage, at average cost by segment as of:
December 31, 2023September 30, 2023
($ in thousands)Natural Gas in StorageBcfNatural Gas in StorageBcf
NJNG$154,572 25.5 $175,025 29.1 
ES39,170 17.1 24,476 14.6 
Total$193,742 42.6 $199,501 43.7 
Schedule of Software Costs Included in the Consolidated Financial Statements
The following tables present the software costs included in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:

(Thousands)December 31,
2023		September 30,
2023
Balance Sheets
Utility plant, at cost$51,466 $51,282 
Construction work in progress$69,276 $55,012 
Nonutility plant and equipment, at cost$344 $344 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization, utility plant$(8,467)$(7,480)
Accumulated depreciation and amortization, nonutility plant and equipment$(39)$(36)
Software costs$9,105 $8,375 

Three Months Ended
December 31,
Statements of Operations20232022
Operation and maintenance (1)
$3,253 $3,753 
Depreciation and amortization$990 $871 
(1)During both the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, approximately $0.1M was amortized from software costs into O&M.
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following table presents the changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of related tax effects during the three months ended December 31, 2023 and 2022:
(Thousands)Cash Flow HedgesPostemployment Benefit ObligationTotal
Balance as of September 30, 2023$(7,269)$(2,690)$(9,959)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax of $(79), $(40) and $(119), respectively
264 131 (1)395 
Balance as of December 31, 2023$(7,005)$(2,559)$(9,564)
Balance as of September 30, 2022$(8,322)$3,496 $(4,826)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax of $(79), $(12) and $(91), respectively
263 41 (1)304 
Balance as of December 31, 2022$(8,059)$3,537 $(4,522)
(1)Included in the computation of net periodic pension cost, a component of operations and maintenance expense on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.