EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-14(A)

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

I, Jeffry M. Householder, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this Amendment to the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

Date: October 23, 2023

/S/ JEFFRY M. HOUSEHOLDER

Jeffry M. Householder
President and Chief Executive Officer